Minnesota Grantmaking Charities Making Grants of $25,000 - $100,000
These 40 organizations are based in Minnesota and reported a median grant between $25,000 and $100,000 on their most recent Form 990 Schedule I filing. A typical grant is not a promise about any single gift -- some of an organization'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.
A median grant this size is a substantial commitment for most organizations, so a detailed proposal is worth the extra time it takes -- and worth confirming the organization takes unsolicited requests at all before you start writing.
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 organization is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.
| Organization | Based in | Median grant | Organizations | Total granted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis | $76,000 | 672 | $136.6M |
| Ecmc Foundation | Minneapolis | $25,000 | 489 | $192.5M |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester | $53,216 | 425 | $2.3B |
| Educational Credit | Minneapolis | $34,000 | 341 | $972.0M |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis | $27,522 | 254 | $21.7M |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis | $77,318 | 225 | $62.8M |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | Minneapolis | $25,000 | 188 | $12.4M |
| Ucare Foundation | Minneapolis | $50,000 | 146 | $109.5M |
| Second Harvest Northland | Duluth | $41,272 | 85 | $17.2M |
| Channel One Inc | Rochester | $30,157 | 82 | $28.6M |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Saint Paul | $40,000 | 79 | $7.9M |
| Takeaction Mn Education Fund | St Paul | $30,000 | 71 | $13.0M |
| Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging Inc | Minneapolis | $90,372 | 64 | $52.9M |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund | St Paul | $40,000 | 64 | $5.2M |
| The Wildflower Foundation | Minneapolis | $31,275 | 62 | $6.3M |
| United Way of Central Minnesota | St Cloud | $25,000 | 59 | $6.2M |
| Ucare Minnesota | Minneapolis | $50,000 | 58 | $130.7M |
| Family Housing Fund | Minneapolis | $48,437 | 57 | $12.6M |
| Food Group Minnesota Inc the | New Hope | $62,620 | 56 | $26.0M |
| Presbyterian Homes Foundation | Roseville | $63,232 | 55 | $24.1M |
| Life Time Foundation | Chanhassen | $31,722 | 51 | $6.0M |
| Community Reinvestment Fund Inc | Minneapolis | $35,000 | 40 | $5.1M |
| The Thielen Foundation Inc | Minneapolis | $25,000 | 38 | $2.5M |
| Nexus Community Partners | Saint Paul | $25,000 | 36 | $4.9M |
| National Ataxia Foundation Incorporated | Minneapolis | $50,000 | 34 | $4.7M |
| Scholarship America Inc | Minneapolis | $28,030 | 32 | $4.8M |
| Great Mn Schools | Minneapolis | $30,000 | 32 | $2.7M |
| United Way of Mower County Inc | Austin | $29,500 | 31 | $4.1M |
| Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer | St Paul | $29,004 | 31 | $1.7M |
| The Jones Family Foundation | St Paul | $30,000 | 30 | $3.4M |
| Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging Inc | Mankato | $51,226 | 29 | $18.9M |
| Esperanza United | Saint Paul | $97,496 | 28 | $3.4M |
| Central Minnesota Council on Aging Inc | St Cloud | $59,464 | 25 | $17.7M |
| Minnesota Freedom Fund | Minneapolis | $50,000 | 24 | $3.3M |
| Benedictine Foundation | Minneapolis | $76,032 | 23 | $10.3M |
| Laborers International Union of North | St Paul | $25,000 | 22 | $1.8M |
| Worthington Regional Health Care | Worthington | $30,000 | 22 | $1.7M |
| St Luke's Hospital of Duluth | Duluth | $25,000 | 21 | $1.3M |
| Nmdp Foundation | Minneapolis | $80,000 | 21 | $20.0M |
| Win Minnesota | Saint Paul | $50,000 | 20 | $5.0M |
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