Foundations that fund humanities organizations in Minnesota

30 foundations made gifts to humanities organizations in Minnesota, reaching 18 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.

30Foundations gave here
14Accept applications
$6,500Typical gift
18Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · EIN 41-07548355 gifts · typical $60,000 · 20245 · $485,000$60,0002024Accepts applications
Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN · EIN 41-60351633 gifts · typical $29,000 · 20253 · $141,500$29,0002025Accepts applications
Patrick and Aimee Butler FamilySt. Paul, MN · EIN 41-60099022 gifts · typical $23,750 · 20242 · $47,500$23,7502024Invite only
William Boss FoundationSt. Paul, MN · EIN 41-60384522 gifts · typical $5,000 · 20252 · $10,000$5,0002025Accepts applications
Driscoll FoundationSt. Paul, MN · EIN 41-60120652 gifts · typical $4,750 · 20242 · $9,500$4,7502024Invite 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 52 matched gifts to humanities organizations in Minnesota in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 18 matched organizations received gifts to humanities organizations in Minnesota in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to humanities organizations in Minnesota was $6,500 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund humanities organizations in Minnesota?

30 foundations made gifts to 18 organizations in Minnesota in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

14 of the 30 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.