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Individual Donors

Ready to explore the many ways you can give to the communities and causes you care about?

You've come to the right place. Check out our Toolkit for Giving and walk through your many giving options.

In the Toolkit for Giving, Individual Donors Will Find:

  • Questions to prompt reflection about the desire to give
  • Information on giving opportunities, from setting up a foundation, to participating in a giving circle, to creating a donor-advised fund and more
  • Links to other resources to inform your giving

Read to start? Begin Your Journey Here:

Watch the Philanthropy is... Video

This popular, fast-paced video offers a realistic — and often humorous — glimpse of how the public views philanthropy.


Co-produced by the Minnesota Council on Foundations, The Minneapolis Foundation and the Minnesota Community Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation

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Windom Woman Leaves U $14 Million for Scholarships

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U.S. Charitable Giving Shows Modest Uptick in 2010 Following Two Years of Declines

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