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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$270,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$180,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$180,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build upon their current commitment to economic growth for BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving organizations and help amplify their capacity and reach to support more of these organizations
$2,500,000
2022
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$3,000,000
2020
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Rosa Parks Gala
$2,500,000
2022
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$400,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to create long-lasting, vibrant and healthy communities by working to develop emerging leaders and create long-term systems change for equity
$3,000,000
2019
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$1,060,000
2019
Education
to build a pathway to teaching for diverse candidates in and around Worthington, Minnesota
$267,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$178,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$178,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$100,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to expand renewable energy staff
$240,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$73,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support McKnight artist fellows and the fellowship partners' community of practice
$450,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support economic mobility through a guaranteed income pilot, creative entrepreneur support, and rural creativity and regeneration programming
$50,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for Springboard's Personal Emergency Relief Fund for artists impacted by cancellations due to COVID-19 precautionary measures
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
to support the 2019 Rural Arts and Culture Summit
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – Sprout MN connects and strengthens the local food system as a regional asset in Central Minnesota.
$150,000
2019
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$50,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to organize stakeholders in the east metro to advance a clean transportation system-electrification and a strong transit system
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support organizing and voter engagement in North Minneapolis
$25,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the state landscaping project in Indiana
$400,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Midwest State Power Training and Capacity Hub
$1,050,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Research Methods Support
$1,050,000
2019
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Research Methods Support III
$100,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to continue to support funder education and engagement on policy development to reduce emissions from working lands and to advance carbon sequestration strategies
$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support policy development and funder organizing to reduce emissions from working lands and to advance carbon sequestration strategies
$150,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to Support Farmer-Centered Agroecology Research in Tanzania
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - SFA of MN is a network of farmers working collaboratively to advance environmental stewardship, economic resilience, and diverse communities through farmer-to-farmer networking, education, demonstration, and research.
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$225,000
2019
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support research, education, and outreach on energy and climate issues in the Midwest
$300,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Supporting agroecology peasant schools in the Andes
$250,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support to secure a permanent location
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build a mandate for and the capacity to advance equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$380,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice organizing work and program development
$500,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$190,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice organizing work and program development
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build a mandate for and the capacity to advance equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$190,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support multiracial grassroots organizing and environmental justice outreach in Minnesota
$400,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build a mandate for equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$50,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the Minnesota COVID-19 Response Coalition
$400,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build and leverage public demand for equitable, economy-wide climate solutions at scale in Minnesota
$190,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support multi-racial grassroots organizing in Minnesota
$100,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Accion Latina's (COPAL) capacity to elevate Latinx awareness on climate change and education in Minnesota
$300,000
2019
Education
to support the general operations of TFA-Twin Cities
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Teatro del Pueblo is dedicated to supporting the work of Latinx playwrights, actors, and directors who demonstrate commitment to the field.
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support for an organization that brings professional theater to people with little access to the arts (correctional facilities, nursing homes, chemical dependency faculties, and libraries, as well as traditional settings)
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$300,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Tending the Soil seeks to fundamentally shift the center of public decision-making power towards working-class BIPOC communities by strengthening the infrastructure for BIPOC-led community organizing in Minnesota.
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$379,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer fiber artists in Minnesota
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$375,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer fiber artists in Minnesota
$20,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to fund participation of frontline community members in a Climate Reality Leadership Corps Minneapolis-St. Paul Training in August 2019
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – The Anderson Center serves as a valued regional cultural resource that provides a nurturing setting for the creative process for artists in all media.
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$1,125,000
2019
Region & Communities
to provide frameworks and narratives, Minneapolis-St. Paul specific-data, and connections to other national leaders that guide regional partners and state and local actors toward implementation of practices and policies that bolster inclusive growth
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$18,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support scholarships for the 2020 Living Systems Leadership workshop
$800,000
2019
Mississippi River
to use policy and market-focused strategies to reduce non-point source pollution from agricultural sources into the Mississippi River, and for Minnesota program activities
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to work with Midwestern state and regional governments to deepen commitment to measurable climate goals
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to raise Midwestern states' climate action ambition
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to raise Midwestern states’ climate ambition and action
$200,000
2019
Mississippi River
to support the protection of fragile lands and rotational grazing on public grasslands, and for general operating support
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – The Cowles Center fosters the growth and life cycle of Minnesota dance artists and culture bearers at each stage and from different pathways to practice.
$575,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers in Minnesota
$614,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$556,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota
$686,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers in Minnesota
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$70,000
2022
Arts & Culture
to support MN-MADE, developing and showcasing working film artists from across the state of Minnesota
$60,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the MSP Film Society’s MN-MADE film program
$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support development of farmers of color as leaders and stewards of our land
$330,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Agroecological intensification in the agro-food systems of the arid and semiarid regions of the Altiplano in Bolivia
$166,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Mobility and Access Collaborative, and to do a Midwest scan of sustainable and equitable transportation to better understand the landscape of clean transportation strategies and engage more funders
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$375,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
for farmer-participatory evaluation and development of perennial sorghum cropping systems to enhance food security and ecosystem resilience in the Drylands of Uganda
$50,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for strategic planning process
$622,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer literary artists and writers in Minnesota
$344,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$618,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer literary artists and writers in Minnesota
$38,000,000
2022
Neuroscience Endowment Fund
for award programs supporting research in neuroscience
$10,000,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund
$400,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund
$250,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grassroots organizing and rural climate solutions in the Midwest
$800,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build regional environmental justice capacity for collaboration, network building, and policy and projects related to climate, energy, health, and water justice in the Midwest
$350,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Fund for Safe Communities
$75,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support key community wealth building initiatives in North Minneapolis
$176,500
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund, a collaborative partnership to support local action on climate change in diverse communities
$1,000,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support local business organizations and owners along Lake St., Midway, and W. Broadway, in restoring, rebuilding, and renovating damaged property following the summer unrest of 2020
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice organizations' capacity to advance decarbonization solutions that are rooted in the communities and focused on a just energy transition, health, and water justice
$2,000,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support the Regional Cultural Treasures special purpose fund
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to address equity and diversity in the Minneapolis Public school system
$140,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund, a collaborative partnership to support local action on climate change in diverse communities
$200,000
2020
Region & Communities
to reduce disparities and build equity, assets, and opportunity for everyone in North Minneapolis, and to support parent engagement work
$140,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund
$200,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for collaboration and network building
$100,000
2019
Education
to support statewide focus groups with school leaders to understand their roles, experiences, and the challenges they face
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support