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
2021
Other Grantmaking
to aid the capacity and infrastructure surrounding the REACH Twin Cities initiative
$1,000,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - to create a clean, prosperous future for Ohio by supporting local governments to create and advance climate plans that advance equitable, community-driven solutions to reduce carbon emissions
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to empower farmers to educate other farmers and policymakers about the importance of climate-smart agriculture and improve climate-smart policy implementation
$210,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$75,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the initial development of the Economic Security For All Coalition
$130,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$70,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support an in-depth analysis of farmers and agricultural production practices in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin using data from government surveys, special tabulations, and other available sources
$235,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of PRG, Inc.’s contribution to the GroundBreak coalition’s work groups
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$400,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$310,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Collective actions motivated by innovations and local services to improve the agroecological efficiency of production systems in the communities
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Black women leaders who are on the frontlines leading climate and racial justice efforts with cultivating well-being and building community power
$500,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for the RE-Seed program, a small property re-positioning revolving fund
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Project for Pride in Living’s contribution to the GroundBreak Coalition’s work groups
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to educate, empower, and support the community when addressing and advocating for housing issues
$15,000
2024
Arts & Culture
to support arts and abolition work and a living archive that organizes opportunities for artists of color to create art and engage in community care and creativity
$125,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to leverage power to transform systems and ensure intersectional equity is achieved
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for leadership transition support
$250,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support census and survey awareness and education programs
$525,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$90,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for the Recovery Capital Loan Program helping nonprofits recover and rebuild from the effects of the pandemic and unrest
$2,500,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for the Seeding Cultural Treasures Initiative
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build the capacity of a youth-led movement to increase the democratic participation, educational opportunity, and long-term financial prosperity of BIPOC youth and young adults in Minneapolis and St. Paul
$500,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$80,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Public Art Saint Paul makes St. Paul a better city by placing artists in leading roles to shape public spaces, improve city systems, and deepen civic engagement.
$150,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and the City Artist Program
$300,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and organizational capacity building - Public Functionary works to shift the dominant culture of visual art galleries by modeling a space that is flexible, dynamic, and high-quality while serving diverse artist communities.
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$600,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support bold, ambitious, and equitable climate action change by providing legal technical assistance to community-based organizations and Tribal, state, and local governments in Minnesota and throughout the Midwest
$160,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support work on improving electric utility performance and bolstering electric competition, reducing barriers to distributed energy, and advancing grid-enhancing technologies in Minnesota and the broader Midwest
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support work on improving electric utility performance-based rates in Minnesota and bolster electric competition, reduce barriers to distributed energy, and advance grid-enhancing technologies in Minnesota and the broader Midwest
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support engagement in the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on multiple topics to drive renewable and distributed energy resource adoption in the Midwest
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support engagement in the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on multiple topics to drive renewable and distributed energy resource adoption in the Midwest
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers
$177,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Agrobiodiversity interventions as an agroecology option for climate change adaptation in Bolivia and Niger
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for capacity building support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support capital improvements and moving costs for a new studio/office space
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – Rain Taxi seeks to support the literary community of artists and literary culture bearers through publicly validating their work via reviews, readings, and compensation.
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$35,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support Ramsey County and St. Paul in equitably and impactfully deploying American Rescue Plan funds
$80,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to assess the potential to provide flexible capital—such as loans, recoverable grants, and hybrid tools—to strengthen community news organizations in Minnesota
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support EV-focused community engagement events in rural Minnesota and to provide technical assistance to municipalities attempting to utilize clean transportation incentives
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Recharge Minnesota to work with rural leaders and communities to support transportation electrification
$50,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Recharge Minnesota to recognize state EV leaders and conduct community engagement campaigns
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of ReconnectRondo's contribution to the GroundBreak coalition’s work groups
$180,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capital support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$75,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Red Lake Nation Government to pursue a FEMA grant for the planning and scoping project of two microgrids
$500,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the development of a Soil Health branch within the Commission
$25,000
2024
Arts & Culture
to build capacity of the Honoring Dakota Project
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Red Wing Art Association provides artists with the support, resources, and opportunities they need to develop their skills, build their careers, and thrive in the creative industry.
$135,000
2025
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to support the People’s Food Summit and for general operating support
$140,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to support the People’s Food Summit and Regeneration International's strategic planning
$45,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
To support the second annual Peoples Food Summit, hosted on October 16, 2022
$20,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to support the Peoples Food Summit
$400,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Regenerative Agriculture Alliance advances a farmer-driven regenerative agriculture model to restore ecological balance and put wealth, ownership, and control in the hands of farmers and food chain workers.
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support building a replicable, scalable, equitable regenerative poultry network in Southern Minnesota that reaches into BIPOC communities
$2,000,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
to serve as a grantmaker, a technical assistance resource, and a liaison to funders and policy decision makers for Midwest regenerative agriculture and Justice 40 Equity Communities
$718,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build the capacity of diverse Midwest food and farm organizations to administer large federal grants and advance regenerative agriculture through a newly created fund by the Rural Climate Partnership and Regenerative Agriculture Foundation; re-granting
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build the capacity of Midwest organizations, and in particular organizations of color, to submit successful federal grant proposals that will reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support community engagement and technical assistance around a standardized energy equity framework
$180,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Region Five works in Central Minnesota to address environmental, economic, and equity issues through inclusive community engagement, comprehensive planning, and capital access.
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for matching dollars for a US Department of Energy-funded project to deliver energy efficiency, health, and safety upgrades to the Cass Lake-Bena School District in Minnesota
$1,500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to provide technical assistance to cities, counties, and towns in Greater Minnesota applying for federal and state funding and deploying climate and clean energy projects
$10,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for capacity building as necessary to pursue federal climate opportunities
$75,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance clean energy policies in Midwest states by providing technical assistance and leveraging city engagement
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance clean energy policies in Midwest states by providing technical assistance and leveraging city engagement
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance clean energy policies in Midwest states by providing technical assistance and leveraging city engagement
$100,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to engage Minnesota-based elected officials and consult with Minnesota Guaranteed Income coalition members
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Renew New England Alliance is a capacity-building and support organization that works with on-the-ground frontline partners in multi-state regions to create regional agendas.
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - RENEW Wisconsin works to advance renewable energy progress in the state of Wisconsin.
$450,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$200,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$120,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to launch the Local Legal Initiative in Minnesota to provide pro bono legal services for Minnesota journalists and newsrooms
$50,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
contribution of the Farmer Research Network to resilient food systems through agro ecological intensification in Singida
$350,000
2025
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Secure and sustainable pastoralism as a bold agroecological practice for climate-resilient livelihoods and sustainable food systems in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, West Africa
$300,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build ROC-MN’s capacity to organize and advocate for high quality work and a just and dignified food-service industry in the Twin Cities Metro
$165,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support Restaurant Opportunities Centers-Minnesota, and for data collection and research
$250,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$4,000,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance equitable electrification in the Midwest through place-based demonstration projects and policy development
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for the 2024 Distinguished Artist Award