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Top
50 Minnesota Grantmakers by Assets
Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers by
Grants Paid, 2003
Ranked by 2003 grants and program-related investments paid.
Updated December 22, 2004
|
Rank
|
Foundation/Corporate
Grantmakers
|
2003
Grants/
PRIs Paid
|
Fiscal
Year End
|
2002
Rank
|
|
1
|
Target Foundation
& Corporation
|
$96,300,000
|
1/31/2004
|
2
|
|
2
|
The McKnight
Foundation
|
$75,379,861
|
12/31/2003
|
1
|
|
3
|
General Mills
Community Action (1)
|
$60,496,885
|
5/31/2004
|
3
|
|
4
|
The Minneapolis
Foundation (2)
|
$42,454,338
|
3/31/2004
|
4
|
|
5
|
The Saint Paul
Foundation (3)
|
$42,011,765
|
12/31/2003
|
6
|
|
6
|
Bush Foundation
|
$32,882,895
|
11/30/2003
|
5
|
|
7
|
The Medtronic
Foundation & Corporation
|
$29,844,818
|
4/30/2004
|
7
|
|
8
|
Cargill &
Cargill Foundation
|
$27,896,000
|
5/31/2004
&
12/31/2003
respectively
|
10
|
|
9
|
Andersen Foundation
|
$25,098,716
|
12/31/2003
|
8
|
|
10
|
Otto Bremer
Foundation
|
$23,008,508
|
12/31/2003
|
11
|
|
11
|
Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans Foundation & Corporation
|
$22,600,704
|
12/31/2003
|
16
|
|
12
|
3M Foundation &
Corporation
|
$20,972,499
|
12/31/2003
|
12
|
|
13
|
U.S. Bancorp
Foundation & Corporation
|
$19,723,188
|
12/31/2003
|
9
|
|
14
|
Northwest Area
Foundation
|
$16,372,030
|
3/31/2004
|
23
|
|
15
|
Best Buy Children's
Foundation & Corporation
|
$14,181,145
|
2/28/2004
|
14
|
|
16
|
St. Paul Travelers
Inc. Foundation & Corporation
|
$10,729,222
|
12/31/2003
|
17
|
|
17
|
The Jay and Rose
Phillips Family Foundation
|
$10,369,601
|
12/31/2003
|
18
|
|
18
|
Xcel Energy
Foundation & Corporation
|
$9,498,387
|
12/31/2003
|
22
|
|
19
|
Wells Fargo
Foundation Minnesota & Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota (4)
|
$8,600,000
|
12/31/2003
|
19
|
|
20
|
Blandin Foundation
|
$8,134,020
|
12/31/2003
|
15
|
|
21
|
Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community
|
$7,876,649
|
12/31/2003
|
N/A
|
|
22
|
Minnesota
Partnership for Action Against Tobacco
|
$6,065,097
|
6/30/2003
|
26
|
|
23
|
Garmar Foundation
|
$5,598,446
|
6/30/2003
|
21
|
|
24
|
Oakleaf Foundation
|
$5,151,750
|
12/31/2003
|
46
|
|
25
|
Alliss Educational
Foundation
|
$5,000,000
|
12/31/2003
|
27
|
|
26
|
Hiawatha Education
Foundation
|
$4,771,030
|
12/31/2003
|
13
|
|
27
|
Wood-Rill
Foundation
|
$4,556,003
|
12/31/2003
|
28
|
|
28
|
F.R. Bigelow
Foundation
|
$4,523,458
|
12/31/2003
|
25
|
|
29
|
William W. and
Nadine M. McGuire Family Foundation
|
$4,373,843
|
11/30/2003
|
N/A
|
|
30
|
Fidelis
Foundation
|
$3,985,600
|
9/31/2003
|
N/A
|
|
31
|
Park Nicollet
Foundation
|
$3,900,000
|
12/31/2003
|
29
|
|
32
|
Lutheran Community
Foundation
|
$3,887,316
|
12/31/2003
|
38
|
|
33
|
The Hubbard
Broadcasting Foundation
|
$3,813,025
|
12/31/2003
|
N/A
|
|
34
|
Central Minnesota
Community Foundation
|
$3,649,130
|
6/30/2003
|
42
|
|
35
|
Wem Foundation
|
$3,645,776
|
12/31/2003
|
32
|
|
36
|
American Express
Minnesota Philanthropic Program
|
$3,609,500
|
12/31/2003
|
20
|
|
37
|
Bemis Company
Foundation
|
$3,571,275
|
12/31/2003
|
36
|
|
38
|
United Health
Foundation
|
$3,536,242
|
12/31/2003
|
N/A
|
|
39
|
Catholic Community
Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
|
$3,486,061
|
6/30/2003
|
24
|
|
40
|
Ecolab Foundation
& Corporation
|
$3,439,710
|
12/31/2003
|
37
|
|
41
|
The Jerome
Foundation
|
$3,322,655
|
4/30/2004
|
34
|
|
42
|
Carl and Eloise
Pohlad Family Foundation
|
$3,237,127
|
12/31/2003
|
N/A
|
|
43
|
I. A. O'Shaughnessy
Foundation, Incorporated
|
$3,076,624
|
12/31/2003
|
41
|
|
44
|
Fairview Foundation
|
$3,068,517
|
12/31/2003
|
N/A
|
|
45
|
Star Tribune
Foundation & Corporation
|
$3,000,000
|
12/31/2003
|
40
|
|
46
|
The Hormel
Foundation
|
$2,883,494
|
11/30/2003
|
43
|
|
47
|
Mary Livingston
Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation
|
$2,670,424
|
6/30/2003
|
N/A
|
|
48
|
RBC Dain Rauscher
Foundation & Corporation
|
$2,654,000
|
10/31/2003
|
45
|
|
49
|
Hugh J. Andersen
Foundation
|
$2,610,162
|
2/29/2004
|
N/A
|
|
50
|
HRK Foundation
|
$2,473,400
|
12/31/2003
|
50
|
|
