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St. Paul’s Powerful Partnerships
Watch this video about youth career pathways opportunities at Saint Paul Public Schools. Students can explore high-wage and in-demand careers through college and career curriculum, personal learning plans, stackable credentials, certifications, and work experiences.
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Empowering Native Youth
MIGIZI's Indigenous Pathways program provides young people with professional development, income, and an opportunity to make a difference in their community.
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Civic Leadership
Lathrop GPM: Advising for Good
For the attorneys at this firm, connecting clients with first-class philanthropic solutions is just part of the job.
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Doing Good, Together
Fourth Generation wrapped up their most recent grantmaking cycle by awarding $38,000 to three organizations run by youth and empowering youth in the Twin Cities. Read this story written by the current Grantmaking Chair about why people continue to get involved.
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Thinking Outside the Box with Illiquid Assets
With a Donor Advised Fund at the Minneapolis Foundation, you can leverage all kinds of gifts—not just cash—to provide financial support to the nonprofits that align with your values and passions.
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A Community Dream Comes to Life
This video highlights the vision and impact of the Pillsbury Creative Commons—a bold new center for community, creativity, and economic opportunity in South Minneapolis.
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2025 Climate Action and Racial Equity Grants
We are pleased to announce that the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund is now accepting applications for its next round of grants.
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Fund for Safe Communities Awards Grants to Prevent Violence
Funding will support seven organizations that are doing innovative work to prevent violence and promote healing in local communities.
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BrookLynk’s Multi-City Model
BrookLynk exists to coordinate partnerships that prepare employers to engage the next generation of workers. Watch this video and see how two suburbs, Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center, are collaborating to invest in our future workforce.
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A Multitude of Options for Young People
Watch this video about the youth career pathways program at Pillsbury United Communities. Check out how this work is helping young people discover what is possible for their future.
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Minnesota Meeting: Next in News
Join us as we bring together innovators working locally and nationally to reimagine the future of journalism and bring our community together to ensure our news ecosystem continues to thrive.
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Connecting Hearts and Minds Through Music
Watch this video about Giving Voice to witness how they defy dementia through music and how the Foundation and our fundholders lift up this innovative work.
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Funding to Preserve Black History
A Racial and Economic Justice grant helps Memorialize the Movement preserve murals made after George Floyd’s murder.
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Curious about Art & Culture?
The arts are essential to who and what we are in Minnesota. We are committed to ensuring that the arts remain a strength in our state and are accessible to all communities.
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Lathrop GPM: Advising for Good
For the attorneys at this firm, connecting clients with first-class philanthropic solutions is just part of the job.
Read StoryCivic Leadership
Doing Good, Together
Fourth Generation wrapped up their most recent grantmaking cycle by awarding $38,000 to three organizations run by youth and empowering youth in the Twin Cities. Read this story written by the current Grantmaking Chair about why people continue to get involved.
Read StoryDive deeper
Curious about Civic Leadership?
Communities are stronger when everyone participates in public discussion and decision-making about issues that affect their lives and our society as a whole. Explore how we partner with others to foster civic engagement, discourse, and advocacy.
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Fund for Safe Communities Awards Grants to Prevent Violence
Funding will support seven organizations that are doing innovative work to prevent violence and promote healing in local communities.
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Restore. Rebuild. Reimagine. And Remember.
As we mark the fifth anniversary of a murder that shook the world, we join our community in remembering George Floyd. We honor the progress we have made to restore what was damaged and rebuild what was lost.
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Curious about Criminal Justice?
We are committed to dismantling the pervasive racial inequities of our society’s criminal legal system. Explore the ways we are pursuing justice, equity, and healing.
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A Community Dream Comes to Life
This video highlights the vision and impact of the Pillsbury Creative Commons—a bold new center for community, creativity, and economic opportunity in South Minneapolis.
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$3.4 Million in Grants to Advance Economic Mobility
The Minneapolis Foundation announced grants to local organizations that are advancing equity and justice by increasing economic mobility in the Twin Cities.
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Curious about Economic Mobility?
Our economic systems should be fair and position everyone to achieve financial stability and build wealth. Learn how we support efforts to stabilize communities and dismantle inequities in our economy.
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BrookLynk’s Multi-City Model
BrookLynk exists to coordinate partnerships that prepare employers to engage the next generation of workers. Watch this video and see how two suburbs, Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center, are collaborating to invest in our future workforce.
Watch VideoEducation
A Multitude of Options for Young People
Watch this video about the youth career pathways program at Pillsbury United Communities. Check out how this work is helping young people discover what is possible for their future.
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Curious about Education?
We need to build an education system that works for each and every child. Through research, learning collectives, grantmaking, co-investment, and more, we are pursuing equity in education.
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2025 Climate Action and Racial Equity Grants
We are pleased to announce that the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund is now accepting applications for its next round of grants.
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Minnesota’s Water: A Public Blueprint for Collective Action
The launch of PutWaterFirst.org is an important outcome of the work we helped start in 2023—but it does not mark the end of our investment in Minnesota’s water.
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Curious about Environment?
Our world is big and none of us can protect it alone. Learn more about how we are bringing diverse communities together to steward our air, water, and land.
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A Legacy Comes to Life, with Help from a Friend
In the last years of his life, Bob Jones thought deeply about how he could create a legacy that would help other families. That dream is now becoming reality with help from the Minneapolis Foundation and an old friend.
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Giving Her All to Help Kids Experience Nature
When a longtime Cargill executive heard that a North Minneapolis nonprofit wanted to reopen a youth camp in Carver County, she jumped in to help.
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Curious about Health & Wellness?
Explore our resources to better understand the importance of self-care, trauma healing, and wellness.
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