Grants awarded
Who does Minnesota Power Foundation fund?
Minnesota Power Foundation has awarded $4.1 million across 902 grants to 475 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $1,000, with most between $500 and $3,000.
Total awarded
$4.1M
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
475
Grants
902
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Head of the Lakes United Way
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$498K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$224K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$165K | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$110K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| D Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation | $100K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank | $100K | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Head of the Lakes United Way | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area
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$78K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $72K | 5 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Rock Ridge Public Schools | $70K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
College of St Scholastica INC
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$53K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| G Greenway Area Community Fund | $52K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
First Witness Child Advocacy Center
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency Incorporated
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$48K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
Mesabi Fit Coalition
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$45K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
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$42K | 16 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| U United Way of 1000 Lakes | $41K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota Foundation | $40K | 3 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota Duluth | $36K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Aurora | $35K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of Northeastern MN | $35K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Discovery Center | $35K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Duluth Area Family YMCA
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$34K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| C Chisholm Community Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Smart North
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$30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| O Old School Arts Center 210 Gallery and Art Center | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $29K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Family Safety Network INC
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$28K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | ID | |
| I Individual recipient | $28K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chester Bowl Improvement Club
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$26K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$26K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| S Silver Bay Blue Line Club | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Bovey | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U University of Wisconsin Superior Foundati | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boral Waters Community Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gnddevelopmentalliance | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Cloquet Area Fire District | $22K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Union Gospel Mission | $22K | 5 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $21K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Verndale PTA | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| Y YMCA - Duluth | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$19K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| W Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity | $18K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Churches United in Ministry (chum) | $17K | 10 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of Pine and Carlton Counties | $16K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $16K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Duluth Playhouse INC
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$15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| D Duluth Library Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hartley Nature Center
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| E Ely Nordic Ski and Bike Club | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Pine River-Backus Family Center
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$15K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| F Friends of the Walker Public Library | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| C City of Deer River | $15K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N North Central MN Farm and Antique | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northland Learning Center | $14K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Iaff Duluth Local 101 | $13K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Initiative Foundation
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$12K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| U Umd Engineering Scholarship Fund | $12K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Caring for the Kids Community | $12K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| M Morrison County United Way | $11K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$11K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| H Hoyt Lakes Fire Department | $11K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Duluth Children's Museum | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army - Heatshare | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| Y Youth Emergency Shelter INC | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OK | |
Superior Hiking Trail Association
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$10K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| N Northland Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Mentor North
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| M Mesabi East School District | $10K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Iedc | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Minnesota Diversified Industries INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
Kootasca Community Action INC
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| C City of McKinley | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W West Duluth American Legion Post #71 | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Silver Bay Public Library | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mesabi East Schools Isd #2711 | $9K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $9K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Hands of Hope Resource Center INC
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$9K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| Q Quad City Food Shelf | $8K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
23rd Veteran
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$8K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Damiano Center | $8K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I International Falls High School | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Carlton County Riders Atvutvohm Club | $8K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Salbation Army - Disaster Relief | $7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Animal Allies Humane Society INC
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$7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| H Home and Away Ministries DBA Ruby's Pantry | $7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids and Greenway | $7K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Together for Life Northland DBA Star of the North | $7K | 4 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Great Tails Animal Rescue | $7K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| C Community Cafe INC | $7K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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