Funders › MN › Headwaters Foundation for Justice › 2020
Grants paid by Headwaters Foundation for Justice, tax year 2020
EIN 36-3359386 · Minneapolis, MN · Form 990, Schedule I
In tax year 2020, Headwaters Foundation for Justice (EIN 36-3359386) reported 90 grants paid totaling $3,142,514. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Movement Voter Project Northampton, MA | A | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia Minneapolis, MN | A | $305,000 | paid | FOR BUILDINGS PURCHASE | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Centro de Trabajadores Unidos En la Lucha Minneapolis, MN | A | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Center for Third World Organizing Oakland, CA | A | $200,000 | paid | BLACK LAND AND POWER | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Black Visions Collective St Paul, MN | A | $115,000 | paid | BLVC WILL BE THE MAIN CONVENERS OF THE BLACK SEED PROJECT PROVIDING LOGISTICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, AS WELL, AS HELPING TO LEAD PROGRAM/STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | African Career and Education Resource Inc Brooklyn Park, MN | A | $110,000 | paid | ACER WILL DEVELOP A COHORT OF LOW WEALTH TENANT LEADERS TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY OF SYSTEMIC HOUSING INJUSTICE ISSUES AND TENANTS RIGHTS. ACER STAFF WILL HELP TENANTS DEVELOP A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION IN HOUSI | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Migizi Communications Minneapolis, MN | A | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Voices for Racial Justice Minneapolis, MN | A | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Council On American Islamic Relations -Cair-Minnesota Inc Minneapolis, MN | A | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment Minneapolis, MN | A | $65,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Releasemn8 Rosemount, MN | A | $65,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Outfront Minnesota Community Services Minneapolis, MN | A | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Southerners On New Ground Atlanta, GA | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Asian American Organizing Project St Paul, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Family Tree Inc St Paul, MN | A | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | St Paul Youth Services St Paul, MN | A | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Ayada Leads Minneapolis, MN | A | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | The Sead Project Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | THE SEAD PROJECT IS GROWING SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DIASPORA, THROUGH LANGUAGE, STORYTELLING, AND CREATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING. OUR MISSION THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DIASPORA PROJECT (SEAD) IS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ON A MISSI | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | American Indian Community Housing Organization Duluth, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Building Dignity and Respect Standards Council Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Black Table Arts Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Penumbra Theatre Saint Paul, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | IN 2019 PENUMBRA LAUNCHED OUR NEW COMMISSIONING PLATFORM, THE ASHE LAB, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESIDENCY NURTURING BLACK ARTISTS TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL, RADICAL, LIFE-GIVING ART THAT ANSWERS OUR COMMUNITIES MOST PRESSING NEEDS. WITH CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM HEAD | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Hope Community Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Appetite for Change Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Dream of Wild Health Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | DREAM OF WILD HEALTH IS ONE OF THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY OPERATING NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES. ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN 1998 AS PETA WAKAN TIPI, A GARDEN PROGRAM TO RECOVER AND PRESERVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIVE PEOPLE AND THE LAND, | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | White Earth Land Recovery Project Callaway, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | THE MISSION OF THE WHITE EARTH LAND RECOVERY PROJECT IS TO FACILITATE THE RECOVERY OF THE ORIGINAL LAND BASE OF THE WHITE EARTH INDIAN RESERVATION WHILE PRESERVING AND RESTORING TRADITIONAL PRACTICES OF SOUND LAND STEWARDSHIP, LANGUAGE FLUENCY, COMMUNITY | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Dakota Wicohan Morton, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Navigate Mn Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | NAVIGATE MN/UNIDOS MN IS SEEKING FUNDS FOR OUR 2020 YOUTH ACTION SUMMER CAMP (YASC). THIS CAMP IS AN OVERNIGHT CAMP CENTERED IN HONORING THE INHERENT LEADERSHIP AND DIGNITY OF OUR YOUTH, AGES 13-18, THROUGH RECLAIMING THEIR IDENTITY, SELF-WORTH, AND POWER | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Bdote Learning Center Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Good Food Purchasing Policy Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Biodynamic Cohort St Paul, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Free Black Dirt Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue Red Wing, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | South Sudanese Foundation Moorhead, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Takeaction Mn St Paul, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Somali American Women Action Center Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Lao Assistance Center of Mn Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Urban Homeworks Inc Minneapolis, MN | A | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice New York, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | People's Movement Center St Paul, MN | A | $15,014 | paid | DOCUMENTATION PROJECT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | City of Lakes Community Land Trust Minneapolis, MN | U | $15,000 | paid | IN FEBRUARY 2019, THE CITY OF LAKES COMMUNITY LAND TRUST (CLCLT) BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENDORSED THE RECOMMENDATION OF 20+ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS TO INITIATE A COMMERCIAL LAND TRUST INITIATIVE (CLTI) PILOT IN MINNEAPOLIS, WHICH INCLUDED THE INTENTI | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Division of Indian Work Minneapolis, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Pueblos de Lucha Y Esperanza Minneapolis, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Native American Community Development Institute Minneapolis, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Indigenous Roots Saint Paul, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | The Nature Conservancy Minneapolis, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | RESTORING THE HEALTH OF MINNESOTAS NORTHERN FORESTS | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Leaders of Color Collective Moorhead, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Landmark Conservancy Menomonie, WI | A | $15,000 | paid | CLIMATE RESILIENT LANDSCAPE PROTECTIONEAU CLAIRE RIVER FOCUS AREA | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Manidoo Ogitigaan Bemidji, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | I AM WRITING THIS GRANT WITH ONLY A FEW HOURS NOTICE. WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE FOOD AND SUPPLIES, BECAUSE THE SHELVES ARE MOSTLY BARE IN AND AROUND OUR TOWN AND RESERVATION. ORIGINALLY, WE HAD AN ENTIRELY | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Groundswell Oakland, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Hnub Tshiab Hmong Women Achieving Together Saint Paul, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Community Stabilization Project Saint Paul, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Native Governance Center Saint Paul, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | NATIVE GOVERNANCE CENTER CONTINUES TO SEE THE NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING WHEN IT COMES TO STRENGTHENING TRIBAL GOVERNANCE. THROUGHOUT NGCS NATIVE NATIONS LISTENING TOUR (WHERE WE ARE ASKING TRIBAL LEADERS FROM ALL 23 NATIVE NATIONS WITHI | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Unite Cloud Saint Cloud, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | CHANGE HAS COME TO CENTRAL MN. WHAT USED TO BE A VASTLY MAJORITY WHITE AND CHRISTIAN AREA IS NOW DIVERSE IN THE AREAS OF RACE, RELIGION, AND ETHNICITY. WITH THESE CHANGES HAVE COME FEAR AND ANGER, DUE TO RUMORS AND A LACK OF NEIGHBORLY RELATIONSHIPS AND U | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Awood Center Minneapolis, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Midwest Mixed Minneapolis, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | WITHIN, BETWEEN AND BEYOND IS AN EXHIBITION AND ONLINE GATHERING SPACE THAT WILL FEATURE VIDEO INTERVIEWS AND PAINTED PORTRAITS OF 16 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO IDENTIFY AS MIXED. THE GOAL OF THE EXHIBIT IS TO CREATE A MULTI-LAYERED VISUAL AND PARTICIPATORY EX | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Greater Minnesota Worker Center Saint Cloud, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Restaurant Opportunities Center of Minnesota (roc-Mn) Minneapolis, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | West Side Citizens Organization Saint Paul, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Toxic Taters Coalition Callaway, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Body Wisdom Oakland, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Defend Glendale and Public Housing Coalition Minneapolis, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Immigrant Development Center West Fargo, MN | A | $12,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Apia Mn Film Collective Savage, MN | A | $11,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | The Bridge for Youth Minneapolis, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | THIS PROJECT WILL TEST AND IMPLEMENT STATEWIDE EXPANSION OF THE BRIDGES INNOVATIVE TEXT4HELP (T4H) TEXT HOTLINE FOR YOUTH IN CRISIS. THE BRIDGE BEGAN INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY EIGHT YEARS AGO AS PART OF A LONG-RANGE PLAN TO INCREASE DIRECT ACCESS TO SERVI | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Women's Environmental Institute North Branch, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Black Lgbtq Migrant Project Oakland, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | BLMP HAS A MINNEAPOLIS CHAPTER THAT IS LED BY OLUCHI OMEOGA, OUR NATIONAL ORGANIZER BASED IN MINNEAPOLIS, AS WELL AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF BLACK VISIONS COLLECTIVE, NEKESSA OPOTI, MUSTAFA JUMALE, HANI ALI, MISKI NOOR, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS BASED IN MI | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Well Being Development Ely, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | THIS PROJECT, NAMED THE NLC MENTAL HEALTH LUNCH EXCHANGE, PROPOSES CREATING A MONTHLY EXCHANGE BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO OFFER THE VITAL HEALTH, SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND OTHER SERVICES ON WHICH ALL RE | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | St David's Center for Child and Family Development Minnetonka, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | ST. DAVIDS CENTER SEEKS FUNDING TO SUPPORT A NEW PHASE OF THE QUALITY PARENTING INITIATIVE MINNESOTA (QPI-MN), AN INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE, NATIONALLY PROVEN APPROACH TO FOSTER CARE SYSTEM REFORM. IN OCTOBER 2017, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YOUTH LAW CENTE | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Jewish Community Action St Paul, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Upstream Arts Inc Minneapolis, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | COMPLEX, EVERYDAY STORIES ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE MISSING FROM MAINSTREAM DISCOURSE. INSTEAD, HERO- AND PITY-BASED NARRATIVES PERPETUATE STEREOTYPES, REINFORCE REDUCTIVE LABELS, KEEPING DIVISIONS IN PLACE AND STUNTING SOCIAL CHANGE, PO | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Exposed Brick Theatre St Paul, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | FOUNDED IN 2004, EXPOSED BRICK THEATRE IS DEDICATED TO TELLING UNTOLD STORIES, CENTERING BIPOC NARRATIVES AND CREATING ART AT THE INTERSECTION OF IDENTITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN SILENCED AND OMITTED NARRATIVES ARE AMPLIFIED IN THE ARTS, CULTURES SHIFT T | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Third Wave Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Niibi Center Callaway, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | THE NIIBI CENTER SEEKS A $10,000 GRANT FROM THE HEADWATERS FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND LAUNCH OF WOMENS WATER WALKER PROGRAMMING. THIS PROJECT UTILIZES A CULTURAL REVITALIZATION STRATEGY TO DESIGN AN APPROACH THAT WILL ENSURE SUCCESSFUL TRANSMIS | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Young Dance St Paul, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Closeknit Minneapolis, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Breast Cancer Action San Francisco, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | All Parks Alliance for Change St Paul, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | PARKS OFFER LOW HOUSING COSTS (AVERAGE LOT RENT IS $417) AND ACCESS TO LOW-INCOME HOME OWNERSHIP (EXISTING HOMES AVERAGE $28,900 AND NEW HOMES AVERAGE $74,200). BY COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE SALE PRICES FOR SITE-BUILT HOMES IS $183,300 AND A 2-BEDROOM APART | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Amaze Minneapolis, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | New Arab American Theater Works Minneapolis, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDS TO SUPPORT CREATIVE DIALOGUES AROUND THE ISSUES OF ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTI ARAB RACISM. THE DIALOGUES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FORM OF A PLAY AND THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AFTER. THE PLAY CALLED ZAFIRA AND THE RESISTANCE TELLS THE FU | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Change Inc Saint Paul, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | GAP IS REQUESTING $10,000 TO SUPPORT OUR INDIGENOUS YOUTH CEREMONIAL MENTORING SOCIETY IN LAUNCHING A PROJECT TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY, AS WELL AS ENGAGE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES TO CREATE NEW STRATEGIES THAT WILL LEAD TO FORMAL REPUD | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (nena) Minneapolis, MN | A | $9,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Minneapolis, MN | A | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | East Side Freedom Library Saint Paul, MN | A | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Ananya Dance Theatre Minneapolis, MN | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Postpartum Support International Portland, OR | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Chinook Fund Denver, CO | A | $5,000 | paid | FUNDRAISED BY CHRIS NEWTON FOR THE GIVING PROJECT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Main Street Project Northfield, MN | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | Tiwahe Foundation Minneapolis, MN | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
| 2020 | National Network of Abortion Funds Philadelphia, PA | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202110129349300306 |
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