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.
| AccountAbility Minnesota St. Paul, MN | $555,000 |
for general operating support, and for a program to provide instant refunds and access to savings accounts
http://www.accountabilitymn.org
Program Area: Children and Families
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Achieve Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | $120,000 |
for year-round youth programming in three elementary schools in Minneapolis
http://www.achievempls.org
Program Area: Children and Families
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Action for Relief and Development Assistance Dar es Salaam, | $140,000 |
to improve the status of women and their households in Biharamulo and Karagwe districts, Tanzania, through skills training in the production and sales of bee products
Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2008 |
| The Adaptors, Inc. Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 |
for a movement theater company
http://www.margolisbrown.org
Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2008 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund New Orleans, LA | $261,000 |
to strengthen efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi River
http://www.tulane.edu/~telc
Program Area: Environment
Year Approved: 2008 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund New Orleans, LA | $75,000 |
to the Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy, to foster greater understanding of the imperative of coastal restoration to protect infrastructure
http://www.tulane.edu/~telc
Program Area: Environment
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Aeon Minneapolis, MN | $450,000 |
for general operating support for a major affordable housing provider
http://www.aeonmn.org
Program Area: Region and Communities
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Africa 2000 Network-Uganda Kampala, | $42,500 |
to build stronger farmer associations for collective action and effective management for their members' marketing needs, and to enhance smallholder farmers' income through improved farming techniques and access to markets in Uganda
http://www.a2n.org.ug
Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2008 |
| African American Action Committee Brooklyn Park, MN | $40,000 |
for a community advocacy organization in Brooklyn Park
Program Area: Region and Communities
Year Approved: 2008 |
| All Parks Alliance for Change St. Paul, MN | $80,000 |
for efforts to preserve manufactured home communities in Minnesota
http://www.allparksallianceforchange.org
Program Area: Region and Communities
Year Approved: 2008 |
| American Composers Forum St. Paul, MN | $543,000 |
for a fellowship program for composers
http://www.composersforum.org
Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2008 |
| American Prospect, Inc. Washington, DC | $25,000 |
for a special report, After Katrina: Shaping the Future of the Gulf Coast Region
http://www.prospect.org
Program Area: Environment
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Amherst H. Wilder Foundation St. Paul, MN | $90,000 |
to support the Twin Cities Compass project
http://www.wilderresearch.org
Program Area: Region and Communities
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Amherst H. Wilder Foundation St. Paul, MN | $75,000 |
to support the Youth Leadership Initiative
http://www.wilderresearch.org
Program Area: Children and Families
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Amherst H. Wilder Foundation St. Paul, MN | $196,000 |
to support the Minnesota Compass project
http://www.wilderresearch.org
Program Area: Minnesota Initiative Foundations
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Amherst H. Wilder Foundation St. Paul, MN | $7,500 |
to present the findings of an assessment of early childhood care and education in two low-income neighborhoods in St. Paul and Minneapolis
http://www.wilderresearch.org
Program Area: Children and Families
Year Approved: 2008 |
| The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Red Wing, MN | $60,000 |
for an arts education and retreat center
http://www.andersoncenter.org
Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Arc Greater Twin Cities St. Paul, MN | $245,000 |
to support the Family Connections Program, a support and skill-building program for parents of children with disabilities, and for a cultural audit and outreach plan
http://www.arcgreatertwincities.org
Program Area: Children and Families
Year Approved: 2008 |
| ARENA Dances Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
for a contemporary dance company
http://www.arena-dances.org
Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Arlington Hills Presbyterian Church St. Paul, MN | $35,000 |
for a summer enrichment program for youth on the eastside of St. Paul
http://www.arlingtonhillspresbyterian.org
Program Area: Children and Families
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Duluth, MN | $144,000 |
for regranting programs
http://www.aracouncil.org
Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Arts Us St. Paul, MN | $26,000 |
for a year-round enrichment program for African American youth in St. Paul
http://www.arts-us.org
Program Area: Children and Families
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Artspace Projects, Inc. Minneapolis, MN | $120,000 |
for an organization that develops living and working space for artists
http://www.artspaceusa.org
Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation Chaing Mai, | $150,000 |
to support project activities of the Collaborative Management Learning Network in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
http://www.aippnet.org
Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2008 |
| Avenues for Homeless Youth Minneapolis, MN | $120,000 |
for an organization that provides housing and support services for homeless youth
http://www.avenuesforyouth.org
Program Area: Children and Families
Year Approved: 2008 |
