Likely funders for animal shelters in Minnesota
548 foundations gave to animal shelters in Minnesota in tax years 2024–2025: $3,516,048 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Minnesota has 164 small animal welfare nonprofits.
543 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 1,200 gifts to animal shelters in Minnesota in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to animal shelters in Minnesota was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 170 of 548 foundations funding animal shelters in Minnesota accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Minnesota
- Minneapolis 84 foundations · 34 nonprofits
- Saint Paul 69 foundations · 26 nonprofits
More cities
- New Hope 34 foundations
- Apple Valley 27 foundations
- Sandstone 19 foundations
- Princeton 16 foundations
- Roseville 15 foundations
- Eden Prairie 14 foundations
- Duluth 13 foundations
- Brooklyn Park 12 foundations
- Saint Cloud 9 foundations
- Minnetonka 7 foundations
- Plymouth 7 foundations
- Buffalo 6 foundations
- Saint Louis Park 6 foundations
- Stillwater 6 foundations
- Bloomington 5 foundations
- Farmington 5 foundations
- Hopkins 5 foundations
- North Saint Paul 5 foundations
- Northfield 5 foundations
- Prior Lake 5 foundations
- Rochester 5 foundations
- Winona 5 foundations
- Wyoming 5 foundations
- Zimmerman 5 foundations
- Anoka 4 foundations
- Austin 4 foundations
- Bemidji 4 foundations
- Crystal 4 foundations
- Detroit Lakes 4 foundations
- Faribault 4 foundations
- Houston 4 foundations
- Little Canada 4 foundations
- Shakopee 4 foundations
- Trail 4 foundations
- Albert Lea 3 foundations
- Alexandria 3 foundations
- Amboy 3 foundations
- Coon Rapids 3 foundations
- Edina 3 foundations
- Elbow Lake 3 foundations
- Ely 3 foundations
- Garrison 3 foundations
- Hamel 3 foundations
- Howard Lake 3 foundations
- Hutchinson 3 foundations
- Randolph 3 foundations
- Robbinsdale 3 foundations
- Rochert 3 foundations
- Saint Joseph 3 foundations
- Stacy 3 foundations
- Thief Rvr Fls 3 foundations
- Wabasha 3 foundations
Types of animal welfare funded in Minnesota
- Animal shelters & rescue 161 foundations · 196 nonprofits
- Wildlife 27 foundations · 26 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Minnesota
- Funders that accept applications 170 funders
- Small-grant funders 400 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Minnesota 616 foundations · 174 take applications
What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Minnesota?
$1,750, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
17 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.