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In October, MCF released Giving in Minnesota, 2013 Edition, the latest comprehensive analysis of the trends in giving by organized philanthropy in the Minnesota. Each month, I will write a blog entry that delves more deeply into the full report. This month is Education grantmaking.
Giving in Minnesota, 2013 Edition, reports on grantmaking data from 2011, the latest year for which complete data are available. The information here is based on the coding of a sample of over 27,000 grants of $2,000 or more made by 100 of the largest grantmakers in the state.
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Education saw strong growth in 2011 compared to 2010, surpassing the previous high set in 2007 prior to the Great Recession. Total Education giving from Minnesota grantmakers totaled $325.7 million, an increase of 23% compared to 2010. The growth in Education grantmaking was larger than the overall grantmaking increase of 15%. Education ranks first of eight subject areas, accounting for 28% of the grant dollars coded.
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Margaret A. Cargill Foundation’s giving greatly affected Education grantmaking in 2011. Sixteen percent of all 2011 education grant dollars came from this foundation. Overall giving by this foundation increased significantly in 2011 due to the foundation paying out multi-year commitments to a large number of nonprofits. Without giving from Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, education giving would have grown by 4 percent.
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As in previous years, Elementary/Secondary Education received the largest share of grant dollars compared to the other Education subcategories. Higher Education & Professional Schools saw increased funding due to the increased giving of the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation. Target Foundation and Corporation school library makeovers contributed to the increase in giving to Libraries/Library Science. Student Services & Organizations of Students includes scholarships and student support groups, such as college readiness organizations and reading/literacy programs.
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Corporate grantmakers continue to provide the largest share of Education grant dollars. Many corporate grantmakers focus on Education, including through programs like Take Charge of Education at Target Foundation and Corporation and Box Tops for Education at General Mills Foundation and Corporation. You can see the impact of Margaret A. Cargill Foundation’s increased giving in the increase in giving to Education by private foundations from 2010 to 2011.
Look for future posts digging into giving trends by grantmaker type, with Corporate Grantmakers up next.
- Anne Graham, MCF research associate
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