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
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
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Lead For Minnesota Fellowship program
$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
$10,000
2019
Education
to partially support a national convening of urban indigenous education models, including two from Minnesota
$400,000
2019
Mississippi River
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
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Native American Community Development Institute’s work facilitates systems change through integrated pathways of community engagement, community organizing, community development, and Indigenous arts and culture.
$400,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Midwest Tribal Energy Equity Summit and technical assistance support to Midwest Tribal Nations
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support to support the Native nation rebuilding movement in Minnesota
$600,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to support the We Are Still Here - Minnesota project
$120,000
2019
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
to move forward narrative change work in Minnesota following March's We Are Still Here Minnesota event
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$125,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$225,000
2019
Mississippi River
to build capacity for improving water quality, resiliency, and other benefits in the Mississippi River basin by progressing towards transformed agricultural systems and defending federal clean water provisions, and for general operating support
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Nautilus Music Theater provides opportunities for the artistic growth of music-theater artists as well as the creation of new American music-theater.
$130,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support the build out of an NDN Collective hub and programming in Minnesota
$250,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and for succession planning project support
$350,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operational support - NDC empowers entrepreneurs and community partners to transform low-income neighborhoods from within by providing access to capital, business knowledge and resources, and ongoing small business support services
$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
$77,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
$550,000
2019
Region & Communities
to build a state of the art business incubator in the Frogtown Neighborhood of St. Paul, and for general operating support
$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
$150,000
2019
Education
for program support of Wilder's Latino Leadership Program
$15,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support in recognition of NeighborWorks Home Partners’ contribution to the GroundBreak coalition’s work groups
$60,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and initial costs of Latino Museum initiative
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to accelerate economic mobility and strengthen families
$300,000
2019
Education
to support research and outreach on Grow Your Own teacher preparation programs in Minnesota and to support two Minnesota-based New America Fellows
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$400,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to drive equitable building decarbonization in the Midwest through coalition building, codes and policy support, and market transformation
$40,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for support of equity components of the Getting to Zero Forum and the Next Gen Student Program
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for development of the Advanced Water Heating Initiative in the Midwest region
$20,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for program support of New Dawn’s 2023 productions
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the recruitment of Midwestern institutions to the Climate Collaborative and to help community foundations across the Midwest develop a federal implementation strategy
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support - New Native Theater creates authentic and transformative plays and events through the lens of the Native American experience.
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to support an effective response to anti-ESG rhetoric by the business and investor communities
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support powerful organizations rooted in, and accountable to, multi-racial and multi-class bases within states
$350,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to engage several key stakeholder groups in increasing the visibility of impact investing while also strengthening the capacity of the field
$50,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support powerful organizations rooted in, and accountable to, multi-racial and multi-class bases within states
$1,000,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support BIPOC leadership development and movement building in the Midwest
$50,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
to support collaborative efforts that help reduce gun violence in the United States by supporting rational, evidence-based policies at the local, state, and federal levels
$4,000,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in the Midwest
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to ensure that communities have access to the resources they need to be effective self-advocates in the redistricting process
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a coalition of community groups in Chicago to guide the implementation of the city’s zero emission policies for medium- and heavy-duty trucks
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to identify and support efforts to help center communities and people in the redistricting process in Midwestern states, and create a national infrastructure to support fair maps in 2021
$500,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to ensure the integrity of all elections so everyone can participate and all votes are counted
$200,000
2019
Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems
Fund to scale agroecology
$500,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grantmaking and assistance for organizing on climate and energy equity in the Midwest
$210,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support - New York Mills is a regional artist service organization in Minnesota’s Lakes Region that is focused on community-embedded arts practices.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$300,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - NextStage's mission is to support entrepreneurs at every stage. They are experts in helping entrepreneurs refine their business plans, start new enterprises, and thrive in competitive and changing business landscapes.
$1,550,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to fund the MN Philanthropic Collective committed to combatting anti-Blackness and realizing racial justice while seeding a MN Holistic Black-Led Movement Fund
$100,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support NPQ’s economic justice program and related curriculum development work, which advances understanding among nonprofits and social movement activists about what economic justice requires and how to achieve it
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build capacity to grow the impact and scope of local efforts to reimagine safety and address community requests for skills workshops
$100,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for program support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Indigenous Food Lab
$200,000
2019
Other Grantmaking
to help launch the Indigenous Food Lab restaurant and training center in the Twin Cities
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capital support
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for capital to lend to low-income communities
$750,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and for equity capital for NCF's loan fund, and to build organizational capacity to access and absorb state resources to better meet demand
$400,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to build a revolving working capital fund for housing cooperative conversion
$10,000
2019
Region & Communities
to support a business leadership program serving emerging POCI entrepreneurs
$506,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program
$280,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$505,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program
$250,000
2023
Other Grantmaking
to build capacity for the Northern Community News Initiative
$90,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Northfield Arts Guild is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary arts center that strives to be a catalyst for the arts in the community.
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to go deeper on Belonging work, particularly with Indigenous communities and existing systems of power
$2,500,000
2022
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$3,000,000
2019
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$600,000
2019
Region & Communities
for support of NAZ’s Education, Career & Finance, and Parent Leadership and Systems Change strategies
$50,000
2019
Education
to support the launch of parent leadership courses
$300,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Northside Economic Opportunity Network works to improve the community on the Northside of Minneapolis by providing business technical assistance and capital access to low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs.
$1,000,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating and capital support
$52,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
$200,000
2019
Region & Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$210,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$140,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$2,500,000
2022
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$3,000,000
2020
MN Initiative Foundations/Rural
for general operating support
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - OEFFA is a network of farmers and allies working collaboratively toward a more resilient food and farming system and a key representative for Ohio in the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the continued development and dissemination of the Organizing the Midwest project