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Foundations That Fund International Aid & Development in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 392 funders that made 3,136 grants totaling $451.8M to 220 international aid & development organizations in Minnesota, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

International Aid & Development Funding in Minnesota

Total granted $451.8M
Funders 392
Grants 3,136
Organizations funded 220

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Focusing Philanthropy Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.3M · through 2021 · 6.2% of their giving
$7.9M
2. The Minneapolis Foundation
141 grants to 39 organizations · largest $743K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$9.6M
3. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
140 grants to 45 organizations · largest $8.1M · through 2024
$29.4M
4. The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $387K · through 2024 · 7.7% of their giving
$887K
5. Hidaya Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $233K · through 2024 · 9.4% of their giving
$589K
6. Greater Twin Cities United Way
20 grants to 6 organizations · largest $272K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$2.3M
7. The Kindly Community Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $265K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$265K
8. A2 Ministries
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $54K · through 2023 · 29.9% of their giving
$204K
9. Gsma Mobile for Development Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $142K · through 2021 · 12.8% of their giving
$288K
10. Hope Through Healing Hands
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $160K · through 2022 · 45.1% of their giving
$160K
11. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
74 grants to 25 organizations · largest $436K · through 2024
$3.1M
12. Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota
32 grants to 11 organizations · largest $277K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$2.0M
13. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
77 grants to 24 organizations · largest $438K · through 2024
$3.0M
14. Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
80 grants to 27 organizations · largest $295K · through 2024
$4.0M
15. Pure Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $290K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$1.8M
16. Northpoint Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 9.8% of their giving
$212K
17. Global Ties US
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $230K · through 2023 · 2.0% of their giving
$978K
18. Tides Foundation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $2.2M · through 2024
$6.8M
19. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $6.3M · through 2024
$15.2M
20. Don Bosco Children's Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $78K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$78K
21. Charities Aid Foundation America
59 grants to 22 organizations · largest $784K · through 2024
$5.2M
22. Impact Forum Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $119K · through 2024 · 8.3% of their giving
$144K
23. Mankato Clinic Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 12.6% of their giving
$90K
24. Social Venture Partners Minnesota
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2021 · 10.1% of their giving
$85K
25. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
35 grants to 26 organizations · largest $851K · through 2024
$3.6M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to international aid & development 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. 18 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 international aid & development 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 international aid & development funding in Minnesota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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