Funding · Minnesota · Food and agriculture
Who funds food and agriculture in Minnesota
Funding is concentrated: Second Harvest Heartland alone draws 45% of every food and agriculture grant dollar in Minnesota. Minnesota's food and agriculture organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.
The short version
- 657 funders gave $147M to 129 food and agriculture organizations in Minnesota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 48% of that came from funders also based in Minnesota; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of food and agriculture in Minnesota is Wem Foundation, at $17M.
- The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Second Harvest Heartland, at $66M.
Largest funders of food and agriculture in Minnesota
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture organizations in Minnesota, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Food and agriculture organizations in Minnesota that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find food and agriculture funders in Minnesota
- 1Start with the funders already active in Minnesota
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Minnesota are Wem Foundation, Feeding America, The Minneapolis Foundation. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
52% of food and agriculture money in Minnesota comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Minnesota.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Minnesota?
- Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Minnesota, currently Wem Foundation, Feeding America, The Minneapolis Foundation. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Minnesota from out of state.
- Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Minnesota?
- Wem Foundation gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Minnesota, $17M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Minnesota?
- $147M reached 129 food and agriculture organizations in Minnesota, from 657 funders. 48% came from funders also based in Minnesota.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.