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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 293 funders that made 2,449 grants totaling $153.6M to 237 youth development organizations in Minnesota, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Minnesota

Total granted $153.6M
Funders 293
Grants 2,449
Organizations funded 237

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $467K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.7M
2. Serveminnesota
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.7M · through 2023 · 4.3% of their giving
$9.9M
3. Atawasul Center
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.9M
4. Communitygiving
21 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$4.9M
5. The Minneapolis Foundation
137 grants to 39 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$12.9M
6. Head of the Lakes United Way
21 grants to 4 organizations · largest $86K · through 2024 · 19.0% of their giving
$946K
7. Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2023 · 7.2% of their giving
$2.4M
8. The Jones Family Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $481K · through 2024 · 20.4% of their giving
$863K
9. Mishawaka Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $706K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$706K
10. Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
155 grants to 55 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$8.9M
11. Greater Twin Cities United Way
39 grants to 16 organizations · largest $220K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$2.9M
12. Paul Staudenmaier Boys and Girls Club of Duluth Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $92K · through 2025 · 98.6% of their giving
$438K
13. The Constellation Fund
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$1.0M
14. Social Venture Partners Minnesota
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $26K · through 2023 · 27.8% of their giving
$233K
15. Minnesota Corn Growers Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 10.3% of their giving
$430K
16. Minnesota Community Foundation
8 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2019 · 3.8% of their giving
$1.2M
17. Minnesota Twins Community Fund
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $120K · through 2023 · 8.4% of their giving
$503K
18. United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $44K · through 2023 · 20.1% of their giving
$182K
19. Propel Nonprofits
16 grants to 8 organizations · largest $212K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$907K
20. Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$2.1M
21. Shinnyo-en Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 10.4% of their giving
$300K
22. United Way of 1000 Lakes
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 24.3% of their giving
$154K
23. Northland Foundation
27 grants to 7 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$822K
24. Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2023 · 3.6% of their giving
$750K
25. The Sheltering Arms Foundation
24 grants to 8 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$259K

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

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