Citizens League
19 Grants from 2004 - 2023
Grants received
Citizens League is a nonpartisan organization that works to involve citizens in Minnesota in policymaking. They frequently play the backbone role in collective work to address policy issues in addition to their own policy work that seeks innovative solutions to difficult issues through inclusive, cross-sector, multi-partisan processes. They also host events and operate an internship program for Black, Indigenous and people of color college students to work in policy positions. Ecosystem grants provide general operating support for organizations that support others to solve problems in their communities.
This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the Citizens League to help advance its charitable mission
This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Citizens League to help advance its charitable mission
To better understand the needs of sandwich generation caregivers and explore innovative solutions to better serve them
By 2030 more than 1 in 5 million Minnesotans will be over the age of 65. A significant portion of them will be people without traditional family support, or “solos” – those who are aging alone. The Citizens League, Minnesota Elder Justice Center and two “solos” have joined forces to address this critical issue. Together, they will form a taskforce to explore the existing resources and policies relevant to solo health care decisions, identify core elements of a “Backup Plan” for solos to assure personal health and wellbeing, and create a recommendation plan for future work to implement solutions.
Minnesota Capitol Pathways Paid Internship Program for College Students of Color and Native American Students
This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the Citizens League to help advance its charitable mission
Sponsorship of the North Star Summit: Mapping Economic Prosperity for Minnesota
Co-create programming for bushCONNECT on May 12, 2014
2nd Annual Generation Now Leadership Visit
Generation Now Leadership Visit: an InterCity Leadership Visit for the next generation of Twin Cities civic leaders
Higher Education Redesign
Extend the reach and impact of Common Cents through a third round of engagement centered largely around employer- and organization-based workshops
Citizen Driven Health Reform
Host community meetings across Minnesota to discuss the state budget crisis; $22,220 of the grant is to be used to assist with CitiZing.org for the community conversations in North Dakota and South Dakota in October-November 2010
Host a community meeting to be broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio, specifically to present and discuss the findings of the community conversations in Minnesota
Convene a study committee to develop a set of priority innovative and effective reform recommendations to impact Minnesota's systems of higher education
To build the Citizens League's organizational structure
For a membership coordinator position