Data / Foundation grants / Environment / Minnesota
Who funds environment in Minnesota: 230 foundations, $20.5 million in grants
230 private foundations paid 530 grants totaling $20,523,913 to environment nonprofits in Minnesota, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The McKnight Foundation, with $5,627,500 in 26 grants.
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- Cause
- Environment
- Recipients in
- Minnesota
- Foundations
- 230
- Grants
- 530
- Total granted
- $20,523,913
Foundations that funded environment in Minnesota
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 26 | $5,627,500 | $1,215,000 | Fresh Energy | to move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bush Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $2,625,000 | $2,625,000 | Owamniyomni Okhodayapi | To develop a new model of land reclamation with multi-tribal nation control | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Building clean: saving resources, creating jobs, and improving health and equity in affordable housing in the united states. | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $1,000,000 | $750,000 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilson Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | 2 | $800,000 | $400,000 | Center for Energy and the Environment | Climate/policy, workforce/poverty grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Manitou Fund | White Bear Lake, MN | 5 | $775,000 | $300,000 | Conservation Minnesota | Conservation crew program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $530,000 | $200,000 | Fresh Energy | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $475,000 | $300,000 | Land Stewardship Project | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system | apps.irs.gov |
| Otto Bremer Trust | St Paul, MN | 1 | $420,000 | $420,000 | Wilderness Inquiry Inc | Youth development and community recreation | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $400,000 | $250,000 | Land Stewardship Project | to educate farmers on sustainable and regenerative farming practices and to support related research efforts | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Family Foundation | Yellow Springs, OH | 5 | $310,400 | $100,000 | Clean Up the River Environment | (core) building the capacity and impact of cure's energy democracy program - years 4-5 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 2 | $300,000 | $175,000 | Minnesota Environmental Partnership | To support the state's coalition of 70 partner organizations as they seek to protect natural resources, public health and advance equity. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortenson Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 11 | $274,000 | $55,000 | Mississippi Park Connection | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | Bayport, MN | 3 | $235,000 | $200,000 | Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Janis Larson Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $230,000 | $230,000 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Cargill Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $215,000 | $75,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Stem river stewards (srs) | apps.irs.gov |
| Driscoll Foundation | St Paul, MN | 4 | $206,000 | $100,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Slade perennial garden, driscoll family overlook and is a 4-year pledge | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick and Aimee Butler Family | St Paul, MN | 6 | $202,500 | $50,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Fresh Energy | In support of the energy news network | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Center for Earth Energy and Democracy | Project support to build the capacity of the environmental justice movement to advance equitable climate practices | apps.irs.gov |
| FR Bigelow Foundation | St Paul, MN | 5 | $195,000 | $75,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Our river campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Sea Change Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Promote energy efficiency | apps.irs.gov |
| William C Schmoker Family Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $140,000 | $140,000 | Wilderness Inquiry | Environmental education | apps.irs.gov |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 23 | $129,734 | $15,200 | Conservation Minnesota | Dollars for doing grantenvironmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(c)3) grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Tree Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Land Stewardship Project | Project support for promoting regenerative grazing as part of the bridge to soil health program | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Conservation Minnesota | To build support among state residents and elected officials for policies that support water quality improvement. | apps.irs.gov |
| Marbrook Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 5 | $123,000 | $40,000 | Lower Phalen Creek Project | General operations of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| George Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 5 | $102,500 | $25,000 | Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Core mission support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amy P Goldman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Hej Field Foundation Inc | Stockholm, WI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Area Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Lower Phalen Creek Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Room & Board Foundation | Golden Valley, MN | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Minnesota Land Trust | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Smikis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $95,000 | $50,000 | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | Using law, science, and research to protect minnesota's environment, its natural resources and the health of its peoplen. | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $90,000 | $50,000 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bullitt Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | To leverage the strength of the labor-environmental alliance to achieve greenhouse gas reductions needed to meet state climate goals. | apps.irs.gov |
| The McNeely Foundation | St Paul, MN | 3 | $77,000 | $50,000 | Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Conservancy | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Laird Norton Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 3 | $72,500 | $45,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | General support, work in the se blufflands region/minnesota | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Brevard, NC | 3 | $71,000 | $45,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Quetico Superior Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $65,000 | $30,000 | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | Polymet lawsuit efforts | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 5 | $63,500 | $15,000 | Land Stewardship Project | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Trillium Family Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | 3 | $60,000 | $30,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Environmental stewardship institute | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecotrust | Minneapolis, MN | 5 | $55,000 | $25,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | Unrestricted general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald Weesner Charitable Trust Ua | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $51,000 | $51,000 | Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 3 | $50,000 | $20,000 | Conservation Minnesota | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Minnesota landscape arboretum's school services programs: field trips and plantmobile | apps.irs.gov |
| Roger & Nancy McCabe Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Millstream Fund Inc | Tysons, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Conservation Minnesota | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Mt Carroll, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Neighborhood Forest | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Donna Herzog Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Weekes Family Foundation | Hudson, WI | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Sugarloaf the North Shore Stewardship Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| John Larsen Foundation MNG Agy (PLG) | Eagan, MN | 3 | $43,000 | $24,500 | Fresh Energy | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh J Andersen Foundation | Bayport, MN | 1 | $39,000 | $39,000 | Wilderness Inquiry Inc | Canoemobile & general operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Deluxe Corporation Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Neighborhood Forest Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 2 | $35,000 | $20,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Public lands grant | apps.irs.gov |
| River Road Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Transitcenter Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | St Paul Transportation Management Organization | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| David Winton Bell Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | To use law and science to protect minnesota's environment, its natural resources, and the health of its people | apps.irs.gov |
| Isora Wells Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Door Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | Protect open space in minnesota | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Minneapolis Climate Action | Discovery project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Musser Fund | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Fresh Energy | Energy news network reporting in north carolina project | apps.irs.gov |
| Shavlik Family Charitable Trust | White Bear Lake, MN | 1 | $29,709 | $29,709 | Ecolibrium3 | Technology grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Dallas & Louise Anderson Foundation | Delano, MN | 1 | $28,000 | $28,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | Support conservation of minnesota's natural environment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Helgeson Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $27,000 | $13,500 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | General Funding | apps.irs.gov |
| C K Blandin Foundation | Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $25,400 | $25,000 | Clean Up the River Environment | Project support for capacity building in rural minnesota | apps.irs.gov |
| Bradshaw-Knight Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Land Stewardship Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation | Edina, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Wilderness Inquiry Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Land Stewardship Project | Transform Food Systems | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Margie Wiehoff Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Children's programs and area improvement | apps.irs.gov |
| Ken and Betty Dahlberg Foundation | Maple Plain, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Educational organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Linsmayer James B FDN Trust-Main | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Wilderness Inquiry Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Nivin and Duncan Macmillan Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Westley Family Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | To support the campaign to save the boundary waters | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd K Johnson Foundation | Duluth, MN | 2 | $24,000 | $21,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | Lake superior headwaters sustainabil | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walser Foundation | Bloomington, MN | 2 | $23,620 | $15,000 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | Grant - community partner program | apps.irs.gov |
| W Second Growth Foundation | St Paul, MN | 3 | $21,000 | $15,000 | Mississippi Park Connection | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Buck Foundation | Evergreen, CO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Bluegreen Alliance | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Holthues Trust | Muscatine, IA | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | Unrestricted-no spending requirement | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation | Edina, MN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Wilderness Inquiry Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark and Muriel Wexler Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Mattoon, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Climate Land Leaders | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Olseth Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | 3 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Fresh Energy | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Weyerhaeuser Family Foundationinc | St Paul, MN | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | Wff 2024 all-star award | apps.irs.gov |
| Winnebago Industries Foundation | Forest City, IA | 2 | $20,000 | $15,000 | Neighborhood Forest | Earth month operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hallberg Family Foundation | Forest Lake, MN | 2 | $19,375 | $10,000 | Chisago-Lindstrom Lakes Association | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Chizek Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 5 | $19,000 | $5,000 | Fresh Energy | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 4 | $17,750 | $10,000 | Cedar Lake Conservation Club | Other operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles E & Edna T Brundage Char Sci & Wildlife Cons FDN | Iselin, NJ | 1 | $16,000 | $16,000 | Wilderness Inquiry | General Use | apps.irs.gov |
| F Cubed Foundation | Frisco, CO | 1 | $15,351 | $15,351 | Sea Change Expeditions | Genera; funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Hardenbergh Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Kistler Coors Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildey Mitchell Family Foundation | Duluth, MN | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Hartley Nature Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawley Family Foundation | Golden, CO | 2 | $14,000 | $10,000 | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Wright Service Corp Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation | West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Land Stewardship Project | Supporting farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture practices | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 122 | $11,318 | $1,056 | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anderson Family Legacy Foundation | Brainerd, MN | 1 | $11,000 | $11,000 | National Loon Center Foundation | To the organizational mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Andersen Corporate Foundation | Bayport, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Native Sun Community Power Development | Native sun general operation request | apps.irs.gov |
| Athwin Foundation | Wayzata, MN | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Bosch Community Fund | Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends | Youth support | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth Rising Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Lower Phalen Creek Project | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Gale Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Owamniyomni Okhodayapi | General unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| JW Kieckhefer Foundation | Prescott, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center | Deeply rooted campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| John W Mooty Foundation Trust | Edina, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Minnesota Land Trust | Community service | apps.irs.gov |
| Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Fresh Energy | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Lenzmeier Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Leo Model Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Green Again Restoration | Restore native vegetation in madagascar by employing local people | apps.irs.gov |
| Martin and Brown Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | General purpose to be determined by the grantee | apps.irs.gov |
| Philotimo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meeker Rom Grausz Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Reddy Foundation | Summit, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas and Julianne Youngren Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | 3 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Deep Portage Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Sampson Family Charitable Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 2 | $9,120 | $5,000 | Fresh Energy | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Betty Lewis Environmental Charitable Trust | Appleton, WI | 2 | $8,440 | $5,908 | Conservation Corps | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Chorzempa Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Growing Good Youth Urban Garden Program and Nature Based Therapy | apps.irs.gov |
| Dellwood Foundation Inc | Wayzata, MN | 2 | $7,000 | $4,000 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | Annual fund campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Crosswols Foundation | Stamford, CT | 3 | $6,100 | $2,500 | Minnesota Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bird Charles Sumner FDN Trust Udecl | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Fresh Energy | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Power Foundation | Duluth, MN | 2 | $6,000 | $5,500 | Hartley Nature Center | Positively powerful & classroom update grant (cc) | apps.irs.gov |
| William Boss Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Luther I Replogle Foundation | Potomac, MD | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Save the boundary waters | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul S Oman Charitable Trust | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $5,035 | $5,035 | Friends of the Mississippi River | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ames Construction Charitable Foundation | Burnsville, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Burnsville Community Foundation | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amy and Chip Pearson Family Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl E Bachman and Doris M Bachman Family Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | General Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Connexus Energy Foundation | Ramsey, MN | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Fox Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lake Minnetonka Garden Club | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| HB Fuller Company Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Stem river stewards | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation Inc | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lake Minnetonka Garden Club | In support of the centennial endowment fund - funding civic projects and scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| James T Nystrom Foundation | Brooklyn Park, MN | 2 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Larsen Fund | Harrison, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Mithun Family Foundation | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Lake Minnetonka Association | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Malark Foundation | Elk River, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Outdoor News Foundation | Provide support for outdoor education and conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Clean River Partners Inc | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Kimley-Horn Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $3,800 | $3,800 | Metro Blooms | Volunteer grants | apps.irs.gov |
| McGlynn Family Foundation | Wayzata, MN | 2 | $3,500 | $2,500 | Minnesota Land Trust | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles A Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 | Minnesota Land Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Prospect, KY | 1 | $3,060 | $3,060 | Practice Foundation | For general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Caliber Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Wilderness Inquiry | General use of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Friends of Boundary Waters Wilderness | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Fresh Energy | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Prospect Creek Foundation | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Operational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Warner Family Foundation XXXXX4000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter C Rasmussen - Northeast Bank Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $2,750 | $2,000 | Fresh Energy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Berry Family Charitable Trust | Scales Mound, IL | 2 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald W & Margaret M Anderson Foundation | Maple Plain, MN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Clark Lake Conservation Association | To support the organization's mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Dovenberg Family Foundation | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Plant Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph R Bayer Family Foundation | Annadale, MN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Pleasant Lake Improvement Association | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaplan Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Minnesota Environmental Partnership | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Financial support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Utility Arborist Association | Corporate donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elisabeth A and Alva W Emerson Charitable Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Land Stewardship Project | Support farmer education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rum Fund | Wayzata, MN | 2 | $2,500 | $1,500 | Lake Minnetonka Association | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Robins Kaplan Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $2,425 | $2,425 | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | Charitable operations support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alton Foundation | Saint Cloud, MN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dare Lamberton White & William F White Foundation | Winona, MN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | National Loon Center Foundation | General program costs | apps.irs.gov |
| Flora L Thornton Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Generation Atomic | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Friends of the Brown County Free Fair | Member co-op matches | apps.irs.gov |
| Ordean Foundation | Duluth, MN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Raikes Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Land Stewardship Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rotsch Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | The Lake Minnetonka Garden Club | Centennial endowment fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Round Room Gives Inc | Fishers, IN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Community Legacies Foundation Inc | Purchase materials needed for an art event | apps.irs.gov |
| Summer Fund | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Minnesota Land Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thaler Family Foundation | Minnetrista, MN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Lake Minnetonka Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Austin Memorial Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Conservation Minnesota | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barry Foundation | Fargo, ND | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Friends of Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge | PaY: Accessibility Trails | apps.irs.gov |
| Wild Rice Electric Trust | Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Friends of Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge | Sound absorbing panels for their discovery center | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane R Newman Charitable Trust | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $1,500 | $1,300 | Fresh Energy | Social services, human rights & health | apps.irs.gov |
| Rachel Foundation | Saint Michael, MN | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Alliance for Wildlife & Conservation | 2026 banquet donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Tankenoff Families Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Minnesota Brownfields | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brian and Sheila McMillan Family Foundation | Excelsior, MN | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Lake Minnetonka Association | Lake conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Head Family Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | 2 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Lake Minnetonka Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Land Stewardship Project | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morsman Family Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Minnesota Land Trust | Land and environmental conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Frush Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $1,100 | $1,000 | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | General purpose exempt function grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Geo A Hormel Testamentary Trust | Austin, MN | 1 | $1,091 | $1,091 | Spruce Up Austin Inc | Planting trees | apps.irs.gov |
| Douglas and Maria Bayer Foundation | TH Ave Ne, WA | 2 | $1,031 | $516 | Land Stewardship Project | General operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Albright Foundation | Edina, MN | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Minnesota Land Trust | public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| BFK Foundation Inc | Granville, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Land Stewardship Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Greystone Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Friends of Quarry Hill Nature Center | General operations of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold W Sweatt Foundation | Big Sky, MT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Northern Waters Land Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hayes Family Foundation | Sisters, OR | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Advocate for protection of wilderness and wild places | apps.irs.gov |
| Nia Community Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Clean Up the River Environment | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Pamela Bakken Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Cedar Lake Conservation Club | General purpose to be determined by the grantee | apps.irs.gov |
| Rodman Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Lower Phalen Creek Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Security State Bank Foundation | Hibbing, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Sturgeon Chain Lake Assoc | Pickleball courts | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $1,000 | $500 | Metro Blooms | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cornwall Foundation M A | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Lake Minnetonka Association | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| We McGuire Charitable Foundation Inc | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Various programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodhouse Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Lake Minnetonka Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 4 | $825 | $500 | Deep Portage Foundation | Environmental quality, protection and beautification | apps.irs.gov |
| R R & Clara J Gould Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $760 | $760 | Paul Bunyan Arboretum | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| N Jack and Susan P Dilday Charitable Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $650 | $650 | Minnesota Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cottonwood Foundation | White Bear Lake, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Friends Boundary Waters Wilderness | Outreach and education | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmar Family Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Greater Lake Sylvia Association | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Engelsma Family Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $500 | $500 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard A and Martha R Wolf Fund | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Fresh Energy | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren LTD Found | Bloomington, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | National Loon Center Foundation | Protecting animal welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| McKinstry Charitable Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $500 | $500 | National Loon Center Foundation Inc | Conservation & Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray and Nylene Newkirk Family Foundation | Crystal Bay, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | The Lake Minnetonka Association | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation Dba Scott Richards North Star | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $500 | $500 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | 500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sit Investment Associates Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Friends of Triangle Park | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawkins Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | St Paul Garden Club | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ron and Kathy Colby Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500 | $500 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sabes Family Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Lake Minnetonka Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Summit Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Victoria Velie Henry Family Foundati | Spring Park, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Lake Minnetonka Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Valley News Foundation | Mankato, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Minnesota Pheasants | Unrestricted General Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Pohlad Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $458 | $258 | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 3 | $400 | $200 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | Other civic / community | apps.irs.gov |
| Jim and Diane McCarthy Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | 1 | $300 | $300 | Lake Minnetonka Association | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $250 | $250 | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurant Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $200 | $200 | Square Lake Association | Financial Assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Will Bracken Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $200 | $200 | Minnesota Land Trust | To provide for operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Phillip & Sara Wilensky Family Foundation | New Hope, MN | 1 | $150 | $150 | Twin Cities Meteorological Society | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | Rolling Meadows, IL | 2 | $131 | $77 | Metro Blooms | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Daniel C Hartnett Family Foundation | Long Lake, MN | 1 | $100 | $100 | Friends of the Mississippi River | Operations expense | apps.irs.gov |
| Fabricon Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $100 | $100 | Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Protection and Education | Public services | apps.irs.gov |
| Modera Charitable Foundation | Westwood, NJ | 1 | $100 | $100 | Voyageur Outward Bound School | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Pentair Foundation | Golden Valley, MN | 1 | $100 | $100 | Fresh Energy | Matching Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $50 | $50 | Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Matching gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tapestry Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $30 | $30 | Clean Planet Project Co | Employee matching program - further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bush Foundation | Owamniyomni Okhodayapi | Minneapolis, MN | To develop a new model of land reclamation with multi-tribal nation control | $2,625,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Fresh Energy | St Paul, MN | to move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation | $1,215,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Building clean: saving resources, creating jobs, and improving health and equity in affordable housing in the united states. | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | For general operating support | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | St Paul Transportation Management Organization | St Paul, MN | for general operating support | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Otto Bremer Trust | Wilderness Inquiry Inc | Bloomington, MN | Youth development and community recreation | $420,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilson Foundation | Center for Energy and the Environment | Minneapolis, MN | Climate/policy, workforce/poverty grant | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilson Foundation | Fresh Energy | Saint Paul, MN | Climate/policy grant | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Center for Energy and Environment | Minneapolis, MN | to advance equitable building decarbonization in Minnesota | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Clean Up the River Environment | Montevideo, MN | for general operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manitou Fund | Conservation Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Conservation crew program | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | St Paul, MN | for strategy leadership to transform the energy sector, decarbonize building, maximize implementation of new laws, and achieve equitable outcomes at the Public Utilities Commission | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manitou Fund | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | Saint Paul, MN | Match | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | For general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Conservation Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | for general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Friends of the Mississippi River | St Paul, MN | for general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | to educate farmers on sustainable and regenerative farming practices and to support related research efforts | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Clean Energy Economy Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | for general operating support | $237,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Janis Larson Foundation | Voyageur Outward Bound School | St Paul, MN | General charitable purposes | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | for general operating support | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Center for Earth Energy and Democracy | Minneapolis, MN | Project support to build the capacity of the environmental justice movement to advance equitable climate practices | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Fresh Energy | St Paul, MN | In support of the energy news network | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Fresh Energy | St Paul, MN | Journalism | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | MN350 | Minneapolis, MN | for general operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | General operating | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sea Change Foundation | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Promote energy efficiency | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Clean Up the River Environment | Montevideo, MN | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Minnesota Environmental Partnership | Saint Paul, MN | To support the state's coalition of 70 partner organizations as they seek to protect natural resources, public health and advance equity. | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Center for Earth Energy and Democracy | Minneapolis, MN | for general operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Clean Energy Economy Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | to conduct a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the economic impact and workforce development potential of recent federal and state climate policies for Minnesota | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | to steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Minnesota Environmental Partnership | St Paul, MN | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Native Sun Community Power Development | Minneapolis, MN | for general operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Upstream Minnesota | North Oaks, MN | to positively change the culture of Minnesota by channeling Minnesotans love of our natural places into increased trust in one another, connection across difference, and greater stewardship of our lak | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William C Schmoker Family Foundation | Wilderness Inquiry | Bloomington, MN | Environmental education | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Center for Energy and Environment | Minneapolis, MN | to advance equitable building decarbonization in Minnesota | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Conservation Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | To build support among state residents and elected officials for policies that support water quality improvement. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Friends of the Mississippi River | St Paul, MN | for general operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Tree Foundation | Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | Project support for promoting regenerative grazing as part of the bridge to soil health program | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | St Paul, MN | To support an organization that uses law, science and research to protect Minnesota's environment. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Clean Energy Economy Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | to build a stronger and more equitable innovation ecosystem in Minnesota and the Midwest for energy and climate technologies | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Family Foundation | Clean Up the River Environment | Montevideo, MN | (core) building the capacity and impact of cure's energy democracy program - years 4-5 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Family Foundation | Climate Land Leaders | Minneapolis, MN | (core) activating greater minnesota climate land leaders | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Climate Land Leaders | Minneapolis, MN | to support a project involving coordination with non-operating landowners in Illinois | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Climate Land Leaders | Minneapolis, MN | for general operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Community Power | Minneapolis, MN | to support the equitable and replicable implementation of a Twin Cities Community-Based Energy Efficiency Navigator Pilot Program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Community Power | Minneapolis, MN | to support the equitable and replicable implementation of a Twin Cities Community-Based Energy Efficiency Navigator Pilot Program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Fresh Energy | St Paul, MN | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Family Foundation | Health Professionals for A Healthy Climate | Minneapolis, MN | (core) expanding and activating health professional voices for climate action | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | to steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Area Foundation | Lower Phalen Creek Project | St Paul, MN | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hej Field Foundation Inc | Minnesota Land Trust | St Paul, MN | Charitable | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Driscoll Foundation | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | Slade perennial garden, driscoll family overlook and is a 4-year pledge | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manitou Fund | Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Ely, MN | Match | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Room & Board Foundation | The Minnesota Land Trust | Saint Paul, MN | Unrestricted charitable grant | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amy P Goldman Foundation | Voyageur Outward Bound School | St Paul, MN | Educational | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bullitt Foundation | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | To leverage the strength of the labor-environmental alliance to achieve greenhouse gas reductions needed to meet state climate goals. | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | St Paul, MN | Environment | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | to develop and advance innovative climate and energy transition policies in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin that achieve carbon reduction goals while building a clean, thriving, and equitable economy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | to develop and advance innovative climate and energy transition policies in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin that achieve carbon reduction goals while building a clean, thriving, and equitable economy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Clean Up the River Environment | Montevideo, MN | to initiate a landscape assessment of emerging climate technologies and build-out in rural Minnesota and how it will impact the communities' health, including community engagement | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| FR Bigelow Foundation | Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | Our river campaign | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cargill Foundation | Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | Stem river stewards (srs) | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Health Professionals for A Healthy Climate | Minneapolis, MN | to educate health professionals, the public, and policymakers about the impacts of climate on health | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cargill Foundation | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | Growing good urban outreach program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Driscoll Foundation | Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | Capital campaign | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cargill Foundation | Minnesota State Horticultural Society | Roseville, MN | Garden-in-a-box | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortenson Family Foundation | Mississippi Park Connection | Saint Paul, MN | Unrestricted | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald Weesner Charitable Trust Ua | Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | General operating | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Millstream Fund Inc | Conservation Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick and Aimee Butler Family | Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smikis Foundation | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | St Paul, MN | Using law, science, and research to protect minnesota's environment, its natural resources and the health of its peoplen. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Minnesota Environmental Partnership | Saint Paul, MN | to support public education on continuous living cover cropping | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manitou Fund | Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Protection and Education | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roger & Nancy McCabe Foundation | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | Minnesota landscape arboretum's school services programs: field trips and plantmobile | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Neighborhood Forest | Minneapolis, MN | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McNeely Foundation | Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Conservancy | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick and Aimee Butler Family | Wilderness Inquiry | Bloomington, MN | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Friends of the Mississippi River | St Paul, MN | Operations | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortenson Family Foundation | Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Donna Herzog Foundation | Minnesota Land Trust | Saint Paul, MN | General operations | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smikis Foundation | Minnesota Land Trust | St Paul, MN | Protect open space in minnesota | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laird Norton Family Foundation | Minnesota Land Trust | Saint Paul, MN | General support, work in the se blufflands region/minnesota | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weekes Family Foundation | Sugarloaf the North Shore Stewardship Association | Duluth, MN | Charitable | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Offshore wind program | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortenson Family Foundation | Center for Earth Energy and Democracy | Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Driscoll Foundation | Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | Operating expenses ($20,000) and our river campaign ($20,000) | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marbrook Foundation | Lower Phalen Creek Project | St Paul, MN | General operations of the organization | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortenson Family Foundation | MN350 | Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marbrook Foundation | Metro Blooms | Minneapolis, MN | General operations of the organization | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortenson Family Foundation | Metro Blooms | Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Voyageur Outward Bound School | St Paul, MN | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh J Andersen Foundation | Wilderness Inquiry Inc | Bloomington, MN | Canoemobile & general operating | $39,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick and Aimee Butler Family | Minnesota Land Trust | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| River Road Foundation | Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Deluxe Corporation Foundation | Neighborhood Forest Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.