About Leadingage Minnesota Foundation
The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation uses grant dollars and tax-deductible contributions to support initiatives that transform and enhance the experience of aging.
Focus Areas
Workforce development and trainingScholarships for caregivers and aging services staffCapacity building and leadership developmentInnovation in service deliveryGrantmaking to Minnesota aging services providersPharmacogenomics pilot program
Who They Fund
local communities / neighborhoodscommunity-based organizationslocal residents
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating support
About Leadingage Minnesota Foundation
A $1 million initiative to build pathways between New Americans and senior care employers is one of the clearest signals in Leadingage Minnesota Foundation’s recent work. The foundation uses grant dollars and tax-deductible contributions to support initiatives that transform and enhance the experience of aging, with a strong emphasis on Minnesota aging services providers. Its recent grants show that this mission is not abstract: support has reached nursing homes, assisted living organizations, and community-based providers through general assistance, workforce support, and innovation-focused funding. In 2025, three organizations each received $600,000 for general assistance: Bethesda in Willmar, Guardian Angels of Elk River, and St John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea. Other sizable awards went to Vivie Foundation in Alexandria and Perham Health in Perham, each at $400,000. The pattern suggests a funder that combines large operational support with targeted initiatives that affect staffing, care delivery, and provider stability across Minnesota aging services.
What Leadingage Minnesota Foundation Funds
Workforce development is a major thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, Good Shepherd Foundation in Sauk Rapids received $20,000 for workforce support, while Ridgeview in Le Sueur, Rakhma Homes in Minneapolis, and Cassia in Edina were also funded at $20,000 each for workforce-related work. The same year, Episcopal Homes Foundation in St Paul received $19,000, and Warroad Senior Living Center received $17,000, both under the workforce category. Innovation in service delivery is another clear area of support. Vista Prairie at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls received $150,000 for Connected Communities, and Perham Health in Perham received $80,000 for the same program. The foundation also supports caregiver and aging-services training through scholarships for eligible employees of member organizations, including Foundation Scholarships for post-secondary education and professional development. Its portfolio also includes health innovation through the Pharmacogenomics Pilot Program, which funds nursing homes and assisted living organizations interested in pharmacogenetic testing.
How Leadingage Minnesota Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits around the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $15,000, median is $19,500, and p75 is $20,000. The recent grant list also shows a small number of much larger awards, including several $400,000 and $600,000 grants alongside many $15,000 to $20,000 awards. That mix points to both operating support and program-specific funding. The foundation appears to be a recurring funder rather than a one-off donor: Perham Health appears in multiple years, with awards in 2023 and 2025, and the grant list includes several organizations with repeated workforce-focused support across the same period. It is a public charity, and the active programs indicate some opportunities are open to unsolicited applications while others are not, including Foundation Scholarships accepting unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$7M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$4.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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