Minnesota · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 306 funders that made 2,261 grants totaling $159.2M to 177 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 $159.2M
Funders 306
Grants 2,261
Organizations funded 177

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

158. Conservation MinnesotaRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $53K · through 2024 · 21.0% of their giving
$126K
159. Wilderness Inquiry IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2021 · 54.2% of their giving
$100K
160. Center for Climate IntegrityRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $59K · through 2023 · 10.2% of their giving
$162K
161. Energy Action FundRegrantor
19 grants to 9 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$1.0M
162. The Outdoor FoundationRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $115K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$281K
163. Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundRegrantor
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $326K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$492K
164. Asian Economic Development AssociationRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $39K · through 2020 · 16.2% of their giving
$82K
165. Sharing Our RootsRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $65K · through 2020 · 72.2% of their giving
$65K
166. Iowa Citizens for Community ImprovementRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2024 · 12.8% of their giving
$97K
167. Minnesota VoiceRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $77K · through 2022 · 6.1% of their giving
$198K
168. MN350Regrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2021 · 24.0% of their giving
$60K
169. Local Jobs & Economic Development Fund IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$350K
170. Macalester CollegeRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $115K · through 2022 · 9.1% of their giving
$115K
171. Elephant CooperationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2022 · 6.6% of their giving
$158K
172. The Union of Concerned Scientists IncRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $125K · through 2023 · 4.5% of their giving
$223K
173. 350ORGRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $48K · through 2023 · 9.3% of their giving
$100K
174. Climateworks FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2023
$1.9M
175. National Park FoundationRegrantor
17 grants to 4 organizations · largest $260K · through 2023
$1.7M
176. EarthjusticeRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$350K
177. Headwaters Foundation for JusticeRegrantor
15 grants to 8 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023 · 2.5% of their giving
$312K
178. Natural Resources Defense Council IncRegrantor
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$658K
179. The Dorsey & Whitney FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $252K · through 2023 · 2.7% of their giving
$259K
180. New Venture FundRegrantor
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $350K · through 2024
$3.7M
181. Meeker Memorial Hospital FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2022 · 25.7% of their giving
$34K
182. 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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