# RKMC Foundation for Children *Supporting organization created in 1998 from a Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi gift to the Minneapolis Foundation* The RKMC Foundation for Children is a supporting organization that carries the name of the law firm Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi and works in partnership with the [[Minneapolis Foundation]]. The record attributes its funding to fees from tobacco litigation in [[Minnesota]].[^1] The organization was formed through the firm's release of up to $30 million to the Minneapolis Foundation, announced on October 6, 1998.[^1] The record quotes the release describing the gift as "the largest we've ever received".[^1] The record does not establish the organization's later program activity, governance or finances beyond the 1998 gift.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi released up to $30 million to the Minneapolis Foundation, creating the RKMC Foundation for Children.[^1] ### What - The RKMC Foundation for Children is a supporting organization bearing the firm's name and partnering with the Minneapolis Foundation.[^1] ### When - The firm's release of up to $30 million to the Minneapolis Foundation is dated October 6, 1998.[^1] ### How much - Up to $30 million (USD) went to the Minneapolis Foundation, funded by Minnesota tobacco-litigation fees.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: How Minnesota Got Here (merged master, footnoted), note 33, citing the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi release of Oct. 6, 1998 — records the release of up to $30 million to the Minneapolis Foundation, funded by Minnesota tobacco-litigation fees, creating the RKMC Foundation for Children as a firm-named supporting organization; marked primary-confirmed.