Margaret a Cargill Foundation
Invitation OnlyEden Prairie, Minnesota · EIN 37-1758406 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$146.7M
Organizations funded312
Typical grant$250,000
Total assets$3.3B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $650,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
74% of grants went outside Minnesota.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Support for the margaret A. cargill foundation fund at the minneapolis foundation | $3,662,000 |
| Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Support for a donor advised fund at the mn community foundation | $3,550,000 |
| Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | Support for its pets for life program | $3,405,000 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | Support for traditional arts across turtle island | $2,575,000 |
| Mid Atlantic Arts | Baltimore, MD | Support for folklife traditions and art in communities | $2,400,000 |
| Oxfam-America Inc | Boston, MA | Strengthening community preparedness, rapid response and recovery in asia | $2,382,000 |
| The Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Support for its partners for wildlife program | $2,065,000 |
| Lutheran Services in America Incorporated | Washington, DC | Support for its rural aging action network | $2,000,000 |
| Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Essex Junction, VT | Supporting growth and impact of conservation efforts in east africa | $2,000,000 |
| Management Sciences for Health Inc | Arlington, VA | Utz nan: supporting healthy mothers and babies in guatemala | $2,000,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | Northern great plains grassland conservation | $2,000,000 |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | Seattle, WA | Advancing empathy for wildlife | $1,991,500 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Supporting communities to reduce and reverse tropical forest loss | $1,927,000 |
| Leadingage Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Connected communities for healthy aging | $1,800,000 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc - Care | Atlanta, GA | Response and readiness capacity for emergencies | $1,750,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Emergency rapid response fund | $1,650,000 |
| Lutheran Services in America Incorporated | Washington, DC | Support for its family stabilization initiative | $1,625,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | Support for its woven lands initiative | $1,550,000 |
| Community Action Partnership | Washington, DC | Whole family approach community of practice initiative | $1,500,000 |
| Concern Worldwide US Inc | New York, NY | Partnerships for improved maternal and child health in coastal bangladesh | $1,500,000 |
| Helpage International | London, UK | Support for emergency response | $1,500,000 |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation | London, UK | Expanding client-centered family planning and healthcare | $1,500,000 |
| Start Network | London, UK | Start ready: supporting local communities to be disaster ready | $1,500,000 |
| The Northwest Minnesota Foundation | Bemidji, MN | Cultural wellness and healing for rural native youth in minnesota | $1,500,000 |
| University of Alaska | Fairbanks, AK | Sustaining traditional and local knowledge, arts and teaching | $1,500,000 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | Cultural wellness and healing for urban youth of color in minnesota | $1,500,000 |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Washington, DC | Aspca northern tier shelter initiative | $1,421,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Advancing community co-management in indonesian marine protected areas | $1,380,000 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | Advancing support, preparation, & innovation in rural education | $1,300,000 |
| The Evergreen State College Foundation | Olympia, WA | Strengthening traditional arts mastery, worldviews and culture | $1,300,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Prepared to teach program | $1,295,000 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | Boston, MA | Building toward sustainable quality maternal and child healthare | $1,210,000 |
| Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Support for employee matching program at the mn community foundation | $1,200,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Support for its prepared and resilient program | $1,162,437 |
| The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Madison, WI | Support for its program for shelter medicine and community engaged care | $1,110,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | Midwest early recovery fund | $1,100,000 |
| Alia | St Paul, MN | Programming to strengthen families, reduce trauma, and build communities | $1,000,000 |
| American University | Washington, DC | Support to improve access to maternal and child health | $1,000,000 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | St Paul, MN | Support for its whole families approach | $1,000,000 |
| Fondo Semillas | Cuidad de Mexico, MX | Improving women's healthcare in mexico | $1,000,000 |
| Inter-American Foundation | Washington, DC | Partnership for disaster recovery and resilience | $1,000,000 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | Support for enviornmental preparedness and strengthening health systems | $1,000,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Support for ciff at great lakes hub | $1,000,000 |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | Cass Lake, MN | Leech lake animal wellness clinic | $1,000,000 |
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | Baltimore, MD | Strengthening of community-based structures | $1,000,000 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | Managing disaster risk through economic development | $1,000,000 |
| Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute Inc | New York, NY | Universal direct care worker initiative | $1,000,000 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | Support for its rooted to last program | $1,000,000 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | Catalyzing action for adolescent maternal and newborn health in nepal | $1,000,000 |
| Secretariat de Jeunesses Musicales International | Brussels, BE | Support for music education | $1,000,000 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | Moving towards integrated resilient health systems for children and communities | $1,000,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Enviornmentally-Smart practices in small agrictulture in the upper midwest | $1,000,000 |
| Oxfam-America Inc | Boston, MA | Community preparedness for disaster response and recovery in central america | $990,000 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Santa Fe, NM | Expanding the footprints of native arts & culture | $950,000 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | Cultivating native student college success | $900,000 |
| Pro-Vida | San Salvador, ES | Localization of humanitarian action from networking | $900,000 |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | Support for its los angeles music saves program | $900,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Promoting self-sustaining grassland communities: scaling solutions | $900,000 |
| National Center for Teacher Residencies Inc | Chicago, IL | Resident apprentice and lab site development project | $875,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for ipadlc territorial funds, rights, livelihoods, and resilience | $850,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 312 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Washington, DC | Aspca northern tier shelter initiative | $6,150,000 |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | Seattle, WA | Advancing empathy for wildlife | $5,158,500 |
| Management Sciences for Health Inc | Arlington, VA | Utz nan: supporting healthy mothers and babies in guatemala | $3,370,000 |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation | London, | Expanding client-centered family planning and healthcare | $3,000,000 |
| Core Inc | Washington, DC | Small grants program to improve community-based health services | $2,536,384 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc - Care | Atlanta, GA | Promoting disaster ready preparedness towards adaptation | $2,500,000 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | Improving family stability through rural and tribal sustainability and expansion | $2,500,000 |
| Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | Support for its pets for life program | $2,280,000 |
| Lutheran Services in America Incorporated | Washington, DC | Support for its rural aging action network | $2,000,000 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | Support for its rooted to last program | $2,000,000 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | Catalyzing action for adolescent maternal and newborn health in nepal | $2,000,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Enviornmentally-Smart practices in small agrictulture in the upper midwest | $2,000,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | Northern great plains grassland conservation | $1,750,000 |
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | Baltimore, MD | Strengthening community structures for disaster preparedness and mitigation | $1,650,000 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | Support for traditional arts across turtle island | $1,575,000 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | Wounspekiya unspewicakiyapi nunpa native teacher education | $1,500,000 |
| Child Care Aware of America | Arlington, VA | Disaster ready child care systems | $1,500,000 |
| The Share Trust Inc | Dover, MA | Locally led disaster risk reduction in the bangladesh coastal region | $1,500,000 |
| The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Madison, WI | Support for its program for shelter medicine and community engaged care | $1,340,000 |
| Mid Atlantic Arts | Baltimore, MD | Central appalachia living traditions | $1,300,000 |
| South Arts Inc | Atlanta, GA | Support for central appalachian folk arts & culture | $1,300,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Promoting self-sustaining grassland communities: scaling solutions | $1,275,000 |
| Camp Fire | Kansas City, MO | Support for camp access and community engagement | $1,150,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for ipadlc territorial funds, rights, livelihoods, and resilience | $1,150,000 |
| The Evergreen State College Foundation | Olympia, WA | Strengthening traditional arts mastery, worldviews and culture | $1,100,000 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Santa Fe, NM | Expanding the footprints of native arts & culture | $1,050,000 |
| Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute Inc | New York, NY | Universal direct care worker initiative | $1,000,000 |
| Petsmart Charities Inc | Phoenix, AZ | Community centric animal well-being solutions in tribal communities | $1,000,000 |
| Wuqu' Kawoq Maya Health Alliance | Bethel, VT | Engaging communities to improve maternal & child health services in guatemala | $1,000,000 |
| Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts | Gatlinburg, TN | Exploring and preserving the diverse roots of traditional appalachian craft | $850,000 |
| The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Madison, WI | Sustaining scandinavian folk arts in the upper midwest | $800,000 |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | Support for its los angeles music saves program | $725,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | Scaling marine conservation for blue economy in indonesia | $700,000 |
| Alaska State Council on the Arts | Anchorage, AK | Support for its asca munartet project | $655,000 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | Audubon conservation ranching: restoring and conserving grasslands at scale | $645,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Advancing community co-management in indonesian marine protected areas | $620,000 |
| Community Violence Intervention Center Inc | Grand Forks, ND | Support for its safer tomorrows road map program | $600,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | Strengthening tribal opportunities & communities through ecological stewardship | $600,000 |
| Pro-Vida | San Salvador, | Localization of humanitarian action from networking | $600,000 |
| African Development Solutions | Nairobi, | Capacity building for core services | $500,000 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | Empowering relatives emergency funds | $500,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | Building islands futures | $500,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | Promoting governance and negotiations for community-led conservation | $500,000 |
| Headwaters Economics Inc | Bozeman, MT | Scaling up community assistance for flooding | $500,000 |
| Heard Museum | Phoenix, AZ | Support for its american indian master artist workshop series | $500,000 |
| Pathfinder International | Watertown, MA | Integrated health and conservation programming in northern tanzania | $500,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Accelerating 2gen approaches for family well-being and prosperity | $500,000 |
| The Valley Hospital Association Inc | Wasilla, AK | Support for its hello baby program | $500,000 |
| Coral Triangle Center Foundation | Denpasar, | Improving the management effectiveness of marine protected areas in indonesia | $462,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | Support for its woven lands initiative | $450,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Baltimore, MD | Ncii rural community college guided pathways | $450,000 |
| Micronesia Conservation Trust | Kolonia, | Community-Based conservation and natural resource management across micronesia | $435,000 |
| Anthropocene Alliance | Micanopy, FL | New regional hubs for disaster resilience in the midwest region | $400,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | Strengthening food systems for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery | $400,000 |
| Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Inc | Lac Du Flambeau, WI | Support for its care management model | $400,000 |
| Blue Ventures Conservation | Bristol, | Strengthening and scaling community-led fisheries management in indonesia | $375,000 |
| Conservation Strategy Fund | Washington, DC | Realizing benefits of blue economy for coastal communities | $375,000 |
| The Center for Rural Strategies Inc | Whitesburg, KY | Rural strategies living traditions project | $350,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | Advancing marine protected area management in indonesia | $350,000 |
| Burung Indonesia | Bogor City, | Expanding sustainable coastal resources management across indonesia | $340,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $146,746,000 | 395 |
| 2023 | $163,002,065 | 356 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503189349102200
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 37-1758406
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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