Public Charity

THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION

THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $193.0M, expenses of $152.4M, total assets of $1.2B. Imperigo tracks 195 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $27.9M.

EIN: 416029402 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Community Foundations NTEE: T31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$193.0M
Total Expenses$152.4M
Total Assets$1.2B
Grant Records195
Funding Total$27.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION CULTIVATES GENEROSITY BY TAKING ACTION ON THE GREATEST CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS PARTNERING WITH NONPROFITS, FACILITATING GRANTMAKING, DRIVING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO DONORS SEEKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at The Minneapolis Foundation

How The Minneapolis Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$93
The Minneapolis Foundation is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the nation
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Community Health & Human Support
$155,000
2025
GRANT TO DAF
$152,010
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$140,284
2025
SUPPORT THE DUNKERS DONOR ADVISED FUND WHICH PROVIDES GRANTS TO MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS
$55,393
$19,750

Showing up to 5 of 195 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alex Ware
TRUSTEE Becky O'grady
TRUSTEE Bill Graves
TRUSTEE Brenda Child
TRUSTEE Christina Le
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES Christopher Beach

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$23,543,924 143 grants
Education
$837,113 8 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$586,250 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$580,777 6 grants
Environment & Conservation
$555,802 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $193.0M $152.4M $1.2B
2024 $146.9M $134.2M $1.1B
2023 $115.3M $122.5M $1.0B
2022 $204.4M $122.0M $1.1B
2021 $200.9M $125.7M $1.0B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $200.9M to $193.0M (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2B.

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