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Minnesota Grantmaking Facts
Total giving in the state rose by 9
percent from $4.5 billion in 2003 to $4.9 billion in 2004. The
improvement reflects continued economic recovery after the recession
earlier in the decade following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Foundations and corporate grantmakers made total grants
over $1 billion in 2004, the highest amount ever recorded by the
Council.
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For more detailed trend and analysis information, consult
MCF's latest
Giving in Minnesota report. |
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How Many Grantmakers Are in Minnesota?
There were a total of 1,341 active foundations and corporate giving programs in 2004 (the latest year for which comprehensive information is available), up from 1,296 in 2003. About 86 percent of these organizations are family or other private foundations, and the remainder are either corporate foundations and giving programs or community/public foundations. Fewer than 10 percent of these grantmakers award 86 percent of total Minnesota grant dollars.
How Much Do Minnesota Grantmakers Give?
Minnesota foundations and corporate giving programs gave grants totaling $1.07 billion in 2004, an increase of 12 percent (9 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars) from the previous year. Of this total, 46 percent came from private foundations, 42 from corporations and 12 percent from community/public foundations.
To What Causes Do Minnesota Grantmakers Give?
In 2004, Minnesota grantmakers concentrated their giving on organizations serving four main subject areas: Education (25 percent); Human Services (22 percent); Public Affairs/Society Benefit (17 percent), and Arts, Culture and Humanities (15 percent).
Where Do Minnesota's Grant Dollars Go?
In 2004, 59 percent of Minnesota's grant dollars went to nonprofits serving some portion of Minnesota, with the largest portion (34 percent) going to organizations serving the Twin Cities and another 25 percent going to organizations serving Greater Minnesota or the entire state. Some 40 percent went to nonprofits serving areas of the United States outside Minnesota.
How Does Minnesota Giving Compare to U.S. Giving?
Compared to other states, Minnesota ranks:
- 8th in foundation giving per capita
- 14th in total foundation grants paid
Figures based on a sample of the largest 110 grantmakers in the state making $1 million or more in grants. Minnesota grantmaking figures come from MCF's Giving in Minnesota, 2006 edition; national figures from The Foundation Center's Foundation Giving Trends, 2006 edition.
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Giving
in Minnesota Report, 2006 Edition
December 2006
MCF's definitive
report on charitable giving in Minnesota with the latest figures on
grantmaking by individuals, foundations and corporate grantmakers |
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