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Minnesota Business Philanthropy News
For readers in Minnesota, this page covers major gifts, foundation grants, nonprofit fundraising and community giving. Reporting follows the donors, charities and fundraising campaigns that shape giving across the state.
Recent news
November 4, 2026
Foundation Awards $90,000 in Economic Development GrantsThe Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation approved nine grants supporting projects across a 20-county region.
November 1, 2026
Catholic Charities Matches Second Harvest Gifts Up to $20,000Catholic Charities Bureau will match gifts to Second Harvest Northland during Minnesota's Day of Giving, up to $20,000.
November 1, 2026
Team Owners Give Heavily to Klobuchar CampaignMajority owners of Minnesota's Wild, Twins, and Vikings have donated at least $71,000 to Amy Klobuchar's gubernatorial bid or supporting groups while seeking public funding for their venues.
October 27, 2026
Flanagan Defends Campaign Donation From Mohamed SoltanSenate nominee Peggy Flanagan maintains support for campaign funds received from human rights activist Mohamed Soltan.
October 26, 2026
Minnesota Opens CanRenew Grant Application ProcessThe state is offering $10.9 million to support community-based projects in regions impacted by past cannabis prohibition.
October 26, 2026
Minnesota Grocers Launch 2026 Bag Hunger CampaignThe initiative seeks to provide 2 million meals to food shelves across Minnesota through November 7.
October 22, 2026
Schutz Retains Campaign Donations From Medicare Fraud SettlersThe Minnesota attorney general candidate is keeping $5,000 in contributions from doctors who paid a civil fraud settlement.
October 15, 2026
TopLine Financial Credit Union Joins CU Kind DayNearly 190 employees and members volunteered to support local community non-profits across the state.
September 21, 2026
Cyclists Will Launch Ride Against Suicide on September 23Three cyclists plan to travel 265 miles across Minnesota and Wisconsin to support first responder mental health.
September 21, 2026
NAMI Minnesota Launched Healing Minnesota InitiativeThe statewide initiative provided financial support to community mental health programs.
Reporting here centers on large donations to hospitals, universities and cultural institutions, grants from statewide foundations, benefit events and charity campaigns, and the donation drives that nonprofits run to meet their goals. Coverage reaches from the Twin Cities metro to Greater Minnesota, following giving in both urban and rural communities. Some of the most visible stories are small, local fundraisers that draw wide participation, while the largest gifts tend to move through a handful of established institutions. Rising costs for nonprofits and shifting donor priorities are the pressures that most often shape how giving campaigns unfold.