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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Minnesota

Imperigo has identified 297 funders that made 2,560 grants totaling $163.0M to 241 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 $163.0M
Funders 297
Grants 2,560
Organizations funded 241

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2023 · 3.6% of their giving
$750K
27. The Sheltering Arms Foundation
24 grants to 8 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$259K
28. Anabaptist Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $676K · through 2025
$2.1M
29. Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation
19 grants to 5 organizations · largest $133K · through 2025 · 5.3% of their giving
$349K
30. United Way of Bemidji Area
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2024 · 10.3% of their giving
$162K
31. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
124 grants to 40 organizations · largest $95K · through 2024
$2.2M
32. Duluth Softball Players Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 72.1% of their giving
$75K
33. 911 DAY
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 22.9% of their giving
$75K
34. Citizens Academy
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $71K · through 2025 · 78.0% of their giving
$71K
35. Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 53.7% of their giving
$64K
36. Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation
18 grants to 7 organizations · largest $48K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$372K
37. Rochester Area Foundation
14 grants to 7 organizations · largest $98K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$488K
38. Minnesota Black Collective Foundation
6 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$140K
39. Minnesota Distance Running Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $47K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$47K
40. Minneapolis Electrical Industry Market Improvement Fund Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2022 · 69.2% of their giving
$45K
41. Police Benevolent Association of Rochester Minnesota
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025 · 65.9% of their giving
$44K
42. Northstar Education Finance Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $531K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$531K
43. Anoka Ramsey Athletic Association
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$40K
44. United Way of Southeast Minnesota
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$242K
45. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
28 grants to 7 organizations · largest $315K · through 2024
$1.8M
46. Minnesota Mechanical Contractors Industry Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 36.8% of their giving
$35K
47. United Way of Steele County
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 4.5% of their giving
$148K
48. National Basketball Association Foundation
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $350K · through 2024
$945K
49. Stratacor
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$93K
50. Delta Dental of Minnesota
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$93K

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. 15 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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