Xcel Energy Foundation

Historical Funder

Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 41-2007734 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$7.7M

Organizations funded1,820

Typical grant$510

Total assets$2.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $150 and $3,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION
Address	414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
Phone	6122155310
Email	WWW.XCELENERGY.COM CLICK ON ABOUT US/COMMUNIT
Form and materials	XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED BY INVITATION ONLY. UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS OR LETTERS OF INTENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. GRANT APPLICATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.XCELENERGY.COM/COMMUNITY/FOCUS_AREA_GRANTS/APPLICATION_PROCESS.
Deadlines	FUNDING OPENS IN THE SPRING. SEE DETAIL AT HTTPS://MY.XCELENERGY.COM/S/COMMUNITY/FOCUS-AREA-GRANTS.
Restrictions	FUNDING IS OPEN TO PROGRAMS WITH XCEL ENERGY'S SERVICE AREA IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, COLORADO, TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.

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.

Education205
Human Services170
STEM143
Health127
Arts & Culture125
Animal Welfare100

Where it gives

67% of grants went outside Minnesota.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Greater Twin Cities United Way	Minneapolis, MN	Uw grant	$619,552
Mile High United Way Inc	Denver, CO	Match payroll deduction (501(C)3) grant, match payroll deduction (higher ed) grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match…	$529,417
The United Way Inc	Amarillo, TX	Dollars for doing grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match previous donation grant, match uw payroll deduction grant	$496,117
West Texas a & M University Foundation	Canyon, TX	Match payroll deduction (higher ed) grant, STEM career pathways	$70,886
United Way of Pueblo County Colorado Inc	Pueblo, CO	Match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, match payroll deduction (501(C)3) grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match…	$60,355
Lubbock Area United Way Inc	Lubbock, TX	Match payroll deduction (higher ed) grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match previous donation grant, match uw payroll…	$59,216
Community Food Share	Louisville, CO	Disaster reliefvolunteer energy	$51,000
United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Inc	Eau Claire, WI	Dollars for doing grant, match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, match payroll deduction (higher ed) grant, match uw credit card…	$48,417
Wright County Area United Way	Monticello, MN	Match uw credit card donation grant, match uw payroll deduction grant	$44,680
United Way of Goodhue Wabasha & Pierce Counties	Red Wing, MN	Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match…	$40,971
Sherburne County Area United Way	Elk River, MN	Match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match previous donation grant, match uw payroll deduction grant	$40,577
United Way of Hastings	Hastings, MN	Match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, match payroll deduction (higher ed) grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match…	$35,592
United Way of Washington County East Inc	Stillwater, MN	Match uw credit card donation grant, match uw payroll deduction grant	$32,298
University of Minnesota Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	Environmental sustainability, match a previous donation (higher ed) grant, match credit card donation (higher ed) grant, match payroll…	$32,076
The Greenway Foundation Inc	Denver, CO	Environmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(C)3) grant	$30,510
Veterans Community Project	Kansas City, MO	Community vitality volunteer energy	$30,500
The Park People	Denver, CO	Dollars for doing grantenvironmental sustainability, match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant	$30,350
Amarillo College Foundation Inc	Amarillo, TX	STEM career pathways	$30,000
Colorado Enterprise Fund Inc	Denver, CO	Community vitality	$30,000
Foundation for Black Entrepreneurship	Denver, CO	Community vitality	$30,000
Metropolitan Economic Development Association	Minneapolis, MN	Community vitality	$30,000
Sabathani Community Center	Minneapolis, MN	Environmental sustainability	$30,000
University of Northern Colorado Foundation Inc	Greeley, CO	STEM career pathways	$30,000
Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver	Denver, CO	Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, STEM career pathwaysuw grant, volunteer energy	$29,250
People Serving People Inc Charities	Minneapolis, MN	Community vitality match payroll deduction (501(C)3) grant, volunteer energy	$26,600
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Inc	Denver, CO	Environmental sustainability, volunteer energy, match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant	$26,000
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys	Saint Paul, MN	Dollars for doing grant, match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, STEM career pathways	$25,860
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts	Saint Paul, MN	Community vitality match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant	$25,750
Project for Pride in Living Inc	Minneapolis, MN	Community vitality match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant	$25,750
Minndependent	Edina, MN	Dollars for doing grant, STEM career pathways	$25,600
Thorne Ecological Institute	Boulder, CO	Environmental sustainability, match payroll deduction (501(C)3) grant	$25,500
Year One Inc	Denver, CO	Community vitality match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant	$25,500
Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St Croix & Namekagon	Osceola, WI	Environmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(C)3) grant	$25,100
The Colorado Museum of Natural History	Denver, CO	Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, STEM career pathways	$25,071
Colorado Education Initiative	Denver, CO	STEM career pathways	$25,000
Eureka Mcconnell Science Museum	Grand Jct, CO	STEM career pathways	$25,000
Hcc Contractor Academy	Denver, CO	Community vitality	$25,000
Latino Leadership Institute	Littleton, CO	Community vitality	$25,000
Mca Denver	Denver, CO	Community vitality	$25,000
Public Education & Business Coalition	Denver, CO	STEM career pathways	$25,000
We Care Solar	Berkeley, CA	STEM career pathways	$25,000
Youth on Record	Denver, CO	Community vitality	$25,000
YWCA Boulder County	Boulder, CO	STEM career pathways	$25,000
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation Inc	Eau Claire, WI	Match a previous donation (higher ed) grant, match credit card donation (higher ed) grant, STEM career pathways	$23,425
Boy Scouts of America	Fort Snelling, MN	Community vitality dollars for doing grant, match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant	$23,150
Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium	Westminster, CO	Environmental sustainabilitystem career pathways	$22,500
Bluff Lake Nature Center	Denver, CO	Dollars for doing grantenvironmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, volunteer energy	$22,270
United Way of Central Minnesota	St Cloud, MN	Match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match previous donation grant, match uw payroll…	$21,356
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul & Mpls	Minneapolis, MN	Community vitality dollars for doing grant, match payroll deduction (501(C)3) grantdollars for doing grant, match payroll deduction…	$21,290
North Dakota State University Foundation	Fargo, ND	Match credit card donation (higher ed) grant, STEM career pathways	$21,200
Colorado Riverfront Foundation Inc	Grand Jct, CO	Dollars for doing grantenvironmental sustainability	$21,000
Denver Urban Gardens	Denver, CO	Environmental sustainability, volunteer energy	$21,000
United Way of Lea County Inc	Hobbs, NM	Match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, match payroll deduction (501(C)3) grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match…	$20,641
Eaglewatch Inc	Wabasha, MN	Dollars for doing grant, match a previous donation (501(C)3) grantenvironmental sustainability	$20,600
Childrens Theater Company and School	Minneapolis, MN	Community vitalitymatch a previous donation (501(C)3) grant	$20,500
Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation Inc	Denver, CO	Dollars for doing grant, STEM career pathways	$20,500
Colorado Association of Black Prof Engineers and Scientists	Denver, CO	Dollars for doing grant, STEM career pathways	$20,215
National Forest Foundation	Missoula, MT	Environmental sustainability	$20,100
Science Museum of Minnesota	Saint Paul, MN	Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, STEM career pathways	$20,095
Cal-Wood Education Center	Jamestown, CO	Environmental sustainability	$20,000

Showing the 60 largest of 1,820 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$7,725,349	1,820
2023	$7,487,407	1,872

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 24, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202542979349100219
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 41-2007734
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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