Homelessness grants for nonprofits in Minnesota
135 private foundations reported 231 homelessness grants to organizations in Minnesota on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $7.3M in all. 92 of them are based in Minnesota.
Foundations that fund homelessness in Minnesota
20 of the 135: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of homelessness 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- The Landing Mn, Rochester - General support$463
- Ruths House of Hope, Faribault - General support$395
- Womens Advocates Inc, St Paul - General support$368
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Gave $14M in 2024
Pohlad Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, St Paul - For research and collaborative efforts on housing stability and homelessness$250,000
- The Alliance, Minneapolis - For housing and homelessness organizing and collaboration$250,000
- People Serving People, Minneapolis - For housing stability services and supports$200,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Stepping Stone Emergency Housing, Anoka - Homeless shelters$2,500
- Crow River Habitat for Humanity, Hutchinson - Housing, shelter$500
- Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, Slayton - Housing, shelter$500
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Gave $15.8M in 2024
Charles K Blandin Foundation
Grand Rapids, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Grace House of Itasca County, Grand Rapids - Organizational support to address homelessness and create a housing resource specialist position in itasca…$60,000
- Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, Saint Paul - Project support for the heading home minnesota funders collaborative's work to reduce and end homelessness in…$15,000
- Grace House of Itasca County, Grand Rapids - Matching gift contribution in itasca county$400
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Gave $11.3M in 2025
Hugh J Andersen Foundation
Bayport, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Women's Advocates Inc, St Paul - Cleveland housing & shelter campaign$150,000
- Lutheran Social Service of Mn, St Paul - Safe house emergency shelter for tee$55,000
- Women's Advocates Inc, St Paul - General operating support$50,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Applying a youth participatory-action-research framework in addressing systemic racism to advance health…$143,958
- Hope Community Inc, Minneapolis - Advancing racial equity inside and outside the minneapolis park system through how the park board decides…$25,424
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Testing an aligned medical, social, and public health services system to optimize care for youths…$10,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis, Minneapolis - A Path to Home: Supportive Housing in St. Paul$75,000
- People Serving People Inc, Minneapolis - Families for Finance$40,000
- Ruth's House of Hope Inc, Faribault - General Operating Support$10,000
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- People Serving People, Minneapolis - Human services$60,000
- Hope Community, Minneapolis - Human services$40,000
- My Very Own Bed, Minneapolis - Human services$25,000
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Gave $57.2M in 2025
Otto Bremer Trust
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Saint Paul - Homeless youth services$1,000,000
- New Pathways Inc, Cambridge - New shelter$300,000
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Gave $13.9M in 2025
The Sauer Family Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Women's Advocates Inc, Saint Paul - Building strong family relationships$69,145
- My Very Own Bed, Minneapolis - Building strong family relationships$24,850
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Gave $7.7M in 2024
Xcel Energy Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Womens Advocates Inc, Saint Paul - Match credit card donation (501(C)3) grant$450
- Backpack Project Mn, Minneapolis - Match payroll deduction (501(C)3) grant$125
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Gave $37.7M in 2023
Lennar Foundation Inc
Miami, FL · latest return: tax year 2023- Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, St Paul - Minnesota assistance council for veterans (macv) is a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit organization that has been serving…$525,000
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Gave $287.7M in 2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Housing Justice Collective LLC, Minneapolis - To launch a national learning community and framework for lived experience partnerships in the homeless…$370,000
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Gave $23.1M in 2024
Target Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Hope Community Inc, Minneapolis - Economic opportunity - hometown$200,000
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Gave $72.5M in 2025
Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation
Bayport, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Women's Advocates Inc, St Paul - General operating$175,000
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Raikes Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Barr Center, St Louis Park - Improving educational outcomes through systems transformation for minnesota students experiencing…$90,000
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Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Hope Community Inc, Minneapolis - General donation$60,000
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Gave $145.9M in 2024
The McKnight Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Inc, St Paul - for general operating support$50,000
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Gave $13.5M in 2025
Bentson Foundation
Wayzata, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- People Serving People Inc, Minneapolis - General$50,000
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Gave $53.7M in 2024
The Bush Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Hope Community Inc, Minneapolis - Advance hope community's charitable mission to provide affordable housing$10,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Minnesota organizations that received homelessness grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Hope Community Inc Minneapolis | 7 | $360,443 |
| Womens Advocates Inc St Paul | 6 | $544,963 |
| People Serving People Inc Minneapolis | 6 | $450,466 |
| Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Saint Paul | 3 | $295,317 |
| My Very Own Bed Minneapolis | 3 | $50,015 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund St Paul | 2 | $265,000 |
| Grace House of Itasca County Grand Rapids | 2 | $60,626 |
| Ruths House of Hope Faribault | 2 | $10,395 |
| Backpack Project Mn Minneapolis | 2 | $287 |
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 homelessness, 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 135 foundations, 62 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.