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The Minneapolis Foundation can be a great resource for information about charitable giving, community issues, and challenges facing the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, in addition to information about our own activities.

Recent Coverage

Harlem nonprofit leader tells Minnesota to ‘take a stand’ for children’s education
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

June 24, 2009

Teach for America program expands to Twin Cities
Minnesota Public Radio
June 23, 2009

Teach for America program expands to Twin Cities

MinnPost

June 23, 2009

The Aggressive Educator
Denise Johnson, Star Tribune
June 8, 2009

Minneapolis Foundation gives $500,000 in relief money

MPR

June 2, 2009

Harlem's lessons for North Minneapolis -- and all of Minnesota

Twin Cities Daily Planet

May 28, 2009

Geoffrey Canada: Here's how Minnesota can close its achievement gap in schools

MinnPost

May 28, 2009

Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison: Create a science literate society

Insight News

May 11, 2009

Minnesota community members ponder what to do to address continuing racial achievement gap

MinnPost

March 26, 2009

Foundations put spotlight on money-saving ideas

Star Tribune

March 26, 2009

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Press Releases

The Minneapolis Foundation Announces Crisis Assistance Fund Grants to Help Twin Cities Residents Affected by Economic Downturn (pdf)

June 2, 2009

Education Pioneer Geoffrey Canada Tells Minnesotans to Take a Stand (pdf)

May 27, 2009

Former Astronaut Encourages Minnesotans to Rethink Math and Science Education (pdf)

April 22, 2009

             Budget Crisis As Opportunity: Finding Our Way Forward (pdf)
             Finding Our Way Forward Executive Summary  (pdf)
            March 26, 2009

Minnesota Meeting: Closing the Opportunity Gap (pdf)

March 23, 2009

David Mortenson Named As New Trustee to The Minneapolis Foundation (pdf)
March 17, 2009

The Digital Inclusion Fund Advisory Board Announces 2008 Grants

Issued by the City of Minneapolis, December 18, 2008

The Minneapolis Foundation Names New Trustee, David Sternberg

November 2008

Minnesota Helps - Bridge Disaster Fund Update

July 29, 2008

The Minneapolis Foundation Names New Trustee, Diane Thormodsgard

May 2008

Don Taylor Named Vice President, Development and Client Services
January 8, 2008

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Background Information

For general information about The Minneapolis Foundation, you may find the following website pages especially helpful:

Visit our Publications page to learn more about The Minneapolis Foundation.

Media Requests

Please direct all media inquiries, including requests for interviews and background information, to:

Kristine Migely, Community Relations Associate, at

kmigely@mplsfoundation.org or (612) 672-3877.

Logo Requests

To request a copy of our logo, please contact Becky Borsheim, Communications Associate, at bborsheim@mplsfoundation.org or (612) 672-3823.

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