Our Domains

Our grantmaking reflects our mission, values, and Margaret Cargill’s guiding principles.

We support organizations working in communities across seven program areas that we call domains:

Animal Welfare

We focus on the wellbeing of domestic animals and injured wild animals, and ways to increase empathy toward animals among children and adults.

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Arts & Cultures

We help support folk arts, Native American art, music, tactile art, and artistically significant crafts that foster human creativity.

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Disaster Relief & Recovery

We support work in natural disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery with emphasis on communities prone to low-attention disasters.

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Environment

We support the conservation of natural resources and protection of natural habitats.

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We provide funding for opportunities aligned with MACP’s values and philosophy and support for specific geographies of importance to our founder, Margaret Cargill, including the Upper Midwest and Southern California.

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Quality of Life

We support children, young adults, families, and older adults throughout life’s journey.

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Teachers & Students

We support the teaching profession and student success.

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Grantseekers

Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MACP) conducts its grantmaking in highly defined interest areas and geographies. As a result, we have an invitation-based grantmaking process.