The Oakleaf Endowment Trust directs virtually all of its philanthropic resources to the Minnesota Orchestra, providing major, repeated support for orchestral activity in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Its giving is singularly focused on sustaining a professional symphony—likely underwriting operations, programming, and institutional resilience—rather than a diversified grant portfolio. The foundation functions effectively as an institutional backer of Minnesota’s flagship orchestra.
Highly concentrated: very large, repeated grants to a single grantee (Minnesota Orchestral Association), indicating core/anchor funding rather than distributed or exploratory giving.
$8.5M
$101.9M
$10.9M
$10.3M
Most grants fall between $4.5M and $4.7M, with a median of $4.6M.
25th Percentile
$4.5M
Median
$4.6M
75th Percentile
$4.7M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Notable grantees: Minnesota Orchestral Association (Minnesota Orchestra)
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $8,546,804 | 2025 | SEE 990 P.2 PART III |
| MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $4,864,129 | 2024 | SEE 990 P.2 PART III |
| MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $4,400,713 | 2023 | SEE 990 P.2 PART III |
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION
$8,546,804SEE 990 P.2 PART III
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION
$4,864,129SEE 990 P.2 PART III
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION
$4,400,713SEE 990 P.2 PART III