Quarterly Grants

This database contains a representative list of grants approved since 2004. Grants appear alphabetically by organization name, with most recent grants first. Unless otherwise specified, grants are for general operating support.
55 results found

Minnesota Land Trust

St. Paul MN

to advance wetland protection in west central Minnesota

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $120,000

Minnesota Museum of American Art

St. Paul MN

to fund programs related to Minnesota artists

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $20,000

Mississippi Valley Conservancy, Inc.

La Crosse WI

for planning an initiative to protect wetlands and restore Wisconsin's Kickapoo River watershed

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $25,000

Nexus Community Partners

St. Paul MN

to build organizational and leadership capacity of McKnight grantees

Program Area: Region & Communities
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $25,000

Nice Ride Minnesota

Minneapolis MN

to support the operation of the low income outreach program by defraying the operating loss of 25 stations serving low income communities

Program Area: Region & Communities
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $140,000

Obsidian Arts

Minneapolis MN

for general operating support

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $45,000

Open Book

Minneapolis MN

for capital improvements

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $100,000

Pillsbury United Communities

Minneapolis MN

for general operating support

Program Area: Region & Communities
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $300,000

Renewing the Countryside II

Minneapolis MN

for general operating support and to develop the Grow a Farmer fund

Program Area: Rural
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $70,000

River Alliance of Wisconsin

Madison WI

to reduce polluted runoff to the Wisconsin River, the state’s largest tributary to the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $150,000

Summit Academy OIC

Minneapolis MN

to build a market-orientated regional construction training and placement system to scale up and implement regional initiatives integrating community-based economic development opportunities to individuals’ economic self-sufficiency

Program Area: Region & Communities
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $300,000

TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund

St. Paul MN

to support an expansion of work on balancing state budget cuts with revenue, an increase in transportation infrastructure funding, and gaps in enhancing economic opportunities for low-income and minority families

Program Area: Region & Communities
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $60,000

The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc.

Minneapolis MN

for general operating support

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $100,000

The Conservation Fund - A Nonprofit Corporation

Arlington VA

to support permanent land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River corridor

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $160,000

The Loft, Inc.

Minneapolis MN

for a fellowship program for writers

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $600,000