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Margaret A Cargill Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 37-1758406 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$146.7M
Grants reported
312
Typical grant
$250K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$78.3M

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION

Where Margaret A Cargill Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

The Minneapolis Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

$3.7MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Support for the margaret a. Cargill foundation fund at the minneapolis foundation

Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation

SAINT PAUL, MN

$3.6MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Support for a donor advised fund at the mn community foundation

Humane Society of the United States

WASHINGTON, DC

$3.4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Support for its pets for life program

First Peoples Fund

RAPID CITY, SD

$2.6MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Support for traditional arts across turtle island

Mid Atlantic Arts

BALTIMORE, MD

$2.4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Support for folklife traditions and art in communities

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Margaret A Cargill Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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