Upper Midwest & Plains

Based in Muscatine, Iowa, the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust is a locally focused funder that is transparent and accessible for grantseekers. Here's a look at its program areas and how to approach this funder for a grant.

Among the local grantmakers focusing on South Dakota is Black Hills Energy, based in Rapid City. Here’s an overview of the Black Hills Corporation Foundation’s giving and how to approach this funder for a grant.

This community grantmaker focuses on improving the quality of life in Washtenaw County and is a well-established funder that has been operating since 1963.

Here’s an overview of the Dakota Medical Foundation’s giving to guide local grantseekers in North Dakota and western Minnesota. It’s a health legacy funder worth getting to know in the region.

Harold and Marie Bechtel were Davenport, Iowa philanthropists who created two trusts to support their local community. Here is a comparison of the two trusts and how local grantseekers can approach them for funding.

Our new deep dive report on rural philanthropy covers a distinct, emerging field of giving. Despite misunderstandings and a lack of good data, rural places present ample opportunity for equity-forward funding.

In this article, we take a look at the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Minnesota’s largest community foundation, and its well-established giving program.

The Anheuser-Busch beer company employs thousands of people and has had a foundation supporting nonprofits since 1975. Here’s a look at what this corporate funder donates to in and around its St. Louis headquarters.

America Century Investments is a financial company with a charitable foundation based in Kansas City, Missouri. Here are some details to know about this corporate funder and its approach to grantmaking.

The Baughman Foundation is an accessible funder that maintains a low public profile. To help Kansas nonprofits get to know this funder better, here are some things that stand out about it.

Over 25% of the Midwest’s population lives in rural areas. These funders focus their efforts there, despite the fact that philanthropy at large chronically underfunds rural America.

Here are some things to know about the Orrion and Edith Barger Memorial Foundation and how it gives to local groups. Nearly all grants stay within the state and mostly in a small community of just over 2,000 people.

The Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, and Region has approximately $20 million in assets and has granted over $10 million in the area. Keep these details in mind about securing support.

With its headquarters in Des Moines, Athene provides retirement services, such as different kinds of annuities. Here's why nonprofits in Iowa should get familiar with the Athene Charitable Foundation.

RBC Wealth Management’s philanthropic foundation frequently awards grants in the Minneapolis area. Here’s a look at how the RBC Foundation gives locally in Minnesota.

Here are a few things to know about the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation and how it gives to local nonprofits in Minnesota and other parts of the country.

Here are some details for Minnesota grantseekers to know about the Northland Foundation and its local offerings, which include grants as well as other programming.

To guide Minnesota grantseekers, here are three important things to know about the Minneapolis Foundation and how this community foundation approaches philanthropy.

Medtronic is a global medical technology company that engages in philanthropy all around the world. But here’s a look at how the Medtronic Foundation supports local organizations around its Minneapolis headquarters.

The McKnight Foundation is an international grantmaker, but it also funds extensively in Minnesota, where it’s based. Here’s a look at this funder’s domestic grantmaking in the Upper Midwest.

Hormel Foods is a global company, but it keeps its corporate philanthropy very close to home. Here are some things for Minnesota grantseekers to know about the Hormel Foundation.

General Mills is a major international company with over 100 food brands under its belt. This is an especially good corporate funder to know in Minneapolis, where its world headquarters is located.

Here are a few things that North Dakota and Minnesota grantseekers around the city of Fargo should know about the FM Area Foundation.

The Engelsma Family Foundation is based in South Dakota and awards most of its grants to groups in Minnesota. To help nonprofits get to know EFF a bit better, here are some observations and insights.

The 3M company has a philanthropic foundation that makes a priority of local giving. Education is a top interest. For Minnesota grantseekers, here are three things to know about the 3M Foundation.

The Blandin Foundation is a Minnesota funder that has been steadily awarding grants to improve rural life at the local level. Learn more here.

The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation does not have a website and rarely makes the news, but there are plenty of reasons Minnesota nonprofits should keep it on their radar.

Here is what we know so far about the Emerald Foundation and how it gives to local groups around its home base in Sioux Falls and throughout Minnesota.

Ecolab specializes in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions. Though its customer base is global, much of the company’s philanthropic giving centers on St. Paul, Minnesota and environs. Here’s a look at how EcoLab gives.

Here are a few things to know about the CHS Foundation and how it gives locally in Minnesota.