ROBINA FOUNDATION (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):

The Robina Foundation was the vision of Honeywell executive, philanthropist, horse enthusiast, and Minneapolis and New York theatre owner James Henry Binger. Binger outlined the mission of the Foundation and identified organizational partners shortly before his death in 2004. Binger selected four organizations he held close personal and professional ties to as grantees, including: Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota; The Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York; University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

The Foundation's mission states, "The Robina Foundation, a Minnesota-based private grantmaking foundation that seeks to positively impact critical social issues by encouraging innovation and financially supporting transformative projects of its four institutional partners."

The Robina Foundation was a limited-life foundation, and the founder designated it to spend approximately $150 million in assets to its grantees in a twenty year period. The Foundation dissolved December 31, 2020.

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Access Restrictions:

Originals are closed. Access and use requires the curator's permission.

These files are located off site in Remote Storage. Advance arrangements are required in order to view the files.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Robina Foundation Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,810

Processing Information:

Processed by: Leif Kopietz, March 2021.

Catalog ID number: 9989787439904294

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Minnesota.

Philanthropists -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.

Research grants -- Minnesota.

Scholarships -- Minnesota.

Organizations:

Abbott-Northwestern Hospital.

Council on Foreign Relations.

University of Minnesota. Law School.

Yale Law School.

Persons:

Binger, James Henry, 1916-, author.

Blatz, Kathleen, author.

Hunt, Penny, author.

Gilberg, Nancy, author.

Document Types:

Bylaws (administrative records).

Minutes (administrative records).

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