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The Minneapolis Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Minneapolis, MN EIN: 41-6029402 Website

The Minneapolis Foundation is a public charity based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, established in 1915. It cultivates generosity by responding to civic, social, and economic needs, partnering with nonprofits, facilitating grantmaking, conducting research and advocacy, and providing services to donors.

The Minneapolis Foundation at a glance

In short: The Minneapolis Foundation gave $121.7M across 1,565 grants in 2025 (avg $78K), mostly in Minnesota. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$121,702,939
+15.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1,565
+13.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$77,765
+2.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$1,185,664,206
+4.5% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
27% first-time grantees (416 of 1,564, 2025)
Primary geography
Minnesota (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to The Minneapolis Foundation

Review Cycle
The Economic Response Fund listing gives December 31, 2026.
Deadline
The Economic Response Fund listing gives December 31, 2026.
Next open deadline
December 31, 2026 (Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund Grants)
Contact

Mailing address: 800 Ids Center 80 S Eighth St, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (612) 672-3878
Website: https://minneapolisfoundation.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who The Minneapolis Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Great MN Schools: $6.1MGreat MN Schools$6.1MThe Nature Conservancy: $4.3MThe Nature Conservancy$4.3MAllina Health Foundation: $4.0MAllina Health Foundation$4.0MChildren's Health Care Foundation: $3.3MChildren's Health CareFoundation$3.3MUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: $3.0MUniversity of MinnesotaFoundation$3.0MMinnesota Council of Foundations: $1.7MMinnesota Council ofFoundations$1.7MTCHFH Lending Inc: $1.6MTCHFH Lending Inc$1.6MDIA Center for the Arts Inc: $1.5MDIA Center for the Arts Inc$1.5MSpecial School District No 1: $1.4MSpecial School District No 1$1.4MDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc: $1.2MDonor Advised CharitableGiving Inc$1.2M

The largest 2025 recipient was Great MN Schools ($6.1M). Together the top 10 received $28.1M.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($30,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

7,376 grants across all recorded years

5459<$50K954$50–100K615$100–250K192$250–500K102$500K–1M51$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5,459 grants of 7,376 (74%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Foundation is based in Minneapolis. Its 2025 grant filing shows that 77% of grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, followed by New York at 4%, and Colorado, California, and Florida at 2% each.

Grant Distribution by State

51states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 1,565 itemized grants.

Cities

MinneapolisSaint PaulNew YorkWashingtonEdinaSt Louis ParkChicagoBloomingtonMinnetonkaPlymouthAlbuquerqueBostonSan FranciscoEden PrairieGolden ValleyWayzataNaplesNorthfieldRosevilleBrooklyn Park

Is The Minneapolis Foundation open to new grantees?

27%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 416 of 1,564 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $57K; repeat grants $85K. How we count

Medians: $20K first-time, $27K repeat.

  • 61% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50M$100M$150M1,258 grants2019 1,385 grants2020 1,562 grants2021 1,506 grants2022 1,365 grants2023 1,378 grants2024 1,565 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $76.6M (2019) to $121.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 1,565 grants totaling $121.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Great MN Schools Minneapolis, MNDonor Advised, Education$6,055,000
The Nature Conservancy Minneapolis, MNDonor Advised, Environment$4,315,179
Allina Health Foundation Minneapolis, MNDonor Advised, Health$3,967,894
Children's Health Care Foundation Minneapolis, MNDonor Advised, Health$3,312,113
University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MNDonor Advised, Education$2,980,694
Minnesota Council of Foundations St. Paul, MNDonor Advised, Public Affairs/Society Benefit$1,715,000
TCHFH Lending Inc St. Paul, MNGeneral$1,590,000
DIA Center for the Arts Inc New York, NYDonor Advised, Arts, Culture, Humanities$1,491,000
Special School District No 1 Minneapolis, MNDonor Advised, Education$1,407,530
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc Lone Tree, CODonor Advised, Public Affairs/Society Benefit$1,241,006
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

The Foundation’s statements on its 2024 filing report that it received more than $130 million in gifts and awarded more than $125 million in total grants during the year ended March 31, 2025. These figures are distinct from the filing-year 2025 grant total above.

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,185,664,206$192,988,402$152,448,966$121,702,9391,565$59,584,907
2024$1,134,066,155$146,901,684$134,196,439$105,093,7851,378$47,460,029
2023$1,039,176,403$115,302,787$122,536,152$89,585,9711,365$19,200,778
2022$1,113,100,701$204,398,163$121,965,802$93,963,9441,506$69,479,695
2021$1,032,113,169$200,857,814$125,693,751$103,634,0011,562$60,762,001
2020$763,755,990$141,518,502$106,120,687$84,108,3741,385$33,337,329
2019$812,815,836$129,527,194$96,740,604$76,571,6431,258$56,086,081

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The Foundation’s mission is to cultivate generosity by taking action on the greatest civic, social, and economic needs. Its stated approach includes promoting civic participation and leadership; fostering belonging, connection, and inclusion; increasing access to opportunities that advance upward mobility; and addressing barriers that maintain inequities. Its website also describes grantmaking focused on economic mobility, education, and responsive community needs.

The 2025 grants included support for education, health, the environment, arts and culture, human services, and public affairs. Among the grantees, Great MN Schools says its mission is to help ensure every child can attend a school that works. Allina Health Foundation says it raises support for care, illness prevention, health restoration, and comfort. Children’s Health Care Foundation says it raises community resources for high-quality, family-centered pediatric care. The University of Minnesota Foundation says it supports the University of Minnesota. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the Foundation’s.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 1,565 grants totaling $121,702,939. Grant amounts ranged from $5,094 to $6,055,000, with a median grant of $25,000. The filing’s largest grants included $6,055,000 to Great MN Schools; $4,315,179 to The Nature Conservancy; $3,967,894 to Allina Health Foundation; $3,312,113 to Children’s Health Care Foundation; and $2,980,694 to the University of Minnesota Foundation. The listed purposes for these grants were donor-advised education, environment, or health giving.

The Foundation’s funding page says there are no open funding opportunities at this time and describes Economic Mobility and Reimagine Education applications as opening in 2027. A separate program listing describes the Economic Response Fund as open to Minnesota small businesses, with a December 31, 2026 deadline. Because the listings differ, applicants should check the Foundation’s current funding information. When an opportunity is open, the Foundation directs applicants to review its guidelines, register in its online portal, affiliate with an organization, and submit an application through the portal. The portal instructions say applications appear after registration and affiliation; applicants complete the form and certification before submitting.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists R.T. Rybak as president and CEO; John Taft as chair; Julie Baker and Mary Grove as vice chairs; Scott Erickson as treasurer; and Maurice Blanks as secretary. Trustees listed include Kathleen MacLennan, Khadija Ali, Paurvi Bhatt, and Colette Campbell.

The Minneapolis Foundation is led by Rt Rybak, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 9 of 44 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rt Rybak

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $343K (2019) → $421K (2025)

  • Janna Hottinger

    Chief of Staff to President & CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $173K (2025)

  • John Taft

    Chair

    Board Vice Chair & Investment Committee Chair → Board Vice Chair & Investment, 2023

    Board Vice Chair & Investment → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Sternberg

    Director, Business Development & Philanthropic A

    Director & Business Development → Director, Business Development & Philanthropic Advisor, 2024

    Director, Business Development & Philanthropic Advisor → Director, Business Development & Philanthropic A, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $178K (2019) → $208K (2025)

  • Bill Graves

    Trustee

    Trustee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Halper

    Trustee

    Trustee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Maclennan

    Trustee

    Trustee → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Pangerl

    Trustee

    Marketing & Communications Committee Chair → Marketing & Communications, 2023

    Marketing & Communications → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul C. Reyelts

    Trustee -

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Trustee -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Khadija Ali

    Trustee -

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Trustee -, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael C. Rodriguez

    Trustee

    Trustee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Pierce

    Trustee

    Board Member → Impact Committee Chair, 2022

    Impact Committee Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meg Rodriguez

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky O'Grady

    Trustee

    Advancement Committee Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Page

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paurvi Bhatt

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Howell

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Pierce

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colette Campbell

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauri Roberts

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Simenstad

    Trustee

    Investment Committee Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Fisher

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Pack

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Ware

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Le

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Moreno

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jazz Hampton

    Trustee -

    Trustee → Trustee -, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Torres Ray

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rajiv Shah

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Child

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juliana Batista

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Kelly

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Bohlander

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Palmer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Wenz

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $156K (2019) → $223K (2025)

  • Jo-Anne Stately

    Senior Vice President of Impact

    Director of Impact Strategy → Senior Director & Impact Strategies, 2023

    Senior Director & Impact Strategies → Senior Vice President of Impact, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $122K (2019) → $289K (2025)

  • Christopher Beach

    Senior Vice President & Philanthropic Services

    Senior Vice President & Philanthropic Services → Senior Vice President, 2023

    Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President & Philanthropic Services, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    37.5 hrs/week

    $249K (2021) → $280K (2025)

  • Milpha Blamo

    Vice President for Talent & Culture

    Vice President, Talent & Culture → Vice President Talent & Culture, 2024

    Vice President Talent & Culture → Vice President for Talent & Culture, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $149K (2022) → $195K (2025)

  • Patrice Relerford

    Vice President of Collective Impact & Giving

    Senior Director, Impact & Collective Giving → Senior Director, Impact & Collective, 2023

    Senior Director, Impact & Collective → Vice President of Collective Impact & Giving, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $152K (2022) → $204K (2025)

  • Colleen Hase

    Vice President of Technology & Enterprise Risk M

    Vice President Technology & Enterprise Risk Mana → Vice President of Technology & Enterprise Risk M, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $188K (2024) → $196K (2025)

  • Scott R. Erickson

    Treasurer

    Audit Committee Chair → Treasurer & Finance Committee, 2023

    Treasurer & Finance Committee → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Baker

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Grove

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maurice Blanks

    Secretary

    Board Member → Audit Committee Chair, 2023

    Audit Committee Chair → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (49)
  • Former: Chanda Smith Baker (2019–2024) — Chief Impact Officer June
  • Former: Leni Moore (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Margie Soran (2019–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Michelle Benson (2023–2024) — Vice President, Marketing & Communications
  • Former: Jean Adams (2019–2023) — Former Senior Vice President
  • Former: Tonya Jackman Hampton EdD (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Emily Lamberty (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan Moreno (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kelsey Tyler (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Raj Shah (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Al Fan (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Andrew Dayton (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Binh Le (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Sullivan (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Justin Persuitti (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Stork (2019–2022) — Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
  • Former: Suzanne Koepplinger (2019–2022) — Director & Catalyst Initiative
  • Former: Todd J. Lifson (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jenny Johnson (2020–2022) — Philanthropic Advisor
  • Former: Bo Thao Urabe (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Alysen Nesse (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Bishop Richard D. Howell Jr. (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Bo Thao-Urabe (2019–2021) — Community Impact Committee Chair
  • Former: Catherine Gray (2019–2021) — Director, Impact Strategy & Civic Engagement
  • Former: Gretchen Piper (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kent Swanson (2019–2021) — Vice President & Information Technology
  • Former: Maureen Bazinet Beck (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Patty Murphy (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Phil Smith (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim Baylor (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Deandre Cunningham (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Rebecca O'Grady (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Ann B. Burns (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Gary L. Cunningham (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Ravi Norman (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Steven M. Rothschild (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Archie Givens Jr. (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Ben Whitney (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian J. Pietsch (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Devean George (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Dominick Washington (2019) — Vice President of Marketing & Communications
  • Former: Ellen Luger (2019) — Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Services
  • Former: Ginny Morris (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Norman Rickeman (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Peggy Flanagan (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Sahra Noor (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Sam Rosenbaum (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Sven A. Wehrwein (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Terry Dolan (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

RT Rybak — President & CEO: $421KRT RybakPresident & CEO$421KJo-Anne Stately — Senior Vice President of Impact: $289KJo-Anne StatelySenior Vice President of Impact$289KChristopher Beach — Senior Vice President, Philanthropic Services: $280KChristopher BeachSenior Vice President…$280KGreg Wenz — CFO: $223KGreg WenzCFO$223KWilliam Sternberg — Director, Business Development and Philanthropic a: $208KWilliam SternbergDirector, Business Development…$208KPatrice Relerford — Vice President of Collective Impact and Giving: $204KPatrice RelerfordVice President of Collective…$204KColleen Hase — Vice President of Technology and Enterprise Risk M: $196KColleen HaseVice President of Technology…$196KMilpha Blamo — Vice President for Talent and Culture: $195KMilpha BlamoVice President for Talent and…$195KJanna Hottinger — Chief of Staff to President and CEO: $173KJanna HottingerChief of Staff to President and…$173K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $421K, to RT Rybak (President & CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Minneapolis Foundation

How much does The Minneapolis Foundation give each year?

The Minneapolis Foundation gave $121.7M across 1,565 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $105.1M across 1,378 grants.

What is The Minneapolis Foundation's typical grant size?

The Minneapolis Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $77,765, across 1,565 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Minneapolis Foundation that year got $57K on average.

Where does The Minneapolis Foundation give grants?

The Minneapolis Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (433 grants), St. Paul, MN (184 grants), New York, NY (53 grants) and Washington, DC (31 grants).

Does The Minneapolis Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 18% of The Minneapolis Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (285 of 1,565) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Donor Advised, Human Services" (245 grants), "Donor Advised, Education" (188 grants) and "Donor Advised, Religion" (146 grants).

Who are The Minneapolis Foundation's largest grantees?

The Minneapolis Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Great MN Schools ($6,055,000), The Nature Conservancy ($4,315,179) and Allina Health Foundation ($3,967,894), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($30,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 12% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Minneapolis Foundation?

The Minneapolis Foundation reported $1.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $193.0M.

What does The Minneapolis Foundation fund?

The Foundation’s mission is to cultivate generosity by taking action on the greatest civic, social, and economic needs. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Minneapolis Foundation?

The Minneapolis Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check minneapolisfoundation.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is The Minneapolis Foundation's EIN?

The Minneapolis Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-6029402. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 21, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 28, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 25, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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