Who We've Funded

Farhia Budul embraced her culture, community, and faith to achieve recovery. Her experience led her to develop culturally specific recovery support for her fellow East Africans in Minnesota.

Sioux Falls, SD — Willette Capers was told as a child that she was born to move mountains. That vision stayed with her and inspired her to pursue a career focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Grand Forks, ND — Katherine (Katie) Dachtler is on a mission to build a more inclusive community in the Grand Forks area.

Minneapolis, MN — Abdirizak Diis believes in the power of education to change lives. Born in a refugee camp in Somalia, then evacuated to Kenya when he was young, he faced daunting challenges to complete his primary, secondary, and post-secondary education.

Minneapolis, MN — Owen Duckworth believes relationships are at the heart of change. A consensus builder, organizer, and artist, he seeks to eliminate the entrenched housing and wealth inequities in the region.

Richfield, MN — Emilia Gonzalez Avalos is intent on closing economic, health and leadership gaps for Latinas in Minnesota.

New Hope, MN — Nadine Graves knows that transformation happens when we listen to and learn from people’s lived experiences.

Minneapolis, MN — Omar Guevara Soto imagines a community where food is readily available to every family at home and in school. A leader in culinary services in Minneapolis Public Schools, he has helped mobilize a revolution in school food over the past decade.

West Saint Paul, MN — Janssen Hang has a vision for a national network of Hmong farming businesses that builds intergenerational and community wealth.

Leslie Harper (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) is determined to help Tribal communities create their own futures.

Richfield, MN — Henry Jiménez is the proud son of immigrants who worked hard but faced systemic barriers to economic opportunity. As a child, he often was thrust into the role of negotiator and advocate for his Spanish-speaking parents.

Grand Forks, ND — Hillary Kempenich (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) is an Anishinaabe artist, storyteller, and knowledge keeper who facilitates healing and opportunity through the arts.