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Private Foundations - Top 25

Ranked by total grants paid | List information taken from the 2009-2010 Business Information Guide
Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations, foundation 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 MN in most recent fiscal year
1	The McKnight Foundation 710 South Second Street, Suite 400 Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-333-4220 \| mcknight.org	$99,486,687	$68,645,814
2	Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation P.O. Box 80 Bayport, MN 55003 651-264-7355 \| No Web site	$38,354,110	$26,000,000
3	Bush Foundation 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E-900 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-227-0891 \| bushfoundation.org	$34,656,828	$26,943,400
4	Otto Bremer Foundation 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 2250 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-227-8036 \| ottobremer.org	$28,749,371	$20,113,022
5	Blandin Foundation 100 North Pokegama Avenue Grand Rapids, MN 55744 218-326-0523 \| blandinfoundation.org	$14,340,649	$14,340,649
6	Northwest Area Foundation 60 Plato Boulevard East, Suite 400 St. Paul, MN 55107 651-224-9635 \| nwaf.org	$12,187,044	$2,559,185
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7	The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation 10 Second Street Northeast, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55413 612-623-1654 \| phillipsfnd.org	$9,504,969	$6,129,459
8	Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3900 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-661-3910 \| pohladfamilygiving.org	$8,674,291	$7,821,365
9	F.R. Bigelow Foundation 55 Fifth Street East, Suite 600 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-224-5463 \| frbigelow.org	$8,091,034	$8,091,034
10	WEM Foundation P.O. Box 5628 Minneapolis, MN 55440 No phone number \| No Web site	$8,036,307	$877,950
11	Robina Foundation 80 South Eighth Street, Suite 4900 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-333-2313 \| robinafoundation.org	$6,678,535	$2,928,535
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12	The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation 550 Tonkawa Road Long Lake, MN 55356 952-404-5605 \| clcfamilyfoundation.com	$4,329,106	$3,409,049
13	Alliss Educational Foundation 800 Nicollet Mall, 16th Floor Minneapolis, MN 55402 No phone number \| No Web site	$4,300,000	$4,300,000
14	Andreas Foundation P.O. Box 3584 Mankato, MN 56002 507-345-1233 \| No Web site	$4,126,378	$30,000
15	Thomas J. Petters Family Foundation 4400 Baker Road Minnetonka, MN 55343 952-936-5000 \| No Web site	$3,955,500	$1,094,500
16	Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation P.O. Box 390316 Edina, MN 55439 952-324-8924 \| schulzefamilyfoundation.org	$3,802,600	$3,802,600
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17	I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation 2001 Killebrew Drive, Suite 120 Bloomington, MN 55425 952-698-0959 \| iaoshaughnessyfdn.org	$3,760,894	$1,155,000
18	Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund P.O. Box 241236 St. Paul, MN 55124 612-599-1921 \| minnesotacommunityclinicfund.org	$3,556,921	$3,556,921
19	Hugh J. Andersen Foundation 342 Fifth Avenue North Bayport, MN 55003 651-275-4489 \| srinc.biz/hja	$3,404,937	$2,753,487
20	Albert W. Cherne Foundation P.O. Box 975 Minneapolis, MN 55440 No phone number \| No Web site	$3,315,000	$1,250,000
21	George Family Foundation 1818 Oliver Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55405 612-377-3356 \| georgefamilyfoundation.org	$3,294,708	$1,288,570
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22	Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E-1420 St. Paul, MN 55101 652-222-2565 \| butlerfamilyfoundation.org	$3,205,255	$2,889,055
23	Pax Christi Foundation 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 928 Minneapolis, MN 55431 952-831-8585 \| No Web site	$3,068,260	$0
24	Mithun Family Foundation 90 South Seventh Street, Suite 5300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 No phone number \| No Web site	$2,938,600	$1,379,300
25	Hardenbergh Foundation 5959 Centerville Road, Suite 260 North Oaks, MN 55127 651-653-4956 \| No Web site	$2,933,500	$2,670,500

Note: Figures for the Thomas J. Petters Family Foundation and the Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund are for 2007, the latest year for which data was available.