1. Directory of nonprofits
  2. Locations
  3. Minnesota
  4. Minnesota community foundations

Minnesota community foundations

There are 122 community foundations in Minnesota. Combined, these Minnesotan community foundations employ 473 people, earn more than $665 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $5 billion.
Skip to:
Related directory pages:

Community foundations by major Minnesota cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Minneapolis
 
55
 
$536,244,636
Duluth
 
8
 
$40,829,955
Rochester, MN
 
7
 
$11,588,477
Mankato
 
6
 
$13,338,620
St. Cloud
 
5
 
$24,655,337
La Crosse, WI
 
2
 
$0
Grand Forks, ND
 
1
 
$45,576
Fargo, ND
 
1
 
$149,723
Showing 8 of 8 metros

Job trends for Minnesota community foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
32
1-10
 
20
11-25
 
7
26-100
 
6
101 to 1,000
 
0
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of community foundations in Minnesota

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
43
$250k to $1M
 
13
$1M to $5M
 
12
$5M to $25M
 
13
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
2
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of community foundations in Minnesota

Want to add filters to this list, or drill down on results in detail? Open in the Cause IQ search interface
1-20 of 122

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation inspires, advocates, and invests with donors and nonprofits, awarding 9,000+ grants yearly to advance equitable community visions statewide.
Revenue
$210.8m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
85
EIN
41-6031510
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Women's Foundation of Minnesota

Women's Foundation of Minnesota drives gender and racial justice by investing in community-led solutions, grants, research, and philanthropy for women and families.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$39.4m
Employees
27
EIN
41-1635761
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Minneapolis Foundation

The Minneapolis Foundation (The Foundation) believes that The well-being of each citizen is connected to that of every other and that The vitality of any community is determined by The quality of those relationships.
Revenue
$193.0m
Assets
$1.2b
Employees
73
EIN
41-6029402
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northwest Area Foundation

The Northwest Area Foundation is a Saint Paul private foundation funding regional and Native-nation partners to advance JEDI and racial, social, and economic justice.
Revenue
$40.6m
Assets
$547.6m
Employees
22
EIN
41-0719221
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minneapolis Jewish Federation

Along with partner agencies, Minneapolis Jewish Federation nurtures and educates children, maintains and strengthens family life, brings comfort and care to the elderly and reinforces and sustains the connection to the worldwide Jewish community.
Revenue
$45.1m
Assets
$243.6m
Employees
57
EIN
41-0693866
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mankato Area Foundation (MAF)

The Mankato Area Foundation works as a knowledgeable medium shaping the future of Greater Mankato by initiating, defining, leading and supporting philanthropic interests to make a difference in building a vibrant and strong community.
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$36.0m
Employees
9
EIN
41-0011094
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation

Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation inspires investment in the community. Provided 863 grants, totaling $1.3M, and 164 scholarships totaling $262K.
Revenue
$8.3m
Assets
$40.5m
Employees
4
EIN
41-1761590
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF)

The Northwest Minnesota Foundation invests resources, facilitates collaboration, and promotes philanthropy to make the region a better place to live and work.
Revenue
$11.1m
Assets
$110.7m
Employees
31
EIN
41-1556013
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rochester Area Foundation

To strengthen community philanthropy by promoting responsible and informed giving and to assist donors in meeting their charitable objectives.
Revenue
$11.1m
Assets
$68.3m
Employees
11
EIN
41-6017740
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northland Foundation

Created in 1986 by The McKnight Foundation, the Northland Foundation is a regional foundation serving the communities of northeastern Minnesota.
Revenue
$14.0m
Assets
$124.7m
Employees
23
EIN
41-1554455
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Essentia Health Foundation

Essentia Health Foundation fosters charitable support for Essentia Health patient care and serves as an umbrella for local foundations.
Revenue
$7.5m
Assets
$25.8m
Employees
19
EIN
27-1984704
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boreal Waters Community Foundation

The Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation empowers communities through grants and scholarships, fostering belonging, resilience, and vibrant growth across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$118.0m
Employees
14
EIN
41-1429402
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southwest Initiative Foundation

Southwest Initiative Foundation connects people, invests in ideas, and builds communities with a comprehensive approach to help build stronger communities.
Revenue
$14.7m
Assets
$123.4m
Employees
25
EIN
41-1555592
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Constellation Fund

The Constellation Fund combats poverty in the Twin Cities by increasing living standards for those below the poverty line using modern analytics and on-the-ground insights to allocate philanthropic resources effectively.
Revenue
$8.3m
Assets
$8.1m
Employees
17
EIN
82-4027046
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Park Nicollet Foundation

The Park Nicollet Foundation strives to improve the health and well-being of patients, families, and communities through partnerships and philanthropy. Alita R Risinger oversees its operations.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$85.7m
Employees
0
EIN
23-7346465
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Centracare Health Foundation

Centracare Health Foundation conducts charitable, educational, and scientific work for the benefit of St. Cloud Hospital and Centracare's communities.
Revenue
$24.2m
Assets
$107.7m
Employees
0
EIN
41-1855173
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minnesota Masonic Charities Funds

Investment management for non-profits in line with Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief, and truth.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$144.7m
Employees
0
EIN
41-1495321
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minnesota Black Collective Foundation

Minnesota Black Collective Foundation builds Black philanthropic power and strengthens the ecosystem of Black-led social, political, and economic change.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
4
EIN
88-3613546
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Mankato Area United Way

Greater Mankato Area United Way unites community resources, addressing disparities and enhancing lives through initiatives in education, health, and basic needs support.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
14
EIN
41-6008819
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Winona Community Foundation (WCF)

The Winona Community Foundation will foster a healthy, dynamic community where all people have the opportunity to enhance the quality of their lives and the lives of others.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$17.0m
Employees
3
EIN
36-3500853
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Want more insights on community foundations in Minnesota?
There's a whole lot more to Cause IQ than what you see here. Additional filters, personnel information, peer benchmarking, Salesforce integration, vendor lists, etc. Access all the information your company needs in one place, already collected.
Schedule a demo
Over 200 customers use Cause IQ to grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.
Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "T31: Community Foundations" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients, and helps nonprofits find additional foundation funding. Our data and tools help professionals prospect for nonprofits, research opportunities, benchmark their clients, and enrich existing information.
Nonprofits
Product
Customers
About

© 2026 Nonprofit Metrics LLC
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy