Grants Database

Investing in our region

We support organizations and people who think bigger and differently about solutions to problems in their communities.

Organizations we've funded

Minnesota Public Radio

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: Saint Paul, MN

Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a vital community resource producing and broadcasting high-quality, commercial-free programs and valuable community outreach projects to educate, enlighten and entertain. MPR has the largest member-supporting listener base of any public radio station in the nation. Through a media sponsorship, we are able to support local news media and reach people throughout Minnesota to make them aware of our program offerings and resources throughout the year.

Organizations we've funded

MinnPost

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN

MinnPost aims to increase accountability of government and public institutions, foster civic engagement and conversations, and illuminate the human lives affected by decision-making in Minnesota. The newsroom covers a range of state and local topics, including the environment, criminal justice, housing, public safety, racial disparities, health equity, urban planning, and arts & culture — with a particular focus on how decisions are made and how public policies impact the lives of Minnesotans. Through a media sponsorship, we are able to support local news media and reach people throughout Minnesota to make them aware of our program offerings and resources throughout the year.

People we've supported

Adrean Clark

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Bush Fellowship

Adrean Clark is breaking communication barriers as an American Sign Language-speaking (ASL) Deaf woman and forging her own path as an artist and writer. When…

People we've supported

Alysha Price

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Bush Fellowship

Alysha Price promotes the power of strong and supportive co-parenting. As a child raised by co-parents, and as a Black co-parenting mother, she is challenging…

People we've supported

Amber Zora

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Bush Fellowship

Amber Zora is promoting peace through art that lifts up the experiences of veterans and others affected by war. As an interdisciplinary artist and Iraq…

Organizations we've funded

AMPERS

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Other Programs
  • Location: Mendota Heights, MN

Ampers is an association of 18 independent grassroots hyperlocal radio stations that primarily serve underserved communities, including BIPOC and rural communities, with 14 of the 18 stations serving communities in greater Minnesota. Four of the stations are licensed to and serve Native American communities. KMOJ is the only radio station in Minnesota whose sole mission is to serve communities of color. Collectively, Ampers provides programming in 11 different languages including Hmong, Somali, Oromo, Ojibwe, Spanish, and more. Through a media sponsorship, we are able to reach people throughout Minnesota to make them aware of our program offerings and resources throughout the year.

People we've supported

Antony Stately

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Bush Fellowship

Antony Stately is a transformative leader dedicated to health equity in Indigenous communities. Raised by a single mother who was relocated from the White Earth…

People we've supported

Arlene Krulish

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Bush Fellowship

Arlene Krulish (Spirit Lake Nation) believes she has a calling to end drug addiction in tribal communities. Growing up on the Spirit Lake Reservation, she…

Organizations we've funded

Aurora Institute

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Ecosystem Grants, Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: Arlington, VA

Sponsor the 2024 Aurora Institute Symposium on November 3-5, 2024 in New Orleans Louisiana

People we've supported

Autumn Cavender

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Bush Fellowship

Autumn Cavender (Upper Sioux Community) is revitalizing traditional birthing practices to support Indigenous community health. She draws on the wisdom she acquired from her Dakota…

Organizations we've funded

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Community Innovation, Historical Programs
  • Location: Saint Paul, MN

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) will develop and test a new model of shared space, accessible training and supports for childcare microbusinesses to increase the number of licensed Latina providers in Minnesota. The new Eastside Business Hub will include an incubator to help launch Latina-owned childcare businesses and improve the likelihood of their long-term success. The incubator will house several childcare microbusinesses and provide rental subsidies and supports that enable providers to establish stronger businesses. This ensures the continued growth and expansion of high-quality childcare businesses as owners move into other locations and new businesses move into the incubator. CLUES will also provide culturally relevant training, build networks for childcare providers in greater Minnesota, and advocate for policy changes to address many of the challenges currently faced by Latina childcare providers.

Organizations we've funded

Council on Foundations

  • Year: 2024
  • Program: Other Programs
  • Location: Washington, DC

To sponsor the Council on Foundations 2024 Building Together: Leading Collaboratively Across Differences conference

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