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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$833,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for visual artists
$833,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for mid-career visual artists in Minnesota
$150,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - Greater MSP accelerates regional competitiveness and inclusive economic growth through job creation, capital investment, and execution of strategic initiatives.
$100,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Phase II of Greater MSP’s federal funding initiative
$150,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - This organization, also known as Greater MSP, works to advance racial equity and accelerate the growth of quality jobs in the 15-county metro area
$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”
$240,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to deepen efforts to develop market transformation and commercialization strategies for the cash cover crop “winter camelina” and drive successful adoption of nutrient management, cover cropping, and longer crop rotations in the Red River Valley
$75,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support two soil health initiatives in Minnesota
$600,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support, and for regional goal setting
$200,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program
$500,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support the Minnesota Department of Health Safe Harbor Program for the prevention and mitigation of human trafficking
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the start of the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program's Climate Smart Farms Project
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to create a Minnesota action plan for scaling up the adoption of soil health management practices that mitigate the impacts of climate change and increase landscape resiliency
$10,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
for an initiative to eliminate human trafficking in Minnesota
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build capacity for incarcerated students in Minnesota to access federal Pell grant dollars and help reduce a systemic barrier to economic mobility, a college degree
$90,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$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
$120,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support of an organization celebrating and preserving the traditional art of bookmaking, alongside explorations of contemporary papermaking, bookbinding, printing, typography, and graphic design
$378,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career book artists in Minnesota
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership works to advance wealth equity through employee ownership strategies throughout Minnesota.
$150,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$600,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for strategy leadership to transform the energy sector, decarbonize building, maximize implementation of new laws, and achieve equitable outcomes at the Public Utilities Commission
$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
$15,000
2020
Region & Communities
to update research completed in 2013 that analyzed the Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Minnesota
$50,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support – Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless serves as the leading statewide advocacy organization dedicated to ending homelessness and increasing housing stability in Minnesota.
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Minnesota Community Action Association Resource Fund is dedicated to empowering low-income families through advocacy, resources, and education, aiming to create a more equitable and prosperous Minnesota.
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build housing communications and grassroots capacity across the Community Action Agency network, especially in Greater Minnesota
$50,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Minnesota Community Land Trust Coalition is dedicated to advancing affordable housing and wealth-building opportunities through the support and development of community land trusts across Minnesota.
$1,500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to create a 0% loan fund to leverage state appropriations and support the 13 MN Community Land Trusts with acquisition, pre-development, and development costs associated with creating perpetually affordable homes across Minnesota
$90,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support Afghan Refugee Resettlement
$500,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to support the Truth in Reparations project
$25,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for start-up funding of truth and reparations project
$350,000
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
$375,000
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 and 2022
$150,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
to support bringing a new data resource to Minnesota's charitable sector
$450,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for inclusive democracy and climate action work; and to support a public education campaign pooled fund
$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
$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
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$140,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support efforts to end homelessness on Reservations throughout Minnesota
$300,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to empower family farmers to lead on climate action, developing and building support for farmer-informed solutions that position agriculture to play a greater role in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support clean energy and energy efficiency adoption by farmers throughout the state of Minnesota
$60,000
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
$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
$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
$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
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support to create statewide change to build power and public will to advance equitable and sustainable housing solutions, through advocacy, research, and community capacity building
$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
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance works to build restorative and values-based economies, investing in practices that focus on social, environmental, cultural, and economic goals for the Native peoples of MniSota.
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
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
$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 - MPR is a leading source of news and information for Minnesotans across the state.
$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
$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
$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
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$500,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - Minnesota Voice builds power with BIPOC communities by supporting grassroots, nonpartisan civic engagement organizations in our state.
$500,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$250,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$325,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Minnesota Youth Collective Education Fund is a Black-led civic engagement and leadership development organization working to engage young Minnesotans to build power.
$350,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$250,000
2024
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support - MinnPost provides high-quality, in-depth journalism at no charge for Minnesotans all around the state.
$100,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$90,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$400,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to deepen and expand efforts to support tribes in the Midwest with strategic energy planning and implementation
$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
$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
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Mizna is a contemporary Arab and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) film, literature, and art organization.
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
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
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Model Cities of St. Paul works to promote social and economic prosperity by providing access to opportunities that stabilize and develop families and communities.
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop supports BIPOC artists in developing creative and technical skills in contemporary puppetry.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – More Than a Single Story is building a movement of BIPOC writers whose voices have long been ignored in the mainstream as they work toward bold and positive change.
$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
$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
$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
$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 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