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Grant Funders in St Paul, MN

Bespoke Grants indexes 94 grant-making foundations headquartered in St Paul, Minnesota — together $721.5M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, arts & culture and education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a St Paul nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

94
Foundations in St Paul
$721.5M
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
MN
State

Foundations headquartered in St Paul

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1University of St Thomas$153.3M2020
2Macalester College$58.9M2025
3Otto Bremer Trust$50.0M2024
4Bethel University$44.5M2025
5Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota$42.9M2025
6Minnesota Child Care Resource and$40.9M2020
7The Bush Foundation$35.8M2024
8Mitchell Hamline School of Law$22.5M2023
9University of Northwestern - St Paul$22.2M2023
10Northwest Area Foundation$18.9M2024
11Catholic Community Foundation$17.3M2025
123m Foundation$11.2M2022
13Hunger Solutions Minnesota$10.9M2024
14Ecolab Foundation$9.6M2024
15Planned Parenthood Minnesota North$8.8M2023
16Isaiah$8.8M2024
17American Public Media Group$8.7M2024
18Land O'lakes Foundation$8.3M2023
19David & Janis Larson Foundation$7.5M2024
20Fr Bigelow Foundation$7.5M2024
21Planned Parenthood Minnesota North$6.7M2023
22Gillette Children's Hospital Foundation$6.7M2024
23Bcbsm Foundation Inc$6.2M2024
24Hardenbergh Foundation$5.2M2024
25Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota$4.4M2024
26Hrk Foundation$3.9M2024
27Metropolitan Regional Arts Council$3.9M2025
28Healtheast Foundation$3.9M2018
29Travelers Foundation$3.6M2024
30East Side Health Center Inc$3.5M2019
31Minnesota Hospital Association$3.4M2024
32African Economic Development Solutions$3.1M2020
33Patrick and Aimee Butler Family$2.9M2024
34Planned Parenthood North Central States$2.9M2024
35Education Minnesota$2.8M2024
36Minneapolis League of Catholic$2.7M2020
37The Sauer Family Foundation$2.7M2024
38Lyngblomsten Foundation$2.6M2024
39Mardag Foundation$2.6M2024
40Catholic United Financial Foundation$2.1M2024

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What St Paul funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in St Paul:

Higher EducationHealth CareArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentFood & AgricultureCommunity ImprovementK-12 Education

Beyond St Paul

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a St Paul, MN address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund St Paul nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.