Where Giving Grows

Name: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
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Who We Are

We are a partner to thousands of donors and nonprofit organizations working to help us meet our aspiration: A just and vibrant Minnesota where all people and communities thrive.

Building a Vibrant Minnesota

As Minnesota’s largest community foundation, we inspire generosity, advocate for equity and invest in community-led solutions. This purpose guides our work in and for Minnesota and the Twin Cities’ East Metro.

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Serving Our Community

Donors

Make the most impact with your charitable dollars. Learn why we are the choice partner for thousands of donors.

Professional Advisors

You can expect that we will take great care of your clients to ensure their unique giving visions are realized.

Nonprofits

Through grants and partnership, we support innovative organizations across the state of Minnesota.

Grant Opportunities

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and our partners F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation offer a variety of grant opportunities to support nonprofits meeting the diverse community needs across the East Metro and Minnesota.

We offer two Building Community Capacity grant rounds a year and other grant programs with rolling application dates.

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Our Impact

8,656

Grants given

To organizations, initiatives and projects in 2022

$90M

Granted

To communities by the Foundation in 2022

3,047

Number of organizations

receiving grants in 2022

$1.7B

Combined charitable assets

The largest community foundation in the state

See our impact in 2022

Stories From Our Community

Read Five Tips for Researching Nonprofit Organizations

Five Tips for Researching Nonprofit Organizations to Support

These tips provide a useful guide for donors choosing to make a first-time gift to an organization.

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Putting Youth & Housing at the Forefront of Giving

Learn how fundholders Curt & Timm are using their donor advised fund to make an impact on youth and families.

Read their story

Read Foundations Announce Community Grants

Foundations Announce 2023 First Round Community Grants

Grants will support community organizations as they work to launch, expand and sustain their services in the community.

Read the announcement

How Community Partners Shaped A Local Grant Program

Learn how a partnership between the Foundation and technical assistance partners supports East Metro Main Street Economic Revitalization Program applicants and recipients.

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Spring Updates from the Foundation

In this video message, President & CEO Eric J. Jolly, Ph.D., shares how the Foundation acts as a connector to advance work in Minnesota.

Hear from Dr. Jolly

Combining Community Service and Sports to Shape Future Leaders

Learn how Mario & Sparkle Wimberly are using futsal as a way to build future community leaders.

Watch the video

Faithful Investing: How Advisors Can Better Work with Muslim Donors

Learn how investment advisor and senior financial planner Fatima Iqbal uses Islamic guidelines to assist Muslim clients, and how the Foundation partners with the Muslim American Society of Minnesota.

Learn about the changes

SECURE Act 2.0: New Provisions for Qualified Charitable Distributions

You can help your clients make the most out of their gifts with the recent changes to the rules on charitable giving.

Learn about the changes

Where Giving Grows

Who We Are

Top Stories

More Than $9 Million In Community Grants Awarded

Giving Spotlight: Putting Housing and Youth at the Forefront

Spring Updates from the Foundation

Combining Community Service and Sports to Shape Future Leaders

What Are Donor Advised Funds?

Building a Vibrant Minnesota