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Grants paid by The Mcknight Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 41-0754835 · Minneapolis, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T21
In tax year 2023, The Mcknight Foundation (EIN 41-0754835) reported 753 grants paid totaling $109,067,200. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023 · page 1 of 2
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA | U | $9,600,000 | paid | To build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate action | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Minneapolis, MN | C | $2,580,000 | paid | For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $2,500,000 | paid | For a recoverable grant to expedite deployment of newly appropriated Homeownership Investments Grant program ($40M) and leverage expanded resources in Workforce & Affordable Homeownership Program, Challenge Program ($60M), and Housing Infrastructure Bonds | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $2,000,000 | paid | For McKnight's Donor Advised Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $2,000,000 | paid | To support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Youthprise Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,960,420 | paid | For one-time strategic capital | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Youthprise Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,925,000 | paid | For general operating support, and one-time project support to assist Youthprise in business model planning | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Greater Minnesota Housing Fund St Paul, MN | C | $1,750,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to support capital absorption strategies in rural, local, and native communities statewide, and to advance climate-friendly strategies among MN's affordable housing field | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Greater Minnesota Housing Fund St Paul, MN | C | $1,750,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to support capital absorption strategies in rural, local, and native communities statewide, and to advance climate-friendly strategies among MN's affordable housing field | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY | B | $1,741,140 | paid | For family-directed giving | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Family Housing Fund Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,500,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to build a housing system that ensures equitable housing access, stability, and affordability for the Twin Cities region | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Community Land Trust Coalition Duluth, MN | C | $1,500,000 | paid | To create a 0% loan fund to leverage state appropriations and support the 13 MN Community Land Trusts with acquisition, pre-development, and development costs associated with creating perpetually affordable homes across Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Youthprise Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,500,000 | approved, future | For general operating support, and one-time project support to assist Youthprise in business model planning | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Youthprise Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,500,000 | approved, future | For general operating support, and one-time project support to assist Youthprise in business model planning | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY | B | $1,300,000 | approved, future | To support the operations of LISC Twin Cities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY | B | $1,251,460 | paid | To support the operations of LISC Twin Cities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Family Housing Fund Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,125,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to build a housing system that ensures equitable housing access, stability, and affordability for the Twin Cities region | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,100,000 | paid | For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Windward Fund Washington, DC | B | $1,000,000 | paid | To position clean energy, low-carbon jobs, and climate-friendly agriculture practices as a primary driver of abundant, equitable job creation in rural America | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Build Wealth Mn Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $1,000,000 | paid | For lending and seed capital for the 9000 Equities Targeted Mortgage Program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northcountry Cooperative Foundation St Paul, MN | U | $1,000,000 | paid | For a recoverable grant for capital to lend to low-income communities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY | B | $981,330 | paid | To increase the availability of and access to quality affordable housing throughout the state of Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | C | $921,780 | paid | For family-directed giving | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Innovia Foundation Spokane, WA | B | $921,780 | paid | For family-directed giving | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Park City Community Foundation Park City, UT | B | $921,780 | paid | For family-directed giving | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Economic Development Association Minneapolis, MN | B | $820,000 | paid | To build capacity for the Access To Capital 2025 Initiative | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | U | $800,000 | paid | To support the Regen10 initiative | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Bme Networks Palmetto Bay, FL | C | $750,000 | paid | To support Black leaders in Minnesota to effectively respond to our current moment and the future and to support the SOAR effort | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Burlington, VT | B | $675,000 | paid | To support Transformative Agroecology | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Greater Horizon Kansas City, MO | C | $600,000 | paid | FOR MATCHING GIFTS | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Minneapolis, MN | B | $600,000 | approved, future | To engage and support interested and affected parties toward equitably implementing the 100% clean energy legislation and reducing emissions from the building, energy, and transportation sectors | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Minneapolis, MN | B | $600,000 | paid | To engage and support interested and affected parties toward equitably implementing the 100% clean energy legislation and reducing emissions from the building, energy, and transportation sectors | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | St Paul Transportation Management Organization St Paul, MN | B | $550,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Nexus Community Partners St Paul, MN | C | $550,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fresh Energy St Paul, MN | B | $506,000 | paid | To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Home Ownership Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $500,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to build the capacity of down payment assistance players across the state | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association for Black Economic Power Minneapolis, MN | B | $500,000 | approved, future | For working capital to launch Arise Community Credit Union as the state's first Black-led community credit union and provide a pathway to stabilize and build community wealth | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Inc St Paul, MN | D | $500,000 | paid | To build capacity and expand a Special Purpose Credit Program (SPCP) to increase Black homeownership in the Twin Cities and regionally in alignment with the GroundBreak Coalition | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Headwaters Foundation for Justice Minneapolis, MN | B | $500,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Inclusive Prosperity Capital Inc Hartford, CT | B | $500,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northcountry Cooperative Foundation St Paul, MN | U | $500,000 | paid | For general operating support, and for equity capital for NCF's loan fund, and to build organizational capacity to access and absorb state resources to better meet demand | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $500,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation Detroit Lakes, MN | B | $480,000 | paid | To support start-up costs for a statewide First-Generation Homebuyers Down Payment Assistance Fund to reduce the racial homeownership gap, for individuals who lack generational wealth and without assistance would not achieve homeownership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | St Paul Transportation Management Organization St Paul, MN | B | $475,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Economic Inclusion St Paul, MN | U | $400,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Working Partnerships Incorporated Minneapolis, MN | B | $400,000 | paid | To support efforts that broker knowledge and resources, nurture collaboration, and build relationships among worker centers and union partners | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $400,000 | paid | To build regional environmental justice capacity for collaboration, network building, and policy and projects related to climate, energy, health, and water justice in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Housing Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $400,000 | paid | To advance a housing narrative campaign that advances equitable housing outcomes, assumptions, and attitudes to drive transformational change so all Minnesotans have access to affordable housing | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Working Partnerships Incorporated Minneapolis, MN | B | $400,000 | approved, future | To support efforts that broker knowledge and resources, nurture collaboration, and build relationships among worker centers and union partners | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Family Housing Fund Minneapolis, MN | C | $375,000 | paid | For general operating support to build a housing system that ensures equitable housing access, stability, and affordability for the Twin Cities region | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $350,000 | paid | To engage several key stakeholder groups in increasing the visibility of impact investing while also strengthening the capacity of the field | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Statistics for Sustainable Development Reading | U | $350,000 | paid | Research Methods Support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Alliance of Artists Communities Providence, RI | B | $345,000 | approved, future | For a residency consortium fellowship program for McKnight Artist Fellows | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Alliance of Artists Communities Providence, RI | B | $344,000 | approved, future | For a residency consortium fellowship program for McKnight Artist Fellows | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $340,000 | paid | For program and regranting support for CURA Community Programs to nourish an ecosystem for reparative policy change through data, research, organizing and leadership development, and democratizing complex information through art | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $325,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome | U | $320,000 | paid | Strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation on Agroecology through integrated tools to enable transformative change | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy St Paul, MN | B | $300,000 | paid | For strategy leadership to transform the energy sector, decarbonize building, maximize implementation of new laws, and achieve equitable outcomes at the Public Utilities Commission | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | To decarbonize the power, transportation, and building sectors in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, to realize an equitable clean energy future; guided by principles of democratic organizing and racial justice | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Clean Grid Alliance St Paul, MN | C | $300,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to support the Land & Liberty Coalition | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $300,000 | approved, future | To decarbonize the power, transportation, and building sectors in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, to realize an equitable clean energy future; guided by principles of democratic organizing and racial justice | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Our Streets Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | U | $300,000 | approved, future | For general operating support, and for capacity building | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY | B | $300,000 | paid | For the Staryk Family Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Clean Up the River Environment Montevideo, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - to support CURE's continued leadership bringing forward rural voices on Energy, Working Lands, and Democracy issues in Greater Minnesota and neighboring states | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Owmniyomni Okhodayapi Minneapolis, MN | U | $300,000 | paid | To restore St. Anthony Falls as Owamniyomni, conveying control to the Dakota Tribes and initiating transformation of the site into a place of healing, connection, and education that honors Native history and living culture | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Our Streets Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | U | $300,000 | paid | For general operating support, and for capacity building | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy St Paul, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | For strategy leadership to transform the energy sector, decarbonize building, maximize implementation of new laws, and achieve equitable outcomes at the Public Utilities Commission | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Energy and Environment Minneapolis, MN | B | $300,000 | paid | To advance equitable building decarbonization in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Clean Up the River Environment Montevideo, MN | B | $300,000 | paid | For general operating support - to support CURE's continued leadership bringing forward rural voices on Energy, Working Lands, and Democracy issues in Greater Minnesota and neighboring states | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Economic Inclusion St Paul, MN | U | $270,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $267,000 | approved, future | To engage and support Minnesota communities in implementing clean energy projects | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $263,000 | paid | To engage and support Minnesota communities in implementing clean energy projects | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Navigate Minneapolis, MN | U | $250,000 | paid | To develop and implement a scalable paid leadership development program for BIPOC immigrant/refugee essential workers in the meatpacking and agricultural sectors | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Partnership Project Inc Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | To help climate advocates improve their public engagement work | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Voice St Paul, MN | C | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Voices for Racial Justice Minneapolis, MN | C | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Living Cities Inc the National Community Development Initiative Washington, DC | C | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to support the Center of Excellence for Equitable and Resilient Wealth Building | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Project for Pride in Living Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to support housing cooperative research | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Seward Redesign Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fresh Energy St Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | To support the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition's efforts to develop and implement equitable strategies to achieve zero emissions from the Midwestern building sector by 2050 | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Aeon Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | To support operational and organizational development | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Housing Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support to create statewide change to build power and public will to advance equitable and sustainable housing solutions, through advocacy, research, and community capacity building | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | City of Lakes Community Land Trust Minneapolis, MN | U | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northern Community Radio Grand Rapids, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | To build capacity for the Northern Community News Initiative | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | City of Lakes Community Land Trust Minneapolis, MN | U | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Itasca Economic Development Corporation Grand Rapids, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hmong American Partnership St Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | To support the Economic Prosperity program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Latino Economic Development Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to build LEDC's operational and lending capacity to provide business development and equitable lending services for Minnesota's Latino-owned and BIPOC-owned businesses grow and build community wealth | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Housing Justice Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - HJC focuses on strengthening tenant protections, expanding affordable housing opportunities, and improving the housing system so that all Minnesotans can access stable and dignified housing in their communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support, and to support housing cooperative research | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Housing Justice Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support - HJC focuses on strengthening tenant protections, expanding affordable housing opportunities, and improving the housing system so that all Minnesotans can access stable and dignified housing in their communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native Governance Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to support the Native nation rebuilding movement in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Aeon Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | To support operational and organizational development | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Navigate Minneapolis, MN | U | $250,000 | approved, future | To develop and implement a scalable paid leadership development program for BIPOC immigrant/refugee essential workers in the meatpacking and agricultural sectors | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Voices for Racial Justice Minneapolis, MN | C | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northcountry Cooperative Foundation St Paul, MN | U | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support, and for equity capital for NCF's loan fund, and to build organizational capacity to access and absorb state resources to better meet demand | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia-United Renters for Justice Minneapolis, MN | C | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia is a community organization that focuses on empowering low-income, BIPOC, and immigrant tenants through community organizing for affordable, safe, stable, and dignified housing in Minneapolis. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia-United Renters for Justice Minneapolis, MN | C | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support - Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia is a community organization that focuses on empowering low-income, BIPOC, and immigrant tenants through community organizing for affordable, safe, stable, and dignified housing in Minneapolis. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Project for Pride in Living Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hourcar Saint Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native Governance Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support to support the Native nation rebuilding movement in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Latino Economic Development Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support to build LEDC's operational and lending capacity to provide business development and equitable lending services for Minnesota's Latino-owned and BIPOC-owned businesses grow and build community wealth | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Conservation Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Housing Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to create statewide change to build power and public will to advance equitable and sustainable housing solutions, through advocacy, research, and community capacity building | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Seward Redesign Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Conservation Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Akiing Community Development Corporation Ponsford, MN | C | $250,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to build regional capacity to scale and prototype hemp housing and expand the indigenous hemp building supply chain | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ndn Collective Rapid City, SD | B | $250,000 | paid | To support the build out of an NDN Collective hub and programming in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | U | $248,000 | paid | To support core capacity for a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Alliance of Artists Communities Providence, RI | B | $244,000 | paid | For a residency consortium fellowship program for McKnight Artist Fellows | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Region Five Development Commission Staples, MN | U | $240,000 | approved, future | For matching dollars for a US Department of Energy-funded project to deliver energy efficiency, health, and safety upgrades to the Cass Lake-Bena School District in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Clean Energy Economy Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $237,500 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Clean Energy Economy Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $237,500 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Commonbond Communities St Paul, MN | B | $225,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - CommonBond Communities' mission is to address racial and economic disparities in communities through the development and management of affordable housing. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | One Roof Community Housing Duluth, MN | B | $225,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y la Accion Latina Copal Education Minneapolis, MN | B | $225,000 | approved, future | To support the Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers research project and to support voter education efforts | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ndn Collective Rapid City, SD | B | $225,000 | paid | To support the build out of an NDN Collective hub and programming in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Renew Wisconsin Inc Madison, WI | B | $225,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y la Accion Latina Copal Education Minneapolis, MN | B | $225,000 | paid | To support the Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers research project and to support voter education efforts | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Commonbond Communities St Paul, MN | B | $225,000 | paid | For general operating support - CommonBond Communities' mission is to address racial and economic disparities in communities through the development and management of affordable housing. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | American Composers Forum St Paul, MN | C | $210,000 | approved, future | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers and for a visiting composer artists residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | American Composers Forum St Paul, MN | C | $208,000 | approved, future | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers and for a visiting composer artists residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | American Composers Forum St Paul, MN | C | $207,000 | paid | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers and for a visiting composer artists residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Loft Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $207,000 | paid | For McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer literary artists and writers in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Cowles Center Minneapolis, MN | C | $204,000 | paid | For McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | U | $201,000 | paid | Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Home Line Bloomington, MN | B | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hope Community Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support - Hope Community works to address structural racism, gentrification, and community well-being through affordable housing, economic mobility, and policy change. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Urban Homeworks Inc Minneapolis, MN | U | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Regenerative Agriculture Alliance Northfield, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support - Regenerative Agriculture Alliance advances a farmer-driven regenerative agriculture model to restore ecological balance and put wealth, ownership, and control in the hands of farmers and food chain workers. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Taikoarts Midwest Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support and for capital support to secure a permanent location | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Elevate Energy Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | approved, future | To support equitable building electrification in the Midwest and to provide comprehensive technical assistance to Justice40 Accelerator cohort organizations | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative St Paul, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support - Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative works to advance and provide equitable housing and champion transformative solutions to ensure all people have a home. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native American Community Development Institute Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Native American Community Development Institute's work facilitates systems change through integrated pathways of community engagement, community organizing, community development, and Indigenous arts and culture. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund Columbus, OH | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support - The Fund convenes a high-capacity group of donors concerned with maintaining a healthy democracy and advancing shared progressive priorities including an equitable clean energy transition. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support - The National Center for Family Philanthropy has supported families in advancing equitable and effective philanthropy, which it defines as a collective commitment to meaningful social change. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Global Greengrants Fund Boulder, CO | C | $200,000 | paid | Strengthening Climate-resilient Food Systems at the Territorial Level While Shifting Food System Policies | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Action for the Climate Emergency Charlestown, MA | U | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | To support an effective response to anti-ESG rhetoric by the business and investor communities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | To build capacity for climate education and mobilization plans in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Isaiah Saint Paul, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | To support a pro-democracy future in Minnesota through strategic communications, building engagement infrastructure, and developing new democracy leaders | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | West Side Citizens Organization Saint Paul, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Corporation for Supportive Housing New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | To fund the partnership of CSH and Hearth Connection to continue a project that unlocks and leverages Medicaid for housing | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Coalition of Asian American Leaders St Paul, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sahan Journal St Paul, MN | C | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and to support expansion of Sahan Journal's climate beat, especially at the intersections of climate and racial justice | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Regenerative Agriculture Alliance Northfield, MN | B | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Regenerative Agriculture Alliance advances a farmer-driven regenerative agriculture model to restore ecological balance and put wealth, ownership, and control in the hands of farmers and food chain workers. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Saint Paul, MN | C | $200,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Climate Generation Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative St Paul, MN | B | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative works to advance and provide equitable housing and champion transformative solutions to ensure all people have a home. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Evergreen Collaborative Seattle, WA | U | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support - Evergreen Collaborative works to advance an ambitious climate action agenda, combining policy development capacity with strategic communications to inform audiences. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Clean Wisconsin Inc Madison, WI | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mn350 Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Chisholm Legacy Project Inc Burtonsville, MD | C | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Initiative Foundation Little Falls, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | To support the Initiators Fellowship and the Nonprofit Academy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Forth Mobility Fund Portland, OR | U | $200,000 | paid | To build capacity, deepen relationships between equity focused and traditional organizations, and advance equitable electric mobility | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Home Line Bloomington, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Elevate Energy Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | To support equitable building electrification in the Midwest and to provide comprehensive technical assistance to Justice40 Accelerator cohort organizations | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Inclusive Prosperity Capital Inc Hartford, CT | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Penumbra Theatre Company Inc St Paul, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support - Penumbra Theatre's next two seasons will foster the racial healing of individuals and community through a unique integration of powerful artistic programs, customizable equity tools, and holistic wellness services. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native American Community Development Institute Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support - Native American Community Development Institute's work facilitates systems change through integrated pathways of community engagement, community organizing, community development, and Indigenous arts and culture. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Saint Paul, MN | C | $200,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Inclusive Prosperity Capital Inc Hartford, CT | B | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Urban Homeworks Inc Minneapolis, MN | U | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sahan Journal St Paul, MN | C | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support and to support expansion of Sahan Journal's climate beat, especially at the intersections of climate and racial justice | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | West Central Initiative Fergus Falls, MN | C | $200,000 | paid | To strengthen civic participation in rural democratic process through organized outreach, training, and conversation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hope Community Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Hope Community works to address structural racism, gentrification, and community well-being through affordable housing, economic mobility, and policy change. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mn350 Minneapolis, MN | B | $200,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Filmnorth St Paul, MN | B | $199,000 | approved, future | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for media artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Filmnorth St Paul, MN | B | $198,000 | paid | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for media artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Filmnorth St Paul, MN | B | $196,000 | paid | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for media artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | U | $195,000 | approved, future | Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Cowles Center Minneapolis, MN | C | $191,000 | paid | For McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund Saint Paul, MN | B | $190,000 | paid | To support environmental justice organizing work and program development | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Macphail Center for Music Minneapolis, MN | B | $183,000 | approved, future | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for musicians | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Macphail Center for Music Minneapolis, MN | B | $182,000 | approved, future | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for musicians | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Macphail Center for Music Minneapolis, MN | B | $181,000 | paid | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for musicians | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Economic Development Association Minneapolis, MN | B | $180,000 | approved, future | To build capacity for the Access To Capital 2025 Initiative | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New York Mills Arts Retreat New York Mills, MN | B | $180,000 | paid | For general operating support and for capital support - New York Mills is a regional artist service organization in Minnesota's Lakes Region that is focused on community-embedded arts practices. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY | C | $177,500 | approved, future | To advance economic development in priority coal-affected communities in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY | C | $177,500 | paid | To advance economic development in priority coal-affected communities in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Global Philanthropy Partnership Chicago, IL | C | $175,000 | approved, future | To support local- and community-driven clean transportation solutions in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Evhybridnoire Inc Smyrna, GA | B | $175,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Global Philanthropy Partnership Chicago, IL | C | $175,000 | paid | To support local- and community-driven clean transportation solutions in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Idems International Community Interest Company Reading | U | $175,000 | paid | Methods support for agroecological research in West Africa | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $175,000 | paid | To support community news and information publications and one-time executive transition funding | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Evhybridnoire Inc Smyrna, GA | B | $175,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Development Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $175,000 | approved, future | For general operational support - NDC empowers entrepreneurs and community partners to transform low-income neighborhoods from within by providing access to capital, business knowledge and resources, and ongoing small business support services | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Idems International Community Interest Company Reading | U | $175,000 | approved, future | Methods support for agroecological research in West Africa | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Development Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $175,000 | paid | For general operational support - NDC empowers entrepreneurs and community partners to transform low-income neighborhoods from within by providing access to capital, business knowledge and resources, and ongoing small business support services | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | U | $173,000 | approved, future | Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northern Clay Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $170,000 | approved, future | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northern Clay Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $169,000 | paid | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Hyderabad | U | $169,000 | paid | Networking4Seed II: Strengthening seed systems through farmer-research networks in a context of agroecological transition in West Africa | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Amherst H Wilder Foundation Saint Paul, MN | B | $167,500 | paid | To expand equitable outcomes and create opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and people of color leaders by sustaining and expanding a strong network of civic and public policy leadership programs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northern Clay Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $167,000 | paid | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Universite Dan Dicko Dankoulodo de Maradi Maradi | U | $167,000 | paid | Sahel-IPM_II: Agroecological management of the main insect pests of cereal-legume and vegetable cropping systems in the SAHEL | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Pivot Fund Atlanta, GA | B | $165,000 | paid | To conduct a media landscape analysis for Minnesota in order to determine the availability of trusted, culturally competent news sources for underrepresented communities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Playwrights' Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | C | $161,000 | approved, future | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for playwrights and a visiting playwrights residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Playwrights' Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | C | $160,000 | paid | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for playwrights and a visiting playwrights residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Growth Philanthropy Network Inc New York, NY | B | $160,000 | paid | To support the Systems Forum program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome | U | $160,000 | approved, future | Strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation on Agroecology through integrated tools to enable transformative change | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador Quito | U | $158,000 | paid | Building pesticide-free territories for sustainable food systems in the Ecuadorian Sierra | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Playwrights' Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | C | $158,000 | paid | For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for playwrights and a visiting playwrights residency program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Playwrights' Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | C | $157,000 | paid | For a fellowship program to support Minnesota-based theater artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Latin American Council of Social Sciences Buenos Aires Capital Federal | U | $156,000 | paid | To expand and strengthen the achievements, recovering learnings and experiences, and to consolidate the community of knowledge and practice | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $155,000 | paid | To support Greater MSP's efforts to identify and connect federal resources to regional economic and equitable development goals, and to support Greater MSP/Itasca's event "Building Momentum: Housing Innovation and Progress in our Region" | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | U | $154,000 | paid | To support core capacity for a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rondo Community Land Trust Saint Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY | B | $150,000 | approved, future | To provide capacity building, technical assistance, and increase access to capital for more economic inclusion and housing, helping the region meet local challenges | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Greenwich Chatham Maritime | U | $150,000 | paid | Farmer research networks for ecological pest and disease management | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Nextstage Bloomington, MN | C | $150,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - NextStage's mission is to support entrepreneurs at every stage. They are experts in helping entrepreneurs refine their business plans, start new enterprises, and thrive in competitive and changing business landscapes. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Centro de Trabajadores Unidos En la Lucha Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Congregations Caring for Creation Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Conservation Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | To positively change the culture of Minnesota by channeling Minnesotans love of our natural places into increased trust in one another, connection across difference, and greater stewardship of our lakes, rivers, forests, fields, and backyards | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pollen Midwest Minneapolis, MN | U | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul Minnesota St Paul, MN | U | $150,000 | paid | To explore relocating the YWCA's headquarters to build a new state-of-the-art and clean-energy facility on the Saint Paul College campus | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Restaurant Opportunities Centers United New York City, NY | U | $150,000 | approved, future | To build ROC-MN's capacity to organize and advocate for high quality work and a just and dignified food-service industry in the Twin Cities Metro | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Land Stewardship Project Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | To steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hmong American Farmers Association West Saint Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Jobs Foundation St Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | To build capacity to scale Tech Dump's Program of Choice | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | To accelerate energy justice in the Twin Cities and Midwest with movement-building education and organizing, and finding adaptive approaches to make energy markets more accessible | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment Through Research St Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | To research Latine women entreprenuership within the informal economy and bring resources to bear to increase success | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | West Side Citizens Organization Saint Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Building Decarbonization Coalition Petaluma, CA | U | $150,000 | paid | To build capacity in support of Thermal Energy Networks | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Majority Action Silver Spring, MD | B | $150,000 | paid | To drive the fundamental transformation of corporate behavior through investor-led accountability campaigns at climate-critical companies necessary to decarbonize the U.S. energy system | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support - This organization, also known as Greater MSP, works to advance racial equity and accelerate the growth of quality jobs in the 15-county metro area | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Greenwich Chatham Maritime | U | $150,000 | paid | Farmer research networks for ecological pest and disease management | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Propel supports Minnesota's nonprofit sector by providing technical assistance, capital deployment, leadership support and development, and strategic services. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | To cultivate the purpose, prosperity, and power of all young people in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lake Street Council Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Isaiah Saint Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | To support a pro-democracy future in Minnesota through strategic communications, building engagement infrastructure, and developing new democracy leaders | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | To accelerate energy justice in the Twin Cities and Midwest with movement-building education and organizing, and finding adaptive approaches to make energy markets more accessible | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul Minnesota St Paul, MN | U | $150,000 | approved, future | To explore relocating the YWCA's headquarters to build a new state-of-the-art and clean-energy facility on the Saint Paul College campus | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | First Peoples Fund Rapid City, SD | C | $150,000 | paid | To grow and strengthen the Indigenous Arts Ecology in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Restaurant Opportunities Centers United New York City, NY | U | $150,000 | paid | To build ROC-MN's capacity to organize and advocate for high quality work and a just and dignified food-service industry in the Twin Cities Metro | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Earth Energy and Democracy Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Windward Fund Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | To build capacity for grassroots, frontline, and base-building organizations and leaders in communities of color and low-income communities to support their self-determined priorities in building electrification efforts | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Land Stewardship Project Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | To steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native Sun Community Power Development Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | All Square Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Propel supports Minnesota's nonprofit sector by providing technical assistance, capital deployment, leadership support and development, and strategic services. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hired Minneapolis, MN | U | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to advance critical workforce development efforts through the Minnesota Employment Services Consortium | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown Johnstown, PA | B | $150,000 | approved, future | To support participatory regranting by groups working in Ohio on critical climate and climate-related issues | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Funders Group San Francisco, CA | C | $150,000 | paid | To support the capacity building of Midwest rural-based organizations working at the intersection of climate, agriculture, economic justice, and racial equity | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | African Development Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | City of St Paul Saint Paul, MN | U | $150,000 | paid | To create a new Climate Action Coordinator position in the City's Office of Financial Services, to build capacity for the City of Saint Paul to accelerate its equitable climate action work | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | African Development Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Farmers Union Foundation St Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | To empower family farmers to lead on climate action, developing and building support for farmer-informed solutions that position agriculture to play a greater role in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Conservation Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | To positively change the culture of Minnesota by channeling Minnesotans love of our natural places into increased trust in one another, connection across difference, and greater stewardship of our lakes, rivers, forests, fields, and backyards | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tending the Soil Mn Minneapolis Mn, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support - Tending the Soil seeks to fundamentally shift the center of public decision-making power towards working-class BIPOC communities by strengthening the infrastructure for BIPOC-led community organizing in Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Nextstage Bloomington, MN | C | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support - NextStage's mission is to support entrepreneurs at every stage. They are experts in helping entrepreneurs refine their business plans, start new enterprises, and thrive in competitive and changing business landscapes. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Home Ownership Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to build the capacity of down payment assistance players across the state | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | World Resources Institute Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | To synthesize opportunities for the Midwest to lead on equitable and impactful climate mitigation in the agricultural sector | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lake Street Council Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For the Pillsbury Creative Commons campus capital development project | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network Bainbridge, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | To support agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub II | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support - Propel supports Minnesota's nonprofit sector by providing technical assistance, capital deployment, leadership support and development, and strategic services. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $150,000 | paid | For project support for the Rural-Urban Bridging Initiative (RUBI) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut de Recherche Pour Le Developpement Bondy Cedex | U | $150,000 | approved, future | Agroecological valorization of organic waste (AgrOW) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | To provide capacity building, technical assistance, and increase access to capital for more economic inclusion and housing, helping the region meet local challenges | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Forth Mobility Fund Portland, OR | U | $150,000 | paid | To provide technical assistance to Midwest states, cities, and organizations in capturing and implementing federal funding for equitable transportation electrification programs in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | To cultivate the purpose, prosperity, and power of all young people in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tending the Soil Mn Minneapolis Mn, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Tending the Soil seeks to fundamentally shift the center of public decision-making power towards working-class BIPOC communities by strengthening the infrastructure for BIPOC-led community organizing in Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc New York, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Greenwich Chatham Maritime | U | $150,000 | approved, future | Farmer research networks for ecological pest and disease management | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Majority Action Silver Spring, MD | B | $150,000 | approved, future | To drive the fundamental transformation of corporate behavior through investor-led accountability campaigns at climate-critical companies necessary to decarbonize the U.S. energy system | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Home Ownership Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $150,000 | approved, future | For general operating support, and to build the capacity of down payment assistance players across the state | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Agriculture Improvement Support Services Homabay | U | $149,000 | paid | Embedding Option by Context interactions through improved participation and farmer leadership within the western Kenyan NGOs's Farmer Research Network | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador Quito | U | $140,000 | approved, future | Building pesticide-free territories for sustainable food systems in the Ecuadorian Sierra | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Wageningen University Wageningen | U | $136,000 | paid | Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut de Recherches En Sciences Appliquees Et Technologies Ouagadougou | U | $135,000 | approved, future | Child nutrition III: Scaling nutritional innovations for sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems transformation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $135,000 | paid | For general operating support, and for professional development support for new leadership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador Quito | U | $130,000 | approved, future | Building pesticide-free territories for sustainable food systems in the Ecuadorian Sierra | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Huge Improv Theater Minneapolis, MN | U | $130,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to partially fund the purchase and build-out of a new facility | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | B | $130,000 | approved, future | To support energy system transformation in Iowa and the creation of a data tool to support optimal siting of clean energy projects on working lands | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador Quito | U | $130,000 | approved, future | Building pesticide-free territories for sustainable food systems in the Ecuadorian Sierra | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Shona Group Limited Kampala | U | $130,000 | paid | AE Revolving Loan Fund and AE Community of Practice - SHONA AE Innovation Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | B | $130,000 | paid | To support energy system transformation in Iowa and the creation of a data tool to support optimal siting of clean energy projects on working lands | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut de Recherches En Sciences Appliquees Et Technologies Ouagadougou | U | $129,000 | approved, future | Child nutrition III: Scaling nutritional innovations for sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems transformation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Park City Community Foundation Park City, UT | B | $128,220 | paid | For family-directed giving | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | C | $128,220 | paid | For family-directed giving | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Innovia Foundation Spokane, WA | B | $128,220 | paid | For family-directed giving | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $128,000 | paid | For McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career and established community-engaged artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | C | $127,000 | approved, future | To support community engagement and technical assistance around a standardized energy equity framework | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Textile Center of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $126,000 | paid | For McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer fiber artists in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Center for Book Arts Minneapolis, MN | B | $126,000 | paid | For McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career book artists in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Land Institute Salina, KS | B | $125,000 | approved, future | For farmer-participatory evaluation and development of perennial sorghum cropping systems to enhance food security and ecosystem resilience in the Drylands of Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Energy and Environment Minneapolis, MN | B | $125,000 | approved, future | To advance equitable building decarbonization in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund Saint Paul, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | To support census and survey awareness and education programs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Youth Collective Education Fund St Paul, MN | C | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc St Paul, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | To provide analysis and education on legislation affecting immigrants by leveraging both ILCM's legal expertise, partnerships, and collaborations within the immigrant-service ecosystem | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Connectup Institute St Paul, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | African Career Education and Resources Brooklyn Park, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support - ACER promotes racial and economic equity, empowering African Diaspora and BIPOC communities, and addressing disparities in housing, health, civic engagement, and community development. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund Saint Paul, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | African Career Education and Resources Brooklyn Park, MN | B | $125,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - ACER promotes racial and economic equity, empowering African Diaspora and BIPOC communities, and addressing disparities in housing, health, civic engagement, and community development. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $125,000 | approved, future | To support community news and information publications and one-time executive transition funding | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Seattle Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $125,000 | approved, future | To support the continued seeding of the field of equitable evaluation in the US philanthropic ecosystem as it transitions from emerging to sustaining and maintaining | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Rural Policy and Development Mankato, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support and one-time business plan development support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Land Institute Salina, KS | B | $125,000 | paid | For farmer-participatory evaluation and development of perennial sorghum cropping systems to enhance food security and ecosystem resilience in the Drylands of Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Mississippi River St Paul, MN | C | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tu Dance St Paul, MN | C | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support and for capital support - TU Dance draws from diverse dance expressions to connect communities with transformational possibilities that bring to life our shared humanity. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Voterunlead Hartsdale, NY | C | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support - Vote Run Lead is a nonpartisan organization that trains women to run for office and win, so far reaching over 55,000 women across America. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Citizens League St Paul, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | To make Minnesota policymaking more inclusive and accessible, enhancing the civic capacity of community most impacted to lead in public policymaking | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | North House Folk School Grand Marais, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support and capital support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Indigenous Roots Saint Paul, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | For a fellowship program for Culture Bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Highpoint Center for Printmaking Minneapolis, MN | B | $125,000 | paid | For a fellowship program for printmakers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | City of Bloomington Bloomington, MN | U | $125,000 | paid | For predevelopment work including a feasibility demand and viability assessment for a new City-led Small Business Development Center that would support and uplift small business activity to be located in a repurposed fire station | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $125,000 | approved, future | To support census and survey awareness and education programs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Voterunlead Hartsdale, NY | C | $125,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Vote Run Lead is a nonpartisan organization that trains women to run for office and win, so far reaching over 55,000 women across America. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Seattle Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $125,000 | paid | To support the continued seeding of the field of equitable evaluation in the US philanthropic ecosystem as it transitions from emerging to sustaining and maintaining | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Emerge Community Development Minneapolis, MN | C | $125,000 | paid | For general operating support; and to engage in a financial assessment | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Land Institute Salina, KS | B | $125,000 | approved, future | For farmer-participatory evaluation and development of perennial sorghum cropping systems to enhance food security and ecosystem resilience in the Drylands of Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Rural Affairs Lyons, NE | B | $125,000 | paid | To engage diverse rural communities in Iowa and Minnesota on climate change | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center Tainan | U | $122,000 | approved, future | For AV4Resilience: African vegetables for enhanced functional diversity and resilience of production systems in Burkina Faso through women and youth empowerment | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Minneapolis, MN | C | $120,550 | paid | For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Umu-Acalise Kampala | U | $120,000 | paid | Inclusive Learning, Co-creation and Sharing of knowledge on Transitioning to Agroecology catalyzed by access to markets | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Twin Cities Public Television Inc St Paul, MN | B | $120,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Lilongwe | U | $120,000 | paid | To support farmer research networks and multi environmental trials for soil health, productivity of maize-legume farming systems and livelihoods | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rondo Community Land Trust Saint Paul, MN | B | $120,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Forestry Resources Research Institute (naforri) Kampala | U | $120,000 | paid | Strengthening co-developed agro ecological options for sustainable and resilient agri-food systems in selected landscapes of eastern Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Cirad Paris | U | $119,000 | paid | Feeding the soil and feeding the cow to feed the people: co-designing agro-sylvo-pastoral systems in sudano-sahelian Burkina Faso | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger Niamey | U | $116,000 | paid | Sustainable integration of trees with crops, livestock and human for improved resilience and ecosystem services in pearl millet-based subsistence farming systems in Niger (CATHI-Gao II) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $115,000 | paid | To support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Des Moines, IA | B | $115,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to support the Our Next Move project | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $115,000 | approved, future | To support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Farm Input Promotions Africa Ltd Nairobi | U | $113,000 | paid | What Works Where and for Whom: Improved systems to undertake Option by Context Studies for Agro-Ecological Intensification through Right-N trials | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency Rochester, MN | B | $112,500 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency Rochester, MN | B | $112,500 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut de Recherches En Sciences Appliquees Et Technologies Ouagadougou | U | $111,000 | paid | Child nutrition III: Scaling nutritional innovations for sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems transformation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grupo Yanapai Concepcion | U | $111,000 | paid | Forage and Fallows Phase IV: Promoting and Refining Options for Sustainable Soil and Landscape Management | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grupo Yanapai Concepcion | U | $110,000 | paid | AGUAPAN II : Promoting Agrobiodiversity in the Central Andes of Peru, Institutional Innovation for In Situ Conservation and Use of Agrobiodiversity | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY | B | $108,860 | paid | For family-directed giving | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Idems International Community Interest Company Reading | U | $108,000 | paid | Kenya AE Hub 3: Supporting FRN priorities through agroecological research, capacity strengthening, and farmer empowerment | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut de L'environnement Et de Recherches Agricoles Ouagadougou | U | $107,000 | paid | Integrating value chain, Farming Research Network and Agroecological intensification approaches on Bambara nut based farming system for food systems transformation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut de Recherches En Sciences Appliquees Et Technologies Ouagadougou | U | $105,000 | approved, future | Child nutrition III: Scaling nutritional innovations for sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems transformation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Lilongwe | U | $100,000 | approved, future | To develop and test a model for facilitating participatory, holistic agroecological landscape management in Northern and Central Malawi | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Montana Community Foundation Inc Helena, MT | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Agape Child Development Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Agape Child Development Center provides culturally relevant services focused on healing individuals, restoring families, empowering people, and strengthening communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grist Magazine Inc Seattle, WA | C | $100,000 | paid | To deploy a partnership model in the Midwest that supports local news in telling the story of climate, justice, and solutions | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | R Street Institute Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | To support work on improving electric utility performance-based rates in Minnesota and bolster electric competition, reduce barriers to distributed energy, and advance grid-enhancing technologies in Minnesota and the broader Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Outfront Minnesota Community Services St Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - OutFront is the most prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in Minnesota, which provides community organizing voter engagement within the LGBTQ+ community statewide. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sabathani Community Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To build capacity for the Community Energy Project | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Creative Minnesota Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Creative MN works to build towards renewal of the Legacy Amendment, using reports and data from the past ten years that show the power and vibrancy of the arts and culture sector in Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Swissaid Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation Quito | U | $100,000 | paid | Supporting agroecology peasant schools in the Andes | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Creative Minnesota Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Creative MN works to build towards renewal of the Legacy Amendment, using reports and data from the past ten years that show the power and vibrancy of the arts and culture sector in Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Lilongwe | U | $100,000 | approved, future | To develop and test a model for facilitating participatory, holistic agroecological landscape management in Northern and Central Malawi | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Capi USA Brooklyn Center, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | To build out CAPI's democratic participation and power building efforts | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rockwood Leadership Institute San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Rockwood provides transformative leadership training to social change and nonprofit leaders. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger Niamey | U | $100,000 | paid | For centering female cultural bearers in the regions of Tera and Falwel in Sahelian Niger who are encouraging the local production of seeds, the cultivation of African food crops, and transforming them into traditional, nutritious food products | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | United Nations Foundation Inc Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | To support regional climate leadership in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Jewish Community Action St Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y la Accion Latina Copal Education Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fundacin Aliados Quito | U | $100,000 | paid | Case study research, Enabling rural farm enterprises to improve local livelihoods and increase ecosystem services; and to enable a farmer research network to validate agroecological options that respond to local context | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Public Functionary Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For capital support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Eclosio Gembloux | U | $100,000 | paid | Support to the scaling up of local agro-ecological food systems from Andean highland territories of the Cordillera Negra (Ancash-Peru) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Family Freedom Center Duluth, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fmw Nonprofit Solutions Minnetonka, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To support increased civic engagement and LGBTQ2IA+ leadership in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Coalition for Green Capital Washington DC, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Coalition for Green Capital works with state and local green banks, community development financial institutions, and other stakeholders to remove financial barriers to the equitable deployment of clean energy. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tides Center San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | To support a scholarship program for the 22nd Century Conference in Minneapolis | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers in the Arts Bronx, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | For Grantmakers in the Arts' annual conference in the Twin Cities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grupo Yanapai Concepcion | U | $100,000 | approved, future | AGUAPAN II : Promoting Agrobiodiversity in the Central Andes of Peru, Institutional Innovation for In Situ Conservation and Use of Agrobiodiversity | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Great Plains Action Society Iowa City, IA | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Great Plains Action Society works to advance indigenous voices and priorities on critical natural resource and climate issues in Iowa, including the management of natural and working lands. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Building Dignity and Respect Standards Council Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Electrification Coalition Foundation Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | To drive at-scale municipal fleet electrification and charging deployment in the Midwest, leveraging federal funding opportunities and ensuring effective implementation of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and the EV-related IRA programs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Renew New England Alliance Providence, RI | U | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Renew New England Alliance is a capacity-building and support organization that works with on-the-ground frontline partners in multi-state regions to create regional agendas. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Creative Minnesota Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Creative MN works to build towards renewal of the Legacy Amendment, using reports and data from the past ten years that show the power and vibrancy of the arts and culture sector in Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Montpelier Foundation Orange, VA | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Montpelier works to tell a complete history of America and has made a public commitment to achieving structural parity in its governance with descendants of people enslaved on the site. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tides Center San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | To address climate change through an environmental justice lens in Minneapolis, and to launch a community-informed policy framework | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Philanthrofund Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Philanthrofund (also known as PFund) exists to invest in thriving, more equitable communities for queer people in the upper Midwest. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Penumbra Theatre Company Inc St Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Penumbra Theatre's next two seasons will foster the racial healing of individuals and community through a unique integration of powerful artistic programs, customizable equity tools, and holistic wellness services. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Crespial Cusco | U | $100,000 | paid | To support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation Detroit Lakes, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | To advance CDFI support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | To support powerful organizations rooted in, and accountable to, multi-racial and multi-class bases within states | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fmw Nonprofit Solutions Minnetonka, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | To support increased civic engagement and LGBTQ2IA+ leadership in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Power Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To sustain a Twin Cities energy justice cohort | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization Nairobi | U | $100,000 | approved, future | Using promising agroecological management practices to facilitate landscape restoration and enhance environmental conservation and sustainable productivity of western Kenya smallholder systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Forestry Resources Research Institute (naforri) Kampala | U | $100,000 | approved, future | Strengthening co-developed agro ecological options for sustainable and resilient agri-food systems in selected landscapes of eastern Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Food and Environment Reporting Network New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | To support FERN's reporting in the Midwest on climate change and agriculture, equity issues in agriculture, and worker issues in the food system | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sokoine University of Agriculture Morogoro | U | $100,000 | paid | Agroecology Hub in Tanzania | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | George Floyd Global Memorial Minneapolis, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - George Floyd Global Memorial exists to conserve stories of resistance to racial injustice and to curate spaces for all people to grieve, pay respect, and be a voice for justice. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Amherst H Wilder Foundation Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To support the Community Equity Program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Lilongwe | U | $100,000 | approved, future | To develop and test a model for facilitating participatory, holistic agroecological landscape management in Northern and Central Malawi | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Food & Water Watch Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | To support a grassroots organizing campaign to increase public support for policies that would reduce agricultural climate emissions and generate opposition to false solutions in Iowa | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association Milwaukee, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association works to build joint infrastructure to support the Midwest Tribal Nations seeking federal funding for clean energy projects. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Public Radio St Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ffwd San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | To help Midwest communities leverage federal funding and equitably transition to clean energy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Council On Foundations Inc Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - The Council on Foundations provide services, programming, and engagement for the philanthropic sector. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Electrification Coalition Foundation Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | approved, future | To drive at-scale municipal fleet electrification and charging deployment in the Midwest, leveraging federal funding opportunities and ensuring effective implementation of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and the EV-related IRA programs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Asociacion Nacional de Productores Ecologicos del Peru Lima | U | $100,000 | paid | Agroecological Youth in Action for Peru | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Penumbra Theatre Company Inc St Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Penumbra Theatre's next two seasons will foster the racial healing of individuals and community through a unique integration of powerful artistic programs, customizable equity tools, and holistic wellness services. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Dubuque, IA | B | $100,000 | paid | To convene, educate and assist local communities in building a clean energy infrastructure and to provide technical assistance to support accessing and managing federal grants | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Renew New England Alliance Providence, RI | U | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Renew New England Alliance is a capacity-building and support organization that works with on-the-ground frontline partners in multi-state regions to create regional agendas. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Global Philanthropy Partnership Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | To support local- and community-driven clean transportation solutions in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support and capacity building support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rondo Community Land Trust Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fortis Capital Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to sustain and grow Fortis Capital's activities increasing access to financial, knowledge, and social capital for BIPOC-owned businesses and businesses in economically challenged areas of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Renewing the Countryside II Hammond, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Columbus, OH | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI | C | $100,000 | paid | To support applied research on air quality and health benefits impacts from Midwest energy and climate policy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To deepen efforts to develop market transformation and commercialization strategies for the cash cover crop "winter camelina drive successful adoption of nutrient management, cover cropping, and longer crop rotations in the Red River Valley | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fuma Gaskiya Maradi | U | $100,000 | approved, future | Womens fields IV: Building on the FUMA-FRN for a farmer-centered agro-ecological transition amidst the challenges of food insecurity and climate change in the Maradi region of Niger | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Envision Communities Inc Ham Lake, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Global Impact Alexandria, VA | D | $100,000 | paid | To support the work of a funders' collaborative to prevent gun violence | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | approved, future | To support powerful organizations rooted in, and accountable to, multi-racial and multi-class bases within states | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization Nairobi | U | $100,000 | approved, future | Using promising agroecological management practices to facilitate landscape restoration and enhance environmental conservation and sustainable productivity of western Kenya smallholder systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association Inc Madison, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | To create a Climate Resilience Program, and develop a roadmap for local climate actions to advance climate-smart farming practices | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mni Sota Fund Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | To support long-term democracy infrastructure and an inclusive democracy that works for everyone | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Soils Food and Healthy Community Organization Ekwendeni | U | $100,000 | paid | Scaling out agroecological pest management and gender equity (SAGE) through farmer-centered approaches | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For the Pillsbury Creative Commons campus capital development project | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Chisholm Legacy Project Inc Burtonsville, MD | C | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Black Appalachian Coalition Ottawa Hills, OH | B | $100,000 | paid | To support the Black Appalachian Coalition | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Art of the Rural works to support non-urban artists, culture-bearers, cultural organizations, and communities in rural places across the country from its home base in Winona, MN. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Iowa Environmental Council Des Moines, IA | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Great Plains Action Society Iowa City, IA | C | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Great Plains Action Society works to advance indigenous voices and priorities on critical natural resource and climate issues in Iowa, including the management of natural and working lands. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation Detroit Lakes, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To advance CDFI support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Anika Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Capi USA Brooklyn Center, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To build out CAPI's democratic participation and power building efforts | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Network for Better Futures Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To accelerate economic mobility and strengthen families | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mission Investors Exchange Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | To develop a Board and Investment Committee Education and Matchmaking Platform to bring diversity and impact investing expertise to foundation boards and investment committees as a catalyst for foundations to deepen their impact investing work | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Rural Affairs Lyons, NE | B | $100,000 | paid | To bolster climate change and sustainable agriculture policy development for federal farm policies | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Conservative Energy Network Lansing, MI | C | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Conservative Energy Network educates opinion leaders and the general public about public policies that promote the transition to a clean energy future. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Active Transportation Alliance Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | For the Illinois Clean and Equitable Transportation Campaign | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Solar United Neighbors Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | approved, future | To implement distributed solar in the rural Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rocky Mountain Institute Boulder, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | To provide technical assistance on transportation and energy decarbonization in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sprout Mn Little Falls, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Sprout MN connects and strengthens the local food system as a regional asset in Central Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mni Sota Fund Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Economic Development Association Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For a landscape assessment project to solidify regional infrastructure partners, secure funders for program and business acquisition, get corporate buyer commitment, and formally launch a concept to transfer business ownership to potential BIPOC owners | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grassroots in Action Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grassroots Power Project Berkeley, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Lilongwe | U | $100,000 | paid | Agroecology hub for scaling out agro-ecological intensification in maize-legume systems in Malawi | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lower Sioux Indian Community Morton, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Lower Sioux Indian Community has a strategic plan, mission, and values grounded and guided by Dakota Culture , traditions, and language and will bring a native perspective to Surge Fund learning. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Climate Group Inc New York, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | To work with Midwestern state and regional governments to deepen commitment to measurable climate goals | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Dream of Wild Health Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Dream of Wild Health is one of the lead organizers of the Indigenous Food Network and is leading the movement to reclaim Indigenous sovereignty through food. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization Nairobi | U | $100,000 | approved, future | Using promising agroecological management practices to facilitate landscape restoration and enhance environmental conservation and sustainable productivity of western Kenya smallholder systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For leadership transition support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnpost Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Active Transportation Alliance Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For the Illinois Clean and Equitable Transportation Campaign | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Creative Minnesota Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Creative MN works to build towards renewal of the Legacy Amendment, using reports and data from the past ten years that show the power and vibrancy of the arts and culture sector in Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Climate Land Leaders Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To help farmland owners implement climate-friendly practices on their lands, advance climate initiatives and narratives | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | To expand and improve farm conservation programs in Midwest states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon, while advocating for greater limits on emissions from large-scale factory farm systems in the Midwest and nationally | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Our Streets Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Our Streets Minneapolis works to put people first by transforming transportation and infrastructure in the Twin Cities and at the state level. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Good Acre Falcon Heights, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Dream of Wild Health Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Dream of Wild Health is one of the lead organizers of the Indigenous Food Network and is leading the movement to reclaim Indigenous sovereignty through food. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | To expand and improve farm conservation programs in Midwest states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon, while advocating for greater limits on emissions from large-scale factory farm systems in the Midwest and nationally | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Healthy Building Network Washington, DC | U | $100,000 | paid | To eliminate environmental racism, health inequities, and climate injustices in Minnesota's housing system by integrating co-created solutions for healthier and circular building products at all stages of their life cycle | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Seiu Education and Support Fund Northampton, MA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | To advance building decarbonization, along with racial and economic justice through expansion of the Green Janitor Program in four major Midwest cities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Youth Collective Education Fund St Paul, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Closeknit Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Creative Minnesota Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Creative MN works to build towards renewal of the Legacy Amendment, using reports and data from the past ten years that show the power and vibrancy of the arts and culture sector in Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown Johnstown, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | To transform Appalachia, Ohio, and the Ohio River Valley region of Appalachia through state and local action | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | To promote electric grid transformation through enhanced equity, access, and inclusion | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Impact Fund Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Region Five Development Commission Staples, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Region Five works in Central Minnesota to address environmental, economic, and equity issues through inclusive community engagement, comprehensive planning, and capital access. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ffwd San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | To help Midwest communities leverage federal funding and equitably transition to clean energy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Community Action Association Resource Fund St Paul, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | To build housing communications and grassroots capacity across the Community Action Agency network, especially in Greater Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Central Minnesota Arts Board Foley, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Central Minnesota Arts Board Foley, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Envision Communities Inc Ham Lake, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fuma Gaskiya Maradi | U | $100,000 | paid | Womens fields IV: Building on the FUMA-FRN for a farmer-centered agro-ecological transition amidst the challenges of food insecurity and climate change in the Maradi region of Niger | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Foster Advocates Saint Paul, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Central Minnesota Arts Board Foley, MN | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grist Magazine Inc Seattle, WA | C | $100,000 | approved, future | To deploy a partnership model in the Midwest that supports local news in telling the story of climate, justice, and solutions | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Racing Magpie Rapid City, SD | B | $100,000 | paid | To support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rondo Community Land Trust Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Rondo Community Land Trust is a community-based affordable housing land trust operating in St. Paul and Suburban Ramsey County. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association Milwaukee, WI | B | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association works to build joint infrastructure to support the Midwest Tribal Nations seeking federal funding for clean energy projects. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Department of Public Transformation Granite Falls, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - DoPT is an artist-led organization that works to develop creative strategies for increased community connection, civic engagement, and equitable participation in rural places in Minnesota and across the country. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Inclusive Prosperity Capital Inc Hartford, CT | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Dream of Wild Health Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Dream of Wild Health runs a 30-acre farm, native fruit orchard, and pollinator meadow and is leading an inter-tribal vision toward Indigenous food sovereignty. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Local Progress Policy Institute Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fuma Gaskiya Maradi | U | $100,000 | approved, future | Womens fields IV: Building on the FUMA-FRN for a farmer-centered agro-ecological transition amidst the challenges of food insecurity and climate change in the Maradi region of Niger | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Conservative Energy Network Lansing, MI | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support - Conservative Energy Network educates opinion leaders and the general public about public policies that promote the transition to a clean energy future. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Inter Tribal Council of Michigan Inc Sault Ste Marie, MI | B | $100,000 | paid | General operating support - The Inter Tribal Council of Michigan is a forum, advocate, and technical assistance provider to member tribes in the State of Michigan. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Solar United Neighbors Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | To implement distributed solar in the rural Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown Johnstown, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | To support work toward an equitable economic transition for the Appalachian region and to work with coalition partners to connect cultural stories into the economic development framework | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fortis Capital Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support to sustain and grow Fortis Capital's activities increasing access to financial, knowledge, and social capital for BIPOC-owned businesses and businesses in economically challenged areas of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Borealis Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | To support the Emerging LGBTQ+ Leaders of Color Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Anika Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | People's Action Institute Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | To support climate organizing through deep canvassing, moving thousands of midwesterners to take action on climate | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | African American Leadership Forum Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Isaiah Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Proinspire Arlington, VA | U | $100,000 | paid | To support Black women leaders who are on the frontlines leading climate and racial justice efforts with cultivating well-being and building community power | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Seiu Education and Support Fund Northampton, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | To advance building decarbonization, along with racial and economic justice through expansion of the Green Janitor Program in four major Midwest cities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rongo University College Rongo | U | $100,000 | paid | Transforming sorghum-based farming systems in eastern and western Kenya through agro-ecological intensification | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Concord, NH | B | $100,000 | paid | To support the recruitment of Midwestern institutions to the Climate Collaborative and to help community foundations across the Midwest develop a federal implementation strategy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Region Five Development Commission Staples, MN | U | $100,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Region Five works in Central Minnesota to address environmental, economic, and equity issues through inclusive community engagement, comprehensive planning, and capital access. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Instituto Apoyo Lima | U | $100,000 | approved, future | To support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Renewing the Countryside II Hammond, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut de Recherche Pour Le Developpement Bondy Cedex | U | $100,000 | paid | Agroecological valorization of organic waste (AgrOW) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Forecast Public Artworks Saint Paul, MN | B | $98,000 | paid | To support a grant program for Minnesota mid-career public artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger Niamey | U | $98,000 | approved, future | Sustainable integration of trees with crops, livestock and human for improved resilience and ecosystem services in pearl millet-based subsistence farming systems in Niger (CATHI-Gao II) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Forecast Public Artworks Saint Paul, MN | B | $98,000 | approved, future | To support a grant program for Minnesota mid-career public artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $96,000 | paid | To create asset building opportunities for low-income Minnesotans, reduce systemic barriers to economic mobility, and advance racial equity | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center Tainan | U | $92,000 | approved, future | For AV4Resilience: African vegetables for enhanced functional diversity and resilience of production systems in Burkina Faso through women and youth empowerment | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Funders Network Inc Coral Gables, FL | B | $91,000 | paid | To support the Mobility and Access Collaborative, and to do a Midwest scan of sustainable and equitable transportation to better understand the landscape of clean transportation strategies and engage more funders | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Duluth, MN | B | $90,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador Quito | U | $90,000 | approved, future | Building pesticide-free territories for sustainable food systems in the Ecuadorian Sierra | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Development Alliance Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $90,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northern Lightsmn St Paul, MN | U | $90,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Development Alliance Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $90,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Amherst H Wilder Foundation Saint Paul, MN | B | $90,000 | paid | To conduct, analyze, report, communicate, and engage policy makers, advocates, funders, program staff, and our communities in the Minnesota Homeless Study and the Tribal/Reservation Homeless Study | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council Inc Rochester, MN | B | $90,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council Inc Rochester, MN | B | $90,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Duluth, MN | B | $90,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Montana Foundation Missoula, MT | B | $90,000 | paid | For water-quality monitoring matching grant challenge at the Flathead Lake Biology Station | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis, MN | B | $90,000 | paid | For general operating support and capital support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council Inc Rochester, MN | B | $90,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Duluth, MN | B | $90,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grupo Yanapai Concepcion | U | $90,000 | approved, future | AGUAPAN II : Promoting Agrobiodiversity in the Central Andes of Peru, Institutional Innovation for In Situ Conservation and Use of Agrobiodiversity | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Marshall, MN | B | $89,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Marshall, MN | B | $89,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Marshall, MN | B | $89,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Urban Sustainability Directors Network Sanford, NC | U | $87,500 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Urban Sustainability Directors Network Sanford, NC | U | $87,500 | paid | To support training for Midwestern cities transitioning from consultative processes toward power-sharing models and co-creating sound climate policies and programs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Urban Sustainability Directors Network Sanford, NC | U | $87,500 | approved, future | To support training for Midwestern cities transitioning from consultative processes toward power-sharing models and co-creating sound climate policies and programs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Urban Sustainability Directors Network Sanford, NC | U | $87,500 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Regeneration International Finland, MN | B | $87,000 | paid | To support the People's Food Summit and Regeneration International's strategic planning | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger Niamey | U | $86,000 | approved, future | Sustainable integration of trees with crops, livestock and human for improved resilience and ecosystem services in pearl millet-based subsistence farming systems in Niger (CATHI-Gao II) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Eldoret Eldoret | U | $86,000 | paid | Community-driven interventions for sustainable food systems and soil water conservation in the Drylands, West Pokot | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association Malienne D'eveil Au Developpement Durable Koutialamali | U | $86,000 | approved, future | for Enhancing Agroecological Intensification and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Mali and Burkina Faso | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center Tainan | U | $86,000 | approved, future | For AV4Resilience: African vegetables for enhanced functional diversity and resilience of production systems in Burkina Faso through women and youth empowerment | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fresh Energy St Paul, MN | B | $85,000 | paid | To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $85,000 | approved, future | To support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $85,000 | approved, future | To support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Amherst H Wilder Foundation Saint Paul, MN | B | $85,000 | paid | To support the Minnesota Compass Project to maintain data profiles and a custom mapping tool for Minneapolis-St. Paul neighborhoods and statewide regions | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association for the Development of Production and Training Activities Bamako | U | $84,000 | paid | Support and strengthen the research networks of producers to improve their resilience to climate change in Burkina Faso and Mali | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Artspace Projects Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $80,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Artspace Projects is a real estate developer that creates, fosters, and preserves affordable live/work space for artists and arts organizations. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Instituto Estudios Ecuatorianos Quito | U | $80,000 | paid | For the importance of public policy for Agroecology in Ecuador | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Theater Mu Inc St Paul, MN | B | $80,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Artspace Projects Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $80,000 | paid | For general operating support - Artspace Projects is a real estate developer that creates, fosters, and preserves affordable live/work space for artists and arts organizations. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement Washington, DC | B | $80,000 | paid | To support phase two of the Civic Language Perceptions Project | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Springboard for the Arts St Paul, MN | B | $80,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $80,000 | paid | To support the Pillsbury House and Theatre | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $80,000 | approved, future | To support the Pillsbury House and Theatre | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Bioversity International Rome | D | $80,000 | approved, future | To provide bridge funding support for agroecology organizations accelerating the transformation of food systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Theater Mu Inc St Paul, MN | B | $80,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Forestry Resources Research Institute (naforri) Kampala | U | $80,000 | approved, future | Strengthening co-developed agro ecological options for sustainable and resilient agri-food systems in selected landscapes of eastern Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Our Streets Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | U | $80,000 | paid | For general operating support, and for capacity building | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Agricultural Research Organization Entebbe | U | $79,000 | paid | Enhancing food and nutritional security using sorghum-legume interventions for improved livelihood among smallholder farmers in Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Lilongwe | U | $77,000 | paid | Strengthening farmer-managed seed systems for improved seed quality and access to preferred varieties in Malawi | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Groundswell International Washington, DC | B | $77,000 | paid | Agroecological Intensification - Phase IV: Co-evaluation and scaling of integrated agroecological production systems adapted to climatic variability in Burkina Faso | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania Morogoro | U | $75,000 | paid | To Support Farmer-Centered Agroecology Research in Tanzania | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Great Northern Winter Festival Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | For The Great Northern's Climate Solutions Series | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Green New Deal Housing Duluth, MN | U | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Creative Enterprise Zone Saint Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | To advance innovative climate and energy transition strategies in Minnesota that achieve carbon reduction goals while building a clean, thriving, and equitable economy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Great Northern Winter Festival Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | For The Great Northern's Climate Solutions Series | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | P'kwi Frn Uganda Kampala | U | $75,000 | paid | FRN-based community phytosanitation initiative for the control of cassava virus diseases in Bukedea district, Eastern Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Evergreen Climate Innovations Chicago, IL | C | $75,000 | approved, future | To communicate the importance of clean energy and clean energy jobs in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Action Network Ann Arbor, MI | C | $75,000 | approved, future | To coordinate decarbonization efforts in one of Ann Arbor's frontline neighborhoods | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Interstate Renewable Energy Council Albany, NY | B | $75,000 | approved, future | To support leadership on interconnection and grid modernization to help Minnesota achieve its clean energy and climate goals | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers Minneapolis, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | To create and maintain affordable housing and commercial space for Northside residents | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Black Appalachian Coalition Ottawa Hills, OH | B | $75,000 | paid | To support the Black Appalachian Coalition | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Markets Foundation New York City, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | To support research, education, and outreach on energy and climate issues in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Womenventure St Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Cowles Center Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support - The Cowles Center fosters the growth and life cycle of Minnesota dance artists and culture bearers at each stage and from different pathways to practice. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown Johnstown, PA | B | $75,000 | paid | To develop local a Community Economic Development Capacity Building Program to support Ohio communities' transition from fossil fuels | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation St Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | To support an ambitious initiative to advance climate mitigation and resiliency in the five national parks that surround Lake Superior | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Environmental and Energy Study Institute Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | To advance science-based solutions for climate change, energy, and environmental challenges, particularly in the Midwest, in order to achieve a sustainable, resilient, and equitable world | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Young Farmers Coalition Hudson, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | For climate organizing work at the national level for food and farm policies, and in key Midwest states | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Interstate Renewable Energy Council Albany, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | To support leadership on interconnection and grid modernization to help Minnesota achieve its clean energy and climate goals | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hamline Midway Coalition St Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | To support commercial real estate investment in the neighborhood | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Housing Justice Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | For due diligence and seed funding to absorb the work of All Parks Alliance for Change | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Public Art St Paul Saint Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support and the City Artist Program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | East Side Freedom Library Saint Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | To increase the capacity of the East Side Housing Justice program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | To educate health professionals, the public, and policymakers about the impacts of climate on health | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Land Stewardship Project Minneapolis, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters Madison, WI | B | $75,000 | paid | To increase collaboration and input in the statewide Climate Fast Forward climate change action plan | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tu Dance St Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and for capital support - TU Dance draws from diverse dance expressions to connect communities with transformational possibilities that bring to life our shared humanity. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Native Theatre Saint Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support and for capital support - New Native Theater creates authentic and transformative plays and events through the lens of the Native American experience. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | To support, build, and scale community wealth building initiatives | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | L'institut D'economie Rurale Bamako | U | $75,000 | approved, future | Dual-Purpose Sorghum and Cowpeas Phase III: Strengthening agroecological systems: Improving smallholder farmers' resilience through combination of sorghum and cowpea grain and fodder | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Access Philanthropy Charities Minneapolis, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | To build upon 2020 civic engagement momentum, expand relationships with elected leaders and decision makers, and organize with partners towards a multi-racial democracy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tu Dance St Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and for capital support - TU Dance draws from diverse dance expressions to connect communities with transformational possibilities that bring to life our shared humanity. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations St Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | To create a statewide diverse news service for members of Minnesota's BIPOC and disability communities to share their own stories, experiences, and perspectives with their communities and all Minnesotans | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | To support, build, and scale community wealth building initiatives | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Green New Deal Housing Duluth, MN | U | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Asian Economic Development Association St Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | To support the Little Mekong Market Cooperative and incubator, which will create up to 50 microbusinesses and anchor wealth building in Little Mekong by helping to transfer an asset to BIPOC business owners | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Regulatory Assistance Project Montpelier, VT | U | $75,000 | paid | To advance clean energy policies in Midwest states by providing technical assistance and leveraging city engagement | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Regulatory Assistance Project Montpelier, VT | U | $75,000 | approved, future | To advance clean energy policies in Midwest states by providing technical assistance and leveraging city engagement | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Awood Center Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Juxtaposition Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | To address climate change through an environmental justice lens in Minneapolis, and to launch a community-informed policy framework | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | First Peoples Fund Rapid City, SD | C | $75,000 | approved, future | To grow and strengthen the Indigenous Arts Ecology in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Cowles Center Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - The Cowles Center fosters the growth and life cycle of Minnesota dance artists and culture bearers at each stage and from different pathways to practice. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Awood Center Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Groundswell International Washington DC, DC | B | $75,000 | approved, future | Agroecological Intensification - Phase IV: Co-evaluation and scaling of integrated agroecological production systems adapted to climatic variability in Burkina Faso | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Markets Foundation New York City, NY | B | $75,000 | approved, future | To support research, education, and outreach on energy and climate issues in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | To educate health professionals, the public, and policymakers about the impacts of climate on health | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Land Stewardship Project Minneapolis, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Clean Energy States Alliance Inc Montpelier, VT | B | $75,000 | paid | To support Midwest states' efforts to implement federal programs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Womenventure St Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | L'institut D'economie Rurale Sikasso | U | $75,000 | paid | Dual-Purpose Sorghum and Cowpeas Phase III: Strengthening agroecological systems: Improving smallholder farmers' resilience through combination of sorghum and cowpea grain and fodder | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Slipstream Group Inc Madison, WI | B | $75,000 | paid | To accelerate vehicle electrification for all Wisconsinites | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sahan Journal St Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support and to support expansion of Sahan Journal's climate beat, especially at the intersections of climate and racial justice | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | To support The White House and the National Endowment for the Arts' Summit on Integrating Arts and Culture in Civic Infrastructure for Healthy, Equitable Communities, and follow-up communications work in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | First Peoples Fund Rapid City, SD | C | $75,000 | paid | To grow and strengthen the Indigenous Arts Ecology in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | L'institut D'economie Rurale Bamako | U | $75,000 | approved, future | Dual-Purpose Sorghum and Cowpeas Phase III: Strengthening agroecological systems: Improving smallholder farmers' resilience through combination of sorghum and cowpea grain and fodder | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Council On American-Islamic Relations Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters Madison, WI | B | $75,000 | approved, future | To increase collaboration and input in the statewide Climate Fast Forward climate change action plan | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Effective Philanthropy Cambridge, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | To support the Nonprofit Voice Panel to gather perspectives from nonprofit leaders across the country about funding, funders, and nonprofit needs | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Union of Concerned Scientists Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | To provide technical assistance to clean fuels policy design in Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois, and to advance equitable transportation electrification in Minnesota and the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Imaan Research Niamey | U | $75,000 | paid | To support the development of evidence-based solutions for agroecological transition in smallholder farmers' contexts at territory level in Niger | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Evergreen Climate Innovations Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | To communicate the importance of clean energy and clean energy jobs in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sahan Journal St Paul, MN | C | $75,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and to support expansion of Sahan Journal's climate beat, especially at the intersections of climate and racial justice | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation St Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | approved, future | To support an ambitious initiative to advance climate mitigation and resiliency in the five national parks that surround Lake Superior | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Action Network Ann Arbor, MI | C | $75,000 | paid | To coordinate decarbonization efforts in one of Ann Arbor's frontline neighborhoods | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association Malienne D'eveil Au Developpement Durable Koutialamali | U | $74,000 | approved, future | for Enhancing Agroecological Intensification and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Mali and Burkina Faso | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Groundswell International Washington DC, DC | B | $73,000 | approved, future | Agroecological Intensification - Phase IV: Co-evaluation and scaling of integrated agroecological production systems adapted to climatic variability in Burkina Faso | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | C | $73,000 | paid | To support community engagement and technical assistance around a standardized energy equity framework | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pangea World Theater Minneapolis, MN | B | $70,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Pangea World Theater is an artist-led, multi-disciplinary theater that creates work that embodies decolonizing practices of solidarity, sustainability, and equity. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | L'institut D'economie Rurale Sikasso | U | $70,000 | paid | For Strengthening the Contributions of Fonio to Agroecological Production and Nutritious Food Systems in West Africa | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Asociacion Nacional de Productores Ecologicos del Peru Lima | U | $70,000 | paid | Agroecological Youth in Action for Peru | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Dakota Wicohan Morton, MN | B | $70,000 | paid | For general operating support - Dakota Wicohan preserves and rejuvenates traditional Dakota culture, concentrating on language. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Forecast Public Artworks Saint Paul, MN | B | $70,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Exodus Financial Services Saint Paul, MN | B | $70,000 | paid | For general operating support to develop, test, and spread equitable small-dollar consumer lending model through a network of statewide nonprofits reaching financially extracted and excluded Minnesotans | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tiwahe Foundation St Paul, MN | C | $70,000 | paid | To scale the capacity of the Oyate Leadership Network, a network of collaborative, intergenerational Indigenous leadership grounded in the collective knowledge, talents, and wisdom of American Indians living in Minnesota, and for general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northwest Minnesota Arts Council Warren, MN | B | $70,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Latinolead St Paul, MN | U | $70,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Inc Waseca, MN | B | $70,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northwest Minnesota Arts Council Warren, MN | B | $70,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Inc Waseca, MN | B | $70,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Forecast Public Artworks Saint Paul, MN | B | $70,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Inc Waseca, MN | B | $70,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mixed Blood Theatre Company Minneapolis, MN | B | $70,000 | paid | For general operating and leadership transition support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Engagement On Shelter and Housing Minneapolis, MN | C | $70,000 | paid | To support efforts to end homelessness on Reservations throughout Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northwest Minnesota Arts Council Warren, MN | B | $70,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pangea World Theater Minneapolis, MN | B | $70,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Pangea World Theater is an artist-led, multi-disciplinary theater that creates work that embodies decolonizing practices of solidarity, sustainability, and equity. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Cirad Paris | U | $69,000 | paid | CowpeaSquare 2: Co-designing and scaling-up of cropping systems through the integration of decentralized varietal selection and agroecological crop management options | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Million Artist Movement Saint Paul, MN | U | $66,000 | paid | For program work with artists as facilitators, culture bearers, and cultural practitioners who use art as an agent to coalesce people, amplify historically silenced narratives, and use the collective power to create a more healthy, just world | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association Malienne D'eveil Au Developpement Durable Koutialamali | U | $65,000 | approved, future | for Enhancing Agroecological Intensification and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Mali and Burkina Faso | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Inc St Paul, MN | B | $65,000 | paid | To support the Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards in 2023 | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Poverty and Health Integrated Solutions Kisumu | U | $64,000 | paid | Building the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance Systems Health in Africa's Lake Victoria Basin | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | West Side Citizens Organization Saint Paul, MN | B | $63,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | U | $63,000 | paid | To build the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance Systems Health in Africa's Lake Victoria Basin | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lake Region Arts Council Fergus Falls, MN | B | $60,000 | paid | For re-granting programs that support individual artists and cultural bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | International Potato Center Lima | D | $60,000 | approved, future | Andean Insights and Narrative: Agrobiodiversity and Seed systems to empower Agroecology (Insights) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Engage Winona Winona, MN | B | $60,000 | paid | To multiply impact on systems and build community and citizen power through homegrown cultural features that build relationships and shift mental models, and for general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lake Region Arts Council Fergus Falls, MN | B | $60,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs that support individual artists and cultural bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Region 2 Arts Council Bemidji, MN | B | $60,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Region 2 Arts Council Bemidji, MN | B | $60,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ragamala Dance Minneapolis, MN | B | $60,000 | paid | For capacity building support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Center for Book Arts Minneapolis, MN | B | $60,000 | approved, future | For general operating support of an organization celebrating and preserving the traditional art of bookmaking, alongside explorations of contemporary papermaking, bookbinding, printing, typography, and graphic design | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | International Potato Center Lima | D | $60,000 | approved, future | Andean Insights and Narrative: Agrobiodiversity and Seed systems to empower Agroecology (Insights) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Greater Minnesota Worker Center Saint Cloud, MN | B | $60,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Milkweed Editions Inc Minneapolis, MN | C | $60,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Center for Book Arts Minneapolis, MN | B | $60,000 | paid | For general operating support of an organization celebrating and preserving the traditional art of bookmaking, alongside explorations of contemporary papermaking, bookbinding, printing, typography, and graphic design | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $60,000 | paid | To support a comprehensive and robust community engagement process with residents and stakeholders for the reconstruction of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South Minneapolis, where George Floyd was murdered | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Region 2 Arts Council Bemidji, MN | B | $60,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fundacion Ekorural Quito | U | $60,000 | paid | Alternative Networks of Production and Consumption: Facilitating rural-urban encounters to strengthen Local Healthy Food Systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lake Region Arts Council Fergus Falls, MN | B | $60,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs that support individual artists and cultural bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Southwest Initiative Foundation Hutchinson, MN | B | $59,000 | paid | To create long-lasting, vibrant and healthy communities by working to develop emerging leaders and create long-term systems change for equity | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Greenwich Chatham Maritime | U | $58,000 | paid | Optimising the use of bioinoculants, their role in crop production and crop protection with a focus on sorghum-legume cropping systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pueblos de Lucha Y Esperanza Minneapolis, MN | B | $55,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Housing Link Minneapolis, MN | C | $55,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Housing Link Minneapolis, MN | C | $55,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $55,000 | paid | For general operating support and capital support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Regeneration International Finland, MN | B | $53,000 | approved, future | To support the People's Food Summit and Regeneration International's strategic planning | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns Kampala | U | $52,000 | paid | Promoting farmer based research for improved productivity of cereals in eastern Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Little Spokane River Valley Colbert, WA | C | $50,000 | paid | To support the Trail Midway to Colbert | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY | B | $50,000 | paid | For the Staryk Family Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Recharge America Mill Valley, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | To support Recharge Minnesota to work with rural leaders and communities to support transportation electrification | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support - Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance works to build restorative and values-based economies, investing in practices that focus on social, environmental, cultural, and economic goals for the Native peoples of MniSota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mukherjee Dipankar Minneapolis, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | For the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Midwest Academy Inc Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | To sponsor Midwest Academy's 50th Anniversary event in May 2023 | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Vote Solar Oakland, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | To drive clean energy progress through partnership, regulatory intervention, and legislative strategy in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | 100 Rural Women Marcell, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | George Floyd Global Memorial Minneapolis, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support - George Floyd Global Memorial exists to conserve stories of resistance to racial injustice and to curate spaces for all people to grieve, pay respect, and be a voice for justice. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Partnership in Property Commercial Land Trust Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support to preserve and develop long-term affordable commercial spaces through community driven ownership of land | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Lilongwe | U | $50,000 | paid | For Applying participatory decision-making processes to support smallholder farmers actions for nutrition-sensitive and sustainable local agri-food systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Jungle Theatre Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY | B | $50,000 | paid | For the Staryk Family Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | East Side Neighborhood Development Company Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ceres Inc Boston, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | To mobilize Ceres' company and investor partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur an equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support - Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum is the only institution in North America devoted to preserving, celebrating, and advancing Somali culture and art. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Park Square Theatre Company St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | To expand a research engagement platform with Minnesota's municipal and cooperative utilities to advance clean energy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | East Central Regional Arts Council Hinckley, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ewart Douglas Minneapolis, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | For the 2022 Distinguished Artist Award | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mizna St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support - Mizna is a contemporary Arab and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) film, literature, and art organization. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota State College Student Association West Saint Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | To support the Ask Every Student Program, which is about building a democracy in which all students are equipped to participate in and activating that participation | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native American Community Development Institute Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Native American Community Development Institute's work facilitates systems change through integrated pathways of community engagement, community organizing, community development, and Indigenous arts and culture. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Economic Inclusion St Paul, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | To develop and launch a family sustaining wage campaign in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | American Indian Community Housing Organization Duluth, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - American Indian Community Housing Organization addresses social conditions for Native Americans in Duluth, while laying the path for long-term stability that rebuilds Indigenous communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | To center and invest in the leadership and solutions of Black, Indigenous/American Indian, young women of color working as leaders at the forefront of climate justice and equity in their communities through the Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Agricultural Research Organization Entebbe | U | $50,000 | paid | Up-scaling improved post harvest interventions through FRN for improved household food, nutrition and income security in eastern Uganda | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Nonprofit Infomation Networking Association Boston, MA | D | $50,000 | paid | To support NPQ's economic justice program and related curriculum development work, which advances understanding among nonprofits and social movement activists about what economic justice requires and how to achieve it | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota - State of St Paul, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | To create a Minnesota action plan for scaling up the adoption of soil health management practices that mitigate the impacts of climate change and increase landscape resiliency | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY | B | $50,000 | paid | For the Coleman Family Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support - Art of the Rural works to support non-urban artists, culture-bearers, cultural organizations, and communities in rural places across the country from its home base in Winona, MN. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Earth Charter Indiana Indianapolis, IN | C | $50,000 | paid | To support grant writing for federal funding opportunities and the implementation of clean energy projects | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Taikoarts Midwest Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and for capital support to secure a permanent location | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The New York Community Trust New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | For the Ragin Family Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown Johnstown, PA | B | $50,000 | paid | To support participatory regranting by groups working in Ohio on critical climate and climate-related issues | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Popular Democracy Brooklyn, NY | D | $50,000 | approved, future | To support a project of the Center for Popular Democracy: The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice, an online journal and forum for organizing strategy and practice among community, labor, electoral, movement, and digital organizers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native Americans in Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | To support Midwest Tribal Energy Equity Summit and technical assistance support to Midwest Tribal Nations | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | East Central Regional Arts Council Hinckley, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Plymouth Christian Youth Center American Lutheran Church Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | To support artists and arts programs at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Atlas Public Policy Washington, DC | U | $50,000 | paid | To provide capacity building support in the continued development and execution of the Buildings Hub data analysis platform | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Tiny News Collective Inc Philadelphia, PA | B | $50,000 | paid | To support Shades of Purple: Dialogue across difference launch in greater Minnesota, including bridging events with moderated conversation on important, difficult topics and a follow-up podcast featuring moderate voices and civil engagement | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rosy Simas Danse Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and capital support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre Minneapolis, MN | C | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and capacity building support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum is the only institution in North America devoted to preserving, celebrating, and advancing Somali culture and art. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Jungle Theatre Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Outfront Minnesota Community Services St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Food Group Minnesota New Hope, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | To support development of farmers of color as leaders and stewards of our land | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership St Cloud, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Community Change Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | To support the Small Town Summit | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ayada Leads Minneapolis, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Department of Public Transformation Granite Falls, MN | U | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - DoPT is an artist-led organization that works to develop creative strategies for increased community connection, civic engagement, and equitable participation in rural places in Minnesota and across the country. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Council On American-Islamic Relations Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | To support work directly with mosques to access federal funding, such as the Nonprofit Security Grant and other national grants, to enhance safety and security measures | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Teton Raptor Center Wilson, WY | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Department of Public Transformation Granite Falls, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support - DoPT is an artist-led organization that works to develop creative strategies for increased community connection, civic engagement, and equitable participation in rural places in Minnesota and across the country. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support - Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance works to build restorative and values-based economies, investing in practices that focus on social, environmental, cultural, and economic goals for the Native peoples of MniSota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Katha Dance Theatre Crystal, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support, and for capital support for the buildout of a replacement studio for company rehearsals and KDT's School of Dance | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Prg Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Borealis Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | To support the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund by joining as a learning partner | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institute for Market Transformation Inc Washington DC, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | To deploy the Building Performance Partnership model for federal funding technical assistance to Minneapolis and St. Paul for applications that will support their equitable decarbonization goals | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | In Progress Saint Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | To provide professional development opportunities for early career artists in the form of mentorship, group training, public sharing, and access to tools and space needed by digital art makers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Head and Heart Philanthropy Oakland, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | To sponsor the Gathering on the Vineyard event | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association Ecology Technology and Culture in the Andes Lima | U | $50,000 | paid | Spread Agroecology: Responding to New Challenges | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | To center and invest in the leadership and solutions of Black, Indigenous/American Indian, young women of color working as leaders at the forefront of climate justice and equity in their communities through the Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mukherjee Dipankar Minneapolis, MN | U | $50,000 | approved, future | For the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | East Metro Strong Saint Paul, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | To organize stakeholders in the east metro to prioritize a clean transportation system | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Santa Barbara, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | To continue to support funder education and engagement on policy development to reduce emissions from working lands and to advance carbon sequestration strategies | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Textile Center of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Textile Center of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Popular Democracy Brooklyn, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | To support a project of the Center for Popular Democracy: The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice, an online journal and forum for organizing strategy and practice among community, labor, electoral, movement, and digital organizers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For ongoing support of Latino artists and community arts initiatives | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institut de Recherche Pour Le Developpement Bondy Cedex | U | $50,000 | approved, future | Agroecological valorization of organic waste (AgrOW) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Art of the Rural works to support non-urban artists, culture-bearers, cultural organizations, and communities in rural places across the country from its home base in Winona, MN. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Cedar Cultural Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Partnership in Property Commercial Land Trust Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support to preserve and develop long-term affordable commercial spaces through community driven ownership of land | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | In Progress Saint Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | To provide professional development opportunities for early career artists in the form of mentorship, group training, public sharing, and access to tools and space needed by digital art makers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Park Square Theatre Company St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mixed Blood Theatre Company Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating and leadership transition support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native American Community Development Institute Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support - Native American Community Development Institute's work facilitates systems change through integrated pathways of community engagement, community organizing, community development, and Indigenous arts and culture. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Community Change Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | To support the Small Town Summit | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Cedar Cultural Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | East Side Neighborhood Development Company Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Plymouth Christian Youth Center American Lutheran Church Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | To support artists and arts programs at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mizna St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Mizna is a contemporary Arab and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) film, literature, and art organization. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | East Central Regional Arts Council Hinckley, MN | B | $50,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Public Functionary Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Santa Barbara, CA | B | $50,000 | approved, future | To continue to support funder education and engagement on policy development to reduce emissions from working lands and to advance carbon sequestration strategies | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Windward Fund Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | To support climate-smart and inclusive agricultural policy outcomes and Midwest organizing | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY | B | $48,540 | paid | To support the operations of LISC Twin Cities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Five Wings Arts Council Staples, MN | B | $46,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Five Wings Arts Council Staples, MN | B | $46,000 | approved, future | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Five Wings Arts Council Staples, MN | B | $46,000 | paid | For re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | United States Artists Inc Chicago, IL | U | $45,000 | paid | For planning a 2024 convening of United States Artists, McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation artist fellows | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Duluth Playhouse Inc Duluth, MN | B | $45,000 | paid | For general operating support of a year-round main stage season, children's theatre series, second stage season, and an education program for youth and adults | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ten Thousand Things St Paul, MN | U | $45,000 | paid | For general operating support for an organization that brings professional theater to people with little access to the arts (correctional facilities, nursing homes, chemical dependency faculties, and libraries, as well as traditional settings) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Duluth Playhouse Inc Duluth, MN | B | $45,000 | approved, future | For general operating support of a year-round main stage season, children's theatre series, second stage season, and an education program for youth and adults | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lanesboro Arts Center Lanesboro, MN | B | $45,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | L'institut D'economie Rurale Bamako | U | $45,000 | approved, future | For Strengthening the Contributions of Fonio to Agroecological Production and Nutritious Food Systems in West Africa | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Million Artist Movement Saint Paul, MN | U | $45,000 | paid | For program work with artists as facilitators, culture bearers, and cultural practitioners who use art as an agent to coalesce people, amplify historically silenced narratives, and use the collective power to create a more healthy, just world | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Singers Minnesota Choral Artists St Paul, MN | B | $45,000 | paid | For general operating support and to support 20th Anniversary activities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ten Thousand Things St Paul, MN | U | $45,000 | approved, future | For general operating support for an organization that brings professional theater to people with little access to the arts (correctional facilities, nursing homes, chemical dependency faculties, and libraries, as well as traditional settings) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Minneapolis, MN | B | $45,000 | paid | For exploring global policy options for an agroecological transition | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | L'institut D'economie Rurale Bamako | U | $45,000 | approved, future | For Strengthening the Contributions of Fonio to Agroecological Production and Nutritious Food Systems in West Africa | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $45,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota Inc Staples, MN | C | $45,000 | paid | To educate, empower, and strengthen the Forum through a statewide project to help transform the Regional Arts Council's individually and as a system to be more equitable and work to decrease historic inequities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lanesboro Arts Center Lanesboro, MN | B | $45,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fundacion Agrecol Andes Cochabamba | U | $43,000 | paid | Promoting agroecological consumption in Cochabamba, Bolivia | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Yale University New Haven, CT | U | $42,000 | paid | To support institutional diversity and the Environmental Fellows Program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Duluth Art Institute Association Duluth, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The History Theatre Inc St Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grand Marais Arts Inc Grand Marais, MN | B | $40,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Nautilus Music Theater St Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support - Nautilus Music Theater provides opportunities for the artistic growth of music-theater artists as well as the creation of new American music-theater. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Teatro del Pueblo Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Teatro del Pueblo is dedicated to supporting the work of Latinx playwrights, actors, and directors who demonstrate commitment to the field. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Fundacion Para El Desarrollo Agrario Lima | U | $40,000 | paid | Rural schools and smallholder agriculture in the Andes: an alliance for changing time | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Red Eye Collaboration Minneapolis, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | In Black Ink Saint Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support - In Black Ink cultivates and provides publishing opportunities to African heritage communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Duluth Art Institute Association Duluth, MN | B | $40,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Franconia Sculpture Park Shafer, MN | B | $40,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Franconia provides artists the space, assistance, and funding to create and exhibit large-scale sculpture in the St. Croix River Valley. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Franconia Sculpture Park Shafer, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support - Franconia provides artists the space, assistance, and funding to create and exhibit large-scale sculpture in the St. Croix River Valley. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arena Dances Minneapolis, MN | C | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support and capacity building support - Arena is an artist-led professional dance company that creates and performs original modern dance pieces. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The History Theatre Inc St Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ragamala Dance Minneapolis, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Umu-Acalise Kampala | U | $40,000 | approved, future | Inclusive Learning, Co-creation and Sharing of knowledge on Transitioning to Agroecology catalyzed by access to markets | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Nautilus Music Theater St Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Nautilus Music Theater provides opportunities for the artistic growth of music-theater artists as well as the creation of new American music-theater. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Teatro del Pueblo Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Teatro del Pueblo is dedicated to supporting the work of Latinx playwrights, actors, and directors who demonstrate commitment to the field. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | International Potato Center Lima | D | $40,000 | approved, future | Andean Insights and Narrative: Agrobiodiversity and Seed systems to empower Agroecology (Insights) | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | To deepen efforts to develop market transformation and commercialization strategies for the cash cover crop "winter camelina drive successful adoption of nutrient management, cover cropping, and longer crop rotations in the Red River Valley | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grand Marais Arts Inc Grand Marais, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arcata Press Saint Paul, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Youthprise Minneapolis, MN | C | $39,580 | paid | For one-time strategic capital | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sead Project Minneapolis, MN | C | $37,500 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Dakota Wicohan Morton, MN | B | $35,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Dakota Wicohan preserves and rejuvenates traditional Dakota culture, concentrating on language. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Film Society of Minneapolis St Paul Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | To support MN-MADE, developing and showcasing working film artists from across the state of Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $35,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Art of the Rural works to support non-urban artists, culture-bearers, cultural organizations, and communities in rural places across the country from its home base in Winona, MN. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | For general operating support - Art of the Rural works to support non-urban artists, culture-bearers, cultural organizations, and communities in rural places across the country from its home base in Winona, MN. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Dakota Wicohan Morton, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | For general operating support - Dakota Wicohan preserves and rejuvenates traditional Dakota culture, concentrating on language. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Theatre Latte-Da Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Council On Foundations Inc Washington, DC | B | $35,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Public Functionary Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | approved, future | To fund the second phase pilot of an equity framework project between artists and cultural institutions in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Public Functionary Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | To fund the second phase pilot of an equity framework project between artists and cultural institutions in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Open Eye Theatre Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | For general operating support - Open Eye Figure Theater is a puppetry and object theater organization that includes a 90-seat theater, artist studios, gardens, and an open arena for artistic experimentation. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Frank Theatre Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Frank Theatre is a professional theatre company committed to producing 2-3 unique works a year that stretch the skills of their artists while challenging the audience with social, political, and cultural concerns. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Clean Energy Economy Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | To accelerate equitable clean energy and climate solutions in the Midwest | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Black Label Movement Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | For general operating support and for leadership development support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Frank Theatre Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | For general operating support - Frank Theatre is a professional theatre company committed to producing 2-3 unique works a year that stretch the skills of their artists while challenging the audience with social, political, and cultural concerns. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Jugaad Leadership Program St Cloud, MN | C | $35,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Open Eye Theatre Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Open Eye Figure Theater is a puppetry and object theater organization that includes a 90-seat theater, artist studios, gardens, and an open arena for artistic experimentation. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London | U | $34,000 | paid | For Applying participatory decision-making processes to support smallholder farmers' actions for nutrition-sensitive and sustainable local agri-food systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Environmental Grantmakers Association New York, NY | B | $32,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Business Council for Sustainable Energy Washington, DC | B | $32,000 | paid | To support educational outreach to decision makers and stakeholders on the energy transition in the U.S and Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesotans Military Appreciation Fund Minneapolis, MN | B | $32,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Business Council for Sustainable Energy Washington, DC | B | $32,000 | approved, future | To support educational outreach to decision makers and stakeholders on the energy transition in the U.S and Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | U | $31,000 | paid | Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Katha Dance Theatre Crystal, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support, and for capital support for the buildout of a replacement studio for company rehearsals and KDT's School of Dance | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Huge Improv Theater Minneapolis, MN | U | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support, and to partially fund the purchase and build-out of a new facility | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $30,000 | paid | For project support for the Carlson Consulting Enterprise | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Fringe Festival Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Funders Network Inc Coral Gables, FL | B | $30,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DC | B | $30,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Brownbody Vadnais Heights, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul Neighborhood Network Saint Paul, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | To support the Doc U program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Highpoint Center for Printmaking Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support for an organization that advances the art of printmaking by providing educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop St Paul, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mission Valley Ice Arena Association Polson, MT | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Centro Tyrone Guzman Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | To expand the work of the Jovenes Latinas al Poder program that raises awareness of anti-blackness in the Latine community, including community elders, and promoting a new narrative of Black Latines | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Red Wing, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support - The Anderson Center serves as a valued regional cultural resource that provides a nurturing setting for the creative process for artists in all media. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Soo Visual Arts Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop St Paul, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Fringe Festival Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Threads Dance Project Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Threads seeks to be a national organization that betters humanity through dance, education, and outreach. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Plains Art Museum Fargo, ND | C | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support of a community-facing, artist-activated, art-looking-meets-art-making museum and art center | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Red Wing, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - The Anderson Center serves as a valued regional cultural resource that provides a nurturing setting for the creative process for artists in all media. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New York Mills Arts Retreat New York Mills, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and for capital support - New York Mills is a regional artist service organization in Minnesota's Lakes Region that is focused on community-embedded arts practices. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Plug in America Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | To expand access to electric vehicles and clean transportation through education and advocacy | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Plains Art Museum Fargo, ND | C | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support of a community-facing, artist-activated, art-looking-meets-art-making museum and art center | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Soo Visual Arts Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Highpoint Center for Printmaking Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support for an organization that advances the art of printmaking by providing educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Threads Dance Project Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support - Threads seeks to be a national organization that betters humanity through dance, education, and outreach. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $30,000 | paid | For program and regranting support for CURA Community Programs to nourish an ecosystem for reparative policy change through data, research, organizing and leadership development, and democratizing complex information through art | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | For general operating support for an organization that provides support structures of training and education, specialty equipment, and a sales gallery to glass artists working in glass blowing, casting, fusing, neon bending, and coldworking | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | For general operating support for an organization that provides support structures of training and education, specialty equipment, and a sales gallery to glass artists working in glass blowing, casting, fusing, neon bending, and coldworking | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Zeitgeist Saint Paul, MN | C | $27,500 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Zeitgeist Saint Paul, MN | C | $27,500 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | St Patrick Hospital Foundation Missoula, MT | C | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ndn Collective Rapid City, SD | B | $25,000 | paid | To support the build out of an NDN Collective hub and programming in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Funders Group San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | American Indian Community Housing Organization Duluth, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support - American Indian Community Housing Organization addresses social conditions for Native Americans in Duluth, while laying the path for long-term stability that rebuilds Indigenous communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Commonweal Theatre Company Lanesboro, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support, and to support housing cooperative research | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Universit de Montral Montreal | U | $25,000 | paid | Co-design workshop for the project "Food Systems Innovation to Nurture Equity and Resilience Globally (Food-SINERGY)" | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Moving Company Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support of an organization that develops original theater pieces with a group of local artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Montana Foundation Missoula, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | For lake water quality monitoring at the Flathead Lake Biology Station | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lower Sioux Indian Community Morton, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | To support cultural programming at the Intergenerational Cultural Incubator at Lower Sioux | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Kulture Klub Collaborative Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support - Kulture Klub Collaborative provides a safe consistent space for youth experiencing homelessness to freely enjoy access to the arts. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Saint Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts advances the professional and artistic practice of Minnesota artists with disabilities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Yellow Tree Theatre Osseo, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Yellow Tree Theatre is a culturally diverse, artist-led, professional nonprofit theatre located in Osseo, MN. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Kulture Klub Collaborative Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Kulture Klub Collaborative provides a safe consistent space for youth experiencing homelessness to freely enjoy access to the arts. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rain Taxi Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support - Rain Taxi seeks to support the literary community of artists and literary culture bearers through publicly validating their work via reviews, readings, and compensation. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | To fund a collaborative effort of some leading local news and civic information organizations in the Twin Cities to expand their outreach to local advertising agencies | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | American Indian Community Housing Organization Duluth, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - American Indian Community Housing Organization addresses social conditions for Native Americans in Duluth, while laying the path for long-term stability that rebuilds Indigenous communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Commonweal Theatre Company Lanesboro, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Rain Taxi Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Rain Taxi seeks to support the literary community of artists and literary culture bearers through publicly validating their work via reviews, readings, and compensation. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | American Indian Community Housing Organization Duluth, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support - American Indian Community Housing Organization addresses social conditions for Native Americans in Duluth, while laying the path for long-term stability that rebuilds Indigenous communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Native Theatre Saint Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and for capital support - New Native Theater creates authentic and transformative plays and events through the lens of the Native American experience. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Youth With a Mission of Montana a Corporation Lakeside, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Wildflower Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | To support a classroom observation tools development project, and for general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Arab American Theater Works Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Bloomington Theatre and Art Center DBA Artistry Bloomington, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association Minim Song Panga Kaya | U | $25,000 | paid | To support ownership by farmers of the association AMSP-BURKINA of the FRN approach for agroecological transition and the transformations of their food systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation Ronan, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Yellow Tree Theatre Osseo, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support - Yellow Tree Theatre is a culturally diverse, artist-led, professional nonprofit theatre located in Osseo, MN. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Duluth-Superior Symphony Association Duluth, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Great Northern Winter Festival Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | For The Great Northern's Climate Solutions Series | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Farview Athletics Council Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | For Jamal Guy's basketball programming and work with young people | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Lower Sioux Indian Community Morton, MN | U | $25,000 | approved, future | To support cultural programming at the Intergenerational Cultural Incubator at Lower Sioux | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Hmong Arts & Talent St Paul, MN | C | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Center for Hmong Arts and Talent supports Hmong artists by paying artists for various projects, by organizing workshops for artists, and by creating a space for artists to network and support each other. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | White Earth Reservation Tribal Council Ogema, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | For support of the Gizhiigin Arts Incubator | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Hmong Arts & Talent St Paul, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support - Center for Hmong Arts and Talent supports Hmong artists by paying artists for various projects, by organizing workshops for artists, and by creating a space for artists to network and support each other. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Saint Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support - Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts advances the professional and artistic practice of Minnesota artists with disabilities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Macrostie Art Center Grand Rapids, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Arab American Theater Works Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association Minim Song Panga Kaya | U | $25,000 | approved, future | To support ownership by farmers of the association AMSP-BURKINA of the FRN approach for agroecological transition and the transformations of their food systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | To support key community wealth building initiatives in North Minneapolis | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | World Press Institute St Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | American Indian Community Housing Organization Duluth, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support - American Indian Community Housing Organization addresses social conditions for Native Americans in Duluth, while laying the path for long-term stability that rebuilds Indigenous communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Moving Company Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support of an organization that develops original theater pieces with a group of local artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northside Achievement Zone Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | To sponsor the 2023 SOARNORTH Gala | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | North House Folk School Grand Marais, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and capital support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Bloomington Theatre and Art Center DBA Artistry Bloomington, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | V3 Sports Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association Minim Song Panga Kaya | U | $25,000 | approved, future | To support ownership by farmers of the association AMSP-BURKINA of the FRN approach for agroecological transition and the transformations of their food systems | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Singers Minnesota Choral Artists St Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and to support 20th Anniversary activities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | To support the Swain Climate Policy Lecture Series | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Alliance Publishing Trust London | U | $22,000 | paid | Alliance magazine EDI audit | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Child Bridge Big Fork, MT | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ztp Minneapolis, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | African Economic Development Solutions St Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | To plan and pilot programming and build new facility for increased artistic opportunities for African immigrant and next generation artists so they can catalyze the leadership, power, and creativity of artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northfield Arts Guild Northfield, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Northfield Arts Guild is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary arts center that strives to be a catalyst for the arts in the community. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Northfield Arts Guild Northfield, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support - Northfield Arts Guild is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary arts center that strives to be a catalyst for the arts in the community. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Soomaal House of Art Minneapolis, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For support for programs for working artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Black Label Movement Minneapolis, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and for leadership development support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Manidoo Ogitigaan Bemidji, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | More Than a Single Story Saint Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support - More Than a Single Story is building a movement of BIPOC writers whose voices have long been ignored in the mainstream as they work toward bold and positive change. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ballet Co-Laboratory Saint Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Theatre B Moorhead, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support - Theatre B is a small artist-led theater in Moorhead, MN that has created an artistic home for established and emerging artists, while offering opportunities for audiences to engage with stimulating topics. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | More Than a Single Story Saint Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - More Than a Single Story is building a movement of BIPOC writers whose voices have long been ignored in the mainstream as they work toward bold and positive change. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Wonderlust Productions Saint Paul, MN | C | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Bemidji Community Arts Council Inc Bemidji, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | To support the Miikanan Gallery, a native-focused gallery space inside Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, MN | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ely Folk School Ely, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support - The Ely Folk School builds community, provides learning experiences and celebrates the wilderness, heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of the people in rural, northern Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Theatre B Moorhead, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Theatre B is a small artist-led theater in Moorhead, MN that has created an artistic home for established and emerging artists, while offering opportunities for audiences to engage with stimulating topics. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | George Floyd Global Memorial Minneapolis, MN | U | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support - George Floyd Global Memorial exists to conserve stories of resistance to racial injustice and to curate spaces for all people to grieve, pay respect, and be a voice for justice. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | New Dawn Theatre Company St Paul, MN | C | $20,000 | paid | For program support of New Dawn's 2023 productions | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Bemidji Community Arts Council Inc Bemidji, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | To support the Miikanan Gallery, a native-focused gallery space inside Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, MN | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hutchinson Center for the Arts Hutchinson, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arena Dances Minneapolis, MN | C | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and capacity building support - Arena is an artist-led professional dance company that creates and performs original modern dance pieces. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Exposed Brick Theatre St Paul, MN | C | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grand Center for Arts & Culture Inc New Ulm, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Ely Folk School Ely, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - The Ely Folk School builds community, provides learning experiences and celebrates the wilderness, heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of the people in rural, northern Minnesota. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Kaddatz Galleries Fergus Falls, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support - Kaddatz Galleries fosters visual arts education and appreciation and maintains a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of founder Charles Beck. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | African Economic Development Solutions St Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | To plan and pilot programming and build new facility for increased artistic opportunities for African immigrant and next generation artists so they can catalyze the leadership, power, and creativity of artists and culture bearers | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Justice Research Center Roseville, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support and capital support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Full Circle Theater Company St Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Craft Institute Lexington, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | For a travel exchange pilot program for Minnesota artists | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Kaddatz Galleries Fergus Falls, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - Kaddatz Galleries fosters visual arts education and appreciation and maintains a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of founder Charles Beck. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arts Center of Saint Peter St Peter Mn, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery Minneapolis, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arts Center of Saint Peter St Peter Mn, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | In Black Ink Saint Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | approved, future | For general operating support - In Black Ink cultivates and provides publishing opportunities to African heritage communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Crow River Players Inc New London, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | In Black Ink Saint Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support - In Black Ink cultivates and provides publishing opportunities to African heritage communities. | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Music Coalition Saint Paul, MN | C | $20,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY | B | $18,670 | paid | To increase the availability of and access to quality affordable housing throughout the state of Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Universit Joseph Ki-Zerbo Ouagadougou | U | $18,000 | approved, future | Funding training grant for the Agrinovia Master | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Project Prep Olympic Development Program Inc Bloomington, MN | B | $18,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Washington, DC | B | $16,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hennepin Theatre Trust Minneapolis, MN | C | $15,000 | paid | To support the We Are Still Here program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Yellow Tree Theatre Osseo, MN | B | $15,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc New York, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hennepin Theatre Trust Minneapolis, MN | C | $15,000 | paid | To support the We Are Still Here program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers in the Arts Bronx, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul Neighborhood Network Saint Paul, MN | B | $15,000 | paid | To support the Doc U program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Greater Minnesota Housing Fund St Paul, MN | C | $15,000 | paid | To build a regional approach to housing systems transformation rooted in prevention strategies by co-creating three regional accountability tables of stakeholders in Greater Minnesota, led by those with lived experience with housing instability | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Native Americans in Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul Neighborhood Network Saint Paul, MN | B | $15,000 | approved, future | To support the Doc U program | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $15,000 | paid | To support an event created to promote meaningful change in our community through connection | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Compas Inc St Paul, MN | B | $15,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Candid New York, NY | B | $12,000 | paid | For 2023 Guidestar membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity San Francisco, CA | B | $11,200 | paid | For 2023 membership in the Biodiversity Funders Group | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Santa Barbara, CA | B | $11,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | The Legal Revolution Minneapolis, MN | C | $10,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hiddo Soor International Organization Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | To support working artists to practice their artistic craft and be cultural bearers for the local Somali-American community in Minnesota | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Humanities Center St Paul, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | To sponsor the 2023 Juneteenth celebration | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Media Impact Funders Philadelphia, PA | C | $10,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Greater Polson Community Foundation Polson, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hispanics in Philanthropy Oakland, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Hennepin Health Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Region Nine Development Commission Mankato, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | For capacity building as necessary to pursue federal climate opportunities | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Center for Effective Philanthropy Cambridge, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Association of Black Foundation Executives New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Oakland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Peak Grantmaking Inc Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Art Is My Weapon Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Idems International Community Interest Company Reading | U | $10,000 | paid | Kenya AE Hub 3: Supporting FRN priorities through agroecological research, capacity strengthening, and farmer empowerment | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | A Mother's Love Initiative Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | To support programming promoting safe streets in North Minneapolis | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | We Are All Criminals St Paul, MN | C | $8,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mission Investors Exchange Inc New York, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Mission Investors Exchange Inc New York, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Pitzer College Claremont, CA | U | $7,000 | paid | To support the Pitzer Fund | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Edge Funders Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Techsoup Global San Francisco, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | For 2023 membership in NGOsource | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Technology Association of Grantmakers Inc Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | For 2023 membership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | V3 Sports Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | For capital campaign support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Penumbra Theatre Company Inc St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul Minnesota St Paul, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | For general operating support or capital support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Montessori Training Center of Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | In recognition of Nick Tedesco's participation in the McKnight Foundation's May 2023 board meeting | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Black Collective Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | For general operating support in honor of Ms. Chanda Smith Baker's visionary leadership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Walker West Music Academy St Paul, MN | C | $5,000 | paid | For capital campaign support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Historical Society St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | To support the Patrick Coleman Acquisitions Endowment Chair | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Arts Partnership St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | For the All-4-One campaign | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Perpich Center for Arts Education Golden Valley, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | To support the Perpich Arts High School | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Sanctuary Covenant Church Minneapolis Mn Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | To support the Anna Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity Initiatives, in honor of President Fayneese Miller's leadership | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | For general operating support | 202423199349100607 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Home Ownership Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | To support the Minnesota Home Ownership Center's leadership in the GroundBreak Coalition's community engagement efforts | 202423199349100607 |
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