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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$300,000
2017
Region & Communities
to provide support for Minnesota Brownfields regional leadership promoting the economic, environmental, and social benefits of brownfield redevelopment, and for general operating support
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$375,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career book artists in Minnesota
$120,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advocate for equitable climate action by Minnesota’s state and local governments
$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build MCEA’s capacity to advocate for equitable climate policy that will help Minnesota achieve its greenhouse gas reduction goals for the electricity, transportation, and agriculture sectors
$500,000
2018
Mississippi River
to secure effective, long-term controls to reduce pollution from Minnesota agriculture and drainage systems, and for general operating support
$530,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support core legal work on clean energy issues
$15,000
2020
Region & Communities
to update research completed in 2013 that analyzed the Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Minnesota
$75,000
2018
Region & Communities
to support RealTime Talent's efforts to implement integrative workforce solutions
$150,000
2019
Region & Communities
for the Homes for All coalition and advocacy
$40,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support Afghan Refugee Resettlement
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$25,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for start-up funding of truth and reparations project
$100,000
2017
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$225,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to increase voter knowledge, engagement, and participation statewide ahead of 2022 Minnesota state elections
$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
$120,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to support the Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards in 2019 and 2020
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support long-term democracy infrastructure and an inclusive democracy that works for everyone
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support fair representation in redistricting and diverse and inclusive community engagement in Minnesota's redistricting process
$250,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
to prepare Minnesota for a fully-inclusive, nonpartisan, and accurate census count in 2020
$80,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2019
Education
for general operating support
$100,000
2018
Education
for general operating support
$140,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support efforts to end homelessness on Reservations throughout Minnesota
$620,000
2018
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support clean energy and energy efficiency adoption by farmers throughout the state of Minnesota
$225,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support clean energy and energy efficiency adoption with members
$75,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage Minnesota farmers in renewable energy issues and policy development
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$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
$250,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the distribution of up to $100 million via the COVID Housing Assistance Program to deliver housing stability assistance funding to thousands of households experiencing possible eviction or foreclosure from their homes due to the COVID crisis
$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
$600,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support, and to build public will and increase investment needed to address the gap between income and housing costs through advocacy, innovations, and practice
$450,000
2017
Region & Communities
to expand housing affordability as a step toward economic vitality and sustainability and build public will to increase capacity, policy, and resources needed to increase production and preservation of affordable housing
$200,000
2018
Mississippi River
to support We Are Water, a community engagement and partnership building program working in eight Minnesota communities, and for general operating support
$20,000
2017
Mississippi River
to build relationships in and across Mississippi River communities through a series of community workshops and a related Water Bar at the Minnesota State Fair
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to implement the MPWW Publications Project, and for general operating support
$30,000
2019
Arts & Culture
to implement the MPWW Publications Project
$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
$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
$50,000
2019
Region & Communities
to highlight the stories and voices of low-income communities of color sharing best practices, strategies, and tactics for growing financial capabilities and expose the systemic barriers that inhibit success
$300,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage the MPR audience on climate change
$300,000
2018
Mississippi River
to raise awareness of and engagement in water challenges, solutions, and importance through reporting coverage and a project exploring water and equity
$400,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$45,000
2017
Region & Communities
to execute a statewide survey aimed at better understanding Minnesota residents, and to create exceptional journalism reflecting the results of the survey
$614,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota
$575,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers 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
$150,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating funds for the Cowles Center to support dancers and choreographers in Minnesota
$100,000
2018
Mississippi River
to create videos, a handbook, and a website that distills summary information about effective partnerships across the Minnesota River basin that have resulted in reduced agricultural pollution
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$250,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$250,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$90,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$360,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$120,000
2019
Mississippi River
to create a healthy forest along the Mississippi River that is adapted to future climate conditions, and for general operating support
$60,000
2017
Mississippi River
to catalyze a campaign to restore the Mississippi River's floodplain forests from the harmful impacts of the Emerald Ash Borer
$400,000
2018
Mississippi River
to work with decisionmakers in state and federal government and in the corporate sector to reduce nutrient pollution into the Mississippi River, and for general operating support
$150,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to explore the feasibility of an Integrated Utility Hub (IUH)
$30,000
2017
Region & Communities
to explore the feasibility and development of the region's only Integrated Utility Hub -- an environmental restorative facility that turns waste products into productive economic outputs
$500,000
2018
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for project and general operating support
$100,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$15,000
2018
Arts & Culture
to build Mizna's technological capacity
$160,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build power for climate justice in Minnesota
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$310,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support and for the 2019 climate justice gala
$45,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Momentum Training in Minneapolis
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2017
Arts & Culture
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
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to launch a long-term campaign to dramatically curb carbon pollution in Minnesota by facilitating a shift from widespread driving to biking, walking, and transit use
$375,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$325,000
2017
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$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
$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
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for the NAACP Minneapolis Branch
$300,000
2020
International
Up-scaling improved post harvest interventions through FRN for improved household food, nutrition and income security in eastern Uganda
$40,000
2018
International
Consultative process for developing an On-farm Research Network on Post-harvest Handling Technologies for Smallholder Women Farmers of Eastern Uganda
$575,000
2017
International
Enhancing food and nutritional security using sorghum-legume interventions for improved livelihood among smallholder farmers in Uganda
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to support the Intercultural Leadership Institute partnership in establishing a fund to support BIPOC artists
$300,000
2019
Mississippi River
to support the Mississippi River Legislative Caucus, empowering legislators to take action on river health and resilience, and for general operating support