Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
EIN 205434405 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2016
(10 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2016
$156.6M
497 grants · $156.6M avg/year
based on 1 yr of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$71K
typical mid grants · $2K–$391K
grant size
0%
transactional · single-year
repeat
$2.9B
Assets (2016)
366
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(952) 540-4053
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 497 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$71K
Average
$315K
75th Pctl
$391K
Maximum
$3.1M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.6% of US grants
· Rank #22 of 40 states
$2K across
3 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Dallas
- 2 Cameron
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (497 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $3,100,000 | Midwest Early Recovery Fund | 2016 |
| ClimateWorks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,050,000 | Support reduction in deforestation and degradation | 2016 |
| The Power of Nutrition | London, None | $3,000,000 | Tackling Child Undernutrition in Ethiopia and Post-Ebola Liberia | 2016 |
| Minnesota Community Foundation | St Paul, MN | $2,782,561 | Support for a Donor Advised Fund at the Minnesota Community Foundation | 2016 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,750,000 | Northern Great Plains Conservation Initiative Phase II | 2016 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $2,691,250 | Support for a Donor Advised Fund at the Minneapolis Foundation | 2016 |
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,500,000 | 12/12: An Alliance for Year-Round Preparedness in Tahoua and Maradi, Niger | 2016 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | Conserving the Amazon: ARPA for Life | 2016 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $2,450,000 | Managing Risks through Economic Development Phase 2 (M-RED 2) Program | 2016 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $2,355,000 | Prepared and Resilient | 2016 |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000,000 | Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation | 2016 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | Peru's Natural Legacy: Securing the Future of Peru's Protected Areas | 2016 |
| Helen Keller International Inc | New York, NY | $1,947,450 | Saving Lives through the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Malnutrition | 2016 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $1,900,000 | Managing Risks through Economic Development Phase 2 (M-RED 2) Program | 2016 |
| Northland Foundation | Duluth, MN | $1,769,486 | Rural Aging Initiative | 2016 |
| LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation | St Paul, MN | $1,750,000 | Aging Services Workforce Solutions | 2016 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $1,700,000 | Prepared and Resilient | 2016 |
| United States Fund for UNICEF | New York, NY | $1,700,000 | UNICEF and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Child-Centered Approach, Phase II | 2016 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $1,668,000 | Community Based Services for Children with Disabilities | 2016 |
| Northland Foundation | Duluth, MN | $1,633,330 | Rural Aging Initiative | 2016 |
| The Funders' Network For Smart Growth and Livable Communities Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $1,610,000 | Philanthropic Preparedness, Resiliency & Emergency Partnership | 2016 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $1,500,000 | Sustainability & Vibrancy of Native Arts Organizations & Tribal Programs | 2016 |
| Last Mile Health A. Non-Profit Corporation | Boston, MA | $1,500,000 | Saving Lives in Liberia's Most Remote Villages | 2016 |
| Oxfam-America Inc | Boston, MA | $1,500,000 | R4: Building Resilience and Food Security in Senegal and Ethiopia | 2016 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $1,500,000 | Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition on Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka | 2016 |
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