How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Minnesota?

Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Minnesota, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Minneapolis Foundation, Serveminnesota. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Minnesota from out of state.

Who is the largest youth development funder in Minnesota?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to youth development organizations in Minnesota, $23M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to youth development in Minnesota?

$131M reached 207 youth development organizations in Minnesota, from 563 funders. 55% 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 · Youth development

Who funds youth development in Minnesota

$131M reached 207 youth development organizations in Minnesota, from 563 funders, with no single one dominating.

$131M

granted

207

organizations

55%

from in-state

The short version

563 funders gave $131M to 207 youth development organizations in Minnesota across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
55% of that came from funders also based in Minnesota; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of youth development in Minnesota is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $23M.
The youth development organization drawing the most is Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities, at $17M.

Largest funders of youth development in Minnesota

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$23M 2The Minneapolis Foundation$8M 3Serveminnesota$6M 4Otto Bremer Trust$6M 5National Philanthropic Trust$5M 6Cargill Foundation$5M 7Wem Foundation$4M 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$4M 9The McKnight Foundation$4M 10Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$3M

Youth development organizations in Minnesota that draw the most

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

197 other youth development organizations$46M

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities$17M Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater$16M Girl Scouts of Mn and Wi River Valleys$11M Achieve Twin Cities$10M Juxtaposition Arts Inc$8M Minnesota Alliance With Youth$7M The Sanneh Foundation$6M

How to find youth development funders in Minnesota

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Start with the funders already active in Minnesota
The funders giving the most to youth development in Minnesota are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Minneapolis Foundation, Serveminnesota. A funder already writing youth development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the youth development 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
45% of youth development money in Minnesota comes from funders elsewhere, so national youth development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Minnesota.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Minnesota?: Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Minnesota, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Minneapolis Foundation, Serveminnesota. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Minnesota from out of state.
Who is the largest youth development funder in Minnesota?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to youth development organizations in Minnesota, $23M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to youth development in Minnesota?: $131M reached 207 youth development organizations in Minnesota, from 563 funders. 55% 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 camps

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Giving abroad

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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.