Minnesota · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Food, Agriculture & Nutrition in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 270 funders that made 2,093 grants totaling $180.7M to 145 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in Minnesota, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Funding in Minnesota

Total granted $180.7M
Funders 270
Grants 2,093
Organizations funded 145

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Lions Club of Fridley Minnesota
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 8.9% of their giving
$62K
27. Northwest Area Jaycees
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2022 · 7.5% of their giving
$70K
28. Minnesota Corn Growers Association
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2023 · 3.5% of their giving
$146K
29. United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $13K · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$68K
30. Greater Twin Cities United Way
14 grants to 9 organizations · largest $156K · through 2024
$663K
31. United Way of Nobles County
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $14K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$56K
32. United Way of Bemidji Area
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$79K
33. Albertville Lion's Club
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2023 · 6.9% of their giving
$57K
34. Community Foundation for San Benito County
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $254K · through 2023
$340K
35. Social Venture Partners Minnesota
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2020 · 6.0% of their giving
$50K
36. The Italian American Club Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$39K
37. Minneapolis Jewish Federation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $112K · through 2024
$360K
38. The American Center for Philanthropy Inc
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$248K
39. United Way Worldwide
13 grants to 9 organizations · largest $432K · through 2020
$770K
40. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons #5
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$12K
41. Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $122K · through 2019 · 1.8% of their giving
$122K
42. Centennial Youth Hockey Association
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2023 · 5.8% of their giving
$37K
43. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
18 grants to 5 organizations · largest $338K · through 2024
$832K
44. Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of 425 VFW-Minn
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2023 · 16.9% of their giving
$12K
45. East Central Regional Arts Council
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023 · 3.3% of their giving
$55K
46. Hunter Houle Memorial Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 8.9% of their giving
$20K
47. Lake Country Power Electric Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2022 · 13.6% of their giving
$12K
48. Lakeshore Conservation Club Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$8K
49. New Brighton Lions Club
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2025 · 5.5% of their giving
$24K
50. Minnesota Twins Community Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $27K · through 2023 · 1.5% of their giving
$87K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to food, agriculture & nutrition 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. 12 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 food, agriculture & nutrition 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 food, agriculture & nutrition funding in Minnesota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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