Corporate, Family and Private Foundation Support
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation is the partner of choice for corporate, family and private foundation support and solutions.
Throughout our more than 80-year history, the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation has been a sought-after collaborator for dozens of foundations. Foundations, like yours, have partnered with us to make their operations and community-based work more accessible, efficient and impactful.
Do any of these needs fit your foundation’s situation?
- Family succession planning: Your family foundation is planning for a generational transition, estate planning or navigating governance and/or capacity challenges.
- Staying updated on philanthropic and community trends: You are looking for more information and perspective on important issues impacting Minnesota.
- Exploring investment strategies: You desire more robust or diverse investment and catalytic capital strategies, such as impact investing.
- Investing in planning and strategy: You could use assistance with visioning, grantmaking or operational support.
If any of these resonate, we’d welcome a conversation to learn more about your goals, understand your pain points and determine how we can support your charitable vision.
Customized Partnerships
None of our relationships are exactly alike. We can set up a structure that works for you, with options including:
Maintain Independent Foundation Identity and Status
Supporting Organization
Corporate or Individual Donor Advised Fund
Memorandum of Understanding or Services Agreement
Support Service Offerings
When you partner with us, you and your team can let go of the complexities of day-to-day operations and focus instead on community impact. We can offer comprehensive services or customized services across several competencies, including:
- Accounting and regulatory compliance
- Board support, coordination and engagement
- Grant recommendation, processing and due diligence
- Access to various investment portfolios, with a robust in-house investment team and nearly $2 billion of charitable assets under management
- Capital strategies that support impact (program related investments)
- Deep experience transitioning foundations to other flexible fund types
- Philanthropic and planning resources to support your giving strategies
For details on these options, view our foundation support services guide.
About the Foundation
As the largest community foundation in Minnesota, and as a statewide foundation, the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation partners with hundreds of individuals, families, nonprofits, foundations and corporations by leveraging our vast array of knowledge and perspective to inspire generosity.
We work with people and organizations in nearly every county in Minnesota and beyond, and our grantmaking strategies and resources are equally vast. From processing thousands of grants per year to being leaders in values-aligned investing, our team holds deep philanthropic experience.
Foundation Support Fees
With the multitude of possible structural relationships, fees are customized based on the types of services requested and structure desired. Our fees are priced competitively.
Contact Us
We would welcome a conversation to learn more about your foundation and your charitable goals. At the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, we strive to inspire generosity, and we are always looking for partnerships that will amplify our collective impact across Minnesota and beyond.
