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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$70,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to fund the second phase pilot of an equity framework project between artists and cultural institutions in Minnesota
$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
$250,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to build capacity for the Northern Community News Initiative
$90,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Northfield Arts Guild is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary arts center that strives to be a catalyst for the arts in the community.
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to expand capital access and stabilize economies across Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
$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
Minnesota Initiative Foundations
for general operating support
$300,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support a new initiative, Wealth Builds Minneapolis, enabling scholars in North Minneapolis to excel academically, socially, and financially
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$300,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Northside Economic Opportunity Network works to improve the community on the Northside of Minneapolis by providing business technical assistance and capital access to low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs.
$1,000,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating and capital support
$100,000
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
$2,500,000
2022
Minnesota Initiative Foundations
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - OEFFA is a network of farmers and allies working collaboratively toward a more resilient food and farming system and a key representative for Ohio in the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
$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
$850,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - The Fund convenes a high-capacity group of donors concerned with maintaining a healthy democracy and advancing shared progressive priorities including an equitable clean energy transition.
$500,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - One Roof Community Housing works to end homelessness and housing insecurity in the Northeast region of Minnesota by providing a spectrum of housing development services and advocacy.
$450,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - OneCommunity Alliance works to create a more accessible, inclusive, equitable, and affordable housing system for BIPOC communities in Central Minnesota.
$325,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
EcoFarmers: Mobilizing actors to strengthen the agroecological food supply in the Kanata Metropolitan Region
$250,000
2025
Arts & Culture
to support essential capital improvements that will sustain Open Book’s infrastructure for the next 25 years while maintaining affordable rents to many arts, culture, and community partners
$70,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$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
$270,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to support agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub II
$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
$170,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$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
$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
$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.
$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
$1,650,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to support core capacity for a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations
$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
$175,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$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
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support the Milwaukee Midtown Voter Education and Voter Engagement project for the 2024 election cycle
$25,000
2025
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to support the Global Food Sovereignty Movement
$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
$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
$650,000
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
$100,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support a nonpartisan civic engagement research and narrative development project
$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
$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.
$30,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to support the Civic Language Perception Project
$80,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support phase two of the Civic Language Perceptions Project
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Civic Language Perceptions Project and convene conversations in philanthropy around the role of social-cohesion
$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
2021
Other Grantmaking
to expand a pooled fund that explores the ways faith and faith communities can support democracy and civic life
$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
$160,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support the Pillsbury House and Theatre
$300,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support community news and information publications and one-time executive transition funding
$250,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the Pillsbury Creative Commons campus capital development project
$386,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career and established community-engaged artists
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Pillsbury United Communities’s participation in GroundBreak coalition work groups
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$648,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Building pesticide-free territories for sustainable food systems in the Ecuadorian Sierra
$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
$300,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to provide coaching to local implementers in the Twin Cities, including post-feasibility analysis, capitalization strategies, financial projections, and profitability modeling
$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
$345,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Building the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance Systems Health in Africa’s Lake Victoria Basin