How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Minnesota?

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Minnesota, currently C K Blandin Residuary Trust, The Bush Foundation, Margaret a Cargill Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Minnesota from out of state.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Minnesota?

$543M reached 296 philanthropy organizations in Minnesota, from 1,113 funders. 62% 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.

Funding · Minnesota · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Minnesota

$543M reached 296 philanthropy organizations in Minnesota, from 1,113 funders, with no single one dominating.

$543M

granted

296

organizations

62%

from in-state

The short version

1,113 funders gave $543M to 296 philanthropy organizations in Minnesota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
62% of that came from funders also based in Minnesota; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Minnesota is C K Blandin Residuary Trust, at $61M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is The Minneapolis Foundation, at $73M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Minnesota

The funders giving the most to philanthropy organizations in Minnesota, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1C K Blandin Residuary Trust$61M 2The Bush Foundation$58M 3Margaret a Cargill Foundation$45M 4The McKnight Foundation$33M 5The Minneapolis Foundation$18M 6Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$17M 7National Marrow Donor Program$14M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$13M 9Charities Aid Foundation America$10M 10The Blackbaud Giving Fund$10M

Philanthropy organizations in Minnesota that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

286 other philanthropy organizations$155M

The Minneapolis Foundation$73M C K Blandin Foundation$62M Nexus Community Partners$60M Greater Twin Cities United Way$57M Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$40M

How to find philanthropy funders in Minnesota

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Start with the funders already active in Minnesota
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Minnesota are C K Blandin Residuary Trust, The Bush Foundation, Margaret a Cargill Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
38% of philanthropy money in Minnesota comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Minnesota.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Minnesota?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Minnesota, currently C K Blandin Residuary Trust, The Bush Foundation, Margaret a Cargill Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Minnesota from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Minnesota?: C K Blandin Residuary Trust gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Minnesota, $61M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Minnesota?: $543M reached 296 philanthropy organizations in Minnesota, from 1,113 funders. 62% 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.

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The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.