A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame
Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 51-0175508Arts and culture

Who funds The Bakken?

10 private foundations gave The Bakken in Minneapolis, MN $1.5 million across 22 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

22 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Medtronic Communities FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Milestone based payment

    $500,000
  2. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    General operating fund

    $5,000
  3. Medtronic Communities FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Milestone based payment

    $100,000
  4. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    STEM career pathways

    $10,000
  5. John W Mooty Foundation TrustEdina, MN 2023

    Community service

    $5,000
  6. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    General operating fund

    $5,000
  7. Medtronic Communities FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Milestone based payment and bakken museum legacy grant

    $200,000
  8. The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Human services

    $15,000
  9. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    STEM career pathways / volunteer energy

    $11,000
  10. nVent FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Youth STEM Education Grant

    $10,000
  11. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 2022

    General operating fund

    $250
  12. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Education grant

    $10,000
  13. The Jamf Nation Global FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $150
  14. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 2021

    General operating fund

    $150
  15. Medtronic Communities FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Pathway to sustainability

    $500,000
  16. Medtronic Communities FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Bakken museum general operating

    $100,000
  17. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    2020 education grant

    $12,500
  18. The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Education

    $10,000
  19. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    STEM virtual programming

    $5,000
  20. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 2020

    General operating fund

    $100
  21. The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2018

    Education

    $10,000
  22. The Earl & Doris Bakken FoundationSt Louis Park, MN 2018

    General use of charity

    $1,215

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Minneapolis, MN and are not among The Bakken’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 564 grants Preselected only $30,534 to similar organizations
  2. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 438 grants Accepts applications $28,237,000 to similar organizations
  3. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 107 grants Accepts applications $3,025,730 to similar organizations
  4. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 92 grants Accepts applications $3,428,736 to similar organizations
  5. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 59 grants Preselected only $8,540,778 to similar organizations
  6. HRK FoundationSt Paul, MN 128 grants Accepts applications $1,416,218 to similar organizations
  7. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 48 grants Accepts applications $525,412 to similar organizations
  8. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 49 grants Preselected only $406,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 51-0175508 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.