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Minnesota Grantmaking Facts:
Giving in Minnesota, 2009 Edition
Giving by individuals, foundations and
corporate giving programs totaled $5.5 billion, an increase of 2.2
percent from 2006. Seventy-six percent of total charitable giving in
the state, or $4.19 billion, came from individuals, similar to 2006
levels. Foundations and corporate giving programs granted 23 percent
of charitable dollars, or $1.32 billion, an increase of 10.1 percent
from 2006.Foundation assets in the state totaled $18.8 billion, an
increase of 6.9 percent from 2006.
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How Many Grantmakers Are in Minnesota?
In 2007, the latest year for which complete data are available, Minnesota
was home to 1,429 active grantmakers, an increase of 2.2 percent from 2006.
In 2007, 85 percent of the grantmakers were private foundations (1,209), 9
percent were corporate foundations and giving programs (131), and 6 percent
were community/public foundations (89).
How Much Do Minnesota Grantmakers Give?1
Foundation and corporate giving in Minnesota totaled $1.32 billion in 2007,
an increase of 10.1 percent, from $1.20 billion in 2006. Similarly, from
2005 to 2006, total grantmaking increased by 10.6 percent. Most of
Minnesota’s grantmaking in 2007 came from a relatively small number of
grantmakers, continuing a long-term trend. Ten percent of the grantmakers
(146) accounted for 86 percent of all grants paid ($1.14 billion).
To What Causes Do Minnesota Grantmakers Give?2
Consistent with previous years, education, human services, and public
affairs/society benefit received the largest shares of Minnesota’s grant
dollars in 2007, at 27 percent, 24 percent and 15 percent, respectively.
Human services, environment/animals and international affairs experienced
the fastest rates of growth in giving – all increased between 17 and 18
percent from 2006.
Where Do Minnesota's Grant Dollars Go?2
Fifty-five percent of Minnesota’s grant dollars were given to organizations
serving Minnesota. Of the dollars that stayed within the state, 32 percent
went to the Twin Cities metro area, 12 percent went to Greater Minnesota,
and 11 percent went to Minnesota statewide. Among all geographic areas,
giving to Greater Minnesota grew fastest in 2007.
How Does Minnesota Giving Compare to U.S. Giving?3
Compared to other states, Minnesota ranks:
- 11th in foundation giving per capita
- 14th in total foundation giving
How Much Do Individuals Give?4
The majority of charitable giving in Minnesota – 76 percent of all dollars
given – comes from individuals. Individual giving in Minnesota held steady
at $4.19 billion in 2007, in line with 2006 levels. In 2007, over 900,000
individuals claimed charitable contributions on their tax returns, and the
average contribution per itemized tax return was $3,785. The average size of
total contributions by residents of Minnesota continued to remain below the
national average of $4,623. Historically, more Minnesota residents,
including those with lower charitable giving levels, have itemized their
charitable contributions than the national average.
1 All dollar values have been adjusted for
inflation to 2007 dollars, using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
2 Based on an analysis of 27,243 grants of $2,000 or more made by a sample
of 100 of the largest grantmakers in Minnesota, totaling $917.9 million.
3 Figures are from the Foundation Center’s Foundation Yearbook: Facts and
Figures on Private and Community Foundations, 2009 edition.
4 Individual giving data from IRS Statistics of Income, Tax Year 2007.
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