| American Gift Fund |
| Tax-exempt since May 1998 |
| Database contains 40 grants from the American Gift Fund worth $ 1,007,878 |
| Grants for years: 2021 2022 2023 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc |
| Benevity Community Impact Fund; Tax-exempt since Oct. 2016 |
| Database contains 284 grants from the American Online Giving Foundation Inc worth $ 10,479,687 |
| Grants for years: 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Bush Foundation |
| The Bush Foundation funds much of the education reform policy work. |
| Database contains 582 grants from the Bush Foundation worth $ 116,672,889 |
| Grants for years: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Cargill Foundation |
| Tax-exempt since April 1954 |
| Database contains 262 grants from the Cargill Foundation worth $ 48,873,314 |
| Grants for years: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Carolyn Foundation |
| Database contains 89 grants from the Carolyn Foundation worth $ 3,463,077 |
| Grants for years: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Catholic Community Foundation Of Minnesota |
| Database contains 538 grants from the Catholic Community Foundation Of Minnesota worth $ 35,072,715 |
| Grants for years: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Center of the American Experiment |
| Database contains 14 grants from the Center of the American Experiment worth $ 1,057,500 |
| Grants for years: 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America |
| Database contains 142 grants from the Charities Aid Foundation America worth $ 4,424,336 |
| Grants for years: 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| Formerly Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi Foundation for Children |
| Database contains 222 grants from the Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children worth $ 20,051,141 |
| Grants for years: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Cloverfields Foundation |
| Database contains 22 grants from the Cloverfields Foundation worth $ 1,563,550 |
| Grants for years: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
| Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| Database contains 673 grants from the Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation worth $ 15,446,387 |
| Grants for years: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| David Winton Bell Foundation |
| Database contains 58 grants from the David Winton Bell Foundation worth $ 657,500 |
| Grants for years: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| Database contains 97 grants from the Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation worth $ 8,283,250 |
| Grants for years: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Educause |
| Database contains 3 grants from the Educause worth $ 460,200 |
| Grants for years: 2012 2013 2018 |
| Edvisions Schools Inc. |
| Click here to view as grant recipient. |
| Database contains 31 grants from the Edvisions Schools Inc. worth $ 582,520 |
| Grants for years: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund |
| Database contains 477 grants from the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund worth $ 39,877,158 |
| Grants for years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 |
| Freedom Club |
| Freedom Club is listed as a "related tax exempt orgianization" in Alpha News' 2021 IRS 990. |
| Database contains 1 grants from the Freedom Club worth $ 50,000 |
| Grants for years: 2023 |
| Frey Foundation |
| Database contains 63 grants from the Frey Foundation worth $ 2,139,198 |
| Grants for years: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 |
| Friends of Education |
| Was Friends of Ascension before 2007 |
| Database contains 133 grants from the Friends of Education worth $ 7,717,136 |
| Grants for years: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| General Mills Foundation |
| Database contains 333 grants from the General Mills Foundation worth $ 20,646,100 |
| Grants for years: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
| GHR Foundation |
| "For more than 50 years, the legacy of Opus Group founders Gerald and Henrietta Rauenhorst (GHR) has steered our optimistic and transformational philanthropic approach..." Tax-exempt since Aug. 2013 |
| Database contains 203 grants from the GHR Foundation worth $ 13,876,575 |
| Grants for years: 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund |
| Database contains 55 grants from the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund worth $ 21,007,893 |
| Grants for years: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Great MN Schools |
Great MN Schools was completely controlled by Minnesota Comeback, but Comeback closed and was absorbed into Great MN Schools in 2020. To see person-roles for Great MN Schools see record as a grant recipient. |
| Database contains 97 grants from the Great MN Schools worth $ 7,709,682 |
| Grants for years: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation |
| Database contains 4 grants from the Greater Houston Community Foundation worth $ 465,000 |
| Grants for years: 2017 2020 2021 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way |
| Database contains 146 grants from the Greater Twin Cities United Way worth $ 25,956,270 |
| Grants for years: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation |
| Database contains 110 grants from the I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation worth $ 8,569,027 |
| Grants for years: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| JAB Foundation [Jane and Archie Black Foundation] |
| Database contains 34 grants from the JAB Foundation [Jane and Archie Black Foundation] worth $ 935,638 |
| Grants for years: 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota |
| Database contains 156 grants from the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota worth $ 5,332,118 |
| Grants for years: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| Database contains 191 grants from the John & Denise Graves Foundation worth $ 8,025,716 |
| Grants for years: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Joyce Foundation |
| Database contains 53 grants from the Joyce Foundation worth $ 6,840,613 |
| Grants for years: 2012 2013 2015 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Lre Foundation |
| Another Cargill foundation. Gregory "Greg" R. Page (born 1952) is an American businessman. He served as executive chairman of Cargill, Inc. of Minnetonka, Minnesota. Trustee of the foundation. Tax-exempt since Oct. 2007 |
| Database contains 48 grants from the Lre Foundation worth $ 2,498,700 |
| Grants for years: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Manitou Fund |
| Database contains 9 grants from the Manitou Fund worth $ 670,000 |
| Grants for years: 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| McKnight Foundation |
| Database contains 445 grants from the McKnight Foundation worth $ 52,141,912 |
| Grants for years: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Mightycause Charitable Foundation |
| Nee: Razoo Foundation |
| Database contains 580 grants from the Mightycause Charitable Foundation worth $ 13,770,154 |
| Grants for years: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Minneapolis Foundation |
| Database contains 1,482 grants from the Minneapolis Foundation worth $ 141,815,683 |
| Grants for years: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Minnesota Black Collective Foundation |
| Tax-exempt since Jan. 2023 EIN: 88-3613546 |
| Database contains 2 grants from the Minnesota Black Collective Foundation worth $ 35,000 |
| Grants for years: |
| Minnesota Community Foundation |
| Database contains 165 grants from the Minnesota Community Foundation worth $ 11,458,003 |
| Grants for years: 2017 2018 2019 |
| Mortenson Family Foundation |
| Database contains 167 grants from the Mortenson Family Foundation worth $ 4,105,500 |
| Grants for years: 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc |
| Database contains 173 grants from the National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc worth $ 25,678,863 |
| Grants for years: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| National Philanthropic Trust |
| Database contains 202 grants from the National Philanthropic Trust worth $ 9,315,592 |
| Grants for years: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 |
| Propel Nonprofits |
| Propel's IRS 990 says its purpose is "TO FUEL THE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NONPROFITS WITH GUIDANCE, EXPERTISE, AND CAPITAL." |
| Database contains 31 grants from the Propel Nonprofits worth $ 2,073,781 |
| Grants for years: 2016 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Prospect Creek Foundation |
| Database contains 18 grants from the Prospect Creek Foundation worth $ 3,414,115 |
| Grants for years: 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| The St. Paul Foundation used to control the Minnesota Community Foundation, but absorbed it in 2020. From the 2017 IRS 990 of the Minnesota Community Foundation, Schedule O: "THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE MINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ARE THE SAME AS THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE SAINT PAUL FOUNDATION. THE OFFICERS ARE PAID BY THE SAINT PAUL FOUNDATION, WHICH IS A RELATED ORGANIZATION." |
| Database contains 1,102 grants from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation worth $ 83,293,891 |
| Grants for years: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Sauer Family Foundation |
| Database contains 111 grants from the Sauer Family Foundation worth $ 4,583,844 |
| Grants for years: 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund |
| Database contains 645 grants from the Schwab Charitable Fund worth $ 60,887,702 |
| Grants for years: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Smikis Foundation |
| Database contains 127 grants from the Smikis Foundation worth $ 3,010,500 |
| Grants for years: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Soran Foundation |
| The Soran Foundation is most likely closed. |
| Database contains 16 grants from the Soran Foundation worth $ 250,000 |
| Grants for years: 2012 2013 2014 |
| Think Small |
| Database contains 221 grants from the Think Small worth $ 15,155,186 |
| Grants for years: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program |
| Database contains 108 grants from the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program worth $ 6,739,336 |
| Grants for years: 2001 2020 2021 2022 |
| Walton Family Foundation |
| According to the WFF's website, it spent $9,124,347 on starting up charter schools in Minneapolis alone between 1997 and 2013. http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/newsroom/foundation-surpasses-1500-charter-school-startup-investments |
| Database contains 213 grants from the Walton Family Foundation worth $ 43,972,422 |
| Grants for years: 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Wem 2000 Foundation |
| Database contains 16 grants from the Wem 2000 Foundation worth $ 6,225,000 |
| Grants for years: 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| With its assets down to zero, and no longer appearing in the IRS tax exempt database, it appears the WEM foundation is now closed.
Inside Philanthropy: "The WEM Foundation is the charitable vehicle of billionaire Whitney MacMillan." |
| Database contains 365 grants from the WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] worth $ 95,686,880 |
| Grants for years: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota |
| Database contains 53 grants from the Women's Foundation of Minnesota worth $ 1,231,637 |
| Grants for years: 2010 2011 2012 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
WFF StartupsThe Walton Family Foundation has given more than $16 million to charter schools in Minnesota, contributing to 96 separate schools and helping start 70 of them - 29% of all charters EVER opened in the state. Read an anlysis of WFF giving to charter schools in Minnesota.
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