Community Development grants for nonprofits in Minnesota
272 private foundations reported 801 community development grants to organizations in Minnesota on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $52.8M in all. 154 of them are based in Minnesota.
Foundations272
Grants on record801
Total granted$52.8M
Their typical grant$5,125
Foundations that fund community development in Minnesota
20 of the 272: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of community development grants to Minnesota organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- 360 Communities, Burnsville - General support$484
- Strong Towns, Brainerd - General support$295
- Spare Key, St Paul - General support$251
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Gave $145.9M in 2024
The McKnight Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development, Minneapolis - to engage and support interested and affected parties toward equitably implementing the 100% clean energy…$600,000
- Association for Black Economic Power, Minneapolis - for working capital to launch Arise Community Credit Union as the state's first Black-led community credit…$500,000
- Initiative Foundation, Little Falls - for general operating support$500,000
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Gave $15.8M in 2024
Charles K Blandin Foundation
Grand Rapids, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Upper Midwest Film Office, Duluth - Project support for organizational capacity building and workforce development in rural minnesota$200,000
- Community and Economic Development Associates, Chatfield - Project support for planning and capacity building for small communities in itasca county$125,000
- Jacobson Community Center Foundation, Jacobson - Capital support for community center renovations in itasca county.$100,000
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Gave $23.1M in 2024
Target Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Build From Within Alliance, Saint Paul - Economic opportunity - national$250,000
- Mni Sota Fund, Minneapolis - Economic opportunity - hometown$200,000
- Northside Economic Opportunity Network, Minneapolis - Economic opportunity - hometown$200,000
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Gave $53.7M in 2024
The Bush Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network, Garrison - To spread ojibwe language revitalization by developing a bigger, shared infrastructure$1,270,050
- Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, Minneapolis - To develop and test a driver-owned rideshare cooperative that promotes better working conditions for drivers,…$982,665
- Lake Street Council, Minneapolis - To inspire, equip and connect bipoc and immigrant entrepreneurs to equitable clean energy opportunities$950,000
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Gave $13.9M in 2025
The Sauer Family Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Black Men Teach, St Paul - Building a diverse workforce$530,000
- Serveminnesota, Minneapolis - Building educational success$440,000
- Wallin Education Partners, Saint Paul - Building a diverse workforce$345,000
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Wilson Foundation
Saint Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Energy and the Environment, Minneapolis - Climate/Policy, workforce/poverty grant$400,000
- Project for Pride in Living, Minneapolis - Poverty/Housing/Workforce grant$400,000
- Summit Academy Oic, Minneapolis - Joint/Workforce grant$160,000
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Gave $7.7M in 2024
Xcel Energy Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Women Venture, Saint Paul - Community vitality$15,000
- Northside Economic Opportunity Network, Minneapolis - Community vitality$10,000
- Serveminnesota, Minneapolis - Environmental sustainability$10,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Action Center of Northfield Inc, Northfield - Neighborhood centers$2,500
- Minneapolis Womens Rotary, Minneapolis - Community improvement, capacity building$1,200
- Southwest Initiative Foundation, Hutchinson - Community improvement, capacity building$1,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Northside Economic Opportunity Network, Minneapolis - NEON Collective Kitchen 2025$400,000
- Lake Street Council, Minneapolis - Lake Street Small Business Support$200,000
- Association for Black Economic Power, Minneapolis - Financial Empowerment Center (FEC)$40,000
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Northwest Area Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Northside Economic Opportunity Network, Minneapolis - Northside economic opportunity network general operations$250,000
- White Earth Investment Initiative, Ogema - General operating support$150,000
- Immigrant Development Center, Moorhead - General operating support$125,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
Pentair Foundation
Golden Valley, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Lynnhurst Neighborhood Association Inc, Minneapolis - Matching Gift$500
- 360 Communities, Burnsville - Matching Gift$25
- 360 Communities, Burnsville - Matching Gift$25
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Gave $14M in 2024
Pohlad Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, St Paul - For collaborative efforts on housing stability$150,000
- Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, St Paul - For housing stability services and supports$125,000
- Frogtown Neighborhood Association, St Paul - For organizational capacity building$62,500
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities, St Paul - For civic & community engagement$1,100
- Gifts for Seniors, Minneapolis - For civic & community engagement$600
- Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Upper Midwest, Minneapolis - For civic & community engagement$500
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- 360 Communities, Burnsville - Human services$50,000
- Spare Key, St Paul - Human services$35,000
- Neighborhood House, Saint Paul - Education$30,000
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Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Serveminnesota, Minneapolis - General donation$100,000
- Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, Saint Paul - General donation$30,000
- The Park Place, Minneapolis - General donation$20,000
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Gave $4.2M in 2024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd
Providence, RI · latest return: tax year 2024- Feed My Starving Children, Coon Rapids - Matching gift to civic agency$2,464
- Pennington County Humane Society, Thief River Falls - Matching gift to civic agency$1,660
- Thief River Falls Area Food Shelf, Thief Rvr Fls - Matching gift to civic agency$250
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Gave $57.2M in 2025
Otto Bremer Trust
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Initiative Foundation, Little Falls - Community responsive fund$3,150,000
- Mni Sota Fund, Minneapolis - Business and consumer loans$250,000
- Neighborhood House, Saint Paul - Relieve poverty in st. paul$250,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development, Minneapolis - For the carbon management program$725,000
- Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development, Minneapolis - For general operating support$500,000
- Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development, Minneapolis - For general operating support$250,000
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Gave $3.4M in 2025
Land O'lakes Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Southwest Initiative Foundation, Hutchinson - Member co-op matches$5,000
- United Community Action Partnership Inc, Marshall - Member co-op matches$2,500
- Woodstock Community Outreach, Woodstock - Member co-op matches$2,500
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Minnesota organizations that received community development grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Initiative Foundation Little Falls | 7 | $4,364,000 |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network Minneapolis | 7 | $1,660,032 |
| Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative St Paul | 7 | $755,834 |
| Lake Street Council Minneapolis | 6 | $1,400,074 |
| Serveminnesota Minneapolis | 5 | $580,026 |
| Southwest Initiative Foundation Hutchinson | 5 | $546,078 |
| Neighborhood House Saint Paul | 5 | $333,348 |
| 360 Communities Burnsville | 5 | $55,784 |
| Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers Minneapolis | 4 | $1,432,665 |
| Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Owatonna | 4 | $502,627 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Minnesota that we classify as community development, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 272 foundations, 106 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.