This summary reports highlights from the Minnesota Council on Foundations' Giving in Minnesota, 2010 Edition research report, the most comprehensive analysis of charitable giving in the state. The 2010 edition features Minnesota giving in 2008, the most recent year for which comprehensive data are available. This report includes information about overall giving by foundations, corporations and individuals in Minnesota, along with detailed grantmaking trends by the Giving in Minnesota sample, which is comprised of 100 of the state's largest grantmakers based on grants paid

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2010 EDITION GIVING IN MINNESOTAGiving in Minnesota is produced annually by the Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) and is the most comprehensive analysis of charitable giving in the state. Individual giving in Minnesota decreased 7.7 percent in 2008. Nationally, individual giving declined 13.7 percent during the same period.Photo on next page courtesy of Minnesota Community Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation.Figure A: Total Charitable Giving in Minnesota, 2008*a:	 74%		 Individualsb:	 12%		 Corporate	Foundations	&		 	 Giving	Programsc:		 10%		 Private	Foundationsd:		 3%		 Community/Public	Foundations* Due to rounding, figures do not add up to 100%.Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations, Giving	in	Minnesota,	2010	Edition; individual giving data from IRS Statistics of Income, Tax Year 2008.Table 1: Change in Charitable Giving in Minnesota, 2005–2008*Dollars in millions.	 2005	 2006	 %	Change		 2007	 %	Change	 2008	 %	ChangeTotal	Individual	Giving	 $4,529		 $4,353		 -3.9%		 $4,353	 0.0%	 $4,019	 -7.7%Total	Grantmaking	 $1,124		 $1,244		 10.7%		 $1,371	 10.2%	 $1,421	 3.6%Total Giving $5,653  $5,597  -1.0%  $5,725 2.3% $5,440 -5.0%* All values adjusted for inflation to 2008 dollars, using the Consumer Price Index.Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations, Giving	in	Minnesota,	2010	Edition; individual giving data from IRS Statistics of Income, Tax Years 2005-2008.cabdIn	the	United	States,	the	year	2008	will	be	remembered	for	a	collapsing	real	estate	market,	declining	stock	values	and	bank	bailouts.	Despite	the	precipitous	economic	decline,	Minnesotans	continued	to	give	generously.	Grantmakers,	especially,	were	able	to	maintain	their	giving,	particularly	for	growing	needs	in	human	services.Decline in Giving Mirrors  Economic DownturnIn	2008,	individuals,	foundations	and	corporate	giving	programs	in	Minnesota	gave	a	total	of	$5.4	billion	in	charitable	contributions,	a	5-percent	decrease	from	2007.	This	overall	decline	was	the	result	of	decreased	charitable	giving	by	individuals	in	Minnesota CharitableGIVING 2008	compared	to	2007.	In	light	of	the	economy’s	dramatic	downturn,	the		decline	was	not	unexpected.	Individual Giving DropsThe	majority	of	charitable	giving	in	Minnesota	–	74	percent	of	all	dollars	given	–	comes	from	individuals	(see	Table	1	and	Figure	A).	Individual	charitable	giving	in	Minnesota	declined	to	$4.02	billion	in	2008,	a	7.7-percent	decrease	from	2007.	Nationally,	individual	giving	declined	13.7	percent	during	the	same	period.Grantmaking Grows ModestlyGrantmakers	contributed	26	percent	of	total	charitable	giving	in	Minnesota	in	2008.	Foundation	and	corporate	giving	in	Minnesota	totaled	$1.42	billion,	an	increase	of	3.6	percent,	from	$1.37	billion	in	2007	(see	Table	1).	Nationally,	foundation	giving	increased	12.3	percent	during	the	same	period.As	in	previous	years,	most	of	Minnesota’s	total	grant	dollars	paid	in	2008	came	from	a	relatively	small	number	of	grantmakers.	Less	than	3	percent	of	all	grantmakers	(39)	provided	about	71	percent	of	all	grant	dollars	paid	($1	billion),	while	approximately	11	percent	of	all	grantmakers	(155)	accounted	for	about	88	percent	of	all	grant	dollars	paid	($1.25	billion).The increase in grantmaking from 2007 to 2008 was driven by corporate grantmakers – who are small in number but large in share of dollars given.Photo on next page courtesy of The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation and Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota.Table 2: Minnesota Grantmaking at a Glance, 2005-2008*Dollars in millions.	 2005	 2006	 2007	 2008Total	Grants	Paid	 $1,021.79		 $1,162.86		 $1,371.10		 $1,421.06Total	Foundation	Assets	 $15,744.92		 $17,066.66		 $19,549.71		 $17,298.11Number	of	Grantmakers	 1,378	 1,398	 1,429	 1,467* All values adjusted for inflation to 2008 dollars, using the Consumer Price Index.Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations, Giving	in	Minnesota,	2010	Edition.Figure B: Percentage of Minnesota Grantmakers by Type, 2008a:		 85%	 Privateb:		 9%	 Corporatec:		 6%		 Community/PublicSource: Minnesota Council on Foundations, Giving	in	Minnesota,	2010	Edition.cabCorporate Grantmakers Give the Most The	increase	in	total	grantmaking	from	2007	to	2008	was	driven	by	corporate	grantmakers,	who	granted	$669	million	in	2008.	Although	corporate	foundations	and	giving	programs	make	up	a	small	portion	of	Minnesota	grantmakers,	historically	they	have	given	a	large	share	of	the	grant	dollars.In	2008	they	accounted	for	9	percent	of	grantmakers	and	gave	47	percent	of	all	grant	dollars.	Private	foundations,	the	majority	of	grantmakers	in	the	state,	gave	40	percent	of	the	grant	dollars	paid.	As	the	smallest	portion	of	the	state’s	grantmakers,	community/public	foundations	accounted	for	13	percent	of	the	total	grant	dollars	paid	(see	Figure	B	and	Figure	C).	Figure C: Minnesota Grant Dollars Paid by Grantmaker Type, 2008a:		 47%		 Corporateb:		 40%	 Privatec:		 13%		 Community/PublicSource: Minnesota Council on Foundations, Giving	in	Minnesota,	2010	Edition.cabOverview of GIVINGThere	were	1,467	active	grantmakers	in	the	state	in	2008.	Eighty-five	percent	of	the	grantmakers	were	private	foundations	(1,241),	9	percent	were	corporate	foundations	and	giving	programs	(134)	and	6	percent	were	community/public	foundations	(92)	(see	Figure	B).	The	total	number	of	grantmakers	in	the	state	grew	slightly,	by	2.7	percent	from	2007.	Foundation Assets Decline SteeplyThe	effect	of	the	economic	downturn	was	clearly	reflected	in	the	change	in	grantmaker	assets	in	2008.	Minnesota	foundation	assets	declined	to	$17.30	billion	in	2008	from	$19.55	billion	in	2007,	an	11.5-percent	decrease		(see	Table	2).	This	is	the	largest	single-year	asset	decline	since	1994.	Without		the	first-time	addition	of	the	Margaret	A.	Cargill	Foundation’s	$2.12	billion	in	assets,	the	decline	would	have	been	much	steeper	–	22.4	percent	–	in	2008.	Asset	declines	were	experienced	by	all	grantmaker	types,	but	they	varied	in	severity.	Community/public	foundations’	assets	decreased	most	dramatically,	by	26.4	percent.	Corporate	grantmakers’	assets	and	private	foundations’	assets	both	declined	by	8.3	percent.	Declines	in	foundation	assets	in	one	year	can	lead	to	lower	grantmaking	a	year	or	more	in	the	future.	Foundations	typically	base	their	grant	levels	on	a	one-	to	three-year	average	of	past	asset	performance.Human services displaced education as the top subject area – only the third time education hasn’t been number one since 1976.Photo on next page courtesy of PFund Foundation and 20% Theatre Company (Blythe Davis, photographer).Figure D: Minnesota Grantmaking by Subject Area, 2008*a:	 26%		 Human	Services		b:	 25%		 Education	c:	 15%		 Public	Affairs/Society	Benefitd:	 12%		 Arts,	Culture	&	Humanitiese:	 10%		 Healthf:	 6%		 Environment/Animalsg:	 3%		 Religionh:	 2%		 International	Affairsi:	 <1%		 Other/Unknown* Due to rounding, figures do not add up to 100%.Based on grants of $2,000 or more made by a sample of 100 of the largest grantmakers in Minnesota.Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations, Giving	in	Minnesota,	2010	Edition.Table 3: Minnesota Grantmaking by Subject Area, 2007-2008* 2007 2008	 Grant	Dollars	 Share	 Grant	Dollars	 ShareArts,	Culture	&	Humanities	 $122,448,040	 13%	 $117,066,287	 12%Education	 $255,425,673	 27%	 $242,765,883	 25%Environment/Animals	 $46,284,777	 5%	 $56,088,812	 6%Health	 $99,937,719	 10%	 $100,934,205	 10%Human	Services	 $231,764,725	 24%	 $249,980,529	 26%International	Affairs	 $19,964,109	 2%	 $20,744,492	 2%Public	Affairs/Society	Benefit	 $145,709,195	 15%	 $144,099,593	 15%Religion	 $32,406,573	 3%	 $30,671,898	 3%* All values adjusted for inflation to 2008 dollars, using the Consumer Price Index. Based on grants of $2,000 or more made by a sample of  100 of the largest grantmakers in Minnesota. Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations,	Giving	in	Minnesota,	2010	Edition.cabdgefhiEach	year,	MCF	completes	an	in-depth	analysis	of	giving	data	from	a	sample	of	100	of	Minnesota’s	largest	grantmakers	by	grants	paid.	In	2008,	MCF	coded	and	analyzed	27,500	grants	of	$2,000	or	more.	These	totaled	$962.5	million,	or	68	percent	of	all	grantmaking	in	the	state.	The	giving	trends	about	subject	areas,	geography,	beneficiaries	and	types	of	grants	are	based	on	the	sample	data.Human Services and Education Receive MostConsistent	with	previous	years,	human	services,	education,	and	public	affairs/society	benefit	received	the	largest	shares	of	Minnesota’s	grant	dollars	in	2008,	at	26	percent,	25	percent	and	15	percent,	respectively.	In	2008,	the	human	services	subject	area	displaced	education	as	the	category	receiving	the	largest	share	of	overall	grant	dollars	(see	Figure	D).Overall,	grantmaking	by	the	Giving in Minnesota	sample	grew	just	1	percent	from	2007	to	2008.	The	environment/animals	and	human	services	subject	areas	experienced	the	fastest	growth	in	giving,	at	21	percent	and	8	percent,	respectively	(see	Table	3).	Giving	to	four	subject	areas	–	education;	religion;	arts,	culture	and	humanities;	and	public	Table 3: Minnesota Grantmaking by Subject Area, 2007-2008* 2007 2008	 Grant	Dollars	 Share	 Grant	Dollars	 ShareArts,	Culture	&	Humanities	 $122,448,040	 13%	 $117,066,287	 12%Education	 $255,425,673	 27%	 $242,765,883	 25%Environment/Animals	 $46,284,777	 5%	 $56,088,812	 6%Health	 $99,937,719	 10%	 $100,934,205	 10%Human	Services	 $231,764,725	 24%	 $249,980,529	 26%International	Affairs	 $19,964,109	 2%	 $20,744,492	 2%Public	Affairs/Society	Benefit	 $145,709,195	 15%	 $144,099,593	 15%Religion	 $32,406,573	 3%	 $30,671,898	 3%* All values adjusted for inflation to 2008 dollars, using the Consumer Price Index. Based on grants of $2,000 or more made by a sample of  100 of the largest grantmakers in Minnesota. Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations,	Giving	in	Minnesota,	2010	Edition.GivingTRENDSaffairs/society	benefit	–	each	declined	between	1	and	5	percent.Grantmaker  Types Support Different AreasAs	in	the	previous	two	years,	in	2008	private	foundations	provided	the	largest	shares	of	grant	dollars	given	to	environment/animals	(65	percent),	international	affairs	(62	percent),	Giving to Minnesota  and BeyondJust	over	$500	million	–	52	percent	of	the	sample	total	–	was	given	to	organizations	serving	Minnesota	in	2008:	32	percent	went	to	the	Twin	Cities	metropolitan	area,	11	percent	went	to	Greater	Minnesota,	and	9	percent	went	statewide.	Giving	within	Minnesota	declined.	Funding	for	organizations	serving	Minnesota	statewide	declined	the	most	–	by	13	percent	from	2007.	The	share	of	grant	dollars	given	to	national	organizations	increased	to	14	percent.	International	giving	increased	in	2008,	although	the	share	remained	flat	year-over-year	at	4	percent.Children and  Youth BenefitOnly	53	percent	of	the	grants	could	be	coded	to	a	specific	beneficiary	group.	Of	those,	the	largest	share	of	dollars	went	to	organizations	that	serve	children	and	youth	–	23.1	percent.	Program Support Stays HighestMinnesota	grantmakers	continued	to	devote	the	largest	share	of	their	grant	dollars	–	55.9	percent,	or	$470	million	–	to	program	support.	The	share	for	general	operating	support	increased	slightly	in	2008,	to	22.6	percent.	Giving	for	capital	support	declined	in	2008,	from	$127.2	million	to	$103.6	million.health	(46	percent)	and	human	services	(43	percent).Corporate	grantmakers	accounted	for	the	largest	shares	of	grant	dollars	given	to	education	(57	percent),	arts,	culture	and	humanities	(51	percent),	and	public	affairs/society	benefit	(51	percent),	following	the	trends	from	2006	and	2007.	Notably,	corporate	grantmakers’	share	of	contributions	to	international	affairs	increased	to	21	percent	in	2008,	from	13	percent	in	2007	and	4	percent	in	2006.	Continuing	a	long-term	trend,	community/public	foundations	contributed	the	largest	share	of	grant	dollars	to	religion	(49	percent),	which	is	due	in	part	to	donor-advised	giving.	Community/public	foundations	do	not	lead	in	other	areas	because	they	account	for	just	13	percent	of	overall	giving	in	the	state.100	Portland	Avenue	South,	Suite	225Minneapolis,	Minnesota	55401-2575	©	2010	Minnesota	Council	on	Foundations.	All	rights	reserved.About This ReportEach	year,	the	Minnesota	Council	on	Foundations	(MCF)	produces	Giving in Minnesota,	the	most	comprehensive	analysis	of	charitable	giving	in	the	state.	The	2010	edition	features	information	on	overall	giving	in	2008,	which	includes	data	from	the	fiscal	years	of	Minnesota	foundations	and	corporate	giving	programs	that	end	between	June	1,	2008,	and	May	31,	2009.	This	is	the	most	recent	time	period	for	which	complete	data	are	available.	This	summary	provides	highlights	from	the	full	report,	which	can	be	viewed	online	at	www.mcf.org/gim.The	complete	report	includes	information	about	overall	giving	by	foundations,	corporations	and	individuals	in	Minnesota,	along	with	detailed	grantmaking	trends	from	a	sample	of	100	of	the	state’s	largest	grantmakers	based	on	grants	paid.	The	sample	is	made	up	of	51	private	foundations,	34	corporate	foundations	and	giving	programs,	and	15	community/public	foundations.	Although	they	represent	just	7	percent	of	all	grantmakers	in	Minnesota,	these	100	accounted	for	approximately	82	percent	of	all	grant	dollars	paid	in	the	state.	To	report	on	grantmaking	trends	in	Minnesota,	MCF	analyzed	27,488	grants	of	$2,000	or	more	made	by	the	sample,	totaling	$962.5	million.Cover photo courtesy of Tiwahe Foundation (Tim Francisco, photographer); back page photo courtesy  of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation. 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