Corporate Grantmakers - Top 25
Ranked by total grants paid | List information taken from the 2013 Business Information Guide
Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations, company representatives, and websites. If you were not contacted for this list but would like to be in the future, please contact research@tcbmag.com.
Note: All financial information is for each grantmaker's fiscal year that ended between June 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012. The grants paid figures do not include in-kind or other non-cash contributions such as products, services, or volunteer time.
1 | | Target Foundation & Corporation
1000 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-304-6073 • target.com/grants
| $27,203,880
| $146,119,380
| $20,903,916
| 01/29/12
| 1
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2 | | General Mills Foundation & Corporation
P.O. Box 1113
Minneapolis, MN 55440
763-764-2211 • generalmills.com/foundation
| $22,372,052
| $102,724,397
| $98,486,863
| 05/31/12
| 2
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3 | | Cargill Foundation & Cargill Incorporated
P.O. Box 5650
Minneapolis, MN 55440
952-742-4311 • cargill.com/corporate-responsibility
| $11,065,165
| $62,978,940
| $120,228,000
| 12/31/11
| 3
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4 | | United Health Foundation & UnitedHealth Group
9900 Bren Road E
Minnetonka, MN 55343
952-936-7349 • unitedhealthfoundation.org
| $7,018,770
| $58,368,895
| $67,803,340
| 12/31/11
| 4
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5 | | Medtronic Foundation & Corporation
710 Medtronic Pkwy., LC110
Fridley, MN 55432
800-328-2518 • medtronic.com/foundation
| $9,846,000
| $55,201,000
| $22,284,000
| 04/30/12
| 5
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6 | | U.S. Bancorp Foundation & Corporation
800 Nicollet Mall, BC-MN-H21B
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-303-4000 • usbank.com/communityrelations
| $4,034,054
| $45,834,000
| $30,836,123
| 12/31/11
| 7
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7 | | 3M Foundation & Corporation
3M Center, Building 225-01-S-23
St. Paul, MN 55144
651-733-0144 • 3mgiving.com
| $18,852,419
| $26,786,569
| $24,300,000
| 12/31/11
| 6
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8 | | Best Buy Children's Foundation & Corporation
7601 Penn Ave. S
Richfield, MN 55423
612-291-6108 • bestbuy-communityrelations.com
| $6,208,151
| $21,360,543
| Not provided
| 02/28/12
| 8
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9 | | Travelers Companies, Inc. and Travelers Foundation
385 Washington St., NB14
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-310-7263 • travelers.com/community
| $5,476,659
| $19,220,031
| $642,481
| 12/31/11
| 9
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10 | | The Mosaic Company
3033 Campus Dr.
Plymouth, MN 55441
763-577-8277 • mosaicco.com/community.htm
| $1,883,008
| $18,079,599
| $4,325,653
| 05/31/12
| 14
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11 | | Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation & Corporation
625 4th Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55415
800-236-3736 • thrivent.com/foundations
| $5,450,056
| $15,188,281
| $85,526,000
| 12/31/11
| 10
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12 | | Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota & Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota
90 S 7th St., MAC-N9305-192
Minneapolis, MN 55479
612-667-8847 • wellsfargo.com/donations
| $10,760,000
| $10,760,000
| $400,000,000
| 12/31/11
| 11
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13 | | St. Jude Medical Inc. and Foundation
1 St. Jude Medical Dr.
St. Paul, MN 55117
651-756-2157 • sjmfoundation.com
| $976,290
| $9,941,193
| Not provided
| 12/31/10
| 12
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14 | | Xcel Energy Foundation & Corporate Citizenship
414 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-215-5304 • xcelenergy.com/foundation
| $3,433,285
| $9,739,362
| $2,908,228
| 12/31/11
| 13
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15 | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
55 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
612-671-3131 • ameriprise.com/communityrelations
| $1,559,750
| $6,485,382
| Not provided
| 12/31/11
| 15
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16 | | Land O'Lakes Foundation & Corporation
P.O. Box 64101
St. Paul, MN 55164-0101
800-328-9680 • foundation.landolakes.com
| $956,208
| $6,304,050
| $9,500,389
| 12/31/11
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17 | | Ecolab Foundation & Corporation
370 Wabasha St. N
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-293-2233 • ecolab.com/companyprofile/communityinvolvement
| $2,760,365
| $4,850,628
| Not provided
| 12/31/11
| 17
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18 | | The Pentair Foundation
5500 Wayzata Blvd., Ste. 800
Minneapolis, MN 55416
763-545-1730 • pentair.com/about-us/the-pentair-foundation.aspx
| $1,524,825
| $3,998,176
| $2,656,851
| 12/31/11
| 16
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19 | | CHS Foundation & Corporation
5500 Cenex Dr.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
800-355-5073 • chsfoundation.org
| $888,835
| $3,822,305
| $28,677,313
| 12/31/11
| --
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20 | | The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
50 S 6th St., Ste. 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-340-2600 • dorsey.com/about/foundation/
| $3,205,878
| $3,495,397
| $364,370
| 12/31/10
| 18
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21 | | Mayo Clinic
200 1st St. SW
Rochester, MN 55905
507-284-2511 • mayo.edu
| $2,160,000
| $3,300,000
| Not provided
| 12/31/11
| 19
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22 | | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation & Corporation
1750 Yankee Doodle Road, N159
Eagan, MN 55122
651-662-3950 • bcbsmnfoundation.org
| $2,744,843
| $2,791,213
| $65,755,717
| 12/31/11
| 20
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23 | | Federated Insurance Foundation, Inc.
121 E Park Sq.; P.O. Box 328
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-455-5200 • federatedinsurance.com
| $2,740,600
| $2,790,600
| $25,654
| 12/31/10
| 21
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24 | | Deluxe Corporation Foundation/Deluxe Corporation
3680 Victoria St. N
Shoreview, MN 55126-2966
651-483-7111 • deluxe.com/foundation
| $1,075,000
| $2,649,708
| $23,567,802
| 12/31/11
| 22
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25 | | Andersen Corporate Foundation & Andersen Corporation
342 5th Ave. N
Bayport, MN 55003
651-275-4450 • srinc.biz/foundations/andersen-corporate-foundation
| $1,273,500
| $2,594,813
| $41,200,000
| 11/30/11
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