Giving in Minnesota, 2006 Edition
Giving in Minnesota Sample Trends:
Public Affairs/Society Benefit
Grantmaking
Public Affairs/Society Benefit includes grants to nonprofits involved in general civic, community and societal improvement projects, including six subcategories: Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Community Improvement/Capacity Building; Public/Society Benefit: Multipurpose; Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy; and Science and Technology Research Institutes.
In 2004, the Giving in Minnesota sample paid more than $129 million in grants that accounted for 17 percent of grant dollars, with the Philanthropy and Voluntarism subcategory accounting for the highest share at 45 percent, followed by Community Improvement/Capacity Building at 37 percent.
Trends in Public Affairs/Society Benefit Grantmaking
Since 1999, Minnesota has had a higher average than the national level in percentage of grant dollars awarded to Public Affairs/Society Benefit. Nonetheless, the state’s downward trend in share of grant dollars to Public Affairs/Society Benefit, which decreased by 5 points from 22 percent in 2003 to 17 percent in 2004, brought Minnesota at par with the national average in share of grant dollars.
Public Affairs/Society Benefit Funding by Grantmaker Type
Private foundations and corporate grantmakers have continued to dominate Public Affairs/Society Benefit funding despite shifts in their percentage of shares.
Private foundations increased their grant share by 3 percent from 40 percent in 2003 to 43 percent in 2004.
Corporate foundations and giving programs had the same percentage of grant dollars (43 percent) in 2003 and 2004.
Community/public foundations were the only grantmakers that witnessed a decline in share of grant dollars to Public Affairs/Society Benefit, from 17 percent in 2003 to 14 percent in 2004. This decline can be attributed, as indicated in
Giving in Minnesota, 2005 Edition, to a one-time $6-million gift from The Saint Paul Foundation to the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program on behalf of the Austin and Nadine Chapman Fund in 2003, as well as $5-million increased level of charitable giving in 2003 by The Minneapolis Foundation to the this category that wasn’t repeated in 2004.
Largest Public Affairs/ Society Grantmakers
Minnesota’s five largest Public Affairs/Society Benefit grantmakers in 2004:
- The McKnight Foundation
- The Minneapolis Foundation
- U.S. Bancorp Foundation
- General Mills Community Action
- Northwest Area Foundation
Public Affairs/Society Benefit Trends by Subcategory
Since 2001, Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Community Improvement/Capacity Building and Public Affairs/Society Benefit: Multipurpose have ranked as the top three subcategories. Though these categories continue to rank among the top three in 2004, only Community Improvement/Capacity Building saw an increase in grant dollars, from 28 percent in 2003 to 37 percent in 2004.
Of the six Public Affairs/Society Benefit subcategories, Philanthropy and Voluntarism had the highest decline, 11 percent, from 56 percent in 2003 to 45 percent in 2004.
Public Affairs/ Society Benefit Recipients
The top five recipients of Minnesota’s Public Affairs/Society Benefit grant dollars in 2004:
- Greater Twin Cities United Way
- Project for Pride in Living
- Minnesota Diversified Industries
- Initiative Foundation
- Minneapolis Jewish Day School
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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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