Who We've Funded

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

Gaylord, MN — In recognition of Bizlink North (Local Government Innovation Award winner - Counties Category)

Sioux Falls, SD — To pilot the use of a Housing Retention Specialist to prevent evictions in the City of Sioux Falls

Agency Village, SD — Dakod Ohna Wasagic’iyapi, to strengthen yourself through the Dakota language

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

Pierre, SD — South Dakota Day of Giving 2020 - prize grants and program support

Brookings, SD — Conducting community deliberations to enhance inclusion among Brookings area businesses

Minneapolis, MN — To build a community-based overdose prevention site in Minneapolis

Hutchinson, MN — To pilot a local network of employers from Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville and Redwood counties in Minnesota

Sioux Falls, SD — To create a fund and fill gaps in resources accessible to immigrant and undocumented communities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic

Saint Paul, MN — To provide financial support for artists and culture bearers who are impacted by COVID-19

Bismarck, ND — Sponsorship of 2020 North Dakota Main Street Summit

Bismarck, ND — Sponsorship of the 4th Annual Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education

Minot, ND — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Strengthen ND to help advance its charitable mission

Minneapolis, MN — To develop a low-barrier housing model that can provide stable housing for individuals experiencing homelessness in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fridley, MN — To facilitate the expansion of Minnesota’s Safe Harbor laws to include labor trafficking

Falcon Heights, MN — To implement the Local Emergency Assistance Farm Fund

San Francisco, CA — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy

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

Fargo, ND — To adapt and test an online learning model created for students with special needs, their parents, and paraprofessionals in rural southeast North Dakota school districts

Belcourt, ND — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for The Tribal Nations Research Group to help advance its charitable mission

Boston, MA — Bush Foundation Annual Membership for Leadership Funder Group

Tuttle, ND — To create a rural community and economy that exists at the intersection of food, art and entrepreneurship

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

Bismarck, ND — Sponsorship of the Tribal Leaders Summit

Rapid City, SD — Statewide survey of South Dakota nonprofits

Tucson, AZ — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the University of Arizona's Native Nations Institute to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography

Minneapolis, MN — State and Local Government Innovation Awards 2020

Vermillion, SD — Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care: Quality Conversations to guide End of Life decisions

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

Minneapolis, MN — Sponsorship of 2021 MidWest Mixed Conference: Uniting Multiracial Networks

Plymouth, MN — In recognition of “The Hub” Web-Based Teacher Portal (Local Government Innovation Award winner - School Category)

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

Fergus Falls, MN — Sponsorship of Live Wide Open Summit

Ogema, MN — A 10-year program-related investment to support Native-led businesses and Native people in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography

Saint Paul, MN — The Coven offers brave space to connect, centered on the experiences of women, non-binary, and trans folks, and its multiple event series offers leadership development opportunities for the community.

Minneapolis, MN — Sponsorship of YWCA Minneapolis Forums on Racial Equity: It’s Time to Talk: Forums on Race and It’s Time to Act

Minneapolis, MN — Sponsorship of EDTalks

Minneapolis, MN — Thriving In Place: Surfacing innovative strategies to prevent the negative impacts of gentrification and displacement

Minneapolis, MN — Sponsorship of NativeRISE: The Next Generation

Washington, DC — Sponsorship of the 2019 Americans for the Arts Annual Convention

Saint Paul, MN — Leadership Development Resource Directory

Minneapolis, MN — Technical assistance to support increased capacity for Bush Prize grant #17-61458 to advance the organization’s charitable mission

Minneapolis, MN — Serve as the operating partner for the Community Creativity Cohort 2

2020 Annual Membership

New York, NY — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Association of Black Foundation Executives

Minneapolis, MN — 2020 Forum on Workplace Inclusion in partnership with Augsburg University

Saint Paul, MN — Support for Avalon School to invest in the development of a network of schools that focus on learner-centered education

Minneapolis, MN — Sponsorship of Twin Cities Startup Week

Bismarck, ND — Sponsorship of North Dakota Innovation Academy

Rapid City, SD — To implement a collective impact process that ensures the availability of affordable housing for low-income families in Rapid City, South Dakota

Sturgis, SD — To create a trauma-informed approach to building career pathways for low-income adult learners

Bowman, ND — Sponsorship of Fusion Conference

New York, NY — Annual membership dues for The Foundation Center dba Candid during 2019-2021

Walker, MN — In recognition of the Memorandum of Understanding between Cass County and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (Local Government Innovation Award winner – Native Nations Category)

Minneapolis, MN — Sponsorship of Techquity: Digital Inclusion Summit

Saint Paul, MN — Sponsorship of the 2020 Powering Inclusion Summit and Fall Speaker Series

Roseville, MN — Sponsorship of Charities Review Council’s 2020-21 FORUM Event Series

Saint Paul, MN — Sponsorship of the Overcoming Racism Conference and other events of the Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative

Roseville, MN — In recognition of the Ramsey County Fire Chiefs Association – Closest Unit Dispatching for Cities in Ramsey County (Local Government Innovation Award — City Category)

Valley City, ND — In recognition of winning a 2019 Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this grant will advance the charitable mission to lead job creation through business and entrepreneurial development

Saint Paul, MN — Bridge Grant for Network Learning Journey Organization - Coalition of Asian American Leaders

Pine Ridge, SD — To accelerate the adoption of Native education accreditation in tribal schools to provide a more culturally relevant and individualized education in North Dakota and South Dakota

Oakland, CA — To become a Foundation Partner in the network of organizations working on leadership development and racial equity

Moorhead, MN — To develop long-term, community-based, proactive solutions to climate change in order to reduce vulnerability and reinforce the strengths of people, infrastructure and institutions of Moorhead-Fargo

Minneapolis, MN — Identify, recruit, engage and support a cohort of 20 leaders to attend bushCONNECT 2020

Washington, DC — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Council on Foundations

Bismarck, ND — Identify, recruit, engage and support a cohort of 20 leaders to attend bushCONNECT 2020

Renner, SD — Identify, recruit, engage and support a cohort of 20 leaders to attend bushCONNECT 2020

Minot, ND — To develop a Domestic Violence High Risk Team in Minot, North Dakota

Manning, ND — A collaborative process for landscape conservation in Western North Dakota

Chaska, MN — Sponsorship of the 2019 Personalized Learning Summit

New York, NY — Sponsorship of How to Be an Antiracist Educator: A Conversation with Dr. Ibram Kendi

Fargo ND, ND — Sponsorship of Various Events: 1 Million Cups Fargo, The Possibility Symposium, City Innovation Summit, and Lunch and Learn Series

Brookings, SD — Sponsorship of Innovation Expo

Duluth, MN — Sponsorship of Ujamaa

Minneapolis, MN — Support next phase of FINNovation Lab work to advance social business creation

Sioux Falls, SD — Underwriting to support news and programming produced in 2020

Saint Paul, MN — Sponsorship of the Transforming Learning Summit

Edina, MN — For GiveMN.org general operating support and for additional prize grants for Give to the Max Day 2019

Portland, OR — 2019 Grantmakers for Education annual membership dues

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