Nonprofits in Minnesota
The IRS recognises 40,206 tax-exempt organizations with a Minnesota address, rank 18 of 51. 4,446 of them have a Form 990 on record.
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At a glance
- 40,206
- Organizations recognised
- Registration, not activity.
- 32,134
- Recognised under 501(c)(3)
- The charitable subsection.
- 4,446
- With a Form 990 on record
- The only organizations with financial figures here.
- 694.0
- Per 100,000 residents
- Census resident population as the denominator.
- $124,934,275,941
- Revenue reported
- Summed across filings, each for a different year.
- 2.0%
- Share of all US organizations
- Of 1,964,958 recognised nationally.
Taken from the IRS on September 19, 2026. Address of record, which is not necessarily where an organization operates.
Largest by revenue
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| Rank | Organization | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYO CLINIC GROUP RETURN | $14,891,458,272 |
| 2 | THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS | $11,798,685,276 |
| 3 | MAYO CLINIC | $7,929,118,794 |
| 4 | UCARE MINNESOTA | $7,081,906,710 |
| 5 | ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM | $5,929,260,387 |
| 6 | FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES | $5,326,063,577 |
| 7 | HEALTHPARTNERS INC | $3,178,529,906 |
| 8 | HMO MINNESOTA | $3,123,827,747 |
| 9 | PARK NICOLLET | $2,192,407,935 |
| 10 | MEDICA HEALTH PLANS | $1,827,807,730 |
| 11 | HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC | $1,709,796,054 |
| 12 | GROUP HEALTH INC | $1,519,002,057 |
| 13 | STRATACOR | $1,239,267,986 |
| 14 | CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE | $1,206,394,087 |
| 15 | ST CLOUD HOSPITAL | $1,200,551,712 |
The fifteen largest with a filing on record. Organizations without one are counted above but have no figures to rank.
Largest by assets
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| Rank | Organization | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS | $117,961,275,629 |
| 2 | MAYO CLINIC | $26,682,635,058 |
| 3 | MAYO CLINIC GROUP RETURN | $17,859,698,606 |
| 4 | FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES | $6,494,256,080 |
| 5 | ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM | $5,973,074,070 |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | $5,473,796,088 |
| 7 | MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION | $3,269,094,860 |
| 8 | MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION | $2,712,040,525 |
| 9 | UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS | $2,045,501,747 |
| 10 | CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE | $1,890,955,620 |
Book value at the end of the year, which is what all three forms report.
Highest reported compensation
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| Rank | Organization | Reported compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS | $23,314,953 |
| 2 | FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES | $5,659,485 |
| 3 | MAYO CLINIC | $4,888,096 |
| 4 | MAYO CLINIC GROUP RETURN | $4,888,096 |
| 5 | CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE | $4,156,070 |
| 6 | ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM | $4,092,093 |
| 7 | GROUP HEALTH INC | $3,838,003 |
| 8 | HEALTHPARTNERS INC | $3,838,003 |
| 9 | PARK NICOLLET | $3,838,003 |
| 10 | REGIONS HOSPITAL | $3,838,003 |
The largest amount an organization here reported paying one person, as reported.
What they do
| Category | Organizations |
|---|---|
| Education | 467 |
| Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations | 409 |
| Human Services | 397 |
| Health Care | 283 |
| Recreation and Sports | 199 |
| Arts, Culture and Humanities | 152 |
| Housing and Shelter | 150 |
| Community Improvement and Capacity Building | 120 |
| Employment | 70 |
| Mental Health and Crisis Intervention | 68 |
Organizations the IRS never classified do not appear here. A code is assigned at registration and rarely updated, so it describes what an organization said it would do.
Nearest by count
| Rank | State | Organizations |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Washington | 42,510 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 39,309 |
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Compared with Wisconsin.
Full rankings: largest by revenue, largest by assets, and largest grantmakers, and highest reported officer compensation. All organizations: nonprofits.
What this page cannot show
- The state is the organization’s address of record with the IRS. A national charity registered here operates elsewhere too.
- Churches need not apply for recognition, so they are under-represented, and the ones here are those that chose to apply.
- Financial figures exist only for organizations with a Form 990 on record, and each describes whichever year that organization last reported.
Full method at methodology.
Sources
- Exempt Organizations Business Master File — Internal Revenue Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105) · retrieved September 21, 2026
- Form 990 series e-file data · retrieved September 19, 2026
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