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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 2 of 4

26. The Clubs Thrift Store Inc DBA New 2 You Thrift Store
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $67K · through 2024 · 22.0% of their giving
$99K
27. United Way of Bemidji Area
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2024 · 10.3% of their giving
$162K
28. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
124 grants to 40 organizations · largest $95K · through 2024
$2.2M
29. Duluth Softball Players Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 72.1% of their giving
$75K
30. 911 DAY
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 22.9% of their giving
$75K
31. Citizens Academy
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $71K · through 2025 · 78.0% of their giving
$71K
32. Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 53.7% of their giving
$64K
33. Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation
18 grants to 7 organizations · largest $48K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$372K
34. Anabaptist Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $387K · through 2024
$1.4M
35. Rochester Area Foundation
14 grants to 7 organizations · largest $98K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$488K
36. Minnesota Black Collective Foundation
6 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$140K
37. Minnesota Distance Running Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $47K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$47K
38. Minneapolis Electrical Industry Market Improvement Fund Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2022 · 69.2% of their giving
$45K
39. Northstar Education Finance Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $531K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$531K
40. Anoka Ramsey Athletic Association
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$40K
41. United Way of Southeast Minnesota
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$242K
42. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
28 grants to 7 organizations · largest $315K · through 2024
$1.8M
43. Minnesota Mechanical Contractors Industry Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 36.8% of their giving
$35K
44. Police Benevolent Association of Rochester Minnesota
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 77.9% of their giving
$34K
45. United Way of Steele County
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 4.5% of their giving
$148K
46. National Basketball Association Foundation
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $350K · through 2024
$945K
47. Stratacor
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$93K
48. Delta Dental of Minnesota
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$93K
49. Charities Aid Foundation America
85 grants to 26 organizations · largest $204K · through 2024
$2.8M
50. West Central Initiative
13 grants to 9 organizations · largest $105K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$297K

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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