Bush Prize winners through the years

Previously known as the Bush Prize for Community Innovation, the Bush Prize was introduced in 2012 to invest in extraordinary organizations that have demonstrated achievement and have amazing capacity to do more for our region.

When we upped our commitment to share more power in our grantmaking, we adapted the Bush Prize to share the design and operations of the program with community-based partners across the region. Prior to that, we operated the program at Bush.

View the complete list of Bush Prize winners through the years and learn more about their problem-solving efforts.

2024

Bush Prize: Minnesota (learn more at Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation)

  • Green Card Voices 
  • Minnesota Education Equity Partnership

Bush Prize: Native Nations (learn more at Good Relatives Collaborative)

  • Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition
  • Lakota Nation Invitational

Bush Prize: North Dakota (learn more at Strengthen ND)

  • North Dakota Native Vote
  • North Dakota Assistive

Bush Prize: South Dakota (learn more at South Dakota Community Foundation)

  • Call to Freedom

2023

Bush Prize: Minnesota (learn more at Headwaters Foundation for Justice)

  • New Native Theatre
  • Ayada Leads
  • Our Justice
  • Restaurant Opportunities Center-MN

Bush Prize: Native Nations (learn more at Good Relatives Collaborative)

  • Dream of Wild Health
  • Little Earth Resident Association

Bush Prize: North Dakota (learn more at Strengthen ND)

  • Ministry on the Margins
  • New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation

Bush Prize: South Dakota (learn more at South Dakota Community Foundation)

  • Black Hills Special Services Cooperative
  • Lost&Found

2022 – 2020 program paused

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013