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

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

  • 46 Grants from 1998 - 2025
  • Program: Ecosystem Grants, Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: Saint Paul, MN

As part of the Ecosystem Grant program, current Ecosystem grantees may request additional funding for extraordinary opportunities to support problem solvers in the region. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, through the Minnesota Compass project, will convene Health Topic Advisory Group meetings to address systemic vulnerabilities and reshape healthcare priorities brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic. This work will help redefine health priorities and quality-of-life indicators in Minnesota.

Organizations we've funded

AMPERS

  • 4 Grants from 2021 - 2025
  • Program: Other Programs
  • Location: Mendota Heights, MN

AMPERS is an association of 17 independent grassroots hyperlocal radio stations that primarily serve underserved populations, including tribal nations, diverse communities, and students, with 13 of the 17 stations serving communities in greater Minnesota. Collectively, AMPERS provides programming in 11 different languages including Hmong, Somali, Oromo, Ojibwe, Spanish, and more. Through a media partnership, we are able to reach people throughout Minnesota to make them aware of our program offerings and resources throughout the year.

Organizations we've funded

Arts South Dakota

  • 8 Grants from 2016 - 2025
  • Program: Ecosystem Grants, Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: Sioux Falls, SD

As part of the Ecosystem Grant program, current Ecosystem grantees may request additional funding for extraordinary opportunities to support problem solvers in the region. Arts South Dakota will establish the Arts Education Advocacy Cohort, an unprecedented collaboration bringing together arts educators to advance more integrated arts education for all students throughout the state.

Organizations we've funded

COPAL Education Fund

  • 1 Grant from 2025
  • Program: Community Innovation
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN

Comunidades Organizando El Poder y la Acción Latina (COPAL) will establish the Immigrant Defense Network (IDN) to improve coordination among organizations serving immigrants and their families. IDN will focus on strengthening relationships and communications among organizations and develop media strategies that help tell the stories of immigrants and their contributions in communities throughout the region.

Organizations we've funded

Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting

  • 15 Grants from 1988 - 2025
  • Program: Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: Sioux Falls, SD

South Dakota Public Broadcasting is a member-supported, community-based, commercial-free public broadcasting service supported by the Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting. They include a multimedia network of TV, radio, print and digital media that reaches 98% of South Dakotans. Through a media partnership, we are able to support local news media and reach people throughout South Dakota to make them aware of our program offerings and resources throughout the year.

Organizations we've funded

Hispanics in Philanthropy

  • 8 Grants from 2001 - 2025
  • Program: Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: San Francisco, CA

Support the 2025 Hispanics in Philanthropy and Native Americans in Philanthropy Joint Conference on June 16-18, 2025 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Organizations we've funded

Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance

  • 1 Grant from 2025
  • Program: Other Programs
  • Location: Bismarck, ND

Buffalo’s Fire is an independent digital news site dedicated to providing community-focused journalism that informs, engages, and uplifts stories from rural tribal communities across the Great Plains. Supported by the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, Buffalo’s Fire works to fill critical news gaps in American Indian communities, ensuring access to accurate, relevant and timely information. Through a media partnership, we are able to reach more people throughout our grantmaking region to share opportunities and resources that help them in their work.

Organizations we've funded

Minnesota Public Radio

  • 34 Grants from 1985 - 2025
  • 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 reaching 95% of Minnesota with over 315,000 listeners each week. Through a media partnership, we are able to reach people throughout Minnesota to make them aware of our program offerings and resources throughout the year.

Organizations we've funded

MinnPost

  • 7 Grants from 2010 - 2025
  • 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 partnership, we are able to reach people throughout Minnesota to make them aware of our program offerings and resources throughout the year.

Organizations we've funded

North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations

  • 11 Grants from 1997 - 2025
  • Program: Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: Bismarck, ND

To support the 2025 NDANO Nonprofit Leadership Conference in Fargo, North Dakota in June 4-5

Organizations we've funded

North Dakota Human Rights Coalition

  • 2 Grants from 2023 - 2025
  • Program: Ecosystem Grants, Other Programs
  • Location: Fargo, ND

As part of the Ecosystem Grant program, current Ecosystem grantees may request additional funding for extraordinary opportunities to support problem solvers in the region. North Dakota Human Rights Coalition will partner with Gender Justice to organize the People’s Session. This event will include business and community leaders, cross-sector organizations and the general public to develop an actionable agenda for legislative priorities that make life better for families and communities in the state.

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