Corporate, Family and Private Foundation Support
Your legacy matters. We’re here to help it grow.
Are you looking for support managing your private or family foundation?
You’ve come to the right place. For 85 years, donors like you have chosen to collaborate with us to make their foundation operations more accessible, efficient and impactful.
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation is the partner of choice for corporate, family and private foundation support and solutions. From day-to-day support to long-term strategy, we’ll meet you where you are.
A Full Range of Services for a Seamless Transition
Whether you need investment management, administrative services, grantmaking support, board governance support, or are considering a transition to a donor advised fund, we tailor our support to your needs.
We’re based in Minnesota and have deep community ties. We understand your commitment to local impact — and we can help you scale it thoughtfully.
Our Senior Director of Partnerships Kari Onyancha welcomes a conversation to learn more about your goals, vision and to discuss how we can support growing your legacy.
Is your foundation facing a transition or looking to grow your impact?
If any of these fit your situation, a partnership with us could support a seamless transition and the support you need to achieve your goals.
- Family succession planning: Your family foundation is planning for a generational transition, estate planning or navigating governance and/or capacity challenges.
- Transitioning operations: You’d like to hand over some of the day-to-day administration to someone experienced and aligned with your values, or are considering a transition to a donor advised fund.
- 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.
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
Foundation Management Fees
Our foundation management and support fees are customized based on the structure and tailored services you need. Our administrative fees are priced competitively.
For details on these options, view our foundation support services guide.
About the Foundation
With roots in Saint Paul since our founding in 1940, the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation is Minnesota's largest statewide community foundation. Today we manage $1.9 billion in charitable assets and are the partner of choice for thousands of donors, nonprofits and community organizations.
Each year we facilitate more than 9,000 grants to communities, working toward our aspiration of an equitable, just and vibrant Minnesota where all people and communities thrive.
Talk to Our Team
Transitions take time and trust. We would welcome a conversation to learn more about your foundation and your charitable goals. We are always looking for partnerships that will amplify our collective impact across Minnesota and beyond.
