About Us ->Related Links July 23, 2008 General Information What Is A Community Foundation? Our Vision, Values and Mission Our History Financial Highlights Related Links Staff Directory Board of Directors Community Stories Related Links Minnesota Community Foundation Minnesota Community Foundation is a statewide community foundation, with more than 50 years of history as the Minnesota Foundation. The Foundation helps manage more than 30 community funds from Argyle to Zumbrota and nearly 400 donor funds, assisting them with programming, investment and other services. The Foundation assists in philanthropic and community development activities from a Main Street renovation project in Chisholm to Habitat for Humanity projects in Winona and support for the Twin Cities-based Children's Cancer Research Fund. In 2005, more than $5.4 million was awarded to Minnesota communities in a variety of grants. Minnesota Foundation was established in 1949 as part of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, and in 1984 it left the Wilder Foundation to become an affiliate of The Saint Paul Foundation. F.R. Bigelow Foundation Frederic Russell Bigelow, the fourth president of St. Paul Fire and Marine Company (now Travelers) established the F.R Bigelow Foundation in 1946. The F.R. Bigelow Foundation is a client of The Saint Paul Foundation. Mardag Foundation The Mardag Foundation was established in 1969 through the will of Agnes Dagmar Maas Elmer Ober. The Mardag Foundation is a client of The Saint Paul Foundation. Other Links of Interest The Chronicle of Philanthropy The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is the No. 1 news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grantmakers and other people involved in philanthropy. Council on Foundations Established in 1949, the Council on Foundations is a national nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. GuideStar GuideStar is a searchable database of over 700,000 nonprofit agencies in the United States that lists financial and management information taken from IRS forms. Leave A Legacy LEAVE A LEGACY(tm) is a community-based program to help people learn about charitable giving through a will or from an estate. LEAVE A LEGACY(tm) does NOT solicit gifts for any particular organization. Instead, the program is a cooperative effort of all types of nonprofit groups including social service and arts organizations, churches, hospitals, educational institutions and other philanthropic groups. Minnesota Council on Foundations Founded in 1969, the Minnesota Council on Foundations is a regional membership association of grantmakers, including family and other private foundations, community and other public foundations, and corporate foundations and giving programs. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Established in 1987, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits is a statewide membership association of nonprofit organizations sharing information, services, and research to educate its members and the community. Minnesota Toolkit for Giving The Minnesota Toolkit for Giving is a one-stop resource for all charitable giving questions. It offers a comprehensive, initial source of information on the charitable giving options available to individuals, businesses and communities. The Toolkit was developed by the Minnesota Council on Foundations with its five community partners: the Center for Family Enterprise, University of St. Thomas; Leave A Legacy Minnesota; the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; the Minnesota Keystone Program; and The One Percent Club.