Our grants database features organizations from the past five years. It is updated on a quarterly basis about a month after board approval.
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$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Mizna is a contemporary Arab and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) film, literature, and art organization.
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$400,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$160,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build power for climate justice in Minnesota
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$150,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - MN8 is dedicated to supporting Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees in Minnesota, working to empower the community through education, engagement, and storytelling, while also enhancing digital and physical security.
$300,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop supports BIPOC artists in developing creative and technical skills in contemporary puppetry.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – More Than a Single Story is building a movement of BIPOC writers whose voices have long been ignored in the mainstream as they work toward bold and positive change.
$1,100,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - St. Paul Transportation Management Organization works to develop and advance a long-term statewide vision for a sustainable and clean transportation system in Minnesota
$1,025,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to dramatically curb carbon pollution in Minnesota by facilitating a shift from widespread driving to biking, walking, and transit use
$300,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to launch a long-term campaign to dramatically curb carbon pollution in Minnesota by facilitating a shift from widespread driving to biking, walking, and transit use
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support policy advocacy and advance a just energy transition in low wealth communities and in communities of color in Indiana
$40,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to increase democratic participation by building power, developing leadership, and providing understanding about the importance of voting within underrepresented communities in Minnesota
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to produce geospatial analysis, planning assets, procurement strategies, research and advocacy supporting transmission siting in the transportation right-of-way, in partnership with state transportation, energy agencies, and transmission developers
$25,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to continue NextGen Highways work with the Minnesota Department Of Transportation to advance electric transmission and electric vehicle charging
$25,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to evaluate the siting of high-voltage direct current transmission within existing highway right of way
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for the NAACP Minneapolis Branch
$300,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to advance positive life outcomes for youth of color
$450,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support ongoing learning communities, convenings, leadership development, and policy advocacy for boys and men of color
$450,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Sustainable conservation and utilization of Agro-biodiversity for enhanced productivity and resilience of agricultural landscapes in Eastern Uganda
$75,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support The White House and the National Endowment for the Arts’ Summit on Integrating Arts and Culture in Civic Infrastructure for Healthy, Equitable Communities, and follow-up communications work in Minnesota
$65,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - The National Center for Family Philanthropy seeks to equip and activate a diverse community of philanthropic families to embrace a bold vision and realize their greatest giving potential.
$200,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - The National Center for Family Philanthropy has supported families in advancing equitable and effective philanthropy, which it defines as a collective commitment to meaningful social change.
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for racial justice learning and action networks
$50,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the creation of a racial equity learning and action network for family foundations
$300,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Strengthening co-developed agro ecological options for sustainable and resilient agri-food systems in selected landscapes of eastern Uganda
$218,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Co-developing agroecological options for Food-Energy-Environment nexus in watersheds of eastern Uganda
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Lead For Minnesota Fellowship program
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support an ambitious initiative to advance climate mitigation and resiliency in the five national parks that surround Lake Superior
$150,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support – National Young Farmers Coalition is a grassroots organization that advocates for policies and practices to help young farmers overcome and dismantle the significant and systemic barriers they face.
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for climate organizing work at the national level for food and farm policies, and in key Midwest states
$1,175,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$400,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Midwest Tribal Energy Equity Summit and technical assistance support to Midwest Tribal Nations
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$600,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to support the We Are Still Here - Minnesota project
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Native Sun Community Power Development is an Indigenous-led nonprofit focused on promoting energy sovereignty, environmental justice, and equitable energy transitions for Indigenous communities.
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$125,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to shift federal and state transportation infrastructure investments to support public transit, sidewalks, safe streets, and EV charging infrastructure in the Midwest
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Nautilus Music Theater provides opportunities for the artistic growth of music-theater artists as well as the creation of new American music-theater.
$130,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the build out of an NDN Collective hub and programming in Minnesota
$200,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and for succession planning project support
$350,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$350,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operational support - NDC empowers entrepreneurs and community partners to transform low-income neighborhoods from within by providing access to capital, business knowledge and resources, and ongoing small business support services
$30,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Neighborhood Development Center’s participation in GroundBreak coalition work groups
$350,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$250,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to strengthen worker justice through a learning agenda for partners and funders
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the capacity building of Midwest rural-based organizations working at the intersection of climate, agriculture, economic justice, and racial equity
$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support NFG’s Integrated Rural Strategies Group to advance the Campaign to Support Black Farmers
$250,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to support immigrants and their allies who are organizing and mobilizing to keep immigrant communities safe
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support community organizing efforts across Illinois
$60,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and initial costs of Latino Museum initiative
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to accelerate economic mobility and strengthen families
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - New Arab American Theater Works is the only organization in Minnesota that centers voice, narratives, and creative offerings of Arab theater artists.
$50,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$400,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to drive equitable building decarbonization in the Midwest through coalition building, codes and policy support, and market transformation
$40,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for support of equity components of the Getting to Zero Forum and the Next Gen Student Program
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for development of the Advanced Water Heating Initiative in the Midwest region
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and program support for the 2024 and 2025 production seasons
$20,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for program support of New Dawn’s 2023 productions
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the recruitment of Midwestern institutions to the Climate Collaborative and to help community foundations across the Midwest develop a federal implementation strategy
$250,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - New Impact Fund focuses on creating wealth in BIPOC families and communities through successful BIPOC entrepreneurship.
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to bring the bETA program to Minnesota
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support - New Native Theater creates authentic and transformative plays and events through the lens of the Native American experience.
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to strengthen U.S. democracy through support for efforts to protect civil society and ensure free and fair elections
$500,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support pro-democracy work in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin
$350,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support an effective response to anti-ESG, as well as anti-DEI, rhetoric by the business and investor communities
$400,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to engage several key stakeholder groups in increasing the visibility of impact investing while also strengthening the capacity of the field, and enabling an effective response to anti-ESG and anti-DEI efforts
$50,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support powerful organizations rooted in, and accountable to, multi-racial and multi-class bases within states
$1,000,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support BIPOC leadership development and movement building in the Midwest
$50,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support collaborative efforts that help reduce gun violence in the United States by supporting rational, evidence-based policies at the local, state, and federal levels
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to ensure that communities have access to the resources they need to be effective self-advocates in the redistricting process
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a coalition of community groups in Chicago to guide the implementation of the city’s zero emission policies for medium- and heavy-duty trucks
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to identify and support efforts to help center communities and people in the redistricting process in Midwestern states, and create a national infrastructure to support fair maps in 2021
$210,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support - New York Mills is a regional artist service organization in Minnesota’s Lakes Region that is focused on community-embedded arts practices.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$300,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - NextStage's mission is to support entrepreneurs at every stage. They are experts in helping entrepreneurs refine their business plans, start new enterprises, and thrive in competitive and changing business landscapes.
$1,160,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support; and to steward the development of a coalition of real estate investment cooperatives
$1,550,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to fund the MN Philanthropic Collective committed to combatting anti-Blackness and realizing racial justice while seeding a MN Holistic Black-Led Movement Fund
$300,000
2025
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Local Food Heritage and Gastronomy for Economic Development of Young People
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support NPQ’s economic justice program and related curriculum development work, which advances understanding among nonprofits and social movement activists about what economic justice requires and how to achieve it
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build capacity to grow the impact and scope of local efforts to reimagine safety and address community requests for skills workshops
$100,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for program support
$485,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Indigenous Food Lab
$50,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capital support
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support