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How Much Do Minnesota Grantmakers Give to Education? Minnesota's grantmakers made approximately $188 million in grants to Education in 2004 (the latest year for which data is available). This number represents 25 percent of all grants given that year. Elementary/Secondary Education and Higher Education & Professional Schools subcategories having the highest percent of shares, 30 percent and 27 percent, respectively. Where Do Education Dollars Go? Higher Education & Professional Schools and Elementary/ Secondary Education ranked as the top two Education subcategories in 2004, holding the highest shares in grant dollars for the second consecutive year. Elementary/Secondary Education ranked first, with a 2-percent increase from 28 percent in 2003 to 30 percent in 2004. Higher Education dropped from first to second with a decline in share from 45 percent in 2003 to 27 percent in 2004, attributable to a one-time $20-million grant from The Minneapolis Foundation to Northwestern University in 2003.* How Does Education Giving in Minnesota Compare to National Giving? Minnesota's grantmakers gave 25 percent of their 2004 grant dollars to Education compared to 23 percent at the national level. Minnesota and national grantmakers both witnessed a 2 percent decline in giving to Education. Which Grantmakers Fund Education? Both corporate grantmakers and community foundations saw a decline in the percentage share of Education grants, from 49 percent and 19 percent, respectively, in 2003 to 48 percent and 11 percent in 2004. Corporate foundations and giving programs had the highest percentage share of Education grantmaking among the three grantmaker types, despite a 1-percent decrease from 49 percent in 2003 to 48 percent in 2004. Generally, corporate grantmaking has led giving to Education. General Mills' Box Tops for Education programs and Target's national education programs help lift the corporate grantmaker share of Education grantmaking. Private foundations witnessed an increase in percentage share of Education grants, from 32 percent in 2003 to 41 percent in 2004. Who Are Minnesota's Largest Education Funders? Minnesota's five largest Education grantmakers in 2004: General Mills Community Action Target Foundation and Corporation Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation Bush Foundation The Minneapolis Foundation Figures based on a sample of the largest 110 grantmakers in the state making $1 million or more in grants. Minnesota grantmaking figures come from MCF's Giving in Minnesota, 2006 edition; national figures from The Foundation Center's Foundation Giving Trends, 2006 edition. * From time to time, large gifts can skew the comparisons and, in these cases, the gifts are mentioned in the discussion of trends and patterns of giving. More Minnesota Grantmaking Facts   Minnesota Grantmaking Facts Minnesota Arts Grantmaking Minnesota Health Grantmaking Minnesota Giving by Individuals     Giving in Minnesota Report, 2006 Edition December 2006 MCF's definitive report on charitable giving in Minnesota with the latest figures on grantmaking by individuals, foundations and corporate grantmakers