Minnesota · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 426 funders that made 2,715 grants totaling $213.4M to 306 community improvement organizations in Minnesota, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Minnesota

Total granted $213.4M
Funders 426
Grants 2,715
Organizations funded 306

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Renville - Sibley Cooperative Power Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$50K
52. Minnesota Bankers Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$50K
54. United States Energy Foundation
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $806K · through 2024
$2.2M
57. Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $118K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$478K
69. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
7 grants to 6 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024
$2.3M
87. The Hormel Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $139K · through 2024
$571K
89. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
14 grants to 11 organizations · largest $410K · through 2024
$1.2M
91. Serveminnesota
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $189K · through 2022
$624K
93. Tides Foundation
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $297K · through 2024
$2.1M
100. Elks National Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $157K · through 2024
$451K
110. Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2022
$375K
119. Impactassetsinc
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$835K
120. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
22 grants to 14 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$939K
121. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$340K
122. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2023
$800K
131. California Community Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024
$750K
138. Hopewell Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2020
$300K
149. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
16 grants to 14 organizations · largest $192K · through 2024
$478K
180. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
16 grants to 5 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$392K
207. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
148 grants to 64 organizations · largest $897K · through 2024
$9.3M
208. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024
$2.9M
209. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
86 grants to 31 organizations · largest $609K · through 2024
$2.4M
210. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
120 grants to 44 organizations · largest $315K · through 2024
$3.9M
211. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
37 grants to 20 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$2.7M
212. Network for GoodDonor-advised
31 grants to 14 organizations · largest $93K · through 2024
$559K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement 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. 13 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.

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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 community improvement 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 community improvement funding in Minnesota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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