Nonprofits in Minnesota
What the IRS records say about tax-exempt organizations in Minnesota.
- Tax-exempt organizations
- 40,188
- Revenue in a year
- $127.3 billion
- on 16,167 e-filed returns
- Assets
- $358.6 billion
- Employees
- 644,620
- People paid $1 million or more
- 243
- Typical top pay
- $75,200
- median, best-paid person per organization
Minnesota rankings
- Tax-exempt organizations
- 40,188
- Of which 501(c)(3)
- 32,191
- File the 990-N (receipts ≤ $50,000)
- 19,587
- File Form 990 or 990-EZ
- 12,420
- Filed a 990-N (latest e-Postcard on record)
- 26,712
- Exemption automatically revoked (all years)
- 17,749
Largest nonprofits in Minnesota by revenue
- MAYO CLINIC GROUP RETURN EIN 38-3952644 · ROCHESTER, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $14,891,458,272
- THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS EIN 39-0123480 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $11,798,685,276
- MAYO CLINIC EIN 41-6011702 · ROCHESTER, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $7,929,118,794
- UCARE MINNESOTA EIN 36-3573805 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2025 · revenue $7,081,906,710
- ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM EIN 36-3261413 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $5,929,260,387
- FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES EIN 41-0991680 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $5,326,063,577
- HEALTHPARTNERS INC EIN 41-1693838 · BLOOMINGTON, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $3,178,529,906
- HMO MINNESOTA EIN 41-6173747 · SAINT PAUL, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $3,123,827,747
- PARK NICOLLET EIN 45-5023260 · ST LOUIS PARK, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $2,192,407,935
- MEDICA HEALTH PLANS EIN 41-1242261 · MINNETONKA, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $1,827,807,730
- HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC EIN 42-1707837 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $1,709,796,054
- GROUP HEALTH INC EIN 41-0797853 · BLOOMINGTON, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $1,519,002,057
- STRATACOR EIN 41-1852523 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $1,239,267,986
- CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE EIN 41-1754276 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $1,206,394,087
- ST CLOUD HOSPITAL EIN 41-0695596 · SAINT CLOUD, MN · last filed 990 for 2025 · revenue $1,200,551,712
- REGIONS HOSPITAL EIN 41-0956618 · BLOOMINGTON, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $1,127,937,107
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS EIN 41-1843943 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2025 · revenue $1,008,701,283
- NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE EIN 41-0729979 · ROBBINSDALE, MN · last filed 990 for 2024 · revenue $998,718,346
- SMDC MEDICAL CENTER EIN 41-1878730 · DULUTH, MN · last filed 990 for 2025 · revenue $846,313,426
- NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM EIN 84-0865803 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990 for 2025 · revenue $741,231,321
Top 5s in Minnesota
From each organization's latest e-filed Form 990, 990-EZ or 990-PF.
Highest-paid people
Compensation from the organization and related organizations, including other pay
- 1Teresa RasmussenCEO · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · MINNEAPOLIS, MN$23.3M
- 2David RoyalEvp, CFO · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · MINNEAPOLIS, MN$8.6M
- 3R Frank WeidnerPresident/CEO · Wings Financial Credit Union · APPLE VALLEY, MN$7.6M
- 4Paul JohnstonEvp, General Counsel · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · MINNEAPOLIS, MN$6.9M
- 5Holly SchoenbauerExecutive Director · Project Friendship Inc · NORTHFIELD, MN$6M
Most raised in gifts and grants
Contributions, gifts and grants received in the year
- 1Mayo ClinicROCHESTER, MN · 990, year ended Dec 2024$2.9B
- 2Mayo Clinic Group ReturnROCHESTER, MN · 990, year ended Dec 2024$761M
- 3University of Minnesota FoundationMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 990, year ended Jun 2025$342.2M
- 4Second Harvest HeartlandBROOKLYN PARK, MN · 990, year ended Sep 2025$247.4M
- 5Scholarship America IncMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 990, year ended Dec 2025$236.4M
Largest reserves
Net assets (fund balance) at year end
- 1Mayo ClinicROCHESTER, MN · 990, year ended Dec 2024$16.5B
- 2Thrivent Financial for LutheransMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 990, year ended Dec 2024$14.5B
- 3Mayo Clinic Group ReturnROCHESTER, MN · 990, year ended Dec 2024$8.7B
- 4Anne Ray FoundationEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 990, year ended Dec 2024$4.8B
- 5University of Minnesota FoundationMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 990, year ended Jun 2025$4.8B
Biggest employers
Employees reported for the calendar year
- 1Mayo Clinic Group ReturnROCHESTER, MN · 990, year ended Dec 202465,470
- 2Fairview Health ServicesMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 990, year ended Dec 202433,383
- 3Allina Health SystemMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 990, year ended Dec 202433,231
- 4Mayo ClinicROCHESTER, MN · 990, year ended Dec 202430,970
- 5Centracare Health SystemSAINT CLOUD, MN · 990, year ended Jun 202514,210
By city
- MINNEAPOLIS 3,635
- SAINT PAUL 3,132
- ROCHESTER 692
- DULUTH 685
- BLOOMINGTON 523
- PLYMOUTH 351
- EDINA 330
- SAINT CLOUD 322
- MINNETONKA 317
- EDEN PRAIRIE 312
- ROSEVILLE 312
- MAPLE GROVE 290
- WOODBURY 285
- EAGAN 280
- ST PAUL 264
- MANKATO 260
- ALEXANDRIA 245
- OWATONNA 238
- BROOKLYN PARK 236
- BURNSVILLE 234
- LAKEVILLE 231
- BLAINE 226
- BEMIDJI 223
- ST LOUIS PARK 223
- BRAINERD 216
- STILLWATER 214
- APPLE VALLEY 192
- WINONA 190
- NORTHFIELD 178
- MOORHEAD 176
- FERGUS FALLS 172
- WAYZATA 172
- WILLMAR 172
- AUSTIN 169
- GRAND RAPIDS 161
- COON RAPIDS 160
- ELK RIVER 157
- BUFFALO 155
- RED WING 153
- SHAKOPEE 144
- HASTINGS 141
- CHASKA 140
- DETROIT LAKES 137
- GOLDEN VALLEY 135
- HUTCHINSON 135
- NEW ULM 135
- FARIBAULT 134
- ANOKA 133
- WHITE BEAR LK 133
- FARMINGTON 131
- PRIOR LAKE 130
- FOREST LAKE 128
- EXCELSIOR 126
- ALBERT LEA 124
- HOPKINS 124
- MARSHALL 120
- NEW BRIGHTON 119
- ANDOVER 118
- ROSEMOUNT 118
- HIBBING 117
- INVER GROVE 117
- RICHFIELD 114
- CHANHASSEN 112
- COTTAGE GROVE 112
- LITTLE FALLS 109
- PARK RAPIDS 109
- FAIRMONT 108
- SHOREVIEW 108
- VIRGINIA 102
- LITCHFIELD 95
- MENDOTA HTS 93
- WACONIA 93
- BROOKLYN CTR 91
- ELY 91
- NEW PRAGUE 91
- FRIDLEY 88
- WORTHINGTON 86
- CAMBRIDGE 85
- SAINT MICHAEL 85
- SAUK RAPIDS 85