Background
The Minnesota Common Grant
Application Form is designed to help make the grantseeking process simpler and more
efficient for nonprofits. The form can help reduce the amount of time grantseekers must
spend rearranging basic information from one proposal to the next to fit grantmakers’
varying application requirements. The Minnesota
Council on Foundations introduced the Common Grant Application Form in 1996
and revised it in December 2000. The form was
developed based on input from MCF members and representatives from the state’s
nonprofit community.
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Minnesota Common Grant Application Form
The Minnesota Common Grant Application Form consists of
four components:
-
Cover sheet,
which asks for basic
information about a grantseeker’s organization and grant request
-
Proposal
narrative, which provides a detailed outline of the
information that should be provided in a grant application
- Standard format for presenting an organization budget
- Standard format for presenting a
project
budget
For information on terms used in
the form, consult MCF's grantseeking glossary.
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Download the Form
PDF Version
To download the form to your computer, right-click on the link above,
select "Save target as" and choose a destination folder for your file. (Mac users: click and hold on the link above for a pop-up menu to appear,
then choose "Download Link to Disk.")
NOTE: This file is in a READ-ONLY format; it cannot be modified. You will need
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Microsoft Word Version
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This is a PC-compatible Microsoft Word file that can be modified. The format of this
file may vary from the original depending on the hardware and software you are using; this
file format will not work with all computer configurations.
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Grantmakers
Accepting the
Minnesota Common Grant Application Form
The funders listed below have agreed to accept the Minnesota Common Grant Application Form. Before sending an
application form to any of these funders, be sure to contact them directly for their
specific requirements. Some funders may require a letter of
inquiry or additional information along with the form. If a grantmaker is
not listed below, be sure to ask if they accept the form when you request
their guidelines. For more information on a funders' application
requirements, consult MCF's
Guide to
Minnesota Grantmakers. Some funders also provide application information
on their websites; go to MCF's
Grantmaker
Links page for a complete list of sites for Minnesota grantmakers.
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- Lloyd and Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation,
Inc.
- Elmer L. and Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation
- Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation
- Athwin Foundation
- Gordon and Margaret Bailey Foundation
- Baker Foundation
- Lillian Wright and C. Emil Berglund
Foundation, Inc.
- The Beverly Foundation
- Blandin Foundation
- The Boss Foundation
- W. Glen Boyd Charitable Foundation
- Otto Bremer Foundation
- Burdick-Craddick Family Foundation
- Buuck Family Foundation
- Martin and Esther Capp Foundation
- Carolyn Foundation
- Catholic Community Foundation in the
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- CenterPoint Energy
- Central Minnesota Community Foundation
- Charlson Foundation
- The Cooperative Foundation
- Cote Foundation
- Edwin W. and Catherine M. Davis Foundation
- The Deikel Family Foundation
- Delta Dental of Minnesota
- Deluxe Corporation Foundation/Deluxe
Corporation
- DIVA MN
- The Donaldson Foundation
- The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
- Driscoll Foundation
- Joseph C. and Lillian A. Duke Foundation
- Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
- Edina Community Foundation
- Edina Realty Foundation
- Edwards Memorial Trust
- Extendicare Foundation
- Faegre & Benson Foundation
- Federated Insurance Foundation, Inc.
- First National Bank of Bemidji Foundation
- H.B. Fuller Company Foundation
- G&K Services Foundation
- General Mills Community Action
- The Graco Foundation
- Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation
- J. Elmer and Esther Hansman Charitable Trust
- Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund
- Anna M. Heilmaier Charitable Foundation
- HRK Foundation
- The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
- Nevin Huested Foundation for Handicapped
Children, Inc.
- Imation
- Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation
- The Jostens Foundation
- Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation,
Inc.
- W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- Kopp Family Foundation
- Ethel Mae Kreutz Private Foundation
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- Land O'Lakes Foundation
- Lang Family Charitable Trust
- Leonette M. and Fred T. Lanners Foundation
- Leonard, Street and Deinard Foundation
- Steven C. Leuthold Family Foundation
- Life Time Fitness Foundation
- Ted and Roberta Mann Foundation
- Marbrook Foundation
- McNeely Foundation
- Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors
Foundation, Inc.
- The Minneapolis Foundation
- Minnesota Power Foundation
- North Suburban Community Foundation
- Northland Foundation
- Northwest Minnesota Foundation
- Casey Albert T. O'Neil Foundation
- Ordean Foundation
- Patterson Foundation
- The Pentair Foundation
- Perkins Foundation
- The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation
- The Elizabeth C. Quinlan Foundation, Inc.
- Rahr Foundation
- Rappaport Family Foundation
- Richfield Community Foundation
- Ripley Memorial Foundation, Inc.
- Ritt Family Foundation
- Margaret Rivers Fund
- Rochester Area Foundation
- Saunders Family Foundation
- Arlan Schonberg Irrevocable Trust
- Securian Foundation/Securian Financial Group
- The Sheltering Arms Foundation
- The Simmet Foundation
- R. C. Skoe Foundation
- Slawik Family Foundation
- Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
- Southways Foundation
- Southwest Initiative Foundation
- St. Anthony Park Community Foundation
- St. Croix Valley Community Foundation
- Stevens Square Foundation
- SUPERVALU Foundation
- Target
- TCF Foundation
- Tennant Foundation
- Think Community Foundation
- James R. Thorpe Foundation
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation
- The Toro Company Giving Program
- Tozer Foundation, Inc.
- Turner Family Foundation
- United Health Foundation
- The Valspar Foundation
- Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation
- Frederick O. Watson Foundation
- Donald Weesner Charitable Trust
- Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota
- West Central Initiative
- Whitney Foundation
- Winona Community Foundation
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