Conservation Minnesota is a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit that focuses on conservation efforts in Minnesota.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses Year Total Assets Total Revenue Total Expenses Filing 2025 $775,611 $2,005,077 $2,298,981 View 2023 $1,067,717 $2,831,395 $3,117,919 View 2022 $1,369,049 $2,749,049 $3,047,572 View 2021 $1,572,387 $2,368,440 $1,746,368 View 2020 $1,095,188 $1,634,778 $1,612,190 View 2019 $880,600 $2,092,631 $1,825,433 View
Prior year filings: 2016 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail Employee Compensation Highest Earning Employees Employee Title Total Compensation Paul Austin EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR $186,246 Andrew Goldman-Gray UPSTREAM DIRECTOR $121,507 Nels P Paulsen POLICY DIRECTOR $106,158
Grant Activity Grants Received Grants Given
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $16,108,506 Number of Grants: 375 Number of Funders: 77 Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $800,000 2023 Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues Inc GENERAL SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITES $600,000 2022 Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues Inc GENERAL SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITES $600,000 2021 McKnight Foundation For general operating support $500,000 2025 McKnight Foundation Amplify Stories $500,000 2023 McKnight Foundation for general operating support $300,000 2024 Manitou Fund CONSERVATION CREW PROGRAM $300,000 2023 Manitou Fund CONSERVATION CREW $300,000 2023 McKnight Foundation to positively change the culture of Minnesota by channeling Minnesotans love of our natural places into increased trust in one another, connection across difference, and greater stewardship of our lakes, rivers, forests, fields, and backyards $300,000 2022 Manitou Fund CONSERVATION CREW PROGRAM $200,000 2021 Manitou Fund CONSERVATION CREW PROGRAM $175,191 2021 Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues Inc GENERAL SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITES $175,000 2020 United States Energy Foundation TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. $150,000 2021 Gold Bay Foundation Transparency Project $150,000 2021 McKnight Foundation To provide core support to educate health professionals, the public, and policymakers about the impacts of climate on health $143,050 2024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS $140,500 2024 Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES $138,750 2022 United States Energy Foundation TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. $131,000 2022 League of Conservation Voters Education Fund ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT AND/OR CAPACITY BUILDING $125,000 2024 Walton Family Foundation To build support among state residents and elected officials for policies that support water quality improvement. $125,000 2024 United States Energy Foundation TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. $125,000 2023 United States Energy Foundation TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. $125,000 2021 United States Energy Foundation TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. $100,000 2024 Minneapolis Foundation $100,000 2022 McKnight Foundation to support a campaign to create a shared common value of “Care for Place” among Minnesotans of all races, ideologies, and geographies that transcends differences and inspires ever greater actions to be even better stewards of our state $100,000 2022 CAROLYN FOUNDATION Upstream initiative
More + Less – All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $962,000 Number of Grants: 10 Number of Recipients: 5 Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
