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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								$800,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$125,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to support new leadership transition and an updated model of executive roles, ensuring continuity and clarity across CTUL through strategic planning, recruitment, training, and contracted support							
						 	
											
							
								$300,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$300,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to support equitable new models for development, housing, and community safety							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$150,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems							
							
								Advancing Climate Data Integration in Agroecological Research							
						 	
											
							
								$350,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems							
							
								Assessing agroecological practices as non-market approaches for climate action: A synthesis of evidence from the Andes							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$60,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to expand the work of the Jovenes Latinas al Poder program that raises awareness of anti-blackness in the Latine community, including community elders, and promoting a new narrative of Black Latines							
						 	
											
							
								$30,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to expand Jovenes Latinas al Poder girls advocacy group and engage youth participants in raising awareness and working to change the narrative of anti-blackness in the Latine community							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$600,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to mobilize partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest, and to support the Climate Smart Agriculture Working Group							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to mobilize Ceres’ company and investor partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur an equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest							
						 	
											
							
								$50,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to mobilize Ceres’ company and investor partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur an equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$40,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$75,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support and capital support							
						 	
											
							
								$30,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$300,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$300,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support - Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund works to support economic, racial, and environmental justice through community organizing across Wisconsin.							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$390,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to make Minnesota policymaking more inclusive and accessible, enhancing the civic capacity of community most impacted to lead in public policymaking; and for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$25,000							
							
								2020							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								to organize and offer collaborative opportunities to address various challenges related to COVID-19 through innovative hack-a-thons and design sprints							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$800,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support - Citizens Utility Board is a nonprofit representing energy consumers in Minnesota, advocating on their behalf in decision-making venues and providing direct assistance through outreach and education.							
						 	
											
							
								$650,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$250,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for predevelopment work including a feasibility demand and viability assessment for a new City-led Small Business Development Center that would support and uplift small business activity to be located in a repurposed fire station							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$150,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								to help build community capacity and relationships to innovate and co-create strategies to dismantle systemic racism and disparities							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$400,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$500,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$15,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								for general operating support in recognition of City of Lakes Community Land Trust’s contribution to the GroundBreak coalition’s work groups							
						 	
											
							
								$400,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support, and for project funding to support the first Commercial Land Trust Initiative properties in Minneapolis							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$50,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support strategic planning and development of strategic priorities to advance climate and equity in all city infrastructure investments and project development							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support the continuous measurement of air quality and greenhouse gases at the block level and create a baseline for the city's Green Zones and surrounding Areas of Concentrated Poverty							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$150,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to create a new Climate Action Coordinator position in the City's Office of Financial Services, to build capacity for the City of Saint Paul to accelerate its equitable climate action work							
						 	
											
							
								$150,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support implementation of the city's Climate Action Plan							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$500,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$300,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to build a stronger and more equitable innovation ecosystem in Minnesota and the Midwest for energy and climate technologies							
						 	
											
							
								$350,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to conduct a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the economic impact and workforce development potential of recent federal and state climate policies for Minnesota							
						 	
											
							
								$475,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to accelerate equitable clean energy and climate solutions in the Midwest							
						 	
											
							
								$475,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$500,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$75,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support Midwest states' efforts to implement federal programs							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$700,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support - Clean Grid Alliance is a Minnesota-based organization that works across the Midwest to support the expansion of renewable energy in the region							
						 	
											
							
								$600,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support, and to support the Land & Liberty Coalition							
						 	
											
							
								$600,000							
							
								2020							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$600,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$75,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to initiate a landscape assessment of emerging climate technologies and build-out in rural Minnesota and how it will impact the communities’ health, including community engagement							
						 	
											
							
								$600,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support - to support CURE's continued leadership bringing forward rural voices on Energy, Working Lands, and Democracy issues in Greater Minnesota and neighboring states							
						 	
											
							
								$365,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to engage rural communities in Minnesota around clean energy and efficiency opportunities as well as to support a working lands strategy							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$400,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support - Clean Wisconsin works across key decision-making venues to combat climate change and ensure a healthy future for all Wisconsin communities.							
						 	
											
							
								$400,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$500,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to build capacity for equitable climate solutions in the Midwest							
						 	
											
							
								$500,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to help climate advocates improve their public engagement work							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2020							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to advance the goals of economic, racial, climate, and environmental justice in the Midwest							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$6,500,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support; to do a landscape assessment of Ohio's climate justice organizing infrastructure to develop strategic climate grantmaking; and to support durable power building and grantmaking and changemaking strategy in Ohio							
						 	
											
							
								$4,000,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in the Midwest							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$200,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to help lawmakers cut emissions while reducing household costs by championing clean and affordable transportation, electricity, and clean and affordable finances across the Midwest							
						 	
											
							
								$200,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to help Midwest communities leverage federal funding and equitably transition to clean energy							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$400,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$400,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$400,000							
							
								2020							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$300,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$150,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to create state-based and state-led Climate Jobs coalitions in Wisconsin							
						 	
											
							
								$150,000							
							
								2020							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support the development of new Climate Jobs coalitions in Wisconsin and Michigan							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$200,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support - Climate Land Leaders works to support climate leadership by working with farm landowners in the Midwest to change farming practices and champion climate solutions.							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to help farmland owners implement climate-friendly practices on their lands, advance climate initiatives and narratives							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$300,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$50,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to catalyze systems change for youth facing homelessness by investing in their relationships with the caring adults already in their lives, removing systemic barriers that devalue vibrant informal support networks, especially in BIPOC communities							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support -  Coalition for Green Capital works with state and local green banks, community development financial institutions, and other stakeholders to remove financial barriers to the equitable deployment of clean energy.							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								to increase organizational capacity to address the increasing incidences of racism toward Asian Americans across Minnesota							
						 	
											
							
								$850,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support; and program support for civic engagement and democratic participation work							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$120,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Coffee House Press is an independent literary press known for publishing work, producing programming, and championing unheard and underrepresented authors.							
						 	
											
							
								$120,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$75,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to expand the existing impact investing ecosystem in the Twin Cities							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$50,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								to change narratives on Native inequities, nurture Native leadership, and build Native and non-Native relationships by investigating and disseminating research on impacts of assimilation at a Native American boarding school							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$775,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems							
							
								Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions							
						 	
											
							
								$105,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems							
							
								Forage and Fallows Phase IV: Promoting and Refining Options for Sustainable Soil and Landscape Management							
						 	
											
							
								$105,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems							
							
								Examining Sustainable Soil and Landscape Management Options in the Peruvian Andes							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$300,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support and program support to expand and sustain long-term movement-building infrastructure through the MN Alliance for Democracy, the statewide multiracial solidarity coalition							
						 	
											
							
								$250,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to support the Minnesota program							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$500,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								to support the work of Native Voices Rising for BIPOC leadership development and movement building in the Midwest							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$250,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for Community Credit Lab (CCL) Fund Back Office Services							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$875,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support; and to support the onboarding and deployment of The Community Builders asset and property management firm into the Twin Cities market							
						 	
											
							
								$550,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$400,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$50,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$50,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$50,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$150,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for continued program support to coordinate energy efficiency, health and safety improvements, and related work in the Bryant neighborhood of Ann Arbor							
						 	
											
							
								$150,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to coordinate decarbonization efforts in one of Ann Arbor's frontline neighborhoods							
						 	
											
							
								$75,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for continued program support to design a pathway to equitably decarbonizing a frontline neighborhood							
						 	
											
							
								$75,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to work with the Bryant community in Ann Arbor to develop a whole home assessment aimed at improving indoor comfort, health, and safety, all while decarbonizing the neighborhood							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$350,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to convene, educate and assist local communities in building a clean energy infrastructure and to provide technical assistance to support accessing and managing federal grants							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$200,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for the Reimagine Appalachia program to transform Appalachia, Ohio, and the Ohio River Valley region of Appalachia through state and local action							
						 	
											
							
								$150,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to develop local Community Economic Development Capacity Building Programs to transition away from fossil fuels							
						 	
											
							
								$200,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support participatory regranting by groups working in Ohio on critical climate and climate-related issues							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support work toward an equitable economic transition for the Appalachian region and to work with coalition partners to connect cultural stories into the economic development framework							
						 	
											
							
								$200,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to transform Appalachia, Ohio, and the Ohio River Valley region of Appalachia through state and local action							
						 	
											
							
								$150,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to develop local a Community Economic Development Capacity Building Program to support Ohio communities' transition from fossil fuels							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform Ohio and the Appalachian region through federal investment and state and local action							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$400,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to deepen and expand efforts to support tribes in the Midwest with strategic energy planning and implementation							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$300,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$15,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								for general operating support in recognition of NeighborWorks Home Partners’ contribution to the GroundBreak coalition’s work groups							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$10,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								to support a values-driven, peer-led network of people who work at the intersection of journalism, equity, and technology							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$400,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support the equitable and replicable implementation of a Twin Cities Community-Based Energy Efficiency Navigator Pilot Program							
						 	
											
							
								$200,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to sustain a Twin Cities energy justice cohort							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								to support and grow a Twin Cities energy justice network							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$15,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Other Grantmaking							
							
								for general operating support in recognition of Community Reinvestment Fund’s participation in GroundBreak coalition's work groups							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$300,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems							
							
								Water management for the hydro-agroecological transition in the Andean gradient of the central valley of Tarija							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for programs supporting artists and culture bearers							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for capital support to plan for new cultural center for Latino arts on Lake Street in Minneapolis							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for ongoing support of Latino artists and community arts initiatives							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$350,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for the establishment, strengthening, and tool creation of the Immigrant Defense Network							
						 	
											
							
								$300,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support - COPAL works to build collective power, transform systems, and create opportunities for dignified lives for Latin Americans in Minnesota.							
						 	
											
							
								$920,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								to expand the Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers research to inform changes to career licensing exams.							
						 	
											
							
								$200,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Midwest Climate & Energy							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$40,000							
							
								2020							
							
								Vibrant & Equitable Communities							
							
								for general operating support