At $26m locally and $147 nationally, Target tops MN list of most generous corporate givers; General Mills and McKnight Foundation round out top 3.

"The Target Foundation and Corporation topped Minnesota’s grant making list for 2012, donating $147 million nationally, including $26 million for charities and nonprofits in Minnesota, a new study found. Second place went to the General Mills Foundation and Corporation, which donated $104 million, including $19 million in Minnesota. The McKnight Foundation rounded out the top of the list, paying out $85 million, of which $57 million stayed in Minnesota." -- Jean Hopfensperger, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune