Economic Mobility
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Our Commitment to Advancing Economic Mobility
Recognizing today’s challenges, the Minneapolis Foundation is launching an updated version of the Racial and Economic Justice grant program that incorporates feedback about the need for more flexible resources to support organizations that advance economic mobility.
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Building a Stronger Future with Main Street Grants
Family-owned restaurants, neighborhood clinics, and apartment buildings are among the small businesses and development projects that are taking shape with help from state-funded grants administered by the Minneapolis Foundation.
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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.
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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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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Building a Stronger Future with Main Street Grants
Family-owned restaurants, neighborhood clinics, and apartment buildings are among the small businesses and development projects that are taking shape with help from state-funded grants administered by the Minneapolis Foundation.
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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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Hear the Impact Fund Awards $768,000 in Grants
Minnesotans who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing will benefit in a variety of ways from the work of 17 organizations that received grants from a unique charitable fund administered by the Minneapolis Foundation.
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2025 Economic Mobility – Capacity Building Grants
The Minneapolis Foundation announces a call for proposals from organizations that advance economic mobility. Our 2025 grants will focus on capacity building and operating support as these organizations adjust to changes in the funding and policy landscape.
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Our Commitment to Advancing Economic Mobility
Recognizing today’s challenges, the Minneapolis Foundation is launching an updated version of the Racial and Economic Justice grant program that incorporates feedback about the need for more flexible resources to support organizations that advance economic mobility.
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West Bank Community Fund Grants
The West Bank Community Fund offers grants to organizations working to serve the needs of residents living in the West Bank area of Minneapolis.
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Fueling Economic Mobility in 2024
We invest in community-led efforts to disrupt inequitable practices and systems, stabilize communities, and advance racial and economic justice.
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The Wheels of Economics
We recently teamed up with the Destination Northside Coalition to offer our fundholders an up-close look at development projects in North Minneapolis.
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The Minneapolis Foundation today announced $3,184,900 in grants to 79 local organizations that are advancing racial and economic justice in the Twin Cities.
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