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
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to strengthen Midwest field and organizational capacity on climate and energy
$125,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$260,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support, and project support for the public art project
$195,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
to build the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance Systems Health in Africa's Lake Victoria Basin
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to fund the partnership of CSH and Hearth Connection to continue a project that unlocks and leverages Medicaid for housing
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to ensure providers across Minnesota are able to become Medicaid billing eligible, allowing them to effectively deliver Housing Stabilization and Support services to the people who are at-risk of or experiencing homelessness
$50,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support work directly with mosques to access federal funding, such as the Nonprofit Security Grant and other national grants, to enhance safety and security measures
$150,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$10,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to support the Challenging Islamophobia Conference 2019
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - The Council on Foundations provide services, programming, and engagement for the philanthropic sector.
$200,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$20,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for a travel exchange pilot program for Minnesota artists
$150,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Creative MN works to build towards renewal of the Legacy Amendment, using reports and data from the past ten years that show the power and vibrancy of the arts and culture sector in Minnesota.
$90,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Lake Street Alignment Process
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the work of the Cultural Wellness Center in the African American community in honor of George Floyd
$363,000
2019
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Building a functional locally-based early warning forecast system in the high Andes: Increasing the resilience of agro-ecological systems
$140,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – Dakota Wicohan preserves and rejuvenates traditional Dakota culture, concentrating on language.
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support the expansion of the Tawokaga (Making Beautiful Things) art program to support more Indigenous artists in our community
$70,000
2019
Arts & Culture
to support Indigenous artists in our community
$55,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to consult transportation GHG modeling for three Midwest states --Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois-- and share block-level data with civic organizations
$200,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - DoPT is an artist-led organization that works to develop creative strategies for increased community connection, civic engagement, and equitable participation in rural places in Minnesota and across the country.
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital support to renovate a building in Granite Falls for artists and community use
$250,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$225,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$335,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award
$25,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$33,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Dream of Wild Health is one of the lead organizers of the Indigenous Food Network and is leading the movement to reclaim Indigenous sovereignty through food.
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Dream of Wild Health runs a 30-acre farm, native fruit orchard, and pollinator meadow and is leading an inter-tribal vision toward Indigenous food sovereignty.
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support of a year-round main stage season, children's theatre series, second stage season, and an education program for youth and adults
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$55,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grant writing for federal funding opportunities and the implementation of clean energy projects
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$84,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$84,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$100,000
2019
Education
to increase teacher diversity in Minnesota schools by helping school district HR directors identify and address barriers to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting teachers of color and indigenous teachers
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to organize stakeholders in the east metro to prioritize a clean transportation system
$150,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build organizational capacity and to expand operations of the Housing Justice Program at the East Side Freedom Library
$150,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to increase the capacity of the East Side Housing Justice program
$100,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$300,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Support to the scaling up of local agro-ecological food systems from Andean highland territories of the Cordillera Negra (Ancash-Peru)
$100,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to convene organizations working on climate change to share information with an emphasis on racial and social equity
$15,000
2019
Education
for teacher leadership program development
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to drive at-scale municipal fleet electrification and charging deployment in the Midwest, leveraging federal funding opportunities and ensuring effective implementation of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and the EV-related IRA programs
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to educate and engage with state and local policymakers to drive for more ambitious EV policies in Midwestern states
$125,000
2019
Region & Communities
to assist in building out a performance venue at CO·MOTION'S Center for Movement; home to 12 non-profits and small businesses
$400,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support equitable building electrification in the Midwest and to provide comprehensive technical assistance to Justice40 Accelerator cohort organizations
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to provide comprehensive technical assistance to Justice40 Accelerator cohort organizations
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support equitable building electrification in the Midwest
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - The Ely Folk School builds community, provides learning experiences and celebrates the wilderness, heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of the people in rural, northern Minnesota.
$405,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support; and to engage in a financial assessment
$250,000
2019
Region & Communities
to make significant physical improvements to Second Chance Recycling to almost triple recycling impact, reduce carbon footprint through solar energy, and create more jobs for high-needs participants
$160,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to multiply impact on systems and build community and citizen power through homegrown cultural features that build relationships and shift mental models, and for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Mississippi River
to support production of seven television news stories on important issues that impact the Mississippi River
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance science-based solutions for climate change, energy, and environmental challenges, particularly in the Midwest, in order to achieve a sustainable, resilient, and equitable world
$50,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage and assist Midwestern rural electric cooperatives and other utilities to develop and deploy electrification programs
$50,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage and assist Midwestern rural electric cooperatives to develop beneficial electrification programs
$50,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage and assist Midwestern rural electric cooperatives to develop equitable beneficial electrification programs
$42,000
2019
Mississippi River
to support two fellows, one in 2019 and one in 2020, as part of Environmental Grantmakers Association's Environmental Fellows Program
$545,000
2019
Mississippi River
to support Environmental Initiative’s work between bringing unlikely partners together to ensure clean water for all Minnesota communities, and for general operating support
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to promote electric grid transformation through enhanced equity, access, and inclusion
$75,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to work in the Midwest to promote electric grid transformation that enhances equity, access, and inclusion
$100,000
2019
Mississippi River
to advance the implementation of existing innovative federal financing mechanisms to support agricultural nutrient reduction projects
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support an innovative housing pilot designed and led by those who have experienced homelessness
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to communicate the importance of clean energy and clean energy jobs in the Midwest
$75,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the preparation, release, and promotion of the annual Clean Jobs Midwest report
$75,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the preparation, release, and promotion of the Clean Jobs Midwest report
$75,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the development and amplification of the Midwest clean energy jobs report
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Evergreen Collaborative works to advance an ambitious climate action agenda, combining policy development capacity with strategic communications to inform audiences.
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$350,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$350,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support, and to connect state and federal decisionmakers and lift up stories from the Midwest