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The Minneapolis Foundation (MN)
The Minneapolis Foundation is a statewide center for philanthropy, where Minnesotans make a difference every day.
Founded in 1915, The Minneapolis Foundation is one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations. The foundation has helped generations of Minnesotans create a charitable legacy and are invested in the future of our community.
Web Address
www.minneapolisfoundation.org/
Social Media Links
Twitter - @mplsfoundation
Founded in 1915, The Minneapolis Foundation is one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations. The foundation has helped generations of Minnesotans create a charitable legacy and are invested in the future of our community.
Web Address
www.minneapolisfoundation.org/
Social Media Links
Twitter - @mplsfoundation
Assets and Giving for Minneapolis Foundation
Assets
2019 - 812,815,836
2018 - 818,685,750
2017 - 733,948,041
2019 - 812,815,836
2018 - 818,685,750
2017 - 733,948,041
Domestic Grants
2019 - 81,764,816
2018 - 69,350,110
2019 - 81,764,816
2018 - 69,350,110
Recent News from Minneapolis Foundation
Ex-Mayor to Lead Minneapolis Foundation; YouthBuild Founder to Retire
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
275 on The Chronicle's most recent Philanthropy 400 list of U.S. charities that raise the most private support. In the 2015 fiscal year, it distributed...more
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
275 on The Chronicle's most recent Philanthropy 400 list of U.S. charities that raise the most private support. In the 2015 fiscal year, it distributed...more
Q&A: RT Rybak on his new gig at the Minneapolis Foundation — and whether or not he'll run for ...
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
... CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation, the 100-year-old community foundation which, last year, distributed $80 million in grants to help city...more
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
... CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation, the 100-year-old community foundation which, last year, distributed $80 million in grants to help city...more
Minnesota Comeback gives $2.7 million to Minneapolis public, charter schools
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation, Cargill Foundation, Carlson Family Foundation
Minnesota Comeback was formed nearly three years ago through the Minneapolis Foundation, and the grants mark the organization's first...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation, Cargill Foundation, Carlson Family Foundation
Minnesota Comeback was formed nearly three years ago through the Minneapolis Foundation, and the grants mark the organization's first...more
Foundations Put Up $150000 to Highlight Philanthropy's Successes
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Moore Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Columbus Foundation, Packard Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Successes of Philanthropy will serve as an online catalog of philanthropic wins — something its creators believe Washington power brokers need...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Moore Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Columbus Foundation, Packard Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Successes of Philanthropy will serve as an online catalog of philanthropic wins — something its creators believe Washington power brokers need...more
Community Foundation Update (5/23/15)
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Fresno Regional Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Minneapolis Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation
Community Foundation Update (5/23/15). California. The Santa Barbara Foundation has announced that its women's fund has awarded grants...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Fresno Regional Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Minneapolis Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation
Community Foundation Update (5/23/15). California. The Santa Barbara Foundation has announced that its women's fund has awarded grants...more
Minneapolis Foundation turns 100, throws a party
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
The concept of a “community foundation” was new. The first one had been launched in Cincinnati a year earlier. Minneapolis joined the...more
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
The concept of a “community foundation” was new. The first one had been launched in Cincinnati a year earlier. Minneapolis joined the...more
MinnPost and VOSD launch joint Knight-funded project to build membership and sustainability
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Otto Bremer Foundation, Brown Foundation, Bush Foundation, Joyce Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation
Thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the organizations will engage in a two-stage process over the next two-plus years:...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Otto Bremer Foundation, Brown Foundation, Bush Foundation, Joyce Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation
Thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the organizations will engage in a two-stage process over the next two-plus years:...more
Philanthropy Hall of Fame inductees named
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
While foundations such as Greater Twin Cities United Way and The Minneapolis Foundation contributed the vast majority of their grants to Minnesota...more
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
While foundations such as Greater Twin Cities United Way and The Minneapolis Foundation contributed the vast majority of their grants to Minnesota...more
Target And General Mills Are Top MN Grantmakers
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
While foundations such as Greater Twin Cities United Way and The Minneapolis Foundation contributed the vast majority of their grants to Minnesota...more
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
While foundations such as Greater Twin Cities United Way and The Minneapolis Foundation contributed the vast majority of their grants to Minnesota...more
The Community Foundation Hall of Fame Honorees Are
Foundation: East Bay Community Foundation, North Star Fund, Cleveland Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation
And in the course of my travels, and from NCRP's perch as philanthropy's watchdog, I learn about tons of great things happening in ... philanthropic...more
Foundation: East Bay Community Foundation, North Star Fund, Cleveland Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation
And in the course of my travels, and from NCRP's perch as philanthropy's watchdog, I learn about tons of great things happening in ... philanthropic...more
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