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
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Ragamala Dance creates intercultural, collaborative performance works that forge both the tradition and the continuity of Bharatanatyam dance.
$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
$80,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$144,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Agrobiodiversity interventions as an agroecology option for climate change adaptation in Bolivia and Niger
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers
$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
$160,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
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
$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
$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
$150,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support, and to support the City Artist program
$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
$450,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - Propel supports Minnesota's nonprofit sector by providing technical assistance, capital deployment, leadership support and development, and strategic services.
$2,500,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for the Seeding Cultural Treasures Initiative
$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
$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
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to educate, empower, and support the community when addressing and advocating for housing issues
$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
$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
$300,000
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
$235,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - PRG aims to increase the supply of affordable homes in the Twin Cities, particularly for households of color, to narrow the racial homeownership disparity.
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to aid the capacity and infrastructure surrounding the REACH Twin Cities initiative
$325,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Building the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance Systems Health in Africa’s Lake Victoria Basin
$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to leverage loan guarantees to drive investment to BIPOC farming communities, food and farm businesses, and support building a regional cohort to drive demand for climate-smart practices in the Midwest
$270,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Building a sustainable, productive, resilient, diverse and healthy landscapes in Eastern Uganda through farmer-based research, integrating traditional knowledge and cultures with modern science
$648,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Building pesticide-free territories for sustainable food systems in the Ecuadorian Sierra
$332,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to create a comprehensive voter education initiative across multiple media platforms that will help Minneapolis voters make informed decisions with their civic engagement and leadership in advance of the 2021 municipal elections
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for the Transportation Justice Coalition of grassroots organizations to influence federal transportation policy solutions, elevate place-based infrastructure justice best practices, and develop new mechanisms of collaborative governance
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support artists and arts programs at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support artists and arts programs at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis
$30,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to expand access to electric vehicles and clean transportation through education and advocacy
$60,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to promote the consumer voice of electric vehicle owners and to advance transportation electrification in Minnesota and the Midwest
$471,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program to support Minnesota-based Theater Artists
$479,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for playwrights and a visiting playwrights residency program
$240,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$471,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program to support Minnesota-based theater artists
$432,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for playwrights
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support of a community-facing, artist-activated, art-looking-meets-art-making museum and art center
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$393,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for community-engaged artists and culture bearers
$10,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support civic-focused journalism work, partnerships with other local publications, and to continue to pursue innovative thinking in local news
$750,000
2024
Arts & Culture
to complete Phase 1 of the Pillsbury Creative Commons (PCC) campus redevelopment project
$25,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to fund a collaborative effort of some leading local news and civic information organizations in the Twin Cities to expand their outreach to local advertising agencies
$60,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support a comprehensive and robust community engagement process with residents and stakeholders for the reconstruction of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South Minneapolis, where George Floyd was murdered
$300,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support community news and information publications and one-time executive transition funding
$160,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support the Pillsbury House and Theatre
$250,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the Pillsbury Creative Commons campus capital development project
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Pillsbury United Communities’s participation in GroundBreak coalition work groups
$386,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career and established community-engaged artists
$95,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the North High Scholarship Fund
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build Black generational wealth, strengthen Black women owned businesses through technical and financial support, and strengthen local neighborhood economies
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for operating support of Pillsbury House & Theatre, the professional arts arm of Pillsbury United Communities
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the Pillsbury House Theatre
$80,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support phase two of the Civic Language Perceptions Project
$50,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support a pooled fund that aims to inspire philanthropic interest and investment at the intersection of faith and democracy
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Civic Language Perceptions Project and convene conversations in philanthropy around the role of social-cohesion
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to expand a pooled fund that explores the ways faith and faith communities can support democracy and civic life
$200,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Readiness and Resilience Fund designated for communities impacted by emergent or ongoing crises or systems of oppression
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - Philanthrofund (also known as PFund) exists to invest in thriving, more equitable communities for queer people in the upper Midwest.
$100,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Territorial markets and multi-stakeholder collaboration in Peru: Strengthening territorial markets through their value chains and economic ecosystems in Peru
$100,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support a nonpartisan civic engagement research and narrative development project
$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support, and to support member organizations of People’s Action Institute in the Midwest to leverage federal funds for climate campaign victories
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support climate organizing through deep canvassing, moving thousands of midwesterners to take action on climate
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the launch of a climate-focused deep canvass to strengthen democratic participation in the Midwest
$400,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Penumbra Theatre's next two seasons will foster the racial healing of individuals and community through a unique integration of powerful artistic programs, customizable equity tools, and holistic wellness services.
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to build capacity for program piloting and business plan development for Penumbra’s next lifecycle as a center for racial healing and performing arts campus
$500,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for emergency relief funding for theatres of color
$50,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of the 30th anniversary of an organization dedicated to advancing equitable, effective grantmaking practices
$100,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support the Milwaukee Midtown Voter Education and Voter Engagement project for the 2024 election cycle
$100,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support to preserve and develop long-term affordable commercial spaces through community driven ownership of land
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Partnership in Property Commercial Land Trust's service on GroundBreak Coalition's work groups
$100,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Park Square Theatre Company, a mid-sized theatre in St. Paul, MN, is a regular producer of new work by living playwrights and is committed to presenting stories that represent the full diversity of our community.
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for capital campaign support to purchase land and a building for the future home of Pangea World Theater
$140,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Pangea World Theater is an artist-led, multi-disciplinary theater that creates work that embodies decolonizing practices of solidarity, sustainability, and equity.
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital contribution for planning and predevelopment for a new performance space and permanent home for Pangea World Theater
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support revitalization work along the Lake Street Corridor
$5,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Oyate Hotanin is developing a movement that supports a new era of art, healing, and change to creatively channel the potential of conversation, stories, art, and community to address critical issues that spur change.
$203,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Partnerships for Diversity (P4D): Strengthening farmer-research partnerships and joint action for collective power (Pilot phase)
$100,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Inception Phase of the project: Partnerships for Diversity – Strengthening farmer-research partnerships that provide plant varietal options to diverse farmers
$300,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to restore St. Anthony Falls as Owamniyomni, conveying control to the Dakota Tribes and initiating transformation of the site into a place of healing, connection, and education that honors Native history and living culture
$120,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - OutFront MN Community Services focuses on supporting local LGBTQ+ organizing efforts and infrastructure in order to pass local and state level policies to protect and expand their rights.
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - OutFront is the most prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in Minnesota, which provides community organizing voter engagement within the LGBTQ+ community statewide.
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$750,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support – Our Streets Minneapolis is an organization that aims to advance transportation organizing and planning at the intersection of climate and equity
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Our Streets Minneapolis works to put people first by transforming transportation and infrastructure in the Twin Cities and at the state level.
$780,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support, and for capacity building
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the "Rethinking I-94 for Climate, Equity, and Access" project
$350,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$270,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to support agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub II
$240,000
2020
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Supporting agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub
$70,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Open Eye Figure Theater is a puppetry and object theater organization that includes a 90-seat theater, artist studios, gardens, and an open arena for artistic experimentation.
$70,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support