• Background
• Common Grant Application
• Download the Form
• Grantmakers Accepting the Form

The Minnesota Council on Foundations introduced the Common Grant Application Form in 1996 and revised it in December 2000. The form was developed based on input from MCF members and representatives from the state’s nonprofit community.

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Minnesota Common Grant Application Form

The Minnesota Common Grant Application Form consists of four components:

• Cover sheet, which asks for basic information about a grantseeker’s organization and grant request
• Proposal narrative, which provides a detailed outline of the information that should be provided in a grant application
• Standard format for presenting an organization budget
• Standard format for presenting a project budget

For information on terms used in the form, consult MCF's grantseeking glossary.

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Download the Form

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Microsoft Word Version
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Grantmakers Accepting the Minnesota Common Grant Application Form

The funders listed below have agreed to accept the Minnesota Common Grant Application Form. Before sending an application form to any of these funders, be sure to contact them directly for their specific requirements. Some funders may require a letter of inquiry or additional information along with the form. If a grantmaker is not listed below, be sure to ask if they accept the form when you request their guidelines. For more information on a funders' application requirements, consult MCF's Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers. Some funders also provide application information on their websites; go to MCF's Grantmaker Links page for a complete list of sites for Minnesota grantmakers.

- Lloyd and Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Inc.

- Elmer L. and Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation

- Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation

- Athwin Foundation

- Gordon and Margaret Bailey Foundation

- Baker Foundation

- Lillian Wright and C. Emil Berglund Foundation, Inc.

- The Beverly Foundation

- Blandin Foundation

- The Boss Foundation

- W. Glen Boyd Charitable Foundation

- Otto Bremer Foundation

- Burdick-Craddick Family Foundation

- Buuck Family Foundation

- Martin and Esther Capp Foundation

- Carolyn Foundation

- Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

- CenterPoint Energy

- Central Minnesota Community Foundation

- Charlson Foundation

- The Cooperative Foundation

- Cote Foundation

- Edwin W. and Catherine M. Davis Foundation

- The Deikel Family Foundation

- Delta Dental of Minnesota

- Deluxe Corporation Foundation/Deluxe Corporation

- DIVA MN

- The Donaldson Foundation

- The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

- Driscoll Foundation

- Joseph C. and Lillian A. Duke Foundation

- Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation

- Edina Community Foundation

- Edina Realty Foundation

- Edwards Memorial Trust

- Extendicare Foundation

- Faegre & Benson Foundation

- Federated Insurance Foundation, Inc.

- First National Bank of Bemidji Foundation

- H.B. Fuller Company Foundation

- G&K Services Foundation

- The Graco Foundation

- Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation

- J. Elmer and Esther Hansman Charitable Trust

- Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund

- Anna M. Heilmaier Charitable Foundation

- HRK Foundation

- The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation

- Nevin Huested Foundation for Handicapped Children, Inc.

- Imation

- Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation

- The Jostens Foundation

- Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation, Inc.

- W. K. Kellogg Foundation

- Kopp Family Foundation

- Ethel Mae Kreutz Private Foundation

- Land O'Lakes Foundation

- Lang Family Charitable Trust

- Leonette M. and Fred T. Lanners Foundation

- Leonard, Street and Deinard Foundation

- Steven C. Leuthold Family Foundation

- Life Time Fitness Foundation

- Ted and Roberta Mann Foundation

- Marbrook Foundation

- McNeely Foundation

- Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors Foundation, Inc.

- The Minneapolis Foundation

- Minnesota Power Foundation

- North Suburban Community Foundation

- Northland Foundation

- Northwest Minnesota Foundation

- Casey Albert T. O'Neil Foundation

- Ordean Foundation

- Patterson Foundation

- The Pentair Foundation

- Perkins Foundation

- The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation

- The Elizabeth C. Quinlan Foundation, Inc.

- Rahr Foundation

- Rappaport Family Foundation

- Richfield Community Foundation

- Ripley Memorial Foundation, Inc.

- Ritt Family Foundation

- Margaret Rivers Fund

- Rochester Area Foundation

- Saunders Family Foundation

- Arlan Schonberg Irrevocable Trust

- Securian Foundation/Securian Financial Group

- The Sheltering Arms Foundation

- The Simmet Foundation

- R. C. Skoe Foundation

- Slawik Family Foundation

- Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation

- Southways Foundation

- Southwest Initiative Foundation

- St. Anthony Park Community Foundation

- St. Croix Valley Community Foundation

- Stevens Square Foundation

- SUPERVALU Foundation

- Target

- TCF Foundation

- Tennant Foundation

- James R. Thorpe Foundation

- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation

- The Toro Company Giving Program

- Tozer Foundation, Inc.

- Turner Family Foundation

- United Health Foundation

- The Valspar Foundation

- Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation

- Frederick O. Watson Foundation

- Donald Weesner Charitable Trust

- Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota

- West Central Initiative

- Whitney Foundation

- Winona Community Foundation