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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 3 of 4

51. Central Mn Noon Optimist Club Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 7.1% of their giving
$50K
52. The Thielen Foundation Inc C/O Lukas Inveiss
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$93K
53. Youth Collaboratory Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $71K · through 2022 · 2.3% of their giving
$130K
54. The Italian American Club Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$39K
55. Minnesota Vikings Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $31K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$51K
56. Hearth Connection
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $93K · through 2024
$407K
57. Minnesota Cable Communications Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$14K
58. United Way of Mower County Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2023 · 1.9% of their giving
$131K
59. New Brighton Lions Club
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 7.5% of their giving
$32K
60. Lynch Family Foundation Ltd
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $27K · through 2021 · 8.9% of their giving
$27K
61. Albertville Lion's Club
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2023 · 5.1% of their giving
$42K
62. Opportunity Services Florida Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 25.0% of their giving
$10K
63. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
35 grants to 23 organizations · largest $224K · through 2024
$1.8M
64. American Gift Fund
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $659K · through 2024
$692K
69. Women's Foundation of Minnesota
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$154K
77. Young Living Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2021
$110K
89. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $58K · through 2024
$134K
92. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
18 grants to 13 organizations · largest $71K · through 2024
$304K
95. United Way Worldwide
19 grants to 11 organizations · largest $32K · through 2020
$222K
96. St Croix Valley Foundation
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024
$103K
97. Tides Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$725K
98. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
41 grants to 11 organizations · largest $157K · through 2024
$1.4M
110. The US Charitable Gift Trust
10 grants to 8 organizations · largest $140K · through 2024
$270K
112. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $76K · through 2024
$158K
119. Donors Trust Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $110K · through 2024
$182K

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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