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Our Approach
Established in 1915, The Minneapolis Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations.
We manage over $500 million in assets, and administer more than 1,000 charitable funds created by individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits. More than $30 million in grants are distributed from these funds each year, either personally recommended by or in accordance with the legacy wishes of our donors.
As a community foundation, we invest and distribute charitable funds created by members of the community. We build and steward a permanent charitable endowment and distribute the income from it to benefit our community. We distribute approximately $5 million each year in grants to improve the quality of life in our region.
We convene the community around critical issues and partner with others to make a difference. We do this through our Minnesota Meeting public affairs forum and in other ways, providing leadership and collaborating with others to realize a vision for a community in which everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.
We believe that the well-being of each citizen is connected to that of every other and that the vitality of any community is determined by the quality of those relationships.
Our purpose is to join with others to strengthen our community, in measurable and sustainable ways, for the benefit of all citizens, especially those who are disadvantaged.
We are committed to be an effective resource developer and a responsible steward of those resources, an active grantmaker and convener addressing crucial community needs, and an advocate and constructive catalyst for changing systems to better serve people.
Statement of Accountability
The Minneapolis Foundation subscribes to the Principles for Minnesota Grantmakers. We are a member of the national Council on Foundations, the Minnesota Council on Foundations, and we are Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.
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Throughout this website, you'll see stories of Minnesotans making a difference, in our community and around the world, by giving through The Minneapolis Foundation.
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