Giving in Minnesota, 2006 Edition
Giving in Minnesota Sample Trends:
Education
Grantmaking
Education grantmaking includes contributions to educational institutions (schools, colleges and universities), libraries and other organizations that provide education-related services. Other Education recipients include alumni associations, English as a Second Language (ESL) programs and adult literacy services.
In 2004, the Giving in Minnesota sample made approximately $188 million in grants to Education, accounting for the highest share of total grant dollars (25 percent), with Elementary/Secondary Education and Higher Education Professional Schools subcategories having the highest percent of shares, 30 percent and 27 percent, respectively.
Trends in Education Grantmaking
Education grantmaking in Minnesota had a 2-percent decline in share of grant dollars from 27 percent in both 2002 and 2003 to 25 percent in 2004.
Minnesota had a slightly higher share of Education grantmaking than the national level of 23 percent in 2004, a decline nationally from 25 percent in 2003.
Education Grantmaking by Grantmaker Type
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.
Private foundations witnessed an increase in percentage share of Education grants, from 32 percent in 2003 to 41 percent in 2004. The jump in share does not represent either major shifts in giving or major large gifts; rather, it seems to be related to a rebalancing among the three types of grantmakers after the economic downturn, which private foundations experienced later because grant levels reflect rolling averages and are felt longer for the same reason. In addition, community/public foundations saw a decline in Education grantmaking in 2004, helping boost the private foundation share.
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.
Community/public foundations gave 11 percent of total grant dollars to Education in 2004, down from 19 percent in 2004. As stated earlier, the decline is attributable to the one-time $20-million grant to Northwestern University in 2003 by The Minneapolis Foundation.
Largest Education Grantmakers
Minnesota’s 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
Education Grantmaking by Subcategory
In 2004, there were shifts in share of Education grant dollars by subcategories, especially grants to Higher Education and Professional Schools, Elementary/Secondary Education and Student Services.
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. However, the two subcategories experienced shifts in ranking and share of grant dollars. 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. Elementary/Secondary Education ranked first, with a 2-percent increase from 28 percent in 2003 to 30 percent in 2004.
As the share of Higher Education grant dollars dipped, the share of Student Services grant dollars rose significantly, from 7 percent in 2003 to 18 percent in 2004. The increase is attributable to a high level of giving by community and corporate grantmakers to Scholarship America Inc. In general, the Student Services category is largely scholarships, and this analysis of 2004 grantmaking included more college scholarship dollars, many of which were captured by the institutions (colleges and professional schools) previously.
Education Grant Recipients
The top five recipients of Minnesota’s Education grant dollars in 2004:
- University of Minnesota
- Scholarships America Inc. (Minnesota)
- Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library
- Yale University (Connecticut)
- Amherst College (Massachusetts)
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Giving in Minnesota
2006 Edition
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Table of Contents
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Index
Section I:
Introduction
Section II:
Key Findings
Section III:
Minnesota Giving Overview
Section IV:
Sample Trends
Section V:
Methodology
Section VI:
Appendices
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About This Report
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Giving in Minnesota, an annual research report produced by the Minnesota Council on Foundations since 1984, provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends and patterns of giving by organized philanthropy in the state.
This report provides an overview of giving by Minnesota foundations and corporations domestically and internationally, as well as giving by individual Minnesotans. The report also provides an in-depth analysis of the Giving in Minnesota sample of the largest Minnesota foundations and corporations by subject area, geographic area, intended beneficiary and support type.
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