An article on the front page of today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune profiles the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s charitable giving:
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s charitable giving has soared to nearly $60 million over the past two years, ranking it among the biggest sources of philanthropy in the state.
The tribe has grown wealthy from its Mystic Lake casino and other operations, and its giving is several times higher than it was just a few years ago. Its bump in giving since 2007 could end up ranking it among the top 10 grant makers in the state for 2008, alongside the likes of Cargill and Medtronic, newly released figures show. Read more of the article…
MCF’s most recent grantmaker rankings, from 2006, list the tribe 16th among all grantmakers with $18,051,634 in grants paid that year. Note: while the Star Tribune headline calls SMSC’s giving “corporate,” MCF does not classify their giving that way since the tribe is not a corporation.
