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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$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
$50,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to help meet direct, immediate needs in the community through food assistance, clothing services, and/or emergency housing assistance
$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
$365,000
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
$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
$400,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$485,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to host a series of convenings that help Minnesota entities take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Elective Pay to build publicly-owned clean energy projects and create high-quality jobs in their communities
$250,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$75,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to provide early-stage support and grow the CoMinnesota hub
$500,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$750,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for a recoverable grant for capital to lend to low-income communities
$750,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and for equity capital for NCF's loan fund, and to build organizational capacity to access and absorb state resources to better meet demand
$400,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to build a revolving working capital fund for housing cooperative conversion
$900,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Promotion of agroecology among small-scale producers via participatory action research projects in high Andean regions
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a farmer mentoring program to implement regenerative farming practices
$500,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$500,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a shared common value of “Care for Place” among Minnesotans of all races, ideologies, and geographies that transcends differences and inspires ever greater actions to be even better stewards of our state
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to amplify the ways Minnesotans of all backgrounds care for our shared place and inspire more people to take more action
$600,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$200,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
to educate and engage communities and decision-makers in the Midwest on environmental stewardship through cleaner energy resources
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$25,000
2025
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Biodiversity and Climate Change in the Andes: Since science to incidence
$125,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$143,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Agroecology Gender-transformative Living labs for Climate Resilience (AGILE4Climate)
$325,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to build the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance Systems Health in Africa's Lake Victoria Basin
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to fund the partnership of CSH and Hearth Connection to continue a project that unlocks and leverages Medicaid for housing
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to ensure providers across Minnesota are able to become Medicaid billing eligible, allowing them to effectively deliver Housing Stabilization and Support services to the people who are at-risk of or experiencing homelessness
$235,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support Minnesota's immigrant and Muslim populations
$150,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build culturally-specific housing capacity across Minnesota
$50,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support work directly with mosques to access federal funding, such as the Nonprofit Security Grant and other national grants, to enhance safety and security measures
$150,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to build public trust in philanthropy and strengthen civil society
$65,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$20,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for a travel exchange pilot program for Minnesota artists
$225,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2025
Arts & Culture
to design and install a more energy efficient temperature control system that will enable artist and community reliable access to the theater space
$60,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$125,000
2025
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Rooted in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty magazine
$200,000
2026
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Lake Street Alignment Process
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$140,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support the expansion of the Tawokaga (Making Beautiful Things) art program to support more Indigenous artists in our community
$55,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to consult transportation GHG modeling for three Midwest states --Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois-- and share block-level data with civic organizations
$50,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
in support of the Midwest Catalytic Collaborative to galvanize investments in Midwest organizing
$400,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to advance narrative efforts through messaging research, strategic communications, and engagement
$150,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital support to renovate a building in Granite Falls for artists and community use
$250,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$225,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award
$25,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$165,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for capital support to assist with costs associated with moving locations and with extensive damage to a failed stairway at a building owned by DAI
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$10,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to understand how federal funding and policy changes create ripple effects in Northeast Minnesota communities, and develop effective storytelling and advocacy efforts
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$55,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grant writing for federal funding opportunities and the implementation of clean energy projects
$1,275,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to launch and sustain a Midwest Agriculture Conservation Network to increase participation in NRCS programs by small to medium-scale, underserved, sustainable and organic producers who have not historically been adequately reached and served
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$84,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$150,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - East Metro Strong advocates for affordable, climate -smart and -accessible transportation solutions in East St. Paul.
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to organize stakeholders in the east metro to prioritize a clean transportation system
$75,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build organizational capacity and to expand operations of the Housing Justice Program at the East Side Freedom Library
$150,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to increase the capacity of the East Side Housing Justice program
$100,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2025
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Ancestral hydraulic systems for the adaptation and resilience of agroecological food systems in high Andean communities of the Cordillera Negra of Ancash, Peru, facing climate change
$340,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Support to the scaling up of local agro-ecological food systems from Andean highland territories of the Cordillera Negra (Ancash-Peru)
$100,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build power among students and families from underserved communities by providing tools via advocacy training, connections to decision-makers, and innovative communication strategies to dismantle inequities and foster inclusive policymaking
$200,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to create a project infrastructure that accelerates and supports the founding of local nonprofit newsrooms in the network and provides shared services to make these newsrooms sustainable
$20,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support