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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$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support Time of Reckoning, Healing, Listening and Action
$150,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to provide leadership for the GroundBreak Coalition rental housing work group
$25,000
2026
Other Grantmaking
to support New American and immigrant communities in responding to immediate safety concerns, protecting staff and community members, and continuing serving families without interruption
$100,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to partner with local organizations and businesses to address direct and immediate needs of families in the region
$50,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for support for the We Will Live documentary
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$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
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the healing work in North Minneapolis through Liberty's Northside Healing Space
$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
$250,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support lawyers' committee response to civil rights decisions and related impacts
$50,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to fund multiple programs that disperse direct assistance including food, empowerment funding, utilities, and rent relief
$750,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to support the Center of Excellence for Equitable and Resilient Wealth Building
$100,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to improve the mental and emotional health of incarcerated individuals
$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
$50,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to meet essential community needs, including but not limited to food assistance
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of MCCD’s engagement in GroundBreak Coalition work groups
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition Metropolitan Economic Development Association's participation in the GroundBreak Coalition's work groups
$500,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to advance civic engagement across the state of Michigan
$250,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to support the Sector Support Fund
$18,000,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund
$15,000,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund
$350,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Fund for Safe 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
$150,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$150,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$150,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$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
$1,000,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to seed the 10,000 Black Businesses Initiative and invest in Black entrepreneurship
$200,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to provide legal tools, training, guidance, and other supports to MN organizations advancing racial equity
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support Afghan Refugee Resettlement
$675,000
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
$800,000
2026
Other Grantmaking
to support the work of Press Forward Minnesota
$480,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to support the Press Forward Minnesota pooled fund
$250,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for the Minnesota Legal Fund, a pooled fund at the Minnesota Council on Foundations
$115,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to support the Virginia McKnight Binger Heart of Community Honor process
$150,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support bringing a new data resource to Minnesota's charitable sector
$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
$2,200,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to bridge capacity needs and scale the deployment capacity of GroundBreak Coalition supported down payment assistance products
$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
$110,000
2026
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support and program support to strengthen the media and journalism ecosystem
$25,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to strengthen the media and journalism startup ecosystem
$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
$200,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$500,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$125,000
2026
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$300,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support; and to support the launch of the Minneapolis Documenters program
$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
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for the NAACP Minneapolis Branch
$300,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to advance positive life outcomes for youth of color
$450,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support ongoing learning communities, convenings, leadership development, and policy advocacy for boys and men of color
$65,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for racial justice learning and action networks
$1,000,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the build out of an NDN Collective hub and programming in Minnesota
$30,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Neighborhood Development Center’s participation in GroundBreak coalition work groups
$250,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to support immigrants and their allies who are organizing and mobilizing to keep immigrant communities safe
$1,000,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to strengthen U.S. democracy through support for efforts to protect civil society and ensure free and fair elections
$500,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support pro-democracy work in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin
$350,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for program support
$400,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for program support
$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
$485,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$250,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to build capacity for the Northern Community News Initiative
$100,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to provide support for individuals and families experiencing financial hardship
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$100,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to provide support for individuals and families experiencing financial hardship
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
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
$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
$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