Cargill Foundation
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About Cargill Foundation
The Cargill Foundation’s recent giving shows a concentrated, place-based investment in community improvement in the Twin Cities, supporting an organization focused on education-to-career pathways and economic mobility. With a single large grant to Achieve Twin Cities, the foundation appears to prioritize systemic workforce and youth pathway initiatives that strengthen regional opportunity and nonprofit capacity. This gift signals interest in scalable, impact-oriented programs that connect education and employment in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
Focus Areas
Education-to-career pathways and workforce development in the Twin CitiesYouth college & career readiness programsRegional economic mobility and opportunity in Minneapolis–Saint PaulNonprofit capacity building for systems-level community improvement
Who They Fund
K-3 and elementary school studentsMiddle and high school students preparing for college/careerStudents/families in Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Twin Cities) regionLow-income families with children / food-insecure households
About Cargill Foundation
A $3,074,995 program-support grant to Achieve Twin Cities in 2023 sets the tone for the Cargill Foundation’s recent giving: large, place-based support for youth opportunity work in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Across its recent grants, the foundation backs organizations that connect education to careers, strengthen college readiness, and support the community systems around those pathways. The pattern is not limited to one type of grantee. It includes direct support for Achieve Twin Cities, repeated funding for Second Harvest Heartland, and substantial awards to organizations working on STEM learning, food access, and youth services. The Cargill Foundation’s giving also shows a consistent preference for programs that serve low-income K–12 students and families in the Twin Cities. Its grants reach school-based and nonprofit intermediaries, coalitions, and community organizations. In that mix, career and college readiness, STEM education, childhood nutrition, and food security appear alongside support for youth housing and community centers. The result is a foundation profile built around local opportunity-building rather than broad geographic dispersion. Recent awards suggest a funder that invests through multi-year relationships and targeted program support, with several recurring grantees appearing more than once in the recent record.
What Cargill Foundation Funds
College and career readiness is a clear thread in the Cargill Foundation’s portfolio. It gave $1,307,523 to Achievempls for career and college readiness programming, GEMS/GISE, and STEM for All, and $450,000 to College Possible for college access and success programming and FAFSA support services. STEM education appears in both direct student programming and institutional support. The foundation awarded $677,573 to the Science Museum of Minnesota for Inspirect: Inspiring STEM Learning Through Applied Computational Thinking and general operating, and $339,000 to the University of Minnesota Foundation for Raptor Center: Outdoor Investigations in the STEM Classroom. Food access is another major area. Grants include $1,005,000 and $500,000 to Second Harvest Heartland for child hunger initiatives and kitchen coalition work, plus $411,000 to The Food Group for Twin Cities mobile market and food shelf support. The foundation also supported youth housing and community-centered services with a $500,000 grant to Youthprise for its cooperative housing and community center.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.1M
Total Assets
$307.3M
Total Revenue
$579K
Total Expenses
$10.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $200K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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