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DONALDSON FOUNDATION

· MINNEAPOLIS, MN · private_foundation · program funder

69recipients FY2016–24
$6Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 87% of giving in Minnesota

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A local funder — 87% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 11 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, FL, IA, IL, IN, MN, MO, NY, OH, TN, WI.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
OTTO BREMER TRUSTSAINT PAUL, MNlarge program funder25
THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNlarge program funder23
THE WALSER FOUNDATIONBLOOMINGTON, MNprogram funder18
F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555SAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder13
H B FULLER COMPANY FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder13
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTAMINNESOTA, MNprogram funder12
POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder12
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAYMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder11
SAUER FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder11
SHELTERING ARMS FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder11
ANDERSEN CORPORATE FOUNDATIONBAYPORT, MNprogram funder10
MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATIONEDEN PRAIRIE, MNprogram funder10
OPUS FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder10
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder9
MINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONprogram funder9
THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder9
WOMENS FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTAMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder9
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION INCMARLBOROUGH, MAprogram funder8
CARGILL FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder8
CIRESI WALBURN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDRENMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder8
GRACO FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder8
General Mills Foundationprogram funder8
JAMF NATION GLOBAL FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder8
LILLIAN WRIGHT AND C EMIL BERGLUND FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder8
MARDAG FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder8

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAYMN62024$1,435,000
SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTAMN62024$300,000
COLLEGE POSSIBLEMN62024$175,000
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCMN62024$173,000
DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYMN62024$150,000
WALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERSMN62024$138,000
PACER CENTER INCMN52024$131,000
THE WORKSMN52024$120,000
UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY INCWI42024$112,543
UNITED WAY OF CLINTON COUNTY IOWAIA42024$109,482
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOLMN52024$105,000
BESTPREPMN62024$87,950
DRESS FOR SUCCESS TWIN CITIESMN42024$80,000
HIGH TECH KIDSMN42024$50,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE GREATER TWIN CITIESMN22024$43,000
GREENE COUNTY UNITED WAY INCTN42024$42,700
GREENE COUNTY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATIONTN12024$28,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE HEARTLANDIL22024$22,500
DIXON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST 170IL22024$21,000
MINNESOTA INDEPENDENCE COLLEGE AND COMMUNITYMN12024$20,000
YWCA OF MINNEAPOLISMN12024$20,000
THE BAKKENMN42024$20,000
GIRLS WHO CODE INCNY12024$18,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PORTAGE COUNTY INCWI12024$15,000
UNITED WAY ST CROIX AND RED CEDAR VALLEYS INCWI42024$14,827
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETYMN22024$11,000
UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY INCIL32024$10,791
GROVES ACADEMYMN12024$10,000
ATHLETES COMMITTED TO EDUCATING STUDENTSMN12024$10,000
ST LOUIS LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION INCMO12024$10,000
AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATIONMN12024$9,740
WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATIONOH12024$7,500
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES INCWI12024$5,000
GREENE COUNTY IMAGINATION LIBRARYTN12024$5,000
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDMN12024$1,000
MINUTEBOT BOOSTERSMN12024$1,000
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST ROBOTICS FOUNDATIONMN12024$1,000
BENILDE ST MARGARETS HIGH SCHOOLMN12024$1,000
MAPLE GROVE ROBOTICS BOOSTER CLUBMN12024$1,000
WASHBURN MILLERBOTSMN12024$1,000
UNITED WAY OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTYCA12024$550
SOCIETY OF ASIAN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS - UNIV OF MINNESOTAMN12024$350
URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONMN42023$66,000
PRODEO ACADEMYMN42023$65,000
360 COMMUNITIESMN22023$50,000
EMERGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTMN12023$20,000
IVY TECH FOUNDATION INCIN12023$18,000
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY LTDMN12023$10,000
UNITED THROUGH READINGCA12023$10,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INCWI12023$7,224