Minnesota · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 489 funders that made 7,725 grants totaling $747.5M to 809 arts & culture organizations in Minnesota, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Minnesota

Total granted $747.5M
Funders 489
Grants 7,725
Organizations funded 809

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Twin Cities Schools' Telecommunications Group
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$241K
52. Serveminnesota
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $445K · through 2024
$2.2M
53. Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $87K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$748K
54. Tides Foundation
33 grants to 12 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$6.4M
55. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
142 grants to 58 organizations · largest $247K · through 2025
$5.7M
56. Winona Community Foundation
11 grants to 9 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$267K
57. Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $113K · through 2025 · 4.7% of their giving
$308K
58. The Map Fund Inc
12 grants to 9 organizations · largest $30K · through 2023 · 4.7% of their giving
$286K
59. 3M Open Fund
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $106K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$293K
60. Women's Foundation of Minnesota
21 grants to 13 organizations · largest $69K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$427K
62. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
13 grants to 10 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2022
$3.4M
63. Charities Aid Foundation America
153 grants to 56 organizations · largest $343K · through 2024
$4.3M
68. American Gift Fund
33 grants to 17 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$1.3M
75. The Miami Foundation Inc
41 grants to 21 organizations · largest $100K · through 2025
$1.6M
79. St Croix Valley Foundation
26 grants to 15 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$464K
85. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
65 grants to 26 organizations · largest $110K · through 2025
$1.2M
94. The Chicago Community Trust
20 grants to 9 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024
$4.3M
101. Boston Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2019
$1.2M
110. Greater Twin Cities United Way
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $118K · through 2024
$357K
118. The US Charitable Gift Trust
35 grants to 23 organizations · largest $176K · through 2024
$1.0M
121. United Way Worldwide
29 grants to 19 organizations · largest $60K · through 2020
$394K
124. United States Energy Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $376K · through 2024
$564K
132. Impactassetsinc
13 grants to 8 organizations · largest $295K · through 2024
$800K
137. Greater Houston Community Foundation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024
$701K
141. AARP
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $65K · through 2024
$403K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture work in Minnesota, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 15 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in Minnesota

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering arts & culture work, with an address in Minnesota. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable arts & culture funding in Minnesota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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