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Top 50 Minnesota Foundations by Assets, 2004
Minnesota's largest foundations and corporate grantmakers ranked by 2004 asset size

> Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers by Grants Paid

2004
Rank

Foundation/Corporate Grantmaker

Assets

FY End

2003 Rank

1  

The McKnight Foundation $2,016,000,000 12/31/04 1  

2  

Bush Foundation $732,455,635 11/30/04 3  

3  

The Saint Paul Foundation (1) $732,288,544 12/31/04 2  

4  

Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation $662,906,121 12/31/04 5  

5  

The Minneapolis Foundation (2) $597,646,545 3/31/05 4  

6  

Otto Bremer Foundation $495,972,124 12/31/04 6  

7  

Northwest Area Foundation $452,533,605 3/31/05 7  

8  

Blandin Foundation $413,253,276 12/31/04 8  

9  

Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust $355,943,736 12/31/04 9  

10  

The Hormel Foundation $217,904,000 11/30/04 11  

11  

The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation $196,907,580 12/31/04 12  

12  

Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco $166,400,100 6/30/04 10  

13  

F.R. Bigelow Foundation $145,815,420 12/31/04 13  

14  

J. A. Wedum Foundation $142,783,515 12/31/04 —  

15  

Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis $138,199,512 6/30/04 14  

16  

Lutheran Community Foundation $127,766,322 12/31/04 15  

17  

Wem Foundation $122,452,399 12/31/04 19  

18  

Alliss Educational Foundation $103,496,505 12/31/04 16  

19  

I. A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Incorporated $93,443,876 12/31/04 18  

20  

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation and Corporation $80,000,000 12/31/04 17  

21  

Hugh J. Andersen Foundation $77,751,037 2/28/05 23  

22  

The Jerome Foundation $76,545,212 4/30/05 20  

23  

Cargill Foundation & Corporation $70,057,082 12/31/04 21  

24  

Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation (3) $67,150,544 12/31/03 25  

25  

Andreas Foundation $61,845,854 11/30/04 29  

26  

Patrick & Aimee Butler Family Foundation $60,399,814 12/31/04 24  

27  

U.S. Bancorp Foundation $58,590,668 12/31/04 22  

28  

Mardag Foundation $54,168,203 12/31/04 26  

29  

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation & Corporation $52,048,310 12/31/04 27  

30  

General Mills Community Action & Corporation $49,425,518 5/31/05 31  

31  

The Wasie Foundation $49,283,125 12/31/04 28  

32  

The Bayport Foundation of Andersen Corporation $45,948,670 11/30/04 30  

33  

Northland Foundation $45,701,473 6/30/04 —  

34  

Central Minnesota Community Foundation $42,451,244 6/30/04 36  

35  

Ted and Roberta Mann Foundation $42,000,000 12/31/04 —  

36  

The Sabes Family Foundation $41,476,508 12/31/04 —  

37  

George Family Foundation $39,770,736 12/31/04 —  

38  

Ida C. Koran Trust $39,764,035 12/31/04 35  

39  

Edelstein Family Foundation $39,753,748 12/31/04 —  

40  

Southwest Minnesota Foundation $39,119,770 6/30/04 37  

41  

Ordean Foundation $38,971,415 12/31/04 32  

42  

Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation $38,830,447 12/31/04 —  

43  

3M Foundation & Corporation $38,724,763 12/31/04 34  

44  

Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation $37,984,757 12/31/04 39  

45  

West Central Initiative $37,357,302 6/30/04 40  

46  

Initiative Foundation $36,309,311 6/30/04 —  

47  

Carolyn Foundation $36,262,379 12/31/04 38  

48  

Northwest Minnesota Foundation $35,200,000 6/30/04 —  

49  

Kopp Family Foundation $34,649,166 12/31/04 33  

50  

Securian Financial Group & Foundation $34,139,000 12/31/04 —  
(1) The Saint Paul Foundation includes the Minnesota Community Foundation, J. Paper Foundation and A.F. Paper Foundation.
(2) The Minneapolis Foundation includes Emma B. Howe Foundation, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi LLP Foundation for Education, Public Health and Social Justice, and Nonprofits Assistance Fund (Formerly Community Loan Technologies).
(3) The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation's grants paid and asset figures are for 2003.

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