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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$75,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Engage Winona’s mission is to drive equitable civic action and social change by working to ensure that everyone has access, voice, and power in community planning, decision-making, and changemaking.
$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
$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
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Exodus Financial Services works with financially excluded Minnesotans to advance economic justice through consumer lending, community organizing, and advocacy.
$70,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support to develop, test, and spread equitable small-dollar consumer lending model through a network of statewide nonprofits reaching financially extracted and excluded Minnesotans
$50,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for anti-payday loan program for accelerating economic mobility
$350,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$1,000,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the stabilization of affordable rental housing properties and providers
$3,000,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support to build a housing system that ensures equitable housing access, stability, and affordability for the Twin Cities region
$1,500,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build a housing system that ensures housing access, stability, and affordability for everyone
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to grow and strengthen the Indigenous Arts Ecology in Minnesota
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support increased civic engagement and LGBTQ2IA+ leadership in Minnesota
$200,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support to sustain and grow Fortis Capital’s activities increasing access to financial, knowledge, and social capital for BIPOC-owned businesses and businesses in economically challenged areas of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro
$75,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to support the public launch and community organizing for the Minnesota Promise campaign
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$160,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to transform traditional recruitment and retention approaches by developing internal capacity within companies to interact with potential and new employees differently
$325,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build the housing justice field through investments in lived experience leadership, transformative systems changes, and statewide narrative infrastructure
$3,500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support to support capital absorption strategies in rural, local, and native communities statewide, and to advance climate-friendly strategies among MN's affordable housing field
$1,750,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to advance the creation/preservation of affordable housing for urban, rural, and Native communities by mobilizing capital, building public will, increasing community engagement, empowering local leaders, creating housing solutions, and advancing policy
$365,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build a regional approach to housing systems transformation rooted in prevention strategies by co-creating three regional accountability tables of stakeholders in Greater Minnesota, led by those with lived experience with housing instability
$10,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to engage a "Qualified Neutral" mediator and facilitator to lead a "Qualified Problem Solving Process" for State of Minnesota and local government staff charged with administering federal funding for emergency rental assistance
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build capacity for Latinx immigrant worker empowerment in Central Minnesota
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Greater Minnesota Worker Center is dedicated to advocating for, mobilizing, and empowering low-wage immigrant workers, particularly within the refugee community in central Minnesota.
$170,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$75,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for TRANSFORM: A Collaboration to Transform Justice in the Greater MSP Region
$150,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$160,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Systems Forum program
$250,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support starting a residential solar panel installation program for Habitat for Humanity homes in Minnesota
$500,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating and re-granting support to provide leadership development, advocacy, and capacity building support for Habitat for Humanity affiliates across Minnesota
$2,500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for a recoverable grant to expedite deployment of newly appropriated Homeownership Investments Grant program ($40M) and leverage expanded resources in Workforce & Affordable Homeownership Program, Challenge Program ($60M), and Housing Infrastructure Bonds
$800,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support commercial real estate investment in the neighborhood
$50,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for project implementation for Hamline Midway Real Estate Investment Cooperative
$500,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Headwaters is a community foundation that supports grassroots organizations and movements led by and for BIPOC communities in Minnesota, with a focus on strengthening democratic participation and advancing racial justice.
$1,000,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$150,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Transformation Fund, a $5 million effort aimed at investing in Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color-led organizations addressing the root causes of racism through organizing and advocacy
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to engage Minnesota’s affordable housing sector to reduce the use of hazardous building products from 70% to less than 50% in the next 2 years, advancing health equity and climate justice
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to eliminate environmental racism, health inequities, and climate injustices in Minnesota’s housing system by integrating co-created solutions for healthier and circular building products at all stages of their life cycle
$470,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to advance shared power, prosperity, and participation for low-income jobseekers and families
$450,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to advance critical workforce development efforts through the Minnesota Employment Services Consortium
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to research Latine women entreprenuership within the informal economy and bring resources to bear to increase success
$250,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the purchase of the Hmong American Farmers Association farm and incubator to ensure long-term affordable land access for Hmong farmers
$250,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for a program to build community wealth and financial self-sufficiency in the communities that need it most by providing access to capital for local entrepreneurs from Twin Cities’ immigrant and refugee communities
$250,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Economic Prosperity program
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support revitalization work along the Lake Street Corridor
$400,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$300,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to catalyze a Just Transition on the White Earth reservation and region through transforming systems to access necessary infrastructure and capital for work in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and local microenterprises
$450,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - Hope Community works to address structural racism, gentrification, and community well-being through affordable housing, economic mobility, and policy change.
$400,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support - HJC focuses on strengthening tenant protections, expanding affordable housing opportunities, and improving the housing system so that all Minnesotans can access stable and dignified housing in their communities.
$75,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for due diligence and seed funding to absorb the work of All Parks Alliance for Change
$250,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and for strategic planning support
$110,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$375,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to provide analysis and education on legislation affecting immigrants by leveraging both ILCM’s legal expertise, partnerships, and collaborations within the immigrant-service ecosystem
$400,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Initiators Fellowship and the Nonprofit Academy
$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
$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
$300,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build capacity to scale Tech Dump’s Program of Choice
$155,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
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
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to train professional canvassers to engage with communities
$300,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$750,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to build capacity to facilitate more mission-based community development in the Twin Cities 7-County region
$50,000
2020
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$500,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support to build LEDC’s operational and lending capacity to provide business development and equitable lending services for Minnesota’s Latino-owned and BIPOC-owned businesses grow and build community wealth
$280,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$310,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support; and to support the activities of the Minnesota Latino Leadership Alliance related to democracy protection and inclusion
$75,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the Minneapolis public safety and resilience initiative
$345,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to provide capacity building, technical assistance, and increase access to capital for more economic inclusion and housing, helping the region meet local challenges
$2,600,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to support the operations of LISC Twin Cities
$1,000,000
2023
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to increase the availability of and access to quality affordable housing throughout the state of Minnesota
$2,000,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support, and to advance an equitable recovery by linking community partners together to transform neighborhoods through affordable housing, arts and culture, economic development, and financial tools
$350,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for operating and program support to advance economic mobility, build wealth, and increase capacity and BIPOC leadership, for equitable and inclusive community and economic development in Duluth
$200,000
2024
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to build capacity to support, organize, and develop the leadership of values-aligned local public leaders throughout Minnesota
$200,000
2022
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support