Corporate Grantmakers - Top 25 | Fact Finder

Corporate Grantmakers - Top 25

Ranked by total grants paid | List information taken from the 2009-2010 Business Information Guide
Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations, company representatives, and Web sites. If you were not contacted for this list but would like to be in the future, please contact research@tcbmag.com.
*See note at bottom of list.

Rank	Company	Total grants paid in most recent fiscal year	Grants paid in Minnesota in most recent fiscal year
1	Target Foundation & Corporation 1000 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403 800-388-6740 \| target.com/community	$138,231,699	$22,525,815
2	General Mills Foundation & Corporation P.O. Box 1113 Minneapolis, MN 55440 763-764-2211 \| generalmills.com/foundation	$71,170,493	$16,701,454
3	Cargill Foundation & Cargill Incorporated P.O. Box 5650 Minneapolis, MN 55440 952-742-4311 \| cargill.com/commitments/community	$58,222,000	$13,407,000
4	United Health Foundation & UnitedHealth Group 9900 Bren Road East Minnetonka, MN 55343 800-985-6869 \| unitedhealthfoundation.org	$56,220,758	$4,998,754
5	Medtronic Foundation & Corporation 710 Medtronic Parkway, MS LC110 Minneapolis, MN 55432 763-505-2639 \| medtronic.com/foundation	$49,042,214	$10,370,319
6	Best Buy Children's Foundation & Corporation 7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, MN 55423 612-291-6108 \| bestbuyinc.com/community_relations	$30,023,000	$6,200,000
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7	3M Foundation & Corporation 3M Center, Building 225-01-S-23 St. Paul, MN 55144 651-733-0144 \| 3mgiving.com	$25,227,000	$13,264,000
8	U.S. Bancorp Foundation 800 Nicollet Mall BC-MN-H21B Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-303-7870 \| usbank.com	$20,707,594	$3,104,778
9	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation & Corporation 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 800-847-4836 \| thrivent.com/foundations	$20,163,446	$4,325,199
10	Travelers Companies, Inc. and Travelers Foundation 385 Washington Street, NB14 St. Paul, MN 55102 651-310-7263 \| travelers.com/community	$19,008,240	$8,657,336
11	St. Jude Medical Inc. and Foundation 1 Lillehei Plaza St. Paul, MN 55117 651-756-2157 \| sjmfoundation.com	$12,100,000	$1,570,000
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12	Xcel Energy Foundation & Corporate Citizenship 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-215-5304 \| xcelenergy.com/foundation	$12,068,063	$2,488,670
13	Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota & Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota 90 South Seventh Street, MAC-N9305-192 Minneapolis, MN 55479 612-667-7860 \| wellsfargo.com/donations	$10,349,031	$10,349,031
14	The Mosaic Company 3033 Campus Drive Plymouth, MN 55441 763-577-2856 \| mosaicco.com/community.htm	$8,100,000	$600,000
15	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 64 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 612-671-3131 \| ameriprise.com	$7,689,376	$2,000,000
16	Ecolab Foundation & Corporation 370 Wabasha Street North St. Paul, MN 55102 651-293-2923 \| ecolab.com	$4,764,313	$3,367,605
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17	The Pentair Foundation 5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 800 Minneapolis, MN 55416 763-545-1730 \| pentair.com/foundation/html	$4,508,647	$1,846,643
18	Andersen Corporate Foundation & Andersen Corporation 342 Fifth Avenue North Bayport, MN 55003 651-275-4450 \| andersenwindows.com	$3,602,250	$1,559,750
19	Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation & Corporation 3535 Blue Cross Road, Route M 459 Eagan, MN 55122 651-662-3950 \| bcbsmnfoundation.org	$3,306,313	$3,218,013
20	RBC Foundation - USA 60 South Sixth Street, P20 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-371-2936 \| rbcwm-usa.com/communityinvolvement	$3,149,578	$1,501,766
21	Opus Foundation 10350 Bren Road West Minnetonka, MN 55343 952-656-4695 \| No Web site	$3,065,130	$466,750
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22	TCF Foundation 200 East Lake Street, Mail Code EX0-01-C Wayzata, MN 55391 952-745-2757 \| tcfexpress.com	$3,000,000	$1,000,000
23	The Graco Foundation P.O. Box 1441 Minneapolis, MN 55440 612-623-6684 \| graco.com	$2,785,266	$2,388,111
24	Deluxe Corporation Foundation/Deluxe Corporation P.O. Box 64235 St. Paul, MN 55164 651-787-5124 \| deluxe.com/foundation	$2,737,907	$1,341,958
25	Marquette Financial Companies Community Support Program 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3900 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-661-3966 \| marquette.com/giving	$2,217,360	$1,510,800

Note: Grants paid do not include in-kind or other non-cash contributions such as products, services, or volunteer time.
• Target Foundation & Corporation was not ranked last year because it reported combined cash and in-kind contributions.
• Cargill Foundation & Cargill Incorporated and Andersen Corporate Foundation & Andersen Corporation's grants paid in Minnesota do not include business unit contributions.
• United Health Foundation & UnitedHealth Group has additional direct charitable distributions in the form of mission-related programs and projects that amount to $6,800,000.
• Figures for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation & Corporation do not include fraternal giving which totaled $126.2 million in 2008.