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Community Grant Applications Due September 1

Please note: there have been new updates to the application process. Read More
 
The Minneapolis Foundation recently awarded more than $2.8 million in Community Grants. Read More
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Minnesota Meeting

Watch the video from the June Minnesota Meeting on Education Reform. And read the Minnesota Meeting blog for local perspectives on education reform. 
 Destination 2010 - Rakeem Amerson


Destination 2010 on Minnesota Public Radio

 
Listen to Destination 2010 students and read the articles on MPR.
Photo by Tim Post, Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ.org
Donor Stories - Bolder Options

Donor Stories

Learn how Minnesotans make a difference every day through The Minneapolis Foundation. Read More
Minnpost Community Sketchbook

Foundation Sponsors Community Sketchbook

MinnPost's Community Sketchbook covers economic and social challenges facing communities, especially low-income communities and communities of color, and how people are trying to address them.
 
Early Childhood Ed

Making Early Child Care and Education a Priority in Minnesota

Several funders, including The Minneapolis Foundation, recommend that  every child in Minnesota needs to ready for kindergarten by 2020. Read More
At the Table

At the Table blog for emerging leaders

Check out the At the Table blog where The Minneapolis Foundation invites rising community leaders to "the table" to connect, learn, and share with one another around critical community issues. Read the blog

 2009 Annual Report

Annual Report

Our 2009 Annual Report is available for the the fiscal year of 4/1/08 - 3/31/09. Check out what we've accomplished since then. Read more

GiveMN.org GiveMN.org

The Minneapolis Foundation is among the funders of GiveMN.org, a new online tool facilitating charitable giving. Click here for more information and the results from Give to the Max Day.

NCRP Report
 
The Minneapolis Foundation among the funders of 15 Minnesota nonprofits featured in the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy report. Read More

Neal St. Anthony
Star Tribune

April 19, 2010

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The Minneapolis Foundation is Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.

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