Minneapolis Foundation
41 Grants from 1986 - 2024
Grants received
This project will implement an innovative special-purpose credit program using a regional loan guarantee pool to increase access to capital for Black wealth builders and ultimately shift bank underwriting and lending standards. This product will be delivered with a robust capacity-building approach and in conjunction with other GroundBreak Coalition (GBC) tools to deliver loans that position Twin Cities-based Black wealth builders for success.
Funding the Groundbreak Coalition to define a new paradigm for community development finance that addresses deeper issues of systemic racism; rights historical wrongs; closes racial gaps in income and wealth; and boldly meets the climate moment.
The Reducing Harm Through Collaborative Solutions effort provides grant funding and tailored technical assistance to tribal, city, and county governments in Minnesota's seven-county metro area, in order to achieve three goals: 1. Innovate and transform traditional approaches to public safety. 2. Reduce the occurrence and severity of negative encounters between law enforcement and the community. 3. Actively confront racial disparities and history of racism to improve safety, trust and greater wellbeing among Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC).
Sponsorship of the 2019 Decolonizing Wealth Event, featuring author Edgar Villanueva
Identify, recruit, engage and support a cohort of 20 leaders to attend bushCONNECT 2020
To collaboratively develop a Muslim Chaplaincy program as a means to provide culturally grounded support to youth and families
To support the Catalyst Initiative’s work to help people and organizations address stress and trauma in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share that geography
This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Minneapolis Foundation’s work with LatinoLEAD to help advance its charitable mission
Identify, recruit, engage and support a cohort of 25 leaders to attend bushCONNECT on October 1, 2018
Contribution to Pohlad Family Foundation’s United Way Transition Support Fund
To work toward a thriving community where racial, social and economic equity is a reality for everyone in Minneapolis
Support legal service organizations to help communities impacted by the executive action on immigration
To grow the number of seats available at high-performing schools serving students of color through establishing the Great MN Schools Fund
In recognition of receiving a 2014 Education Ecosystem Grant, this funding will advance this organization's work with the Education Transformation Initiative
In recognition of receiving a 2014 Education Ecosystem Grant, this funding will advance the organization's work with Minnesota Comeback
Education Transformation Initiative
To develop Latino LEAD
Luncheon keynote sponsor of the Futurist Conference
To support RESET Education Campaign and Minnesota Meeting series in 2013
To support the Northside Funders Group
Support the Beyond the Bottom Line partnership in funding implementation of public sector innovation
for The Birchbark House Fund
Beyond the Bottom Line 2011-2012
Beyond the Bottom Line project
To develop a collection of opportunities for redesigning/restructuring the delivery of state/local government services that will maintain or improve the quality of the services provided while reducing their costs
To cover costs related to the final launch of Minnesota's Bottom Line, including direct mailing
Support the development and submission of the State of Minnesota's application to the United States Department of Education's competitive application for Race to the Top
Sponsor the 2009 Minnesota Meeting
To support academic achievement and culturally sensitive programs for children's health
For the Minnesota Nonprofits Assistance Fund to study the financial health of Minnesota's non-profit sector
To support the Minnesota Futures Fund to help nonprofit organizations with strategic planning
To plan a program for developing arts organizations
Toward evaluation of the PASS arts education program in Twin Cities high schools
To support the PASS arts education program in public high schools in the Twin Cities metropolitan area
Toward the Minnesota Lesbian and Gay Community Funding Partnership
For the Minnesota Nonprofits Assistance Fund
To support evaluation and administration of a pilot arts education program in five Minneapolis high schools
To support the Minnesota Nonprofits Assistance Fund
To endow the Minnesota Women's Fund
to help pay consultant expenses of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on the University of Minnesota
To support the Minnesota Nonprofits Assistance Fund