GrantmakersMinnesota

Minnesota Grantmaking Charities Making Grants of $5,000 - $25,000

These 122 organizations are based in Minnesota and reported a median grant between $5,000 and $25,000 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.

122organizations in this range
$10.2Bgranted between them
24,914funding relationships mapped

A median grant in this range covers a meaningful program cost without asking for the multi-year commitment a capital campaign needs. A lot of general-operating and single-program requests land in this range.

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.

OrganizationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis$20,0003,018$514.0M
Thrivent Financial for LutheransMinneapolis$8,6062,490$287.5M
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationSt Paul$22,5002,398$484.5M
First Children's FinanceMinneapolis$12,1921,495$24.8M
Initiative FoundationLittle Falls$10,000987$23.9M
Northland FoundationDuluth$10,000816$26.5M
Metropolitan Consortium of CommunityMinneapolis$15,000736$10.5M
Southwest Initiative FoundationHutchinson$10,000732$16.2M
WomenventureSt Paul$10,000721$7.9M
Northwest Minnesota FoundationBemidji$10,000711$17.0M
CommunitygivingSt Cloud$15,000665$66.1M
Catholic Community FoundationSt Paul$15,600633$121.8M
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans-GroupMinneapolis$7,718518$17.8M
Mayo Clinic Group ReturnRochester$18,025517$7.2B
West Central InitiativeFergus Falls$10,000503$19.0M
Arts Midwest IncorporatedMinneapolis$20,000400$14.9M
Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul$14,736367$26.1M
Think SmallSaint Paul$22,050334$67.3M
Hunger Solutions MinnesotaSt Paul$12,755327$20.9M
Rochester Area FoundationRochester$14,000243$15.2M
Southern Minnesota Initiative FoundationOwatonna$10,000237$7.3M
The American Center for PhilanthropyNorthfield$13,000219$17.1M
Minneapolis Jewish FederationMinneapolis$21,361211$45.7M
Duluth-Superior Area CommunityDuluth$14,422206$10.3M
Women's Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis$20,000194$12.3M
Medica FoundationMinnetonka$20,000189$8.6M
YouthpriseMinneapolis$23,355179$16.6M
Allina Health SystemMinneapolis$10,000160$17.6M
Education MinnesotaSt Paul$10,000152$11.0M
Catholic Schools Center of ExcellenceMinneapolis$24,095148$10.7M
Lake Street CouncilMinneapolis$15,000139$3.4M
Mankato Area FoundationMankato$15,000136$10.0M
Northeast Entrepreneur Fund IncDuluth$10,000131$1.5M
Minnesota Humanities CenterSt Paul$22,945126$13.9M
Winona Community FoundationWinona$10,769121$7.7M
Springboard for the ArtsSaint Paul$16,720105$5.1M
Open Your Heart to the Hungry andMinneapolis$7,00098$1.4M
Vibrant & Safe DowntownMinneapolis$20,00095$4.2M
Smdc Medical CenterDuluth$15,00095$5.5M
The Dorsey & Whitney FoundationMinneapolis$10,00093$7.2M
The Sheltering Arms FoundationMinneapolis$10,00081$2.2M
Grand Rapids Area CommunityGrand Rapids$11,12481$3.6M
Minnesota State High School League FoundationBrooklyn Center$6,84380$1.4M
Southeastern Minnesota ArtsRochester$10,00080$2.1M
Southwest Minnesota Arts CouncilMarshall$7,79879$1.8M
Metropolitan Economic DevelopmentMinneapolis$10,00076$2.1M
Colon Cancer Coalition IncMinneapolis$20,00075$4.1M
Central Minnesota Arts BoardFoley$11,50071$2.4M
Minnesota Technology AssociationMinneapolis$8,25369$989K
Minnesota Black Collective FoundationMinneapolis$10,00069$1.7M
United Way of Olmsted County IncRochester$14,69066$4.4M
Hennepin Healthcare System IncMinneapolis$11,44066$5.3M
PROJECT42Saint Paul$15,50165$8.2M
Second Harvest North Central Food BankGrand Rapids$24,54763$11.4M
Minnesota Chamber FoundationSt Paul$10,00062$952K
Prairie Lakes Regional Arts CouncilWaseca$8,00062$1.1M
Delta Dental of MinnesotaMinneapolis$12,50059$1.7M
Leadingage Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis$10,00054$5.4M
Tee It Up for the Troops IncBurnsville$18,29549$2.6M
StratacorMinneapolis$12,50048$1.6M
Mary's PenceSt Paul$7,50047$543K
Head of the Lakes United WayDuluth$18,16647$3.2M
Blaze Credit UnionFalcon Heights$10,00045$1.2M
Group Health IncMinneapolis$15,00044$1.9M
Indian Land Tenure FoundationLittle Canada$15,00044$6.3M
Faegre Drinker FoundationMinneapolis$10,08343$2.1M
Greater Mankato Area United Way IncMankato$24,95543$6.9M
North Country Food Bank IncEast Grand Forks$16,65042$6.5M
Minnesota Twins Community FundMinneapolis$11,03042$5.1M
Rotary International District 5950 IncWayzata$10,00041$644K
3M Open FundBlaine$22,62541$4.8M
Minnesota Corn Growers AssociationBurnsville$17,50038$2.7M
Minnesota Masonic CharitiesBloomington$10,00038$27.9M
Minnesota VoiceSaint Paul$23,50038$1.7M
Lovin' Lake CountyTwo Harbors$10,00038$1.5M
Fredrikson & Byron FoundationMinneapolis$11,00037$2.4M
Essentia Health FoundationDuluth$14,50037$22.0M
Minnesota Hospital AssociationSaint Paul$7,42337$1.4M
Disabled American Veterans DepartmentSaint Paul$7,00036$1.1M
Minnesota State Bar FoundationMinneapolis$10,00035$902K
Arrowhead Regional Arts CouncilDuluth$10,22434$862K
The Five Wings Arts CouncilStaples$13,50034$1.5M
Diaper Bank of MinnesotaSaint Paul$17,03732$561K
Community Charities of MinnesotaMankato$10,00032$948K
Children's Health CareMinneapolis$12,00032$823K
Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans TrustSt Paul$13,55832$869K
Foundation for Essential NeedsMinneapolis$9,85031$989K
United Way of Ne MinnesotaChisholm$16,00031$2.4M
Stablish FoundationMendota Heights$11,85231$1.7M
Northfield SharesNorthfield$13,00030$3.3M
College of St Scholastica IncDuluth$13,39330$1.6M
Taylor Family Farms Foundation IncNorth Mankato$19,50030$1.7M
Corcoran JayceesMaple Grove$8,50029$873K
Ecmc Group IncMinneapolis$24,96929$800.5M
Metro Meals on Wheels IncMinneapolis$10,53428$1.3M
Rotary Club of Lake Minnetonka-Excelsior$9,80028$642K
The United Jewish Fund and CouncilSt Paul$21,78428$7.0M
Usta NorthernEagan$10,10528$577K
Greater White Bear Lake CommunityWhite Bear Lake$10,00028$1.2M
United Way of Bemidji AreaBemidji$14,00026$1.3M
North Country Food AllianceMinneapolis$18,32226$1.4M
Bundles of LoveApple Valley$8,10025$641K
Ramsey Lions ClubAnoka$15,00024$1.1M
East Central Regional Arts CouncilHinckley$14,82524$1000K
Region 2 Arts CouncilBemidji$11,95024$596K
Olive Tree MinistriesMaple Grove$11,75024$1.5M
Blaze Credit Union FoundationSaint Paul$10,00024$377K
African Development CenterMinneapolis$10,00023$279K
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits IncSt Paul$12,50023$411K
Philanthrofund Foundation IncSt Louis Park$12,00023$318K
Violence Free MinnesotaSt Paul$18,00023$564K
Minnesota Justice FoundationMinneapolis$6,12523$434K
Shalom Thrift Shop IncCambridge$15,40023$2.2M
Wright-Hennepin Electric TrustRockford$9,96623$557K
Miller-Dwan Foundation and SubsidiariesDuluth$17,52022$3.6M
Luverne Area Community FoundationLuverne$20,39521$3.2M
Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota IncSt Paul$10,10221$560K
Monarch Joint VentureSt Paul$14,48121$508K
Regenerative Agriculture FoundationMinneapolis$17,50021$6.1M
FilmnorthSt Paul$12,43920$1.7M
Alliance for Metropolitan StabilityMinneapolis$22,87520$774K
Northwest Minnesota Arts CouncilWarren$10,00020$976K
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Every median grant on this page describes the grants reported, not all of them, so the real typical grant is likely lower than shown. This is also why these figures cannot be compared to the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site.

Other grant sizes in Minnesota

$25,000 - $100,000Grantmaking Charities in Minnesota

Foundations report their grants differently, so their median grants are not directly comparable to the ones on this page -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so a private foundation's median reflects every grant it made, while the Schedule I figures on this page do not. See foundations in the same range anyway.

New Minnesota organizations, as they file

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