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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$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – In Black Ink cultivates and provides publishing opportunities to African heritage communities.
$130,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to provide professional development opportunities for early career artists in the form of mentorship, group training, public sharing, and access to tools and space needed by digital art makers
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support the Nexus digital arts training program Twin Cities and Crookston expansion
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for the NEXUS Professional Artist Development Program
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capacity building support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Indiana Conservation Fund works to create innovative solutions that drive nature-based action for climate protection, sustainable economies, and vibrant communities in Indiana.
$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Indiana Democracy Collective is committed to strengthening democracy through grassroots, community power-building in Indiana to win on climate policies and solutions.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support construction of the Mikwanedun Audisookon Center for Art and Wellness
$525,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for Culture Bearers
$90,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$525,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for Culture Bearers
$177,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to support the capital campaign
$90,000
2019
Arts & Culture
to support Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center as they provide culturally significant economic and community development resources for artists, culture-bearers, and creative entrepreneurs on the East Side of St. Paul
$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to enhance collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Climate Adaptation Partnership (CAP), West Central Initiative (WCI), and Region 9 Development Commission (R9) to facilitate access to state and federal funding for rural low-income communities
$400,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Initiators Fellowship and the Nonprofit Academy
$2,500,000
2022
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to explore strategies in Central Minnesota to explore partnerships in the region to combat climate change, and bring new resources to carbon mitigation
$3,000,000
2020
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia is a community organization that focuses on empowering low-income, BIPOC, and immigrant tenants through community organizing for affordable, safe, stable, and dignified housing in Minneapolis.
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for transitional funds related to the Sky Without Limits Housing Cooperative
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$550,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating and program/project support, and to build capacity for communications and voter engagement
$309,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Integrating value chain, Farming Research Network and Agroecological intensification approaches on Bambara nut based farming system for food systems transformation
$300,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Agroecological valorization of organic waste (AgrOW)
$95,000
2020
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Agro2EcoS: Agroecological valorization of ecological sanitation waste
$300,000
2020
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Agro-ecological management of crop insects: towards a sustainable collective goal for farmers
$480,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Child nutrition III: Scaling nutritional innovations for sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems transformation
$305,000
2019
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Optimizing resilience of rural households to the nutritional deficiencies of children aged between 6 months and 12 years
$300,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Sustainable integration of trees with crops, livestock and human for improved resilience and ecosystem services in pearl millet-based subsistence farming systems in Niger (CATHI-Gao II)
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for centering female cultural bearers in the regions of Tera and Falwel in Sahelian Niger who are encouraging the local production of seeds, the cultivation of African food crops, and transforming them into traditional, nutritious food products
$45,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
for exploring global policy options for an agroecological transition
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to expand and improve farm conservation programs in Midwest states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon, while advocating for greater limits on emissions from large-scale factory farm systems in the Midwest and nationally
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to develop a climate policy framework centered on farms and rural communities
$75,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to create a roadmap for rural community climate action in Minnesota including on-farm solutions
$300,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate energy justice in the Twin Cities and Midwest with movement-building education and organizing, and finding adaptive approaches to make energy markets more accessible
$300,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate equitable clean energy in Minnesota cities via movement-building, education, and breaking energy barriers
$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to deploy the Building Performance Partnership model for federal funding technical assistance to Minneapolis and St. Paul for applications that will support their equitable decarbonization goals
$100,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to support the Presidents' Forum on Racial Equity in Philanthropy
$75,000
2019
Mississippi River
to train up to 18 journalists and improve media coverage of the Mississippi Delta/Gulf Coast
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers
$80,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
for the importance of public policy for Agroecology in Ecuador
$105,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Communication Support
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
general operating support – The Inter Tribal Council of Michigan is a forum, advocate, and technical assistance provider to member tribes in the State of Michigan.
$42,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Participatory baseline study on technical, environmental and socio-economic feasibility of BSF rearing in the Ecuadorian highlands of Canar and Chimborazo
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts advances the professional and artistic practice of Minnesota artists with disabilities
$45,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Co-developing a proposal for a multi-year partnership between CIFOR-ICRAF and McKnight Foundation under the framework of the Agroecology TPP
$80,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
provide gap funding for the early phase of the Agroecology Coalition, ensuring continuous support from the Agroecology Transformation Partnership Platform for a successful transition to a fully independent Coalition Secretariat, with stable funding
$725,000
2022
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Networking4Seed II: Strengthening seed systems through farmer-research networks in a context of agroecological transition in West Africa
$20,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
For production of communications outputs and activities for the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples' workshop exchange in Potato Park in Peru, including a joint Declaration and workshop report
$50,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for support for the We Will Live documentary
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$75,000
2020
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Improved survey approaches for the CCRP in the Andes, phase II: performing integral indicator assessments
$125,000
2024
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Beyond the Tech Divide: Rethinking Innovation for Agroecological Transformation
$160,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Andean Insights and Narrative: Agrobiodiversity and Seed systems to empower Agroecology (Insights)
$100,000
2021
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Improving agrobiodiversity and seed systems research for development in the Andes
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support leadership on interconnection and grid modernization to help Minnesota achieve its clean energy and climate goals
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support continued leadership on interconnection and grid modernization reforms to help Minnesota achieve its clean energy and climate goals
$215,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support, and to support the Our Next Move project
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Iowa Environmental Council's mission is to educate, advocate, and build coalitions to raise awareness, generate action and impact policy to make Iowa a better place to live, work, and explore.
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - ISAIAH serves as a collective vehicle for Minnesotans of faith and value to work together for racial, economic, and climate justice.
$350,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support a pro-democracy future in Minnesota through strategic communications, building engagement infrastructure, and developing new democracy leaders
$550,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support; and for strategic communications and organizing for voter engagement in BIPOC communities
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$750,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Jewish Community Action focuses on addressing systemic inequalities in Minnesota's structures and systems and building a powerful Jewish movement for racial and economic justice in Minnesota.
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
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
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build capacity to scale Tech Dump’s Program of Choice
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support clean jobs and labor policy research in the Midwest and the Community Benefits Agreement Resource Center
$155,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$300,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Juxtaposition is a Black-led, youth-focused, visual art and community development center, offering comprehensive arts training and pathways to creative sector employment for young people in North Minneapolis.
$200,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$750,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for a recoverable grant for capital campaign financing
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support JXTALabs, a creative sector youth workforce development program
$150,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Kaddatz Galleries fosters visual arts education and appreciation and maintains a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of founder Charles Beck.
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support, and for capital support for the buildout of a replacement studio for company rehearsals and KDT’s School of Dance
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$300,000
2023
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Using promising agroecological management practices to facilitate landscape restoration and enhance environmental conservation and sustainable productivity of western Kenya smallholder systems
$300,000
2020
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Enhancing Agro-ecological Intensification through targeted integration of legume-based interventions in diverse farming systems in Western Kenya
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to train professional canvassers to engage with communities
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Kulture Klub Collaborative provides a safe consistent space for youth experiencing homelessness to freely enjoy access to the arts.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support