Key: Rank in 2007 and 2006; foundation/corporate grantmaker; fiscal year end, grants paid in millions, increase in grants paid; percent of grants that go to Minnesota; foundation assets in millions. Numbers in parentheses refer to notes at the bottom.
11The McKnight Foundation;12/31/07;$93.6;0.2%;73.8%;$2,316.9
22General Mills Foundation & Corp.;5/31/08;64.5; 12.0;26.2;57.9
33The St. Paul Foundation (1);12/31/07;59.6; 23.3;NA;1,008.4
44The Minneapolis Foundation (2);3/31/08;49.5;22.5;79.0;689.4
56Medtronic Foundation and Corp. (3);4/30/08;47.5;26.7;25.4;40.8
67Cargill Foundation and Cargill Inc. (4);12/31/07 and 5/31/08;44.0;18.5;29.4;112.6
75Bush Foundation;12/31/07;38.6;-4.2;67.7;900.0
88Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation;12/31/07;36.5;24.9;63.3;817.6
99Otto Bremer Foundation;12/31/07;32.1;10.9;67.6;615.8
1013United Health Foundation & UnitedHealth Group (5);12/13/07;31.0;49.1;20.0;19.6
1110Best Buy Children's Foundation & Corp.;2/29/08;30.8;27.8;37.3;NA
1216Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community;9/30/07;26.1;44.3;NA;NA
13113M Foundation & Corp.;12/31/07;25.1;5.1;51.2;35.0;
1414Northwest Area Foundation;3/31/08;24.6;17.0;9.5;466.5
1512Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation and Corp.;12/31/07;23.5;10.1;28.7;87.5
1615U.S. Bancorp Foundation;12/31/07;19.9;-3.1;15.6;18.0
1719Blandin Foundation;12/31/07;19.3;40.5;100.0;472.8
1818Travelers Corp., Travelers Foundation andTravelers CT Foundation; 12/31/07;16.8;10.1;50.8;NA
1920Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota andWells Fargo Bank Minnesota (6); 12/31/07;10.6; -1.9;100.0;371.0

2022The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation;12/31/07;9.5;-3.0;67.6;212.0
2124Lutheran Community Foundation;12/31/07;8.8;9.5;24.0;221.4
2225Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation;12/31/07;7.7; 4.5;91.5;64.2
2328F.R. Bigelow Foundation;12/31/07;7.3;19.0;83.8;175.2
2423Ameriprise Financial Inc.;12/31/07;7.2;-11.6;34.1;NA
2521Xcel Energy Foundation and Corporate Citizenship;12/31/07;7.0;-30.4;26.8;3.1
Note: The Minnesota Council on Foundations compiles a ranking of the top funders each year based on cash contributions. In order to ensure that grantmakers are compared consistently, we do not include in-kind or other non-cash contributions in the totals.
Target Foundation and Corporation reported combined cash and in-kind contributions of $169 million for the fiscal year ended Feb. 2, 2008; a separate cash contribution total was not reported.

NA represents data not available.
(1) The St. Paul Foundation includes the Minnesota Community Foundation, J. Paper Foundation, and L. and A.F. Paper Foundation
(2) The Minneapolis Foundation includes Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation for Children and Nonprofits Assistance Fund.
(3) Medtronic Foundation & Corporation's grants/PRIs/corporate giving paid in Minnesota does not include corporate giving.
(4) Cargill Foundation & Cargill Incorporated's grants/PRIs/corporate giving paid in Minnesota does not include business unit contributions.
(5) United Health Foundation has additional direct charitable distributions in mission-related programs and projects that amount to $6.8 million.
(6) Wells Fargo Foundation and Wells Fargo Bank (both based in California) total U.S. contributions: $91.8 million.
Compiled by the Minnesota Council on Foundations