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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$60,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and initial costs of Latino Museum initiative
$250,000
2025
Other Grantmaking
to support immigrants and their allies who are organizing and mobilizing to keep immigrant communities safe
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support community organizing efforts across Illinois
$250,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to strengthen worker justice through a learning agenda for partners and funders
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the capacity building of Midwest rural-based organizations working at the intersection of climate, agriculture, economic justice, and racial equity
$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support NFG’s Integrated Rural Strategies Group to advance the Campaign to Support Black Farmers
$350,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$350,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operational support
$30,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of Neighborhood Development Center’s participation in GroundBreak coalition work groups
$350,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the build out of an NDN Collective hub and programming in Minnesota
$80,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$130,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to shift federal and state transportation infrastructure investments to support public transit, sidewalks, safe streets, and EV charging infrastructure in the Midwest
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$900,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$600,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to support the We Are Still Here - Minnesota project
$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Midwest Tribal Energy Equity Summit and technical assistance support to Midwest Tribal Nations
$50,000
2026
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$1,175,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$400,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for climate organizing work at the national level for food and farm policies, and in key Midwest states
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support an ambitious initiative to advance climate mitigation and resiliency in the five national parks that surround Lake Superior
$300,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Strengthening co-developed agro ecological options for sustainable and resilient agri-food systems in selected landscapes of eastern Uganda
$218,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Co-developing agroecological options for Food-Energy-Environment nexus in watersheds of eastern Uganda
$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
$250,000
2026
Midwest Climate & Energy
to elevate the impact of the NACTO Designing Cities Conference in Minneapolis in May 2026 and support Midwest communities building sustainable transportation infrastructure
$75,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support The White House and the National Endowment for the Arts’ Summit on Integrating Arts and Culture in Civic Infrastructure for Healthy, Equitable Communities, and follow-up communications work in Minnesota
$450,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Sustainable conservation and utilization of Agro-biodiversity for enhanced productivity and resilience of agricultural landscapes in Eastern Uganda
$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
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for the NAACP Minneapolis Branch
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to produce geospatial analysis, planning assets, procurement strategies, research and advocacy supporting transmission siting in the transportation right-of-way, in partnership with state transportation, energy agencies, and transmission developers
$25,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to continue NextGen Highways work with the Minnesota Department Of Transportation to advance electric transmission and electric vehicle charging
$25,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to evaluate the siting of high-voltage direct current transmission within existing highway right of way
$40,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to increase democratic participation by building power, developing leadership, and providing understanding about the importance of voting within underrepresented communities in Minnesota
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support policy advocacy and advance a just energy transition in low wealth communities and in communities of color in Indiana
$1,100,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$1,025,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to dramatically curb carbon pollution in Minnesota by facilitating a shift from widespread driving to biking, walking, and transit use
$300,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$40,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - MN8 is dedicated to supporting Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees in Minnesota, working to empower the community through education, engagement, and storytelling, while also enhancing digital and physical security.
$400,000
2025
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$160,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build power for climate justice in Minnesota
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating and leadership transition support
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for project and 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
$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
$250,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$340,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$350,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$75,000
2026
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the rapid response dispatch program
$500,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$500,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$250,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$80,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$80,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Ask Every Student Program, which is about building a democracy in which all students are equipped to participate in and activating that participation
$100,000
2026
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$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
$300,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage Minnesota Public Radio’s audience on the topic of climate change
$60,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to implement the MPWW Publications Project, and for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$250,000
2025
Arts & Culture
to support the Abundant Futures campaign which lays the foundation for long-term stability, growth, and innovation by supporting, connecting, and collaborating with living Minnesota artists and audiences
$60,000
2025
Arts & Culture
to support community engagement work
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$50,000
2025
Arts & Culture
to continue growing the Native arts economy and ecology in Mnisota Makoce (MN) through program support for the Mnisota Native Artists Alliance
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$500,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$575,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$400,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to advance a housing narrative campaign that advances equitable housing outcomes, assumptions, and attitudes to drive transformational change so all Minnesotans have access to affordable housing
$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
$450,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$450,000
2025
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
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
$800,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to build the capacity of down payment assistance players across the state
$750,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to advance equitable access to homeownership for homebuyers and homeowners of color and immediate COVID response plan for lower-income households struggling and facing possible foreclosure in the wake of the pandemic
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$60,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support