Grantmaker Rankings

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MGO, Minnesota’s most comprehensive searchable database of Minnesota foundations, corporate grantmakers and grants, also contains the data that MCF uses to produce the annual Grantmaker Rankings. You can subscribe today to MGO. Learn more.

Each year MCF publishes lists of grantmaker rankings to enable grantmakers, nonprofits and the public to better understand who are the largest funders in the state.

Rankings are provided based on several different criteria, including grantmaker type, grants paid and assets.

About the Latest Grantmaker Rankings

Released November 2011, the most current grantmaker rankings are listed below. New in 2011: the Annual Grantmaker Rankings now include public charity grantmakers that award competitive grants.

• Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers by Grants Paid (PDF)
• Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers by Assets (PDF)
• Top 25 Minnesota Private Foundations (PDF)
• Top 25 Minnesota Corporate Grantmakers (PDF)
• Top 25 Minnesota Community/Public Foundations (PDF)
• Noncash Contributions by Corporate Grantmakers (PDF)
• Methodology (PDF)
• News Release: Minnesota Annual Grantmaker Rankings Released

Past Rankings