We awarded 50 Community Grants totaling $1.7 million to organizations under our three areas of focus for community impact -- transforming education, promoting economic vitality, and building social capital.
TRANSFORM EDUCATION
- Admission Possible - $45,000
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities - $30,000
- Child Care WORKS - $50,000
- Children's Theatre Company - $30,000
- Conflict Resolution Center - $30,000
- Hiawatha Leadership Academy - $50,000
- KIPP: Minnesota - $40,000
- Learning Disabilities Association - $35,000
- Legal Rights Center - $35,000
- MIGIZI Communications - $35,000
- Minnesota Literacy Council - $35,000
- National Youth Leadership Council - $40,000
- Parents United for Public Schools - $40,000
- Phillips Indian Educators - $40,000
- Phyllis Wheatley Community Center - $35,000
- The Power of People Leadership Institute - $35,000
- YWCA of Minneapolis - $30,000
PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY - African Economic Development Solutions - $30,000
- Catalyst Community Partners - $40,000
- City of Lakes Community Land Trust - $40,000
- Corporation for Supportive Housing - $40,000
- Council on Crime and Justice - $40,000
- Farmers Legal Action Group - $30,000
- Jeremiah Program - $30,000
- Jewish Community Action - $40,000
- Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis - $25,000
- Metropolitan Economic Development Association - $40,000
- Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless - $30,000
- Neighborhood Development Alliance - $10,000
- Northpoint Health and Wellness Center - $25,000
- Powderhorn Residents Group, Inc. - $25,000
- Project for Pride in Living - $25,000
- Somali Success School - $30,000
- St. Stephens Human Services - $40,000
- YouthLink - $25,000
BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL - Amherst H. Wilder Foundation - $30,000
- Asian Women United of Minnesota - $20,000
- Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota Chapter Inc. - $22,400
- Headwaters Foundation for Justice - $40,000
- Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota - $50,000
- MAD DADS - $40,000
- Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board - $40,000
- Minnesota Council of Nonprofits - $35,000
- Nonprofits Assistance Fund - $40,000
- The Advocates for Human Rights - $40,000
- The Banyan Community - $25,000
- The Center for Leadership Innovation- $35,000
- The Link - $35,000
- Twin Cities Media Alliance - $35,000
- University of Minnesota, Center for Youth Development - $40,000
We distributed more than $2.8 million in Community Grants to help transform education, promote economic vitality, and build social capital.
TRANSFORM EDUCATION
- A Chance to Grow - $35,000
- Athletes Committed to Educating Students - $60,000
- Children's Law Center of Minnesota - $60,000
- Family Housing Fund - $50,000
- Genesys Works - $50,000
- Greater Twin Cities United Way- $100,000
- Itasca Project - $125,000
- Joyce Preschool - $30,000
- Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network - $45,000
- Minnesota Minority Education Partnership - $70,000
- Minnesota Orgranization on Abdolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting - $30,000
- Patchwork Quilt - $30,000
- Plymouth Christian Youth Center - $60,000
- Resources for Child Caring - $70,000
- Stages Theatre Company - $40,000
- The Best Academy Inc. - $60,000
- Upstream Arts Inc. - $60,000
- Way to Grow - $50,000
- Wilderness Inquiry - $50,000
PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY - AccountAbility Minnesota - $50,000
- Aeon - $50,000
- Affirmative Option Coalition - $40,000
- African Development Center of Minnesota - $50,000
- Build Wealth Minnesota, Inc. - $35,000
- Community Reinvestment Fund, USA - $50,000
- Emerge Development Center - $40,000
- Goodwill Industries / Easter Seals Minnesota - $45,000
- Housing Preservation Project - $50,000
- Latino Economic Development Center - $50,000
- Metropolitian Consortium of Community Developers - $50,000
- Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce - $40,000
- Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy - $35,000
- Minnesota Housing Partnership - $50,000
- Neighborhood Development Center - $40,000
- Summit Academy OIC - $50,000
- The Bridge for Youth - $50,000
- Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity - $50,000
- Twin Cities RISE - $35,000
BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL - Access Press - $30,000
- Refugee and Immigrant Women for Change - $50,000
- Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota - $60,000
- Courage Center - $50,000
- Harrison Neighborhood Association - $35,000
- Headwaters Foundation for Justice - $50,000
- Hope Community - $45,000
- KFAI, Fresh Air - $60,000
- Kwanzaa Community Church - $50,000
- Minneapolis Beacons Network - $35,000
- Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center - $50,000
- Native American Community Development Institute - $50,000
- Organizing Apprenticeship Project - $60,000
- Pangea World Theater - $75,000
- Project 515 Education Campaign - $30,000
- Somali Action Alliance - $50,000
- The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota - $35,000
- Twin Cities Community Voice Mail - $55,000
- WATCH - $50,000
- Youthrive - $35,000