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Foundations that fund arts and culture in Minnesota

779 private foundations gave $163 million for arts and culture to organizations in Minnesota in their latest year. The largest was Wem Foundation, with $52.6 million in 10 grants.

Foundations ranked by arts and culture grants to recipients in Minnesota, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
Wem Foundation10$52.6 millionNo
Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc (Arkansas)10$11.0 millionNo
The McKnight Foundation127$8.9 millionYes
Lilly Endowment Inc (Indiana)2$6.4 millionYes
The Wurtele Foundation2$6.0 millionNo
Room & Board Foundation1$4.3 millionNo
Margaret A Cargill Foundation8$4.3 millionNo
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation (New York)8$3.9 millionYes
Jerome Foundation Inc100$3.0 millionNo
Leon J Simkins Charitable Foundation (Florida)1$2.4 millionNo
Antonello Family Foundation1$2.4 millionNo
Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation25$2.4 millionYes
Lenzmeier Family Foundation2$1.6 millionNo
G O Forward Charitable Trust1$1.5 millionNo
C K Blandin Foundation46$1.5 millionNo
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (New Jersey)3$1.5 millionYes
The Wallace Foundation (New York)6$1.5 millionNo
The Ford Foundation (New York)5$1.3 millionYes
Osilas Foundation9$1.1 millionNo
The Shubert Foundation Inc (New York)18$1.1 millionYes
Hugh J Andersen Foundation28$1.0 millionYes
Arcus Foundation (New York)2$1.0 millionYes
Builders Vision Foundation (Illinois)4$975,000No
Nivin and Duncan Macmillan Foundation11$927,500No
David & Janis Larson Foundation4$900,000No

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches arts and culture, paid to recipients in Minnesota. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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