In December 2011 we awarded 63 Community Grants totaling $2.1 million to organizations under our three areas of focus for community impact -- transforming education, promoting economic vitality, and building social capital.
Community Grants are awarded from an endowment created by generous Minnesotans through bequests and other unrestricted gifts, as well as from our funding partners. The supported activities will help achieve a set of key results, ultimately leading to greater social, economic, and racial equity in our community. All funded activities will lead to measurable outcomes for Minneapolis residents.
TRANSFORM EDUCATION
High-quality education that enables all young people to learn and thrive is essential to individual well-being and regional prosperity. Our investment in this area focuses on three key results: student success, effective public education, and community and parent engagement.
$550,000 in grants will support activities to improve early childhood learning readiness, advance research and advocacy efforts, increase parent engagement, support post-secondary school-readiness, and improve Minneapolis Public Schools.
Learn more about our goals and funding criteria for Transforming Education and descriptions of these grants.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities - $30,000
- Centro Cultural Chicano, Inc. - $10,000
- Child Care WORKS - $50,000
- Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) - $30,000
- Conflict Resolution Center - $25,000
- Growth and Justice - $30,000
- HACER - $25,000
- KIPP: Minnesota - $35,000
- Learning Disabilities Association - $40,000
- Legal Rights Center - $35,000
- MIGIZI Communications - $35,000
- Minneapolis American Indian Center - $20,000
- Parents United for Public Schools - $40,000
- Phyllis Wheatley Community Center - $40,000
- The Best Academy Inc. - $50,000
- World Savvy - $20,000
- YWCA of Minneapolis - $35,000
PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY
It is critical to develop pathways to enable all Minnesotans to move out of poverty and into active participation in our community, which will improve the overall health and vitality of our region. Our investment in this area focuses on three key results: stable families, a prepared workforce, and community wealth.
$785,000 will support home ownership programs, prevent foreclosures and homelessness, advocate for affordable housing, and support job training, business development, and employment programs.
Learn more about our goals and funding criteria for Promoting Economic Vitality and descriptions of these grants.
- African Development Center of Minnesota - $45,000
- Ain Dah Yung (Our Home) Shelter, Inc. - $30,000
- Catalyst Community Partners - $40,000
- City of Lakes Community Land Trust - $40,000
- Corporation for Supportive Housing - $35,000
- Council on Crime and Justice - $50,000
- Farmers' Legal Action Group - $30,000
- Jeremiah Program - $30,000
- Jewish Community Action - $40,000
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law - $20,000
- Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis - $25,000
- Metropolitan Economic Development Association - $35,000
- Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless - $30,000
- Neighborhood Development Alliance - $20,000
- Neighborhood Development Center - $40,000
- Northpoint Health and Wellness Center - $40,000
- Opportunity Partners - $15,000
- Powderhorn Residents Group, Inc. - $30,000
- Project for Pride in Living - $25,000
- RESOURCE, Inc. - $15,000
- Somali Success School - $35,000
- St. Stephen's Human Services - $30,000
- The Link - $25,000
- Urban Homeworks - $35,000
- YouthLink - $25,000
BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL
We support efforts of people affected by community problems to define the challenges and find solutions, and make sure institutions are representative of, and responsive to, the communities they serve. Our investment in this area focuses on three key results: communities speak and act for themselves, responsive organizations, and effective leadership.
$810,000 in grants will empower community members to identify and address issues that directly affect them, and increase civic engagement.
Learn more about our goals and funding criteria for Building Social Capital and descriptions of these grants.
- Amherst H. Wilder Foundation - $25,000
- Children's Defense Fund - $40,000
- Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota Chapter, Inc. - $40,000
- ECHO (Emergency and Community Health Outreach) - $40,000
- GiveMN - $50,000
- Headwaters Foundation for Justice - $40,000
- Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota - $120,000
- Juvenile Justice Coalition of Minnesota - $25,000
- Lyndale Neighborhood Association - $20,000
- MAD DADS - $40,000
- Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board - $40,000
- Minnesota Council of Nonprofits - $35,000
- Nonprofits Assistance Fund - $50,000
- Phillips Indian Educators - $40,000
- Restorative Justice Community Action - $20,000
- Sexual Violence Center - $30,000
- The Advocates for Human Rights - $40,000
- The Banyan Community - $20,000
- Transit for Livable Communities - $30,000
- Twin Cities Media Alliance - $40,000
- West Broadway Business and Area Coalition - $25,000
page updated 1/12/2012