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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 41-6018495

General Mills Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 66 grants and $28.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 14, 2021), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2021

    $28,945,341

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,141,691

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $29,162,626

Grants paid in 2021

66 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    General Mills Foundation Corpus Account

    $25,023,040
  2. Partners in Food SolutionsEdina, MN

    Operating Support

    $550,000
  3. The Blackbaud Giving FundDaniel Island, SC

    Workplace Giving Match

    $321,272
  4. Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN

    Operating Support and Retail Food Rescue

    $250,000
  5. The Blackbaud Giving FundDaniel Island, SC

    Workplace Giving Match

    $246,803
  6. United Negro College Fund IncWashington, DC

    Operating Support and Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast

    $225,000
  7. Greater Twin Cities United WayMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support Generation Next

    $100,000
  8. Northside Achievement ZoneMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $100,000
  9. The Food Group Minnesota IncNew Hope, MN

    Operating Support & Emerging Partners/Twin Cities Mobile Market

    $95,000
  10. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Bell Museum Operating Support and 150th Anniversary

    $95,000
  11. Way to GrowMinneapolis, MN

    Great By Eight

    $90,000
  12. Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul, MN

    Mill City Museum Operating Support

    $75,000
  13. Pillsbury United CommunitiesMinneapolis, MN

    North Market Fresh Produce Purchasing Incentive Program

    $75,000
  14. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $60,000
  15. Community Emergency Assistance Programs IncBrooklyn Ctr, MN

    Operating Support and Mobile Food Truck

    $55,000
  16. Achieve MinneapolisMinneapolis, MN

    Career & College Initiative

    $50,000
  17. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin CitiesSaint Paul, MN

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  18. Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of St PaulMplsMinneapolis, MN

    Children and Family Services Programs

    $50,000
  19. Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio IncSt Paul, MN

    Canasta Familiar and Anniversary Operating Support

    $50,000
  20. Great MN SchoolsMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  21. Twin Cities RISEMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  22. Urban Ventures Leadership FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Farm and Nutrition Program

    $50,000
  23. Washburn Center for ChildrenMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  24. YouthpriseMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $50,000
  25. Greater Minneapolis Council of ChurchesMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support for Minnesota FoodShare

    $50,000
  26. Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support and Corporate Work Study Program Support

    $50,000
  27. BestPrepBrooklyn Park, MN

    Youth Education Programs and Racial Equity Advancements

    $40,000
  28. Capi USAMinneapolis, MN

    Food Shelf Programming

    $40,000
  29. Hunger Impact PartnersMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support Ensuring Food Access for Minnesota Kids

    $40,000
  30. The BrandLabMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $40,000
  31. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater TCMinneapolis, MN

    YMCA Beacons Program

    $40,000
  32. Youth Farm and Market ProjectMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $40,000
  33. Ed AlliesMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $35,000
  34. Minneapolis Youth Coordinating BoardMinneapolis, MN

    Hawthorne Huddle

    $35,000
  35. Project Success-Students Undertaking CreativeMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $35,000
  36. Division of Indian WorkMinneapolis, MN

    Horizons Unlimited Food Shelf

    $30,000
  37. Hiawatha AcademiesMinneapolis, MN

    Hiawatha Through College

    $30,000
  38. Interfaith Outreach and Community PartnersPlymouth, MN

    Operating Support

    $30,000
  39. Metro Meals on Wheels Collaborative IncMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $30,000
  40. Mill City Farmers Market Charitable FundMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $30,000
  41. Open Arms of Minnesota IncMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $30,000
  42. Project in Pride in Living IncMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $30,000
  43. Northside Economic Opportunity NetworkMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $30,000
  44. NorthPoint Health and Wellness CenterMinneapolis, MN

    Northside Partners for Home Delivery

    $30,000
  45. AFSA High SchoolVadnais HTS, MN

    Activity Busing

    $25,000
  46. Cookie CartMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $25,000
  47. Greater Minneapolis Crisis NurseryMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $25,000
  48. Help at Your DoorGolden Valley, MN

    Nutritional Operating Support

    $25,000
  49. Junior Achievement of the Upper MidwestSaint Paul, MN

    Operating Support and General Mills Employee Engagement in North Minneapolis

    $25,000
  50. KIPP MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $25,000
  51. Loaves & Fishes TooMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support

    $25,000
  52. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum FoundationChaska, MN

    Farm at the Arb Apprenticeship Program

    $25,000
  53. Perspectives IncMinneapolis, MN

    Children's Programs

    $25,000
  54. YWCA of MinneapolisMinneapolis, MN

    Early Childhood Education Program

    $25,000
  55. Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN

    Pathways to Careers

    $20,000
  56. People Responding in Social Ministry (PRISM)Golden Valley, MN

    Marketplace Food Shelf

    $20,000
  57. People Serving People IncMinneapolis, MN

    Equitable and Safe Food Access for Children and Guests

    $20,000
  58. Reading PartnersOakland, CA

    Minnesota Reading Partners

    $20,000
  59. The Blackbaud Giving FundDaniel Island, SC

    Workplace Giving Match

    $15,222
  60. Centro Tyrone GuzmanMinneapolis, MN

    Centro Family Nutrition Program

    $15,000
  61. Minnesota Academy of ScienceSaint Paul, MN

    Operating Support

    $13,000
  62. Prepare & ProsperSaint Paul, MN

    Operating Support

    $13,000
  63. Propel NonprofitsMinneapolis, MN

    Operating Support and Board Trainings

    $12,500
  64. The Blackbaud Giving FundDaniel Island, SC

    Workplace Giving Match

    $10,471
  65. Citizens LeagueSaint Paul, MN

    Operating Support

    $10,000
  66. The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General Mills Hometown Grantmaking Program

    $33

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking8 grants $25,729,34191% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $615,0002% of the total
  3. Education10 grants $575,0002% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture3 grants $385,0001% of the total
  5. Human services8 grants $283,000<1% of the total
  6. Youth development5 grants $225,000<1% of the total
  7. 9 other causes11 grants $510,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $25,023,040
  2. Minnesota59 grants $3,083,533
  3. Texas4 grants $593,768
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $225,000
  5. California1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

13 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jeff HarmeningChairman, Board of Trustees Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary J MelendezPresident Hours 3Pay $0
  • Nicola DixonExecutive Director, Secretary Hours 15Pay $0
  • Edgar DeGuiaTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wendy UnglaubAssistant Treasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard C AllendorfTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jodi BensonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kofi BruceTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • John R ChurchTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeff HarmeningTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary J MelendezTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shawn P O'GradyTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jacqueline Williams-RollTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

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