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Minneapolis Foundation

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION
Foundations · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · EIN 41-6029402

Money Out (latest fiscal year)

990 · FY ending 2025-03-31
Largest (approx.)
Total spending
$152.4M
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Grants paid
$129.2M
Lobbying
$250K
Program services
$141.8M

Top contractors (990 Part VII §B)

ContractorServiceStateCompensation
NEPC LLCInvestment management—$497K
Silchester International AdvisorsInvestment management—$391K
Peregrine Capital ManagementInvestment management—$377K
Wipfli LLPIt services—$199K
Eartha Borer-BELLConsulting services—$183K

Lobbying — 501(h) Election (Sch C Part II-A)

Total lobbying expenditures$250K
Direct lobbying$222K
Grassroots lobbying$28K
501(h) lobbying ceiling$6.0M
Lobbying nontaxable amount$1.0M
Grassroots ceiling$1.5M
Total exempt-purpose expenditures$141.8M

Grants Made (Top 50 by amount)

10,000 grants · $4.7B total
RecipientStateIRC sectionCash grantPurpose
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
EIN 232888152
RI501(C)(3)$15.6MDONOR-ADVISED, GENERAL
GREAT MN SCHOOLS
EIN 811733895
MN501(C)(3)$6.1MDONOR ADVISED, EDUCATION
GREAT MN SCHOOLS
EIN 811733895
MN501(C)(3)$4.9MEDUCATION, DONOR-ADVISED, EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
EIN 416042488
MN501(C)(3)$4.4MTHE LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND - #20396
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
EIN 530242652
MN501(C)(3)$4.3MDONOR ADVISED, ENVIRONMENT
ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION
EIN 274116873
MN501(C)(3)$4.0MDONOR ADVISED, HEALTH
CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
EIN 411814223
MN501(C)(3)$3.3MDONOR ADVISED, HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
EIN 416042488
MN501(C)(3)$3.0MDONOR ADVISED, EDUCATION
DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
EIN 237397946
NY501(C)(3)$2.3MCHARLIE POHLAD'S 2018 BOARD CONTRIBUTION
WALKER ART CENTER
EIN 410693929
MN501(C)(3)$2.3MTHE SCULPTURE GARDEN RENOVATION; THE KATHARINA FRITSCH SCULPTURE AS SUGGESTED BY JAMES POHLAD, ROBERT POHLAD AND WILLIAM POHLAD
GREAT MN SCHOOLS
EIN 811733895
MN501(C)(3)$2.2MGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - 370332
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
EIN 416042488
MN501(C)(3)$2.1MEDUCATION, HEALTH, DONOR-ADVISED, EDUCATION, DONOR-ADVISED, GENERAL