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Background

The Minnesota Common Grant Application Form is designed to help make the grantseeking process simpler and more efficient for nonprofits. The form can help reduce the amount of time grantseekers must spend rearranging basic information from one proposal to the next to fit grantmakers’ varying application requirements.

The Minnesota Council on Foundations introduced the Common Grant Application Form in 1996 and revised it in December 2000. The form was developed based on input from MCF members and representatives from the state’s nonprofit community.

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Minnesota Common Grant Application Form

The Minnesota Common Grant Application Form consists of four components:

Cover sheet, which asks for basic information about a grantseeker’s organization and grant request
Proposal narrative, which provides a detailed outline of the information that should be provided in a grant application
Standard format for presenting an organization budget
Standard format for presenting a project budget

For information on terms used in the form, consult MCF's grantseeking glossary.

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Download the Form

PDF Version
To download the form to your computer, right-click on the link above, select "Save target as" and choose a destination folder for your file. (Mac users: click and hold on the link above for a pop-up menu to appear, then choose "Download Link to Disk.") NOTE: This file is in a READ-ONLY format; it cannot be modified. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view and print this document.

Microsoft Word Version
To download the form to your computer, right-click on the link above, select "Save target as" (for Mac users: click and hold on the link above for a pop-up menu to appear, then choose "Download Link to Disk") and choose a destination folder for your file. NOTE: This is a PC-compatible Microsoft Word file that can be modified. The format of this file may vary from the original depending on the hardware and software you are using; this file format will not work with all computer configurations.

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Grantmakers Accepting the Minnesota Common Grant Application Form

The funders listed below have agreed to accept the Minnesota Common Grant Application Form. Before sending an application form to any of these funders, be sure to contact them directly for their specific requirements. Some funders may require a letter of inquiry or additional information along with the form. If a grantmaker is not listed below, be sure to ask if they accept the form when you request their guidelines. For more information on a funders' application requirements, consult MCF's Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers. Some funders also provide application information on their websites; go to MCF's Grantmaker Links page for a complete list of sites for Minnesota grantmakers.

- Lloyd and Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Inc.

- Andersen Corporate Foundation

- Elmer L. and Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation

- Hugh J. Andersen Foundation

- Athwin Foundation

- The ATK (Alliant Techsystems) Foundation

- Baker Foundation

- Bemis Company Foundation

- Lillian Wright and C. Emil Berglund Foundation, Inc.

- The Beverly Foundation

- Blandin Foundation

- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

- The Boss Foundation

- Boston Scientific Foundation - Cardiovascular

- W. Glen Boyd Charitable Foundation

- Otto Bremer Foundation

- Burdick-Craddick Family Foundation

- Buuck Family Foundation

- Martin and Esther Capp Foundation

- Carolyn Foundation

- Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

- CenterPoint Energy

- Central Minnesota Community Foundation

- Charlson Foundation

- Albert W. Cherne Foundation

- CHS Foundation

- The Cooperative Foundation

- Cote Foundation

- Edwin W. and Catherine M. Davis Foundation

- The Ted Deikel Foundation

- Delta Dental of Minnesota

- Deluxe Corporation Foundation/Deluxe Corporation

- The Donaldson Foundation

- The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

- Driscoll Foundation

- Joseph C. and Lillian A. Duke Foundation

- Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation

- Edina Community Foundation

- Edwards Memorial Trust

- Extendicare Foundation

- Faegre & Benson Foundation

- Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation

- Federated Insurance Foundation, Inc.

- Fingerhut Family Foundation

- First National Bank of Bemidji Foundation

- H.B. Fuller Foundation

- G&K Services Foundation

- General Mills Community Action

- The Graco Foundation

- Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation

- Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund

- HRK Foundation

- The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation

- Imation

- The Jostens Foundation

- Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation, Inc.

- W. K. Kellogg Foundation

- Kopp Family Foundation

- Ethel Mae Kreutz Private Foundation

- Land O'Lakes Foundation

- Langwater Foundation

- Leonette M. and Fred T. Lanners Foundation

- Leonard, Street and Deinard Foundation

- Steven C. Leuthold Family Foundation

- Marbrook Foundation

- McNeely Foundation

- Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors Foundation, Inc.

- The Minneapolis Foundation

- Minnesota Power

- North Suburban Community Foundation

- Northland Foundation

- Northwest Minnesota Foundation

- Casey Albert T. O'Neil Foundation

- I. A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Incorporated

- Ordean Foundation

- Patterson Foundation

- The Pentair Foundation

- Perkins Foundation

- The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation

- The Elizabeth C. Quinlan Foundation, Inc.

- Rappaport Family Foundation

- Luther I. Replogle Foundation

- Richfield Community Foundation

- Ripley Memorial Foundation, Inc.

- Ritt Family Foundation

- Margaret Rivers Fund

- Rochester Area Foundation

- Saunders Family Foundation

- Securian Foundation/Securian Financial Group

- The Sheltering Arms Foundation

- The Simmet Foundation

- R. C. Skoe Foundation

- Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation

- Southways Foundation

- Southwest Initiative Foundation (formerly Southwest Minnesota Foundation)

- St. Anthony Park Community Foundation

- St. Croix Valley Community Foundation

- Star Tribune Foundation

- SUPERVALU Foundation

- Target

- TCF Foundation

- Tennant Foundation

- James R. Thorpe Foundation

- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation

- Toro Foundation

- Tozer Foundation, Inc.

- Turner Family Foundation

- United Health Foundation

- The Valspar Foundation

- Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation

- Frederick O. Watson Foundation

- Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota

- West Central Initiative

- Whitney Foundation

- Winona Community Foundation

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