Cargill Foundation
Historical FunderMinneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 41-6020221 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$13M
Organizations funded95
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$307.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $175,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | KATIE CLARK SIEBEN INTERIM EXECUTIV |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 5650, MINNEAPOLIS MN 554405632 |
| Phone | 6126555199 |
| Form and materials | HTTPS://WWW.CARGILL.COM/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/CARGILL-FOUNDATION-HEADQUARTERS |
| Deadlines | SEE STATEMENT 12 |
| Restrictions | SEE STATEMENT 13 |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
3% of grants went outside Minnesota.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Harvest Heartland | Saint Paul, MN | Moonshot campaign | $1,500,000 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Career and college readiness minneapolis (mps) and saint paul public schools (spps) | $708,333 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Saint Paul, MN | Child hunger initiative and kitchen coalition | $500,000 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | Youthprise cooperative housing & community center (ychcc) | $500,000 |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | College access & success programming and fafsa support services | $450,000 |
| Serveminnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Equitably expanding 4-8 math corps with participatory community research | $300,606 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | Pillsbury united healthy food access program and CEO transition fund | $300,000 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | STEM for all | $285,600 |
| The African American Leadership Forum | Minneapolis, MN | Forumai | $277,361 |
| Appetite for Change Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Appetite for change - childhood nutrition from the ground up | $250,000 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | Family achievement coaching, family academy, and high school to college success program | $250,000 |
| St David's Center for Child and Family Development | Minneapolis, MN | Twin cities early intervention expansion | $250,000 |
| The African American Leadership Forum | Minneapolis, MN | The black agenda for change | $250,000 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Career and college readiness: increasing fafsa completion, student confidence, and achieve capacity for minneapolis-saint pauls future | $235,000 |
| The Food Group Minnesota Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General operations | $225,000 |
| Breakthrough Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | Increasing impact and college access | $217,500 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the North | Minneapolis, MN | Mezile YMCA childhood nutrition program | $211,000 |
| Change Starts With Community | Minneapolis, MN | Shiloh cares food shelf | $200,000 |
| Teach for America | Minneapolis, MN | Tfa twin cities & the cargill foundation: equitable access to STEM | $200,000 |
| The Constellation Fund | Minneapolis, MN | The constellation fund - general operating support | $200,000 |
| The Good Acre | Falcon Heights, MN | Food access for collective impact | $200,000 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Urban ventures farm & nutrition | $200,000 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | Nutrition program | $187,500 |
| Athletes Committed to Educating Students (Aces) | Minneapolis, MN | Aces STEM programming | $175,000 |
| Hiawatha Academies | Minneapolis, MN | Hiawatha through college | $175,000 |
| Project Success-Students Undertaking Creative Control | Minneapolis, MN | Connecting high school students with their purpose | $175,000 |
| Change Starts With Community | Minneapolis, MN | Shiloh cares capital improvement campaign | $150,000 |
| Junior Achievement North | Saint Paul, MN | Junior achievement north: 3de by junior achievement | $150,000 |
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Collegebound saint paul | $150,000 |
| Code Savvy | Minneapolis, MN | Sustainable growth initiative for tech diversity | $130,000 |
| Junior Achievement North | Saint Paul, MN | Junior achievement north: K-12 twin cities metro programming and learning lab sponsorship fy24-fy26 | $125,000 |
| Smart North | Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis community tech hub | $125,000 |
| St David's Center for Child and Family Development | Minneapolis, MN | Early childhood nutrition program | $125,000 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Bell museum hands-on STEM learning in the community | $125,000 |
| Urban Roots Mn | Saint Paul, MN | Urban roots providing access to fresh, healthy food and nutrition education for children, youth, and families on the east side of st. paul | $125,000 |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | YWCA minneapolis early childhood education (ece) nutrition program 2024 | $125,000 |
| Science From Scientists Inc | Bloomington, MN | Science from scientists during-school STEM enrichment program in twin cities metro schools 2022-2025 | $120,000 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | Saint Paul, MN | Tpt STEM academies 2024-2025 | $112,500 |
| 30000 Feet | Saint Paul, MN | Tech geeks | $100,000 |
| 30000 Feet | Saint Paul, MN | Tech geeks | $100,000 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Gift in honor of michelle grogg | $100,000 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | A systems change hub for racial equity in postsecondary attainment across the twin cities | $100,000 |
| Migizi Communications Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Migizis green tech institute | $100,000 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | Pillsbury creative commons | $100,000 |
| Providers Choice Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Growing healthy communities: building nutrition knowledge for success in the child and adult care food program (cacfp) | $100,000 |
| Saint Paul Public Schools | Saint Paul, MN | Grow our own | $100,000 |
| Summit Academy Oic | Minneapolis, MN | Summit nsstem's mobile innovation lab and techconnects! program expansions | $100,000 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Girlsbest (girls building economic success together) | $100,000 |
| Dream of Wild Health | Minneapolis, MN | Native youth education & leadership | $87,500 |
| Banyan Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Banyan's aces (adolescent education support) program | $85,000 |
| Youth Farm and Market Project | Minneapolis, MN | Community networks supporting youth nutrition | $85,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Bbbs beyond school walls and STEM explore programs | $75,000 |
| Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | STEM river stewards (srs) | $75,000 |
| Hunger Impact Partners | Minneapolis, MN | Healthy meals for children | $75,000 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Saint Paul, MN | Impala for minnesota | $75,000 |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | Growing good urban outreach program | $75,000 |
| Renewing the Countryside II | Hammond, MN | Happy kids whole veggies: community-based systems change for our youngest eaters | $75,000 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | Saint Paul, MN | Operating support for tpts comprehensive services in fy24 | $75,000 |
| Bestprep | Brooklyn Park, MN | Bestprep's classroom plus, cloud coach, ementors, and minnesota business venture programs | $65,000 |
| Minnesota State Horticultural Society | Roseville, MN | Garden-In-A-Box | $65,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 95 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Harvest Heartland | Saint Paul, MN | Child hunger initiative and kitchen coalition | $5,750,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Saint Paul, MN | Child hunger initiative and kitchen coalition | $5,750,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Saint Paul, MN | Child hunger initiative and kitchen coalition | $5,750,000 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Career and college readiness | $708,334 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | Pillsbury creative commons | $300,000 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Career and college readiness | $279,200 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Career and college readiness | $262,236 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Saint Paul, MN | Child hunger initiative and kitchen coalition | $250,000 |
| St David's Center for Child and Family Development | Minneapolis, MN | Early childhood nutrition program | $250,000 |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | College access & success programming and fafsa support services | $225,000 |
| The Food Group Minnesota Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Participation recognition cargill foundation childhood nutrition event | $225,000 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the North | Minneapolis, MN | Mezile YMCA childhood nutrition program | $211,000 |
| Change Starts With Community | Minneapolis, MN | Shiloh cares capital improvement campaign | $200,000 |
| The Constellation Fund | Minneapolis, MN | The constellation fund - general operating support | $200,000 |
| The Good Acre | Falcon Heights, MN | Furthering food access | $200,000 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | Nutrition program | $187,500 |
| Junior Achievement North | Saint Paul, MN | Junior achievement north: K-12 twin cities metro programming and learning lab sponsorship fy24-fy26 | $150,000 |
| Code Savvy | Minneapolis, MN | Sustainable growth initiative for tech diversity | $130,000 |
| Smart North | Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis community tech hub | $125,000 |
| Urban Roots Mn | Saint Paul, MN | Urban roots providing access to fresh, healthy food and nutrition education for children, youth, and families on the east side of st. paul | $125,000 |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | Girls inc. eureka! at YWCA minneapolis | $125,000 |
| 30000 Feet | Saint Paul, MN | Tech geeks | $100,000 |
| Junior Achievement North | Saint Paul, MN | Junior achievement north: K-12 twin cities metro programming and learning lab sponsorship fy24-fy26 | $100,000 |
| Migizi Communications Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Migizis green tech institute | $100,000 |
| Saint Paul Public Schools | Saint Paul, MN | Grow our own | $100,000 |
| Dream of Wild Health | Minneapolis, MN | Native youth education & leadership | $87,500 |
| Banyan Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Banyan's aces (adolescent education support) program | $85,000 |
| Youth Farm and Market Project | Minneapolis, MN | Community networks supporting youth nutrition | $85,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Bbbs beyond school walls and STEM explore programs | $75,000 |
| Renewing the Countryside II | Hammond, MN | Happy kids whole veggies: community-based systems change for our youngest eaters | $75,000 |
| Bestprep | Brooklyn Park, MN | Bestprep's classroom plus, cloud coach, ementors, and minnesota business venture programs | $65,000 |
| Centro Tyrone Guzman | Minneapolis, MN | Centro family nutrition program | $64,000 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio | Saint Paul, MN | Youth in action (ya!) | $60,000 |
| Black Men Teach | Saint Paul, MN | Black men teach: diversifying the teacher pipeline | $50,000 |
| Project Scientist | San Francisco, CA | Teaching institute | $50,000 |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | Girls inc. eureka! at YWCA minneapolis | $50,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,000,000 | 131 |
| 2023 | $13,314,442 | 135 |
| 2021 | $11,999,593 | 94 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349105086
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 41-6020221
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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