Foundations that fund museums in Minnesota

94 foundations made gifts to museums in Minnesota, reaching 54 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024–2025.

94Foundations gave here
43Accept applications
$10,000Typical gift
54Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN · EIN 41-20077348 gifts · typical $12,780 · 20248 · $102,145$12,7802024Accepts applications
Hugh J Andersen FoundationBayport, MN · EIN 41-60209144 gifts · typical $277,500 · 20254 · $1,058,750$277,5002025Accepts applications
The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · EIN 41-07548353 gifts · typical $30,000 · 20243 · $110,000$30,0002024Accepts applications
Mardag FoundationSt. Paul, MN · EIN 41-16989903 gifts · typical $20,000 · 20243 · $55,000$20,0002024Accepts applications
Rodman FoundationSt. Paul, MN · EIN 23-70255703 gifts · typical $5,000 · 20243 · $26,000$5,0002024Invite only

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Gift 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 171 matched gifts to museums in Minnesota in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 54 matched organizations received gifts to museums in Minnesota in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in Minnesota was $10,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in Minnesota?

94 foundations made gifts to 54 organizations in Minnesota in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

43 of the 94 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.