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

MinnPost

  • 6 Grants from 2010 - 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.

Organizations we've funded

PFund Foundation

  • 7 Grants from 2007 - 2025
  • Program: Ecosystem Grants, Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: Minneapolis, 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. PFund Foundation will convene leaders from LGBTQ+ serving organizations in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota to create a safety net for LGBTQ+ people and advocates.

Organizations we've funded

Prairie Public

  • 20 Grants from 1985 - 2025
  • Program: Community Innovation, Other Programs
  • Location: Fargo, ND

Prairie Public is a trusted public service dedicated to building an exciting and productive future for the prairie and its people. Prairie Public offers a window on the world through national and regional television and radio programming; creates a forum for the most important issues facing our region with locally produced, topical programming; partners with others to foster education for all ages; and utilizes digital technology and web services to expand those valued services. Through a media partnership, we are able to reach people throughout North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota and parts of South Dakota to make them aware of our program offerings and resources throughout the year.

Organizations we've funded

Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation

  • 14 Grants from 2020 - 2025
  • Program: Other Programs
  • Location: Saint Paul, MN

MN Forward is a funder collaborative serving nonprofit organizations whose work is significantly impacted by the dramatically changing government funding and policy environment.

Organizations we've funded

Twin Cities PBS

  • 32 Grants from 1985 - 2025
  • Program: Historical Programs, Other Programs
  • Location: St. Paul, MN

Twin Cities PBS (also known as TPT) uses the power of media to advance the arts, spur learning, engage citizens in public affairs, help young people succeed and help adults age vitally. TPT presents extraordinary PBS programming and also produces award-winning content for the national PBS system. TPT’s programs and productions have been honored with numerous awards, including Peabody awards and national and regional Emmys. 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

  • 3 Grants from 2021 - 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

  • 6 Grants from 2018 - 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

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