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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$10,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the production of a commemorative anthology coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the 1920 Duluth lynchings
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the healing work in North Minneapolis through Liberty's Northside Healing Space
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the East Lake Business Reopening Fund
$1,000,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the acquisition, hold, sale of, and lending related to, a private equity housing portfolio project of 143 units
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of LEDC’s engagement in GroundBreak Coalition work groups
$77,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
$750,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to support the Center of Excellence for Equitable and Resilient Wealth Building
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of LISC Twin Cities' participation in GroundBreak coalition work groups
$300,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, to support arts programming at the Intergenerational Cultural Incubator at Lower Sioux, to close the final gap in the incubator capital budget, and to help sustain the newly established tribal education department
$100,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to expand capacity of the Sioux tribe to uphold its inherent sovereignty through community-based language and education
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of MCCD’s engagement in GroundBreak Coalition work groups
$75,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to seed the 10,000 Black Businesses Initiative and invest in Black entrepreneurship
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition Metropolitan Economic Development Association's participation in the GroundBreak Coalition's work groups
$77,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to provide recovery and retooling technical assistance to BIPOC-owned businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to attract much needed capital to provide bridge financing to BIPOC-owned businesses in position to survive the downturn, and CARES Act
$450,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to renovate and expand MAIC’s facility on Franklin Avenue in south Minneapolis
$150,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - This organization, also known as Greater MSP, works to advance racial equity and accelerate the growth of quality jobs in the 15-county metro area
$155,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support Greater MSP’s efforts to identify and connect federal resources to regional economic and equitable development goals, and to support Greater MSP/Itasca’s event “Building Momentum: Housing Innovation and Progress in our Region”
$500,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Minnesota Department of Health Safe Harbor Program for the prevention and mitigation of human trafficking
$10,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for an initiative to eliminate human trafficking in Minnesota
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support Afghan Refugee Resettlement
$25,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for start-up funding of truth and reparations project
$350,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support the statewide public policy and advocacy work of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and build the nonprofit sector’s capacity to engage in public policy and effectively leverage collective power
$65,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support the Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards in 2023
$410,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to provide general operating support, coordinate nonprofit information about and access to American Rescue Plan funds, and support the executive leadership transition underway at MCN
$120,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards in 2021 and 2022
$120,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to support the Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards in 2019 and 2020
$112,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support the Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards process
$150,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for project support for the Rural-Urban Bridging Initiative (RUBI)
$50,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support intermediaries in equitably distributing American Rescue Plan and state surplus funds
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$5,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support the Minnesota Home Ownership Center’s leadership in the GroundBreak Coalition’s community engagement efforts
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Minnesota Housing Partnership’s contribution to the GroundBreak coalition’s work groups
$350,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to develop and test a campaign that drives transformational investments and policies in affordable housing for all Minnesotans and counters misinformation
$25,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to identify, elevate, and invest in emerging media and journalism ventures through the Next Challenge at the Glen Nelson Center, a program of Minnesota Public Radio
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support capacity building, with a focus on advancing MPR’s blueprint for Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Access, and strengthening organizational leadership development
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$90,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to develop a Board and Investment Committee Education and Matchmaking Platform to bring diversity and impact investing expertise to foundation boards and investment committees as a catalyst for foundations to deepen their impact investing work
$150,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to explore the feasibility of an Integrated Utility Hub (IUH)
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for the NAACP Minneapolis Branch
$450,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support ongoing learning communities, convenings, leadership development, and policy advocacy for boys and men of color
$200,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - The National Center for Family Philanthropy has supported families in advancing equitable and effective philanthropy, which it defines as a collective commitment to meaningful social change.
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for racial justice learning and action networks
$50,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the creation of a racial equity learning and action network for family foundations
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
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
$30,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Neighborhood Development Center’s participation in GroundBreak coalition work groups
$77,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
$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
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
$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
$500,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to ensure the integrity of all elections so everyone can participate and all votes are counted
$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
$200,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to help launch the Indigenous Food Lab restaurant and training center in the Twin Cities
$250,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to build capacity for the Northern Community News Initiative
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$52,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
$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.
$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
$300,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
for capital support of Pangea’s building planning, purchase, and construction
$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
$500,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for emergency relief funding for theatres of color
$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.
$80,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support phase two of the Civic Language Perceptions Project
$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
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Civic Language Perceptions Project and convene conversations in philanthropy around the role of social-cohesion
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to expand a pooled fund that explores the ways faith and faith communities can support democracy and civic life
$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
$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
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the Pillsbury House Theatre
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to aid the capacity and infrastructure surrounding the REACH Twin Cities initiative
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of PRG, Inc.’s contribution to the GroundBreak coalition’s work groups
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Project for Pride in Living’s contribution to the GroundBreak Coalition’s work groups
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for leadership transition support
$450,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - Propel supports Minnesota's nonprofit sector by providing technical assistance, capital deployment, leadership support and development, and strategic services.