Who We've Funded

Saint Paul, MN — The Transforming Learning Summit Speaker Series is a monthly series presented by GTS Educational Events that will address the urgent needs of educators and school administrators in the areas of student and educator mental health, equity and using technology to transform learning.

Edina, MN — Sponsorship of Navigating Through Change

Golden Valley, MN — Develop and present the session 'Pie-dentity: An Authentic Ingredient for Purposeful Action' twice at bushCON 2020 on October 5, 2020

Grand Forks, ND — To improve access to behavioral health services for low-income individuals in North Dakota through service provider supports

Portland, OR — 2020 Grantmakers for Education annual membership dues

Washington, DC — Bush Foundation annual Grantmakers for Effective Organizations membership and Leadership Circle support

Bronx, NY — 2020 Grantmakers in the Arts annual membership dues

Rapid City, SD — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association to help advance its charitable mission

Saint Paul, MN — To identify regional solutions to reduce unsheltered homelessness in the seven-county metro area of the Twin Cities

St. Cloud, MN — Sponsorship of TEDxStCloud 2020

Minneapolis, MN — Recovery fund for Twin Cities communities and small businesses

Sisseton, SD — A 10-year program-related investment to support small businesses in South Dakota

Saint Paul, MN — HACER's Latinx Summit for a Greater Rural MN is a two-day “incubator” summit to incentivize Latinx individuals attending rural colleges/universities and recent college alumni (0-2 years out) living in rural cities to design social business ventures that can make greater MN a better place for the Latinx community.

Minneapolis, MN — To support Headwaters’ Communities First Fund, which is a COVID-19 rapid response fund primarily for organizations led by and for Black people, Indigenous people and people of color (BIPOC)

Saint Paul, MN — Equity in Education, presented by Fielding International, is a virtual event series that builds community coherence to inspire and equip learners of all ages with the tools, mindsets and networks to create equitable, student-centered learning ecosystems.

San Francisco, CA — 2020 Annual Membership

Bismarck, ND — The 2021 GameChanger Ideas Festival is an eight-week event series across communities in North Dakota that explains the nature and consequences of bias and teaches attendees how to challenge bias in the world.

Moorhead, MN — To establish the New American Loan Fund and related services to help low-income, low-wealth and disadvantaged immigrant business owners join the economic mainstream in the Fargo-Moorhead region

Fargo, ND — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the Impact Foundation to help advance its charitable mission

Minneapolis, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Impact Hub to help advance its charitable mission

Washington, DC — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Independent Sector

Little Canada, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the Indian Land Tenure Foundation to help advance its charitable mission

Little Falls, MN — Sponsorship of an Initiative Foundation convening (re-purposed for COVID community response)

Grand Rapids, MN — To partner with justice-involved youth and their families in Itasca County to design and pilot a whole-family solution led by Itasca County Public Health that is appropriate, sustainable, and impactful

Cincinnati, OH — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for KnowledgeWorks to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography

Saint Paul, MN — To support and rebuild immigrant-owned businesses in the Twin Cities

Saint Paul, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for LatinoLEAD to help advance its charitable mission

Dodge City, KS — Lead for America: Minnesota Fellows & Minnesota Affiliate Launch

New York, NY — For community engagement to advance social impact investing and equitable development in designated Opportunity Zones

Saint Paul, MN — Fix-It Friday is a virtual event series run by Lunar Startups and The Coven that will feature relevant experts who answer critical questions and provide actionable advice to entrepreneurs, founders and community members who need support, connection and resources as they work to tackle the greatest challenges facing our communities.

Rapid City, SD — Sponsorship of Winter Camp

Cambridge, MA — MIT Solve’s Indigenous Communities Summit is a free, three-day virtual gathering to celebrate and uplift the innovative work currently being done in tribal communities while forming the connections and partnerships to scale up these solutions.

Arden Hills, MN — Sponsorship of Equipping Schools for Learner-Centered Practices: The How-To's of Personalizing Learning

Minneapolis, MN — Meda's Million Dollar Challenge is the largest business plan competition for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) entrepreneurs in the country and aims to address racial economic disparities.

Saint Paul, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits to help advance its charitable mission

Minneapolis, MN — Sponsorship of the MCF Annual Conference 2021-2023

Saint Paul, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Minnesota Education Equity Partnership to help advance its charitable mission

Saint Paul, MN — Underwriting to support news and programming produced in 2021

Alexandria, VA — Change Network Program: North Dakota and South Dakota Cohorts 5, 6, & 7

Washington, DC — Bush Foundation 2021 and 2022 membership dues for National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Washington, DC — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the National Congress of American Indians to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography

Minneapolis, MN — To collaborate with medical, behavioral health and housing agencies to provide Native Americans experiencing homelessness with improved access to services

Washington, DC — For general operating support in recognition of Native American Finance Officers Association’s contributions toward improved Tribal financial systems

Washington, DC — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Native Americans in Philanthropy

Saint Paul, MN — To support expansion of the Native Ways Federation’s work

Rapid City, SD — To support NDN Collective’s COVID-19 Response Project directed toward tribal governments and native nonprofits in the Bush Foundation region and utilized for NDN Frontline Support Grants and efforts to support tribes in accessing federal resources

Minneapolis, MN — A seven-year program-related investment to support the Regenerative Infrastructure Fund in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography

Saint Paul, MN — To create capacity and support for African American businesses to survive and recover during COVID-19

Saint Paul, MN — To support the Philanthropic Collective to Combat Anti-Blackness & Realize Racial Justice

Bismarck, ND — Sponsorship of the Annual Leadership Conference of the North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations 2021-2023

Bismarck, ND — To provide financial support for artists and culture bearers who are impacted by COVID-19

Mandan, ND — Implementation and evaluation of a rural grocery redistribution hub to demonstrate how distribution channels can be modified to improve rural food access and to benefit the regional economy

Fargo, ND — North Dakota Compass to provide a common foundation of data and indicators to help community members identify, understand and act on issues that affect North Dakota communities

Bismarck, ND — Sponsorship of We Rise, an event focused on strengthening the voice of women and underrepresented populations in North Dakota in civic engagement, political participation and making change.

Minneapolis, MN — Impact investing grant for Northside Economic Opportunity Network's impact fund

Saint Paul, MN — Expand and embed an innovative partnership model between community members and juvenile justice system leaders to transform Ramsey County justice system practices

Minneapolis, MN — Develop impact investing fund for Black women in the Twin Cities Metro

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Pollen Midwest to help advance its charitable mission

Fargo, ND — Underwriting to support news and programming produced in 2021

Minneapolis, MN — To address emergency operational needs and sector wide problems faced by affordable housing providers due to COVID 19

Minneapolis, MN — Technical assistance grant to help Oyate Hotanin with financial advising and fund development support to help diversify its revenue

Minneapolis, MN — Sponsorship of 2020 Daybreak Press Literary Conference

Mankato, MN — Sponsorship of 2020 Southern MN Equity Summit

Minneapolis, MN — Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment's fifth annual Women's Leadership Conference will connect Muslim women and help build and cultivate their leadership skills.

Mission, SD — The Wolakota Buffalo Range, a dynamic, multidimensional project that will regenerate the land, people, and economy of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate

Alexandria, VA — Mni Wizipan Wakan (Water Bundles) Project to manage and protect water rights

Mandan, ND — To facilitate a healing process that addresses long-standing shared trauma between Native and non-Native community members

Saint Paul, MN — Sponsorship of No Future Without Art

Saint Paul, MN — Partnership for a Connected Minnesota to ensure that Minnesota's highest needs students have access to high speed internet and computing devices

Saint Paul, MN — The third Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Equity Summit targets regional leaders to help them understand racial disparity impacts on our economy and businesses, and how to do the work to close disparity gaps.

Saint Paul, MN — In recognition of Your Library: Now Fine Free (Local Government Innovation Award winner - Cities Category)

Brooklyn Park, MN — To mobilize a collaborative effort to ensure families receive meals during the COVID-19 outbreak

Prior Lake, MN — In recognition of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and City of Prior Lake for the South Area Water Treatment Plant (Local Government Innovation Award winner - Native Nations Category)

Saint Paul, MN — Support for work related to a program-related investment intended to support cooperative businesses in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography