University of Minnesota Foundation
24 Grants
$530,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage and support Minnesota communities in implementing clean energy projects
$30,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for project support for the Carlson Consulting Enterprise
$300,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School
$25,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build participatory approaches that integrate psychological well-being, community resilience, and sense of belonging with local climate policy and planning to support Somali American youth as climate leaders reflective of a diversity of cultural values
$75,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to test, refine, and understand the economic and behavioral barriers for farmers in Minnesota to adopt climate-friendly farming practices
$430,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to convert opportunity into action by scaling policy-enabled clean energy opportunities in communities across Minnesota and sharing stories to promote replication
$75,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support the Bell Museum's Resident Artist program, offering Minnesota artists of diverse backgrounds, identities, and abilities, opportunities to explore their artistic vision through engagement with contemporary scientific research at the University
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to expand a research engagement platform with Minnesota's municipal and cooperative utilities to advance clean energy
$1,110,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for program and regranting support for CURA Community Programs to nourish an ecosystem for reparative policy change through data, research, organizing and leadership development, and democratizing complex information through art
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Institute on the Environment’s implementation of an integrated research, leadership, and outreach plan for decarbonization, centered in Minnesota
$50,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the Swain Climate Policy Lecture Series
$15,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the One MN Legislative Conference in 2022
$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to continue the development of an integrated research and outreach program on energy transition at the University of Minnesota
$100,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to establish a research engagement platform with Minnesota's municipal and cooperative utilities
$600,000
2019
Region & Communities
to establish a regranting fund for organizations and projects that are working towards new strategies that increase housing stability
$430,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to provide technical assistance and education on clean energy to communities, utilities, school districts, and other stakeholders in Minnesota
$150,000
2019
Mississippi River
to test, refine, and improve voluntary policy solutions in Minnesota to achieve Mississippi River Basin water quality goals
$170,000
2019
Region & Communities
to fund MBA student consulting projects related to equitable accessibility, and to support two additional student projects
$100,000
2019
Region & Communities
to support two student projects investigating inferring causality with regard to housing displacement and mitigating resource allocation, and to support two additional student projects
$97,000
2019
Region & Communities
to strengthen networks, build capacity, and retain women, people of color, and indigenous state leaders at the Minnesota State Capitol
$600,000
2019
Mississippi River
to support the Forever Green Initiative, a public-private partnership that advances clean water, soil health, and rural economic vitality through the commercialization of new perennial and sustainable crops
$150,000
2019
Education
to support a research-practice partnership project aimed at translating teacher effectiveness research into district human capital practice
$13,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to jump start research and analysis on low-income access to community solar in Minnesota
$150,000
2019
Region & Communities
to support the growth of the Twin Cities Shared Mobility Collaborative and its role in advancing equitable and sustainable shared mobility transportation options