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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$120,000
2019
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
to move forward narrative change work in Minnesota following March's We Are Still Here Minnesota event
$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
$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
$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
$150,000
2017
Mississippi River
for federal defense of clean water policies and work to promote soil and water protection in the federal crop insurance program
$125,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$95,000
2016
Arts
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Education
to engage Latinx families in K-12 public education
$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
$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
$140,000
2017
Region & 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
$300,000
2017
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2019
Education
for program support of Wilder's Latino Leadership Program
$150,000
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
$25,000
2016
Region & Communities
to expand capacity and support the creation and launch of a community friendly first mortgage lending program with Sunrise Bank to address homeownership disparity gaps in the Twin Cities
$40,000
2017
Arts
to support planning and implementation of ArtChangeUS REMAP: Twin Cities
$225,000
2018
Education
to support NdCAD’s efforts to promote parent leadership around education advocacy and to ensure culturally responsive staff climates in schools, 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
$450,000
2017
Education
for the New America's Dual Language Learners Work Group
$100,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$30,000
2021
Arts
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts
for general operating support
$90,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$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
$200,000
2019
International
Fund to scale agroecology
$500,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grantmaking and assistance for organizing on climate and energy equity in the Midwest
$320,000
2018
International
Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Transforming Food Systems Together
$151,000
2017
International
AgroEcology Fund
$30,000
2016
Mississippi River
to promote greater understanding among grantmakers of agriculture policy, and to increase the coordination and impact of philanthropic investments
$510,000
2016
International
Advancing Collaboration towards Sustainable Food Systems
$75,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$50,000
2016
Arts
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
$600,000
2016
Region & Communities
for general operating and regranting support
$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
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
$50,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$50,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$25,000
2017
Region & Communities
to support the transition of the Neighborhood Orange Bike Program from Nice Ride Minnesota to a permanent home within North Point Health and Wellness
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2018
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$10,000
2019
Region & Communities
to support a business leadership program serving emerging POCI entrepreneurs
$45,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$30,000
2016
Arts
for general operating support
$60,000
2017
Mississippi River
to support Northeast-Midwest Institute's education and outreach efforts pertaining to Mississippi River-impacting federal policies
$505,000
2020
Arts
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program
$210,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$480,000
2017
Arts
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Ceramic Artists and residencies
$140,000
2016
Arts
for general operating support
$90,000
2021
Arts
for general operating support
$90,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$150,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support, and for a commissioning project with six artists and climate organizations
$40,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$40,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$3,000,000
2019
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$400,000
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
$300,000
2017
Region & Communities
to support career and finance, parent leadership, and systems change strategies
$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
$150,000
2017
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$140,000
2019
Arts
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$3,000,000
2020
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$3,000,000
2018
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Region & Communities
to restructure its organization and recapitalize working capital funds
$105,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$32,000
2018
Arts
to support the Catalyst Series at Open Eye
$140,000
2020
International
Supporting agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub
$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
$75,000
2018
Education
to support SFER-MN’s general operations
$75,000
2016
Education
to support the general operations of SFER MN
$300,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
for capital support of Pangea’s building planning, purchase, and construction
$210,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$150,000
2016
Arts
for general operating support
$120,000
2018
Arts
to support local and regional visual artists through the Gallery Saint Germain, and for general operating support
$90,000
2016
Arts
to support the engagement of artists through a visual arts center, galleries, and outreach programs
$100,000
2021
Arts
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$100,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance the goals of economic, racial, climate, and environmental justice in the Midwest
$500,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to help climate advocates improve their public engagement work
$150,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Climate Advocacy Lab
$150,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Climate Advocacy Lab
$550,000
2017
Mississippi River
to support federal clean water defense
$550,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support federal clean air and climate defense
$50,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$500,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for emergency relief funding for theatres of color
$300,000
2018
Arts
for general operating support
$160,000
2016
Arts
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to expand a pooled fund that explores the ways faith and faith communities can support democracy and civic life
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the Pillsbury House Theatre
$100,000
2019
Education
to support continuation of the School Board Academy to support community members in acting as engaged, informed leaders on charter school boards
$400,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support and one-time innovation funding
$375,000
2019
Arts
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career and established community-engaged artists
$250,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
to operationalize the community visions for Upper Harbor Terminal redevelopment and provide a model for redevelopment throughout North Minneapolis
$312,000
2018
Mississippi River
for the continuation of the Environmental Justice Coordinating Council in North Minneapolis
$275,000
2017
Region & Communities
for general operating support, project-based innovation for Human Centered Design, and the School Board Academy
$200,000
2017
Region & Communities
to support the capital campaign of North Market
$240,000
2017
Arts
to support Pillsbury House and Theatre
$60,000
2019
Arts
for general operating support
$60,000
2017
Arts
for general operating support
$471,000
2021
Arts
for a fellowship program to support Minnesota-based theater artists
$432,000
2020
Arts
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for playwrights
$260,000
2019
Arts
for general operating and capital project support
$471,000
2018
Arts
to support the McKnight Fellowships for Theater Artists
$432,000
2017
Arts
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Playwrights and the McKnight National Residency and Commission
$240,000
2016
Arts
for general operating support