Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in Minnesota
339 private foundations reported 669 food assistance grants to organizations in Minnesota on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $24.2M in all. 206 of them are based in Minnesota.
Foundations that fund food assistance in Minnesota
20 of the 339: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance 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- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - General support$3,517
- Every Meal, Roseville - General support$518
- Bountiful Basket Food Shelf of Eastern Carver County, Chaska - General support$429
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Gave $8.8M in 2025
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
Radnor, PA · latest return: tax year 2025- Morrison County Food Shelf, Little Falls - Matching gifts$50
- Morrison County Food Shelf, Little Falls - Matching gifts$50
- Morrison County Food Shelf, Little Falls - Matching gifts$50
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Gave $3.4M in 2025
Land O'lakes Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Feeding Our Communities Partners, North Mankato - Member co-op matches$10,000
- Heavens Table Food Shelf, Fairmont - Member co-op matches$6,000
- Manna Food Pantry Inc, Worthington - Member co-op matches$3,000
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Gave $13M in 2024
Cargill Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Second Harvest Heartland, Saint Paul - Moonshot campaign$1,500,000
- Second Harvest Heartland, Saint Paul - Child hunger initiative and kitchen coalition$500,000
- Appetite for Change Inc, Minneapolis - Appetite for change - childhood nutrition from the ground up$250,000
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Gave $7.7M in 2024
Xcel Energy Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - Dollars for doing grant, match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, match credit card donation (501(C)3)…$10,708
- Red Wing Area Food Shelf, Red Wing - Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, match payroll…$5,000
- Red Wing Area Food Shelf, Red Wing - Match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant, match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant, match payroll…$2,003
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Pope County Agricultural Society, Glenwood - Food, agriculture and nutrition$1,000
- Every Meal, Roseville - Food, agriculture and nutrition$500
- Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, Grand Rapids - Food, agriculture and nutrition$500
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
Pentair Foundation
Golden Valley, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- North Country Food Alliance, Minneapolis - Matching Gift$600
- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - Matching Gift$150
- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - Matching Gift$150
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Gave $11.3M in 2025
Hugh J Andersen Foundation
Bayport, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - Make hunger history campaign$100,000
- The Food Group Minnesota Inc, New Hope - General op support & hunger solution$85,000
- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - St croix valley operating support$65,000
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - Human services$300,000
- Every Meal, Roseville - Human services$50,000
- Hunger Impact Partners, Minneapolis - Human services$40,000
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Gave $57.2M in 2025
Otto Bremer Trust
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Second Harvest Heartland Inc, Brooklyn Park - Food programs$450,000
- Second Harvest Heartland Inc, Brooklyn Park - Food programs$210,000
- Channel One Inc, Rochester - Food distribution$200,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Tc Food Justice, Minneapolis - Volunteer program$1,750
- Tc Food Justice, Minneapolis - Matching gifts$1,074
- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - Matching gifts$550
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Wem Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2023- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - General$5,060,000
- Every Meal, Roseville - General$1,510,000
- Good Grocer, Minneapolis - General$850,000
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Gave $72.5M in 2025
Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation
Bayport, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - General operating$575,000
- White Bear Area Food Shelf, White Bear Lake - General operating$200,000
- Every Meal, Roseville - General operating$45,000
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Gave $15.8M in 2024
Charles K Blandin Foundation
Grand Rapids, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Cafe, Grand Rapids - Operating support to reduce hunger while exploring capacity building opportunities in itasca county.$30,000
- Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Grand Rapids - Project support for raising awareness of rural hunger in itasca county$25,000
- Yes Network, Saint Cloud - Project support for small communities work in rural minnesota$10,000
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Margaret a Cargill Foundation
Eden Prairie, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - Employee service award$1,000
- Waconia United Food Shelf, Waconia - Employee service award$500
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Gave $14M in 2024
Pohlad Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Centennial Community Food Shelf, Circle Pines - General operating support$500
- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - General operating support$300
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, Minneapolis - To continue support for indigenous foodways education$1,550,000
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Flywheel Exchange Inc, Minneapolis - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$350,001
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Northwest Area Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, Minneapolis - General operating support$250,000
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Baustert Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Second Harvest Heartland, Brooklyn Park - General support$150,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Minnesota organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Second Harvest Heartland Brooklyn Park | 15 | $8,929,790 |
| Every Meal Roseville | 6 | $1,607,018 |
| Metro Meals on Wheels Inc Minneapolis | 4 | $180,600 |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems Minneapolis | 3 | $1,800,038 |
| The Food Group Minnesota Inc Minneapolis | 3 | $315,353 |
| The Open Door Eagan | 3 | $25,545 |
| Feeding Our Communities Partners North Mankato | 3 | $10,318 |
| Good Grocer Minneapolis | 2 | $850,034 |
| Hunger Impact Partners Minneapolis | 2 | $115,000 |
| Yes Network Saint Cloud | 2 | $10,045 |
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 food assistance, 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 339 foundations, 115 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.