Minnesota · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Religion in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 303 funders that made 2,754 grants totaling $216.8M to 362 religion organizations in Minnesota, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in Minnesota

Total granted $216.8M
Funders 303
Grants 2,754
Organizations funded 362

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Mount Saint Benedict Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $7.6M · through 2022 · 52.7% of their giving
$7.7M
2. Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota
37 grants to 13 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$9.6M
3. Minneapolis Jewish Federation
25 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$2.9M
4. Oren and Sharron Steinfeldt Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $270K · through 2023 · 25.5% of their giving
$810K
5. Hosanna Heartland
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $442K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$652K
6. The Minneapolis Foundation
118 grants to 35 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$7.9M
7. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
254 grants to 85 organizations · largest $2.8M · through 2024
$32.9M
8. Asi Missions Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $536K · through 2023 · 5.2% of their giving
$1.3M
9. Greater Houston Community Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2024
$8.5M
10. Elim Care Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $400K · through 2020 · 12.0% of their giving
$400K
11. Communitygiving
54 grants to 20 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.4M
12. Telescope Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $800K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$1.4M
13. Maple Grove Lions Club
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 35.0% of their giving
$120K
14. Ministry for Orphans and Widows
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$119K
15. Restored
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $40K · through 2022 · 22.9% of their giving
$113K
16. Elim Homes Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $538K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$568K
17. Twin Cities Schools' Telecommunications Group
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$269K
18. Rogers Lions Club
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 25.6% of their giving
$92K
19. The Thielen Foundation Inc C/O Lukas Inveiss
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2023 · 8.1% of their giving
$206K
20. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
76 grants to 24 organizations · largest $159K · through 2024
$2.0M
21. American Legion 0172 Rudolph Priebe
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $22K · through 2024 · 21.6% of their giving
$60K
22. St Joseph the Worker Ltd
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022 · 71.4% of their giving
$50K
23. Lions Club of Chaska
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 8.0% of their giving
$108K
24. Kelen Family Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2020 · 8.4% of their giving
$100K
25. Wright-Hennepin Electric Trust
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024 · 8.9% of their giving
$73K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to religion 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. 14 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 religion 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 religion funding in Minnesota, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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