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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$92,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$92,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$330,000
2021
International
Agroecological intensification in the agro-food systems of the arid and semiarid regions of the Altiplano in Bolivia
$300,000
2018
International
Agroecological alternatives for the sustainable production of quinoa in Bolivia
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$55,000
2018
International
to support the Stimson Center's Southeast Asia Program
$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
$50,000
2018
Mississippi River
to write a series of reports on threats to Mississippi River water quality and to work collaboratively with McKnight grantees and policymakers in Iowa
$400,000
2019
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$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
$240,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$38,000,000
2022
Neuroscience Endowment Fund
for award programs supporting research in neuroscience
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2019
Mississippi River
to expand and build capacity for the Watershed Leaders Network that provides learning exchanges for better water quality outcomes in Midwestern watersheds
$80,000
2017
Mississippi River
to build Watershed Leaders Network that provides learning exchanges for better water quality outcomes in Midwestern watersheds
$300,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to tackle climate change across Iowa and Minnesota by sparking energy system transformation and developing natural climate solutions to drive inclusive conversations and meaningful impact
$300,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support programs tackling climate change in the upper Midwest
$400,000
2018
Mississippi River
for restoration and monitoring of floodplains in the Mississippi River Basin that will support large-scale nutrient reduction, and for general operating support
$150,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
for program support of the Conservancy’s 50-State Climate Strategy in Iowa
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to accelerate economic mobility and strengthen families
$50,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$317,000
2017
International
to support small grants for community rights, resource management, and livelihoods, and the implementation of the Learning and Media Network to strengthen critical thinking skills among youth in Lao PDR
$150,000
2018
Education
to support the Dreamline teacher pathway program, and for general operating support
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$55,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$12,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support data collection, resource development, and media engagement around the impacts of the solar industry in Minnesota
$1,225,000
2018
Region & Communities
to advance regional competitiveness by creating vibrant neighborhoods through equitable parks-centric urban redevelopment
$40,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and for website redesign to enhance communication capacity
$125,000
2018
Region & Communities
to advance economic mobility and housing stability via housing policy roundtables and advisory activities
$220,000
2018
Mississippi River
to partner with farmers and farm organizations in order to implement and replicate nutrient-capturing constructed wetlands in Illinois, and for general operating support
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$210,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$75,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$18,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for a one-time grant that would underwrite costs necessary to establish an affordable scene shop for small to mid-size theaters, as well as individual artists in the Twin Cities
$50,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the dissemination of findings related to gun violence prevention policies
$15,000
2020
International
for the Above and Beyond fund to channel immediate and additional emergency grant support to grassroots partners amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to acquire a physical performance space
$75,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for project support to continue building power in vulnerable communities of the Midwest
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for climate education and mobilization plans in the Midwest
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a just transition from reliance on fossil fuels to a sustainable economy and an equitable society
$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for education and mobilization plans in the Midwest
$140,000
2018
Region & Communities
to support the growth and development of the Oyate Network Leadership model
$50,000
2017
Other Grantmaking
for transition support
$300,000
2019
Education
to design and implement one of the first approved alternative certification programs for teachers in Minnesota
$100,000
2018
Education
to support TNTP in planning for and applying to become one of the first approved alternative certification programs in Minnesota
$1,000,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to complete an innovative low-carbon district energy system
$345,000
2018
Region & Communities
for general operating support, and to advance a district energy system in Towerside and implement the community's vision of Towerside as a mixed-income, transit-oriented development innovation district
$200,000
2018
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$225,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$475,000
2018
Region & Communities
for ongoing advocacy program support and to build capacity in creating permanent affordability through a community land trust model
$75,000
2019
Education
to engage parents around the use of big data and predictive algorithms in education
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to support media artists from marginalized communities, including women, to thrive as working artists
$135,000
2018
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2017
Arts & Culture
to expand TCMA's current support structures for media artists from marginalized communities
$120,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$440,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$150,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2017
Region & Communities
to advance innovative, anti-poverty employment training programming and strategic partnerships
$200,000
2019
Mississippi River
to grow agriculture-municipal partnerships in the Mississippi River basin, and support a delegation to One Water Summit 2019, and for general operating support
$120,000
2018
Mississippi River
to support the One Water Summit 2018, and specifically support the engagement of Mississippi River equity leaders, Midwest agricultural leaders, and Minnesotan and Native artists
$225,000
2019
Region & Communities
to support ULI Minnesota
$75,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate equitable transportation electrification in Minnesota and the Midwest
$75,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support analysis and stakeholder engagement around clean fuels and other clean transportation policies in Minnesota and the Midwest
$75,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support UCS in analyzing and engaging stakeholders around a clean fuels standard and other transportation policies for Minnesota
$150,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a clean fuels standard and other transportation policies in Minnesota
$75,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support regional climate leadership in the Midwest
$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support regional climate leadership in the Midwest
$19,200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate action
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grantees historically not included in the clean transportation space, and broaden the scope of both community grantmaking and advocacy partners for the equitable clean transportation future
$9,700,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to equitably decarbonize the Midwest power, transportation, and building sectors
$8,700,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate decarbonization of the Midwest power, transportation, and buildings sectors
$525,000
2022
International
Sahel-IPM_II: Agroecological management of the main insect pests of cereal-legume and vegetable cropping systems in the SAHEL
$660,000
2018
International
Sahel-IPM, Integrated management of major insect pests for rainfed crops in the Sahel
$18,000
2021
International
for training for Agrinovia Masters Program students
$300,000
2021
International
Recycling Urban Organic Waste, Recovering and safeguarding soil health to boost peri-urban smallholder farming for sustainable resilience in West Africa
$50,000
2019
International
Recycling Urban Organic Waste: Recovering and safeguarding soil health to boost peri-urban smallholder farming for sustainable resilience in West Africa
$80,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a narrative-based podcast, based on research, that helps the public understand the climate problem and its solutions
$32,930
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to plan, produce, and promote a podcast anthology on the climate crisis aimed at the climate curious