Minnesota

Minnesota is ranked 24th in terms of the total value of reported contributions made to 527 organizations based there. It has 7 recently active organizations and 60 total organizations that have electronically reported itemized contributions and expenditures to the IRS.

Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$14.9M
All-Time Expenditures
$15.1M
Largest Organizations

Organizations that received the highest total contributions in the last two years of available data.

New Organizations

Organizations that were established within the last two years of available data and have reported activity during that time.

Registered July 3, 2025
Registered August 21, 2024
Registered August 19, 2024

Out-of-State Contributors

Out-of-state contributors who gave the highest total contributions to organizations based in Minnesota in the last two years. Aggregation is done by name and location. Click on a contributor to see search results for that name.

GOPAC Election Fund
Virginia
$375,000
Defending Freedom and Democracy, Inc.
Wisconsin
$20,000
Cygnal
District of Columbia
$16,566
Conservatives for A Strong America
Wisconsin
$10,000
George Walter
Tennessee
$5,000

In-State Contributors

Minnesota-based contributors who gave the highest total contributions to organizations nationwide in the last two years. Aggregation is done by name and location. Click on a contributor to see search results for that name.

Unitedhealthcare Group Inc
Minnetonka
$2M
Minnesota Business Partnership
Minneapolis
$1M
United Healthcare
Minneapolis
$800,000
UnitedHealthcare Services
Minneapolis
$800,000
Wells Fargo and Company
Minneapolis
$752,336
Target Corporation
Minneapolis
$740,001
Minnesota Common Ground
Arden Hills
$610,000
3m Company
Saint Paul
$460,300
Workday Inc
Minneapolis
$314,000
Prime Therapeutics
Saint Paul
$311,500
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Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by organizations based in Minnesota. Totals only include contributions and expenditures listed in electronically filed reports.

Recent Activity

Largest contributions and expenditures in the last year of data for all organizations in Minnesota.

+ $9,500 March 5, 2026
Source: Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice — Quarter 1 report
- $13,032 December 31, 2025
Source: Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice — End-of-year report
+ $10,000 December 17, 2025
Source: Haulers for Choice Political Committee — End-of-year report
- $11,104 August 31, 2025
Source: Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice — End-of-year report
- $113,168 June 27, 2025
Source: Minnesota Innovation and Growth — Mid-year report
+ $8,000 April 21, 2025
Source: Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice — Mid-year report

All contributions to organizations based in Minnesota.

Search all contributors, including those who made in-kind contributions of goods and services. Those who gave less than $200 per year may be reported in aggregate. Read more about the information required in these filings.

All expenditures by organizations based in Minnesota.

Search all expenditures. Expenditures under $500 may be reported in aggregate. Read more about the information required in these filings.

All Organizations in Minnesota

Minnesota has 60 organizations that have filed electronic form 8872s with the IRS, meaning they disclosed detailed information about who has contributed and how they’ve spent their money, out of 814 organizations in Minnesota that have registered with the IRS as 527s. Organizations that have not reported contributions or expenditures to the IRS may have filed on a federal, state or local level, or they may not have any activity to report.

About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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