The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $189,397,037 | $209,369,790 | $182,225,271 | $2,712,040,525 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MN | for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund | $10,000,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| $2,584,399,910 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $106,746,947 | $162,849,317 | $143,711,780 | $2,661,443,888 | $2,564,887,075 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $165,036,445 | $200,900,058 | $143,570,342 | $2,566,350,071 | $2,436,773,646 |
| FY2021amended | 990-PF | $364,557,003 | $177,049,148 | $118,441,442 | $3,199,348,023 | $3,036,829,579 |
| FY2020amended | 990-PF | $132,141,977 | $123,681,045 | $122,392,111 | $2,844,919,359 | $2,707,686,956 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $102,069,778 | $127,445,731 | $112,499,647 | $2,552,879,588 | $2,394,929,317 |
| United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA |
| to equitably decarbonize the Midwest by supporting powerful and inclusive coalitions with the ability to transform markets and the economy through state action in seven states |
| $9,600,000 |
| 2024 |
| United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA | to equitably decarbonize the Midwest power, transportation, and building sectors | $9,600,000 | 2021 |
| United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA | To build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate action | $9,600,000 | 2022 |
| United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA | To build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate action | $9,600,000 | 2023 |
| United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA | To accelerate decarbonization of the Midwest power, transportation, and buildings sectors | $8,700,000 | 2020 |
| The Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA | To support clean energy and climate policies in the Midwest, and for midwestern participation in the 2019 Transportation Electrification Advocates meeting | $7,025,000 | 2019 |
| Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MN | for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund | $5,000,000 | 2024 |
| YouthpriseMinneapolis, MN | For general operating support | $4,000,000 | 2019 |
| YouthpriseMinneapolis, MN | for general operating support | $3,400,000 | 2021 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for NeuroscienceMinneapolis, MN | For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | $2,580,000 | 2023 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing FundSt Paul, MN | For general operating support | $2,561,500 | 2019 |
| Propel NonprofitsMinneapolis, MN | for the Seeding Cultural Treasures Initiative | $2,500,000 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota IncSaint Paul, MN | For a recoverable grant to expedite deployment of newly appropriated Homeownership Investments Grant program ($40M) and leverage expanded resources in Workforce & Affordable Homeownership Program, Challenge Program ($60M), and Housing Infrastructure Bonds | $2,500,000 | 2023 |
| YouthpriseMinneapolis, MN | For general operating support | $2,500,000 | 2022 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing FundSaint Paul, MN | For general operating support | $2,500,000 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Home Ownership CenterSaint Paul, MN | to bridge capacity needs and scale the deployment capacity of GroundBreak Coalition supported down payment assistance products | $2,200,000 | 2024 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for NeuroscienceMinneapolis, MN | For an awards program supporting research in neuroscience | $2,075,000 | 2022 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for NeuroscienceMinneapolis, MN | for an awards program supporting research in neuroscience | $2,035,000 | 2021 |
| Northwest Minnesota FoundationMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Bemidji, MN | For general operating support | $2,000,000 | 2020 |
| The Minneapolis FoundationMatched to this organization because 34 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Minneapolis, MN | For McKnight's Donor Advised Fund | $2,000,000 | 2023 |
| New Venture FundWashington, DC | To support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in the Midwest | $2,000,000 | 2023 |
| Family Housing FundMinneapolis, MN | For general operating support | $2,000,000 | 2019 |
| V3 SportsMinneapolis, MN | To support phase one of the V3 Sports Center capital campaign in north Minneapolis | $2,000,000 | 2022 |
| Rewiring America IncWashington, DC | to advance equitable electrification in the Midwest through place-based demonstration projects and policy development | $2,000,000 | 2024 |