Community foundation scholarships in Minnesota
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 11 community foundations in Minnesota with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Minnesota (by assets)
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
All 11 in Minnesota
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul | $1.7 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis | $1.2 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation Inc. | Duluth | $118 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Rochester Area Foundation | Rochester | $68 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Winona Community Foundation Inc. | Winona | $17 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Luverne Area Community Foundation | Luverne | $8.0 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Austin Area Foundation | Austin | $4.0 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| New Ulm Area Foundation Inc. | New Ulm | $3.5 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Walker Area Community Foundation | Walker | $2.4 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Roseville Area Community Foundation | Roseville | $2.3 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Bloomington Community Foundation | Bloomington | $1.4 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.