FundersMinnesota

Minnesota Foundations Making Grants Under $5,000

These 78 foundations are based in Minnesota and reported a median grant under $5,000 on their most recent Form 990-PF filing. A typical grant is not a promise about any single gift -- some of a foundation's grants are smaller than its median, some are larger -- but it is a reasonable signal for whether an application here fits the size of your ask.

78foundations in this range
$228.4Mgranted between them
10,283funding relationships mapped

A median grant under $5,000 usually fits a smaller, less formal request -- a single event, a modest program cost, or a first ask to a foundation you have not approached before, rather than a multi-year campaign.

Ordered by number of organizations funded, not by dollars -- the same convention as every list on this site. Funding more organizations means more turnover in who gets a grant each year, which is a reasonable proxy for how often a list like this one changes -- it is not a signal that any specific foundation is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.

FoundationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis$5002,838$30.1M
Land O'lakes FoundationSt Paul$5001,978$25.2M
Pohlad Family FoundationMinneapolis$500734$65.7M
The Graco FoundationMinneapolis$500679$5.8M
Midcontinent FoundationMinneapolis$1,000364$1.1M
Pentair FoundationGolden Valley$100236$1.9M
Patterson FoundationSt Paul$1,850208$5.6M
Edina Realty FoundationEdina$1,500180$1.3M
Connexus Energy FoundationRamsey$1,500179$1.4M
Piper Sandler FoundationMinneapolis$4,000172$15.3M
Minnesota Power FoundationDuluth$1,000161$2.9M
Bame FoundationGolden Valley$2,000157$3.8M
The Mcneely FoundationSt Paul$2,000154$6.4M
Red Wing Shoe Company FoundationRed Wing$500129$4.7M
Tradition Family FoundationLakeville$1,500115$2.2M
Scott Richards North Star CharitableMinneapolis$500102$1.8M
Granite Foundation Agency (plg)Mendota Heights$2,23588$2.0M
Walter C Rasmussen - Northeast BankMinneapolis$1,00086$1.1M
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd FoundBloomington$25085$141K
Otter Tail Power Company FoundationFergus Falls$75079$867K
The Bwbr FoundationSt Paul$1,00071$247K
La Amundson Ohana FoundationSleepy Eye$4,50066$3.2M
Living Springs FoundationMinneapolis$2,00064$1.2M
The Carter Family FoundationWayzata$2,71359$5.0M
Salem Foundation IncWayzata$1,00057$462K
Prospect Creek FoundationWayzata$3,00056$11.8M
Simpson Family FoundationMinneapolis$1,02051$464K
Fsc Foundation IncMinneapolis$3,50048$585K
Lerner FoundationMinneapolis$50043$459K
The Hawkins Family FoundationMinneapolis$1,00043$3.7M
Riverway FoundationEdina$2,50041$883K
Wings Financial FoundationApple Valley$2,50039$351K
Goodin Company FoundationMinneapolis$1,00039$245K
Sewell Family FoundationEdina$3,00037$642K
Taco Johns FoundationSt Louis Park$1,20035$530K
The Shared FundBloomington$1,00035$689K
John Sluck & Anita Sluck FoundationMinneapolis$4,00033$544K
Carl and Aune Lind Family FoundationEden Prairie$3,54131$958K
Pachel FoundationDuluth$2,00030$335K
Spiller L'chaim FundMinneapolis$50029$124K
Glen a Taylor FoundationNorth Mankato$2,00029$4.6M
Michael and Nancy Keller FamilyOwatonna$5028$29K
Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul$12527$120K
Arlin Falck FoundationCaledonia$4,29027$820K
Benton Telecommunications FoundationRice$2,00025$833K
The Markus Charitable FoundationWayzata$60025$121K
Eleos FoundationExcelsior$80024$494K
Hallberg Family FoundationForest Lake$2,50023$1.1M
Geo a Hormel Testamentary TrustAustin$3,00023$268K
Gutenstein Legacy Foundation IncMinneapolis$2,50023$243K
Holden Family FoundationMinnetonka$1,50022$222K
Caliber FoundationMinneapolis$2,50021$162K
Mcintyre Family FoundationMinneapolis$3,00021$232K
Roger and Myra GreenbergSt Paul$50019$117K
Marvin J Pertzik FoundationSt Paul$1,05017$325K
The Joseph Durda FoundationExcelsior$2,00016$166K
Alex G & Mollie Tankenoff FamilyHopkins$1,00016$125K
The Anderson Family Legacy FoundationBrainerd$3,00015$160K
Quigg Fund IncFaribault$2,20015$2.9M
Casler FoundationHam Lake$2,00015$204K
Ledoux FoundationEdina$1,75014$122K
Albert B Cuppage CharitableAlbert Lea$2,00014$128K
Ritt Family FoundationWhite Bear Lake$2,50014$287K
Moscoe Family FoundationMinnetonka$1,00014$399K
Holzhueter FoundationMankato$3,00014$314K
Farmers Union IndustriesRedwood Falls$2,00013$211K
Impact FoundationCambridge$4,00013$713K
Arthur & Constance GoodmanMahtomedi$2,00013$65K
Minnco Credit Union Foundation IncNorth Branch$75013$182K
Jeanne M Voigt FoundationMinneapolis$75712$182K
Happy Dancing TurtlePine River$36212$266K
Lawrence H & Elizabeth S DunlapEden Prairie$1,52812$76K
Perkins FoundationWayzata$1,50012$114K
Security State Bank FoundationHibbing$1,00011$48K
Messerli & Kramer FoundationMinneapolis$4,00010$115K
Inter City Oil FoundationDuluth$1,75010$69K
Prairie Rose Minnesota CommunityLuverne$1,14010$160K
First Alliance Credit Union Foundation IncStewartville$2,50010$33K

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