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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$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Midwest Tribal Energy Equity Summit and technical assistance support to Midwest Tribal Nations
$600,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to support the We Are Still Here - Minnesota project
$120,000
2019
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
to move forward narrative change work in Minnesota following March's We Are Still Here Minnesota event
$75,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
to support the Reclaiming Native Truth agenda in Minnesota, an effort to foster cultural, social, and policy change by empowering Native Americans to counter discrimination, invisibility, and the dominant narratives
$150,000
2018
Region & Communities
to support a regionally-focused curriculum redesign for the Native Nation Rebuilders program in collaboration with the University of Minnesota Duluth American Indian Studies Department, and for professional development for Rebuilders
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$125,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$225,000
2019
Mississippi River
to build capacity for improving water quality, resiliency, and other benefits in the Mississippi River basin by progressing towards transformed agricultural systems and defending federal clean water provisions, and for general operating support
$130,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the build out of an NDN Collective hub and programming in Minnesota
$250,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$180,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and for succession planning project support
$140,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$30,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Neighborhood Development Center’s participation in GroundBreak coalition work groups
$350,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$77,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
$550,000
2019
Region & Communities
to build a state of the art business incubator in the Frogtown Neighborhood of St. Paul, and for general operating support
$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support NFG’s Integrated Rural Strategies Group to advance the Campaign to Support Black Farmers
$150,000
2019
Education
for program support of Wilder's Latino Leadership Program
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of NeighborWorks Home Partners’ contribution to the GroundBreak coalition’s work groups
$200,000
2018
Region & Communities
to grow the capacity of a Twin Cities based Neighborworks Homeownership Center through expansion of current community lending programs and operationalizing the first mortgage program, and for general operating support
$300,000
2019
Education
to support research and outreach on Grow Your Own teacher preparation programs in Minnesota and to support two Minnesota-based New America Fellows
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for support of equity components of the Getting to Zero Forum and the Next Gen Student Program
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for development of the Advanced Water Heating Initiative in the Midwest region
$20,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for program support of New Dawn’s 2023 productions
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support an effective response to anti-ESG rhetoric by the business and investor communities
$350,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to engage several key stakeholder groups in increasing the visibility of impact investing while also strengthening the capacity of the field
$50,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support powerful organizations rooted in, and accountable to, multi-racial and multi-class bases within states
$1,000,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support BIPOC leadership development and movement building in the Midwest
$50,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support collaborative efforts that help reduce gun violence in the United States by supporting rational, evidence-based policies at the local, state, and federal levels
$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
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to ensure that communities have access to the resources they need to be effective self-advocates in the redistricting process
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a coalition of community groups in Chicago to guide the implementation of the city’s zero emission policies for medium- and heavy-duty trucks
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to identify and support efforts to help center communities and people in the redistricting process in Midwestern states, and create a national infrastructure to support fair maps in 2021
$500,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to ensure the integrity of all elections so everyone can participate and all votes are counted
$500,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grantmaking and assistance for organizing on climate and energy equity in the Midwest
$200,000
2019
International
Fund to scale agroecology
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$75,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$300,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - NextStage's mission is to support entrepreneurs at every stage. They are experts in helping entrepreneurs refine their business plans, start new enterprises, and thrive in competitive and changing business landscapes.
$1,550,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to fund the MN Philanthropic Collective committed to combatting anti-Blackness and realizing racial justice while seeding a MN Holistic Black-Led Movement Fund
$975,000
2018
Region & Communities
for general operating support, and for regranting funding to advance racial and economic equity in the Twin Cities region through community engagement, leadership development, and community wealth building
$100,000
2018
Mississippi River
to support the development of the Economic Assessment for the Noble Research Institute's Ecosystem Services Market Program
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support NPQ’s economic justice program and related curriculum development work, which advances understanding among nonprofits and social movement activists about what economic justice requires and how to achieve it
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build capacity to grow the impact and scope of local efforts to reimagine safety and address community requests for skills workshops
$100,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for program support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Indigenous Food Lab
$200,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to help launch the Indigenous Food Lab restaurant and training center in the Twin Cities
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capital support
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and for equity capital for NCF's loan fund
$400,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to build a revolving working capital fund for housing cooperative conversion
$10,000
2019
Region & Communities
to support a business leadership program serving emerging POCI entrepreneurs
$75,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$506,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program
$280,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$505,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program
$90,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to go deeper on Belonging work, particularly with Indigenous communities and existing systems of power
$2,500,000
2022
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$3,000,000
2019
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$600,000
2019
Region & Communities
for support of NAZ’s Education, Career & Finance, and Parent Leadership and Systems Change strategies
$50,000
2019
Education
to support the launch of parent leadership courses
$1,000,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating and capital support
$52,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
$200,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$140,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$2,500,000
2022
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$3,000,000
2020
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the continued development and dissemination of the Organizing the Midwest project
$450,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Region & Communities
to restructure its organization and recapitalize working capital funds
$70,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$270,000
2022
International
to support agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub II
$240,000
2020
International
Supporting agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub
$600,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$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
$180,000
2019
Education
to support SFER-MN as it builds capacity and a strong, well-organized communications strategy around the Minneapolis Public Schools Comprehensive Design Project/Project Equity Campaign, and for general operating support
$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
$100,000
2022
International
Inception Phase of the project: Partnerships for Diversity – Strengthening farmer-research partnerships that provide plant varietal options to diverse farmers
$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
2019
Other Grantmaking
for capital support of Pangea’s building planning, purchase, and construction
$210,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2018
Arts & Culture
to support local and regional visual artists through the Gallery Saint Germain, and for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support