Minnesota Keystone Recognition Program

The Minnesota Keystone Program recognizes and honors companies that donate at least 2% of their pre-tax earnings to the community.

Over 30 years ago, 23 Minnesota companies created this program (originally known as "The 5% Club") to recognize and encourage charitable giving and to set an example for their business colleagues. The commitment of Keystone participants continues to sustain Minnesota’s spirit of generosity and sense of community, two fundamentals in our reputation for a high quality of life.

Enroll in Keystone

Enroll in Keystone by clicking here

If your current giving level is below the 2% or 5% level, you have the option to become a pledge firm. By choosing this category, you are publicly stating your intention to reach the 2% or 5% goal within three years. (Available to new participants only.)

Click here for a Giving Certificate Worksheet to help you calculate your giving level.

Founding Companies

Bolger Vision Beyond Print
Carlson Companies, Inc.
Gabberts Furniture and Design Studio
Graco Inc.
H.B. Fuller Company
The Hartfiel Company
Medtronic Inc.
Opus Northwest, L.L.C.
RBC Dain Rauscher
Star Tribune
Target Corporation
Wells Fargo Minnesota

Mission

The Keystone Program fulfills its mission by:

Attaining recognition from peers and community
Institutionalizing and leveraging a culture of community involvement and corporate giving
Promoting standards for corporate giving through a percentage formula
Serving as a referral/mentoring program
Offering an education/resource sharing forum

How does your company get recognized?

Minnesota Keystone Participants join a group of businesses that are leaders in the community and in their respective industries. They set an example that motivates other companies to participate. Keystone participants are recognized throughout the year in efforts such as:

Company name prominently listed on the Keystone website.
Select Keystone participants profiled in every issue of Business Briefing.
A full participant listing published in The Business Journal and other local newspapers
Keystone participants recognized at annual Recognition Luncheon each fall

Participant Profiles

Hear from leading companies on why they’re a part of the Keystone tradition.

Does your company qualify?

Any company or professional association with an operating presence in Minnesota can qualify. Qualifying calculations (based on 2006 giving) may include a combination of:

Cash contributions (including securities and real estate)
In-kind donations (products or services)
Employee volunteerism (during normal business hours)

Participants

The following is a list of companies that give at least 5% of their pre-taxed earnings to the community.

A Plus Advertising Corp.

Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Allina Hospitals & Clinics

Anonymous Participant

Art Holdings

Barrett Moving & Storage Company

Beacon Bank

BHZ Holdings, Inc. dba Cost Cutters

Black Heart Publishing, Inc.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Bolger Vision Beyond Print

Briggs and Morgan, P.A.

Bursch Travel Agency, Inc.

C.J. Olson Market Research, Inc.

Caliber Development Corporation

Canterbury Park

Carlson Companies, Inc.

Catalog Marketing Services (CMS)

Cincinnatus Inc.

Citizens State Bank of Tyler, Inc.

Citizens State Bank of Waverly

Clarity Coverdale Fury Advertising, Inc.

Clear Channel Outdoor

Coldwell Banker/At Your Service Realty, Ltd.

Collaboract Consulting

Colle+McVoy

Commercial Furniture Services, Inc.

Community Bank Corporation

Community National Bank in Northfield

Connexus Energy

Coughlan Companies

Creative Carton

Custom Alarm/Cci

D.A. Petersen Associates, Inc.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Donlar Construction Company

DOR

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

EDS

EMC Corporation dba EMC/Paradigm Publishing

Faegre & Benson LLP

Family Business Success, LLC

Farmers State Bank of Hamel

Finnegans Inc.

First National Bank in Cannon Falls, The

First Security Bank of Lake Benton

Foldcraft Co.

Food Market Merchandising, Inc.

Franklin National Bank of Minneapolis

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

G & K Services

Gabberts Furniture and Design Studio

Galactic Pizza

General Mills, Inc.

General Office Products

Gold'n Plump Poultry

Gopher Sport

Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.

Hanft Fride, A Professional Association

Hartfiel Company, The

HealthEast Care System

HealthPartners

Himle Horner, Inc.

Holden Graphic Services

Horton, Inc.

Hoye Home Furnishings & Appliance

iBusiness Solutions, Inc.

IMAGEHAUS

Impact Mailing & Fulfillment

Indermaur, Inc.

J & B Equipment Company, Inc.

Jeane Thorne Inc.

KARE 11 Television

Karlsson Consulting Group, Inc.

Keewaydin Group, Inc., The

Kerker

KeyStone Search

KPMG LLP - Minneapolis

Kraus-Anderson Companies, Inc.

KTTC Television

Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Larsen Design + Interactive

Lee Hecht Harrison

Leonard, Street and Deinard

Leslie J. Kraus & Associates, Inc.

LGI/Laser Graphics, Inc.

Liberty Diversified Industries

Lieberman Companies, Inc.

Limelight Communications, Inc.

Lindsay Windows and Doors

Little & Company

M&I Bank

M. A. Mortenson Company

Mackay & Associates

Maguire Agency, The

Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen & Russ, P.A.

Marco

Mary, Inc.

McGough Companies

MDSC Partners, LLP

Michaud Cooley Erickson

Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

Minnesota Timberwolves/Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Wire & Cable Co.

Nelson, Tietz & Hoye, Inc.

Newport-St.Paul Cold Storage Company

North Memorial Health Care

North Star Technical Resources, Inc.

Northeast Bank

Northwestern Foods, Inc.

Opus Northwest, L.L.C.

Owens Companies, Inc.

Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc.

Park Midway Bank

Park State Bank

Performark, Inc.

Pine & Partners, Inc.

Piper Jaffray Inc.

Preferred Adventures Ltd.

Progressive Growth Corp. and ProGrowth Bank

Public Strategies Group (PSG), The

Ramada Inn Airport & Thunderbird Convention Center

Rapid Packaging

Reell Precision Manufacturing Corporation

Rider Bennett LLP

Rockler Companies, Inc.

RSP Architects, Ltd.

Rusten Marketing Group, Inc.

Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Sathe Executive Search

Scherer Brothers Lumber Company

SCICOM Data Services

Security Bank USA

Slumberland, Inc.

SourceOne Federal Credit Union

Stahl Construction Company

Star Tribune

Stearnswood, Inc.

StoneBridge Group

Stuart Management Corporation

Summit Mortgage Corporation

Tanaka Advertising

TAPEMARK Company, The

Target Corporation

TDS Metrocom

Tegra Group, Inc., The

thedatabank, inc.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Total Financial Planning, Inc.

Tower Asphalt, Inc.

TSG Server & Storage

Twin Cities Marathon, Inc.

University National Bank of St. Paul

V Creative

Venture Allies, LLC

Voyageur I.T.

Walser Automotive Group/RJ Walser Foundation

Watson Group, The

Web Sites That Fly

Weber Shandwick

WelshCo, LLC

Western Bank

Winona National Bank

WKM Properties

Wipfli LLP

W.L. Hall Company

Yamamoto Moss

Ziegler Inc.

The following is a list of companies that give at least 2% of their pre-taxed earnings to the community.

ADC

Ahern fire Protection

AMCON BLOCK & Precast, Inc.

American Business Forms, Inc.

Amidon Graphics

Anonymous Participant

Associated Bank

Bachman's, Inc.

Bremer Bank, Brainerd

Bremer Bank, Marshall

Bremer Bank, Willmar

Bremer Financial Corporation

Campbell Mithun

Cargill

Carmichael Lynch

Carriere's Floral & Gift

Citizens Independent Bank

Coldwell Banker Burnet Home Services

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker

Continental Press, Inc.

Cornerstone Consultants

Crosswater Investment Advisors

Donaldson Company, Inc.

Dougherty & Company LLC

Driessen Water

Entegris, Inc.

Ernst & Young LLP

F & M Community Bank

Faribault Woolen Mill Company

Farmers Insurance-Joe Miller Agency

First National Bank of Milaca

First State Bank of Wyoming

Gemini Incorporated

Graco Inc.

Grant & Palombo

H.B. Fuller Company

Highland Bank

ING

Johnson Consulting Services

Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.

Lone Oak Companies, Inc.

Lowry Hill

Lyman Lumber Company & Affiliates

Marquette Financial Companies

Medtronic, Inc.

Merchants Bank, National Association

Minnesota Power

Minnesota Wild (Minnesota Sports & Entertainment)

MSI Insurance

North Shore Bank of Commerce

Northwest Airlines

Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

PDP Services

Pentair, Inc.

Pilgrim DryCleaners Inc.

Professional Litho

Qwest

RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.

Remmele Engineering, Inc.

Rural Cellular Corporation

Securian Financial Group

Smyth Companies, Inc.

St. Paul Travelers, The

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Stacy Wright, Attorney at Law

Standard Heating & Air Conditioning

Strategic Financial, Inc.

SUPERVALU INC.

Swanson & Youngdale, Inc.

TCF Bank Minnesota

Tennant Company

Time Warner Cable, Minnesota

Toro Company, The

Tounheim Partners

UMI Company, Inc.

U.S. Bancorp

U.S. Trust Company

Vencio, Inc.

Walsh Bishop

Watermark Learning

Weeres Industries Corporation

Wells Fargo Minnesota

Wilkerson, Guthmann & Johnson, Ltd.

Xcel Energy

The following is a list of companies that have pledged to give at least 2% of their pre-taxed earnings to the community.

Associated Bank

Knowledge Transfer Consulting Services Inc.

Saks Fifth Avenue

Upsize Minnesota Magazine

Annual Recognition Luncheon

The 2007 Minnesota Keystone Program will honor three companies this year. Companies will be selected based on employee size, number of years in Keystone and quality of their giving programs.

The honorees will be announced at the annual Keystone Recognition Luncheon later in December. The Luncheon usually draws at least 500 attendees and features presentations from the honored companies CEO’s, plus a video presentation that epitomizes the Keystone spirit of giving.