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Top 25 Minnesota Community/Public Foundations, 2005
Minnesota's largest community foundations ranked by grants and program-related investments paid in 2005
 

2005
Rank

Foundation

Grants Paid

Grants Pd.
in Minn.

Assets

FY End

2004 Rank

1  

The Saint Paul Foundation1 $38,074,453 $38,074,453 $807,339,275 12/31/05 2  

2  

The Minneapolis Foundation2 $36,054,903 $31,926,617 $654,649,964 3/31/06 1  

3  

Lutheran Community Foundation $7,986,989 $3,508,188 $162,282,256 12/31/05 5  

4  

Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis $5,753,792 $5,452,689 $148,920,819 6/30/05 3  

5  

Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco $4,607,901 $4,607,901 $172,805,097 6/30/05 4  

6  

Central Minnesota Community Foundation $4,411,558 n/a $47,053,833 6/30/05 7  

7  

Winona Community Foundation $2,741,108 $2,692,268 $9,187,317 12/31/05 14  

8  

Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation $1,989,044 $1,955,091 $43,064,025 12/31/05 8  

9  

Fidelis Foundation $1,915,874 $758,874 $12,505,759 9/30/05 6  
10   West Central Initiative $1,662,637 $1,662,637 $39,177,132 6/30/05 15  
11   Medica Foundation $1,514,813 $1,514,813 $17,161,196 12/31/05 19  
12   Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation $1,465,208 $199,260 $41,619,487  12/31/05 13  
13   Northland Foundation $1,204,978 $1,204,978 $49,169,887 6/30/05 16  
14   Northwest Minnesota Foundation $1,199,169 $1,199,169 $37,196,976 6/30/05 17  
15   Women's Foundation of Minnesota $1,074,502 $1,074,502 $14,535,749  3/31/06 23  
16   Southwest Initiative Foundation $1,050,946 $1,050,946 $42,533,825 6/30/05 12  
17   Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation $1,020,000 $1,020,000 $7,200,000 12/31/05 10  
18   St. Croix Valley Community Foundation $934,631  $440,762 $7,434,965 6/30/05 18  
19   Initiative Foundation $806,520 $806,520 $38,525,032  6/30/05 22  
20   Headwaters Foundation for Justice $730,121 $600,419 $4,418,757 6/30/05 24  
21   Rochester Area Foundation $672,048 $652,678 $22,383,602 12/31/05 25  

22  

Indian Land Tenure Foundation $603,369 $102,655 $22,715,140 12/31/05 11  
23   Minnesota Twins Community Fund $495,198 $418,281 $277,806 12/31/05 —  
24   Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation $479,118 $479,118 $28,999,184  6/30/05 21  
25   The Sheltering Arms Foundation  $470,000 $470,000 $15,731,524 6/30/05 —  

(1) The Saint Paul Foundation includes the Minnesota Community Foundation, J. Paper Foundation and L. and A.F. Paper Foundation.
(2) The Minneapolis Foundation includes Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi LLP Foundation for Education, Public Health and Social Justice, and Nonprofits Assistance Fund (Formerly Community Loan Technologies).

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