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Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 314 funders that made 2,351 grants totaling $166.5M to 184 environment & conservation organizations in Minnesota, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Minnesota

Total granted $166.5M
Funders 314
Grants 2,351
Organizations funded 184

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

161. Iowa Citizens for Community ImprovementRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $59K · through 2025 · 15.9% of their giving
$157K
162. National Park FoundationRegrantor
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$3.1M
163. The Union of Concerned Scientists IncRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $125K · through 2024 · 6.4% of their giving
$348K
164. Wilderness Inquiry IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2021 · 54.2% of their giving
$100K
165. Minnesota Farm Bureau FederationRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $82K · through 2024 · 58.2% of their giving
$89K
166. Center for Climate IntegrityRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $59K · through 2023 · 10.2% of their giving
$162K
167. Energy Action FundRegrantor
19 grants to 9 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$1.0M
168. Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundRegrantor
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $326K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$492K
169. Asian Economic Development AssociationRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $39K · through 2020 · 16.2% of their giving
$82K
170. Sharing Our RootsRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $65K · through 2020 · 72.2% of their giving
$65K
171. The Outdoor FoundationRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $115K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$281K
172. Minnesota VoiceRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $77K · through 2022 · 6.1% of their giving
$198K
173. MN350Regrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2021 · 24.0% of their giving
$60K
174. Local Jobs & Economic Development Fund IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$350K
175. Macalester CollegeRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $115K · through 2022 · 9.1% of their giving
$115K
176. Elephant CooperationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2022 · 6.6% of their giving
$158K
177. 350ORGRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $48K · through 2024 · 8.1% of their giving
$118K
178. Climateworks FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2023
$1.9M
179. EarthjusticeRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$350K
180. Headwaters Foundation for JusticeRegrantor
15 grants to 8 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023 · 2.5% of their giving
$312K
181. Natural Resources Defense Council IncRegrantor
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$658K
182. The Dorsey & Whitney FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $252K · through 2023 · 2.7% of their giving
$259K
183. New Venture FundRegrantor
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $350K · through 2024
$3.7M
184. Meeker Memorial Hospital FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2022 · 25.7% of their giving
$34K
185. The Nature ConservancyRegrantor
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $482K · through 2024
$1.6M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in Minnesota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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