Housing grants for nonprofits in Minnesota
252 private foundations reported 678 housing grants to organizations in Minnesota on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $46.9M in all. 152 of them are based in Minnesota.
Foundations252
Grants on record678
Total granted$46.9M
Their typical grant$8,750
Foundations that fund housing in Minnesota
20 of the 252: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of housing grants to Minnesota organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Gave $14M in 2024
Pohlad Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis - For first-time homeownership support$1,500,000
- Family Housing Fund, Minneapolis - For research and collaborative efforts on housing stability and affordability$250,000
- Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, St Paul - For research and collaborative efforts on housing stability and homelessness$250,000
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Ruths House of Hope, Faribault - General support$395
- Hope Harbor, Marshall - General support$369
- Womens Advocates Inc, St Paul - General support$368
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Gave $145.9M in 2024
The McKnight Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Minnesota Home Ownership Center, Saint Paul - to bridge capacity needs and scale the deployment capacity of GroundBreak Coalition supported down payment…$2,200,000
- Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, St Paul - for general operating support$1,750,000
- Brick By Brick Training & Development Corporation, Minneapolis - to purchase a 400+ single family rental portfolio of properties and equitably reposition them for…$1,500,000
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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
- Latino Economic Development Center, Minneapolis - Economic opportunity - hometown$150,000
- The Rondo Community Land Trust, Saint Paul - Economic opportunity - hometown$150,000
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Gave $11.3M in 2025
Hugh J Andersen Foundation
Bayport, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Face to Face Health and Counseling, St Paul - Arcade youth housing capital support$200,000
- Women's Advocates Inc, St Paul - Cleveland housing & shelter campaign$150,000
- Aeon, Minneapolis - Crane ord. apartments-capital improv$80,000
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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
- Minnesota Home Ownership Center, Saint Paul - Closing the Homeownership Gap for Underserved Households in Minnesota$75,000
- Latino Economic Development Center, Saint Paul - General Operating Support$50,000
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Aeon, Minneapolis - Human services$75,000
- People Serving People, Minneapolis - Human services$60,000
- Hope Community, Minneapolis - Human services$40,000
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Gave $7.7M in 2024
Xcel Energy Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Jeremiah Program, Minneapolis - Community vitality$15,000
- Latino Economic Development Center, Minneapolis - Community vitalitymatch payroll deduction (501(C)3) grant$10,000
- Rondo Community Land Trust, Saint Paul - Community vitality$10,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Crow River Habitat for Humanity, Hutchinson - Housing, shelter$500
- Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, Slayton - Housing, shelter$500
- Habitat for Humanity International Inc, Northfield - Housing, shelter$104
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Gave $53.7M in 2024
The Bush Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Northcountry Cooperative Foundation, St Paul - Northcountry cooperative foundation will scale an innovative financing model to support cooperative resident…$1,410,000
- Build Wealth Mn Inc, Minneapolis - Support for work related to a program-related investment intended to scale an innovative mortgage lending…$1,375,000
- Latino Economic Development Center, Saint Paul - This ecosystem grant provides general operating support for the latino economic development center, for the…$150,000
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Gave $15.8M in 2024
Charles K Blandin Foundation
Grand Rapids, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, Saint Paul - Project support for regional affordable housing capacity building in rural minnesota$335,000
- Kootasca Community Action Inc, Grand Rapids - Operating support for housing development capacity building in 2022 and 2023 in rural minnesota$175,000
- Grace House of Itasca County, Grand Rapids - Organizational support to address homelessness and create a housing resource specialist position in itasca…$60,000
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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
- Emma Norton Services, Saint Paul - General operating$130,000
- Jeremiah Program, Minneapolis - General operating$125,000
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Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Hope Community Inc, Minneapolis - General donation$60,000
- City of Lakes Community Land Trust, Minneapolis - General donation$30,000
- Aeon, Minneapolis - General donation$20,000
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Wilson Foundation
Saint Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Beacon Interfaith Housing, Saint Paul - Poverty/Housing grant$400,000
- Project for Pride in Living, Minneapolis - Poverty/Housing/Workforce grant$400,000
- Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Saint Paul - Poverty/Housing grant$250,000
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Gave $57.2M in 2025
Otto Bremer Trust
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Jeremiah Program, Minneapolis - Two-Generation economic mobility programs$300,000
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Saint Paul - Minnesota housing opportunity fund (mhof)$250,000
- Episcopal Homes Foundation of Minnesota, St Paul - The pillars hospice home capital campaign$200,000
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Gave $170M in 2024
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Rondo Community Land Trust, St Paul - General operating support$205,000
- Jeremiah Program, Minneapolis - Project support grant to provide year-round, holistic programming for single mothers and their young children…$200,000
- Artspace Projects Inc, Minneapolis - Project support for pre-development of mixed-use affordable artist housing in detroit$100,000
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Gave $13.9M in 2025
The Sauer Family Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Peris Foundation, Minneapolis - Building strong family relationships$96,000
- 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 $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
- Housing First Minnesota Foundation, Roseville - We partner to build safe housing for minnesotans in need.$500,000
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Gave $13.5M in 2025
Bentson Foundation
Wayzata, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Normandale Housing Corporation, Edina - General$90,000
- People Serving People Inc, Minneapolis - General$50,000
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The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Dorobo Fund for Tanzania, Wayzata - General support for ujamaa community resource team, tanzania (year 3 of 3)$100,000
- Dorobo Fund for Tanzania, Wayzata - Capacity and organizational strengthening (cos) program for ujamaa community resource team, tanzania$9,800
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Minnesota organizations that received housing grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Aeon Minneapolis | 8 | $626,739 |
| Rondo Community Land Trust St Paul | 7 | $951,000 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund St Paul | 6 | $2,825,000 |
| Jeremiah Program Minneapolis | 6 | $715,364 |
| Latino Economic Development Center Saint Paul | 6 | $610,453 |
| Women's Advocates St Paul | 6 | $544,963 |
| People Serving People Minneapolis | 6 | $450,466 |
| Hope Community Inc Minneapolis | 6 | $335,019 |
| Home Line Bloomington | 5 | $455,090 |
| Emma Norton Services St Paul | 5 | $245,100 |
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 housing, 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 252 foundations, 94 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.