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Top 25 Minnesota Private Foundations, 2008
Largest family and independent foundations based in Minnesota ranked by grants and program-related investments (PRIs) paid in 200
8; released October 2009
This information in printable format

2008
Rank

Foundation

Grants/PRIs Paid

Grants/PRIs Paid in MN

Assets

FY End

2007
Rank

1  

The McKnight Foundation $99,486,687 $68,645,814 $1,582,042,000 12/31/08 1

2  

Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation $38,354,110 $26,000,000 $574,716,301 12/31/08 3

3  

Bush Foundation $34,656,828 $26,943,400 $681,000,000 12/31/08 2

4  

Otto Bremer Foundation $28,749,371 $20,113,022 $638,466,755 12/31/08 4

5  

Blandin Foundation $14,340,649 $14,340,649 $331,825,635 12/31/08 6

6  

Northwest Area Foundation $12,187,044 $2,559,185 $337,607,563 3/31/09 5

 7  

The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation $9,504,969 $6,129,459 $185,000,000 12/31/08 7

8  

Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation $8,674,291 $7,821,365 $110,025,133 12/31/08 8

9  

F.R. Bigelow Foundation $8,091,034 $8,091,034 $111,048,615 12/31/08 9

10  

WEM Foundation $8,036,307 $877,950 $153,969,685 12/31/08 10

11  

Robina Foundation $6,678,535 $2,928,535 $27,930,568 12/31/08

12  

The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation $4,329,106 $3,409,049 $73,141,534 12/31/08 15

13  

Alliss Educational Foundation $4,300,000 $4,300,000 $79,353,969 12/31/08 12

14  

Andreas Foundation $4,126,378 $30,000 $61,610,508 11/30/08 11

15  

Thomas J. Petters Family Foundation1 $3,955,500 $1,094,500 $318 12/31/07 18

16  

Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation $3,802,600 $3,802,600 $57,116,351 12/31/08

17  

I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Incorporated $3,760,894 $1,155,000 $70,000,000 12/31/08 14

18  

Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund $3,556,921 $3,556,921 $26,376,898 12/31/07

19  

Hugh J. Andersen Foundation $3,404,937 $2,753,487 $53,500,000 2/28/09 13

20  

Albert W. Cherne Foundation $3,315,000 $1,250,000 $7,795,196 12/31/08

21  

George Family Foundation $3,294,708 $1,288,570 $47,759,292 12/31/08 20
22   Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation $3,205,255 $2,889,055 $49,767,137 12/31/08 19
23   Pax Christi Foundation $3,068,260 $0 $1,870,768 6/30/08 16

24  

Mithun Family Foundation $2,938,600 $1,379,300 $40,475,691 12/31/08 23

25  

Hardenbergh Foundation $2,933,500 $2,670,500 $56,914,000 12/31/08 17

 
1 Figures are for 2007, the latest year for which data are available.

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