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Grants paid by The Bush Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 41-6017815 · St Paul, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B80
In tax year 2023, The Bush Foundation (EIN 41-6017815) reported 138 grants paid totaling $90,417,980. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nexus Community Partners Saint Paul, MN | C | $50,000,000 | paid | NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS ONE OF TWO STEWARD ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED TO DESIGN AND OPERATE COMMUNITY TRUST FUNDS, SEEDED WITH $100 MILLION BY THE BUSH FOUNDATION TO ADDRESS WEALTH DISPARITIES CAUSED BY HISTORIC RACIAL INJUSTICES IN OUR REGION. NEXUS' OPEN ROAD FUND WILL ADDRESS WEALTH GAPS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES ACROSS MN, ND AND SD AND REDEFINE WEALTH ACCORDING TO VALUES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY, REAFFIRMING THE EXCELLENCE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN BLACK PEOPLE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Northside Economic Opportunity Network Minneapolis, MN | B | $3,200,000 | paid | THE NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON) WILL DEVELOP AND TEST AN INNOVATIVE BLACK FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR THAT SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS AND PROMOTES A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. MODELED AFTER THE HATCHERY IN CHICAGO, NEON'S FACILITY WILL FURTHER INNOVATE THIS MODEL BY INCORPORATING OTHER FUNCTIONS INCLUDING ADDING A RETAIL COMPONENT TO DRIVE NORTHSIDE VISIBILITY AND VITALITY. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Renewable Energy Partners Minneapolis, MN | U | $3,000,000 | approved, future | RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS (REP) AND MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE ACTION (MCA) WILL LAUNCH AND OPERATE AN INNOVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY TRAINING CENTER IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THIS FIRST-OF-ITS KIND CENTER WILL TEST AND SPREAD A PROVEN CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE MODEL AND SCALE A GREEN ECONOMY THROUGH AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF NONPROFIT, PUBLIC SECTOR, AND SOCIAL MISSION PARTNERSHIPS CENTERED ON EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY BENEFITS FOR LOW-INCOME AND BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Renewable Energy Partners Minneapolis, MN | U | $2,250,000 | paid | RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS (REP) AND MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE ACTION (MCA) WILL LAUNCH AND OPERATE AN INNOVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY TRAINING CENTER IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THIS FIRST-OF-ITS KIND CENTER WILL TEST AND SPREAD A PROVEN CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE MODEL AND SCALE A GREEN ECONOMY THROUGH AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF NONPROFIT, PUBLIC SECTOR, AND SOCIAL MISSION PARTNERSHIPS CENTERED ON EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY BENEFITS FOR LOW-INCOME AND BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (sdeec) Black Hawk, SD | C | $2,140,000 | approved, future | THE SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATION EQUITY COALITION WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A NEW MODEL FOR ORGANIZING COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO AMPLIFY INDIGENOUS VOICES AND RAISE UP THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF NATIVE STUDENTS. THIS 5-YEAR PROJECT WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING, NETWORK STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO SUPPORT CHANGE ACROSS JURISDICTIONS AND AT MULTIPLE LEVELS. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THIS WORK IS TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING EDUCATION DISPARITIES AND PROMOTE INDIGENOUS SELF-DETERMINATION BY SUPPORTING LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Bush Fellowship Program Saint Paul, MN | U | $1,765,848 | approved, future | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | St Luke's Hospital of Duluth Duluth, MN | B | $1,700,000 | paid | ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTH WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A NEW MODEL OF A SUBSIDIZED DOULA PROGRAM THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO A HOSPITAL SYSTEM THAT SERVES A RURAL POPULATION. THIS MODEL REMOVES BARRIERS TO DOULA CARE AND BUILDS UP THE DOULA WORKFORCE WHILE TARGETING BIPOC NEEDS. THIS SIX-YEAR PROJECT WILL INCLUDE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND EVALUATION AND LEARNING COMPONENTS. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THIS WORK IS TO ADDRESS RURAL HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND SPREAD A MODEL THAT ELEVATES THE DOULA PROFESSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | South Dakota Community Foundation Pierre, SD | B | $1,600,000 | paid | TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THAT GEOGRAPHY. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Build Wealth Mn Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $1,375,000 | paid | BUILD WEALTH MINNESOTA (BWM) WILL SCALE LOW-BARRIER MORTGAGE LOAN PROGRAMS TO INCREASE BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP BY 15% IN THE TWIN CITIES. THE 9,000 EQUITIES FUND WILL LEVERAGE PHILANTHROPIC AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT TO TRANSFORM MORTGAGE LENDING BY PROVIDING 9,000 LOW-BARRIER MORTGAGE LOANS TO BORROWERS WITH LOW INCOMES. BWM PLANS TO RAISE $100 MILLION IN CAPITAL NEEDED FOR A PERMANENT REVOLVING MORTGAGE LOAN FUND TO ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OVER 10 YEARS. FINANCIAL COACHING AND TRAINING WILL PREPARE A PIPELINE OF HOMEBUYERS TO RECEIVE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE LOANS AND LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE BY BWM WILL GROW EQUITY IN THEIR HOMES AND LEAD TO WEALTH CREATION BY BLACK FAMILIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation Inc Williston, ND | B | $1,200,000 | paid | THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS GRANTMAKING FUND AT THE NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE CREATIVE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH STRENGTHEN ND. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Four Bands Community Fund Inc Eagle Butte, SD | B | $1,200,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE GOOD RELATIVES COLLABORATIVE GRANTEES FOR NATIVE NATIONS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. FOUR BANDS COMMUNITY FUND, A GOOD RELATIVES COLLABORATIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATION, WILL DISTRIBUTE GRANTS TO APPROVED GRANTEES OVER THE SIX YEARS OF THE PROGRAM. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Bush Fellowship Program Saint Paul, MN | U | $1,067,371 | paid | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Indian Land Tenure Foundation Little Canada, MN | B | $1,000,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND NATIVE NATION REBUILDING IN THE REGION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Northside Economic Opportunity Network Minneapolis, MN | B | $1,000,000 | approved, future | THE NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON) WILL DEVELOP AND TEST AN INNOVATIVE BLACK FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR THAT SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS AND PROMOTES A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. MODELED AFTER THE HATCHERY IN CHICAGO, NEON'S FACILITY WILL FURTHER INNOVATE THIS MODEL BY INCORPORATING OTHER FUNCTIONS INCLUDING ADDING A RETAIL COMPONENT TO DRIVE NORTHSIDE VISIBILITY AND VITALITY. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | National Arts Strategies Inc Alexandria, VA | B | $929,200 | paid | CHANGE NETWORK PROGRAM: NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA COHORTS 5, 6, & 7 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Finnovation Institute Minneapolis, MN | C | $861,666 | paid | FINNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COHORTS 4, 5 AND 6 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Four Bands Community Fund Inc Eagle Butte, SD | B | $805,000 | paid | THE BUSH PRIZE CELEBRATES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY NOT ONLY IN WHAT THEY DO BUT IN HOW THEY DO IT. IT PROVIDES CREATIVE CAPITAL TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MAKING GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE 2023 BUSH PRIZE: NATIVE WINNERS ARE DREAM OF WILD HEALTH AND LITTLE EARTH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION; TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY VALUED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING. THREE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, RACING MAGPIE, SPIRIT LAKE YOUTH SPORTS AND PINE RIDGE PARKS, RECREATION AND TRAILS, WERE SELECTED AS BUSH PRIZE FINALISTS AND WILL RECEIVE A $10,000 AWARD. ALL NATIVE WINNERS AND FINALISTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY A COMMUNITY SELECTION PANEL THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY GRANT PARTNER, THE GOOD RELATIVES COLLABORATIVE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Naca-Inspired Schools Network Albuquerque, NM | C | $800,000 | paid | NACA INSPIRED SCHOOLS NETWORK WILL SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES ACROSS THE BUSH FOUNDATION REGION THROUGH THEIR FELLOWS PROGRAM AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT CENTERED IN NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND VALUES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Native American Community Clinic Minneapolis, MN | B | $750,000 | paid | SOUTHSIDE HARM REDUCTION SERVICES (SHRS), A SPONSORED ORGANIZATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC (NACC) WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY HUB. THE COMMUNITY HUB WILL OPEN AS A DROP-IN CENTER PROVIDING A RANGE OF HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR THOSE WHO USE SUBSTANCES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE. THIS HUB WILL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A SPACE THAT COULD TRANSITION INTO AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER IF OR WHEN THE COMMUNITY AND CITY ARE READY. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Shared Capital Cooperative Saint Paul, MN | U | $725,000 | paid | SHARED CAPITAL COOPERATIVE WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A COMMONS-BASED APPROACH TO ACQUIRE AND STEWARD A NETWORK OF FARMS ACROSS MINNESOTA FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING BIPOC FARMERS. THIS APPROACH WOULD ENABLE FARMERS TO ACCESS AFFORDABLE LAND LONG-TERM WHILE ADVANCING SHARED AGRO-ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUPPORTING STRONG COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP. THE DESIGN PROCESS WOULD ESTABLISH THE SOCIAL AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS NEEDED TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL FARM ENTERPRISE WITHIN VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Bush Fellowship Program Saint Paul, MN | U | $722,952 | paid | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | South Dakota Community Foundation Pierre, SD | B | $705,000 | paid | THE BUSH PRIZE CELEBRATES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY NOT ONLY IN WHAT THEY DO BUT IN HOW THEY DO IT. IT PROVIDES CREATIVE CAPITAL TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MAKING GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE 2023 BUSH PRIZE: SOUTH DAKOTA WINNERS ARE BLACK HILLS SPECIAL SERVICE COOP. AND LOST AND FOUND; TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY VALUED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING. TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL & SCHOOL DBA LIFESCAPE AND DAKOTA RESOURCES WERE SELECTED AS BUSH PRIZE FINALISTS AND WILL RECEIVE A $10,000 AWARD. ALL SOUTH DAKOTA WINNERS AND FINALISTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY A COMMUNITY SELECTION PANEL THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY GRANT PARTNER, THE SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | City of Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN | U | $600,000 | paid | COLLEGEBOUND ST. PAUL IS THE FIRST COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM IN THE NATION WHERE EVERY CHILD BORN IN THE CITY IS ELIGIBLE, MOST ARE AUTO-ENROLLED, AND ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVES A $50 SEED DEPOSIT. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES 'BONUSES' FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMPLETING WELL-CHILD CLINIC VISITS AND ATTENDING FINANCIAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING. THROUGH THE PROGRAM INCENTIVE STRUCTURE, THE ACCOUNTS BECOME A MECHANISM THAT CAN BE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT WHOLE FAMILIES THRIVE RELATED TO A RANGE OF ISSUES THROUGH INCREASED ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY AGENCIES AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Black Hills Special Services Cooperative Sturgis, SD | U | $600,000 | paid | TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION IN EDUCATION (TIE), WHICH IS A DIVISION OF BLACK HILLS SPECIAL SERVICES COOPERATIVE, WILL SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES IN SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH THEIR LEARNING PATHWAYS PROGRAM. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | South Central Service Cooperative North Mankato, MN | U | $580,000 | paid | THE SCL COLLECTIVE WILL SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA. THE SCL COLLECTIVE IS MADE-UP OF LONGVIEW EDUCATION, REGIONAL SERVICE COOPERATIVES, AND CORE SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE BEST PRACTICE STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS (NAMELY NEW CENTURY SCHOOL, SPRING GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THRIVE ED/HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND FAIRMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.) THEY WILL COACH AND SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS IN IMPLEMENTING MORE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Education Evolving Minneaoplis, MN | B | $565,000 | approved, future | WE ARE FUNDING EDUCATION EVOLVING TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK IN DESIGNING AND DELIVERING THE ANNUAL EDUCATION CONVENING - STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING FOR EQUITY (SCL4E.) THIS GRANT WILL BE TO IMPLEMENT THE EVENT IN 2023, 2024, AND 2025. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (sdeec) Black Hawk, SD | C | $535,000 | paid | THE SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATION EQUITY COALITION WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A NEW MODEL FOR ORGANIZING COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO AMPLIFY INDIGENOUS VOICES AND RAISE UP THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF NATIVE STUDENTS. THIS 5-YEAR PROJECT WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING, NETWORK STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO SUPPORT CHANGE ACROSS JURISDICTIONS AND AT MULTIPLE LEVELS. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THIS WORK IS TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING EDUCATION DISPARITIES AND PROMOTE INDIGENOUS SELF-DETERMINATION BY SUPPORTING LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Centro de Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha Minneapolis, MN | C | $530,000 | paid | THE TENDING THE SOIL COALITION, A SPONSORED ORGANIZATION OF CENTRO DE TRABAJADORES UNIDOS EN LA LUCHA (CTUL), WILL IMPLEMENT THE RISE UP CONSTRUCTION CAMPAIGN, A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SHIFTING POWER TOWARDS WORKERS TO DECREASE EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICES, INCREASE ACCESS TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, AND CREATE ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS TO UNION MEMBERSHIP IN THE BUILDING TRADES | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Achieve Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | B | $500,000 | paid | ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES WILL SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT THROUGH THEIR ACHIEVEMENT CENTERS AND COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL STAFF. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Makoce Agriculture Development Porcupine, SD | B | $500,000 | paid | MAKOCE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IS DEVELOPING A NEW AND COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR A SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPORT GOOD HEALTH AND CREATE NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ON THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION. THIS 5-YEAR PROJECT WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING, NETWORK STRENGTHENING AND SECURING ACCESS TO AND BUILDING ON TRIBAL LAND TO CREATE COMMUNITY FOOD CENTERS. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH FIVE INITIATIVES THAT WILL WORK ACROSS SECTORS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER TO BUILD AN INTERCONNECTED REGENERATIVE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THIS WORK IS TO ADVANCE TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY IN THE REGION BY SUPPORTING TRIBAL LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES TO BUILD THEIR OWN SYSTEMS FOR WELLNESS AND MODES OF SELF-DETERMINATION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation Porcupine, SD | B | $500,000 | paid | THUNDER VALLEY CDC WILL SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES IN THE BUSH FOUNDATION REGION, ESPECIALLY ON PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, THROUGH THEIR LAKOTA LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IMMERSION PROGRAMS. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Lost and Found Association Sioux Falls, SD | C | $491,600 | approved, future | THE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, NONPROFIT WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LGBTQ2S+ INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTH DAKOTA. LOST & FOUND WITH TTP WILL COMPLETE A HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOP A WORKPLAN THAT INCLUDES QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA ON THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE FOR LGBTQ2S+ INDIVIDUALS WITH A FOCUS ON TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS. IN COORDINATION WITH ITS PARTNERS, THEY WILL DISSEMINATE INFORMATION STATEWIDE AND EDUCATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON HOW TO BETTER ENGAGE LGBTQ2S+ PATIENTS. GREATER ACCEPTANCE OF LGBTQ2S+ INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WOULD TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE ACCESS WITHIN OUR REGION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | All Square Minneapolis, MN | B | $485,000 | paid | CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL REVOLUTION, AN INNOVATIVE LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED INCARCERATION TO BRING THEIR MISSING AND IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE TO THE LEGAL FIELD. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Headwaters Foundation for Justice Minneapolis, MN | B | $475,000 | paid | THE BUSH PRIZE CELEBRATES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY NOT ONLY IN WHAT THEY DO BUT IN HOW THEY DO IT. IT PROVIDES CREATIVE CAPITAL TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MAKING GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE 2023 BUSH PRIZE: MINNESOTA WINNERS ARE AYADA LEADS, NEW NATIVE THEATER, OUR JUSTICE AND RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES CENTER- MN; FOUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY VALUED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING. THREE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, MNI SOTA FUND, INQUILINXS UNIDXS POR JUSTICIA, AND ASIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, WERE SELECTED AS BUSH PRIZE FINALISTS AND WILL RECEIVE A $10,000 AWARD. ALL MINNESOTA WINNERS AND FINALISTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY A COMMUNITY SELECTION PANEL THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY GRANT PARTNER, HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Bush Fellowship Program Saint Paul, MN | U | $470,986 | paid | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Gender Justice Saint Paul, MN | B | $465,000 | paid | COMMUNITIES IN NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA WILL IMPLEMENT A GENDER EQUITY MODEL WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TRANS INCLUSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIVIDUALS AND SYSTEMS. THIS MODEL WILL BE AN ADAPTATION OF GENDER JUSTICE'S POWERFUL MODEL IN MINNESOTA THAT COMBINES IMPACT LITIGATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND NARRATIVE CHANGE IN WAYS THAT ARE LOCALLY-OWNED AND DRIVEN. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Four Bands Community Fund Inc Ancram, NY | D | $447,000 | paid | PASKHO, A BLACK-OWNED SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING BRAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOUR BANDS COMMUNITY FUND, WILL LAUNCH AWAREMADE, A COOPERATIVE GOVERNING STRUCTURE OVERSEEING THE OYATE POD, AND THE GROWTH OF ADDITIONAL SEWING PODS ON THE CHEYENNE RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION IN EAGLE BUTTE, SD. AWAREMADE WILL OVERSEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES, TRAINING AND PROFIT-SHARING STRUCTURES WITH THE MAKERS (EMPLOYEES OF THE OYATE POD). | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Four Bands Community Fund Inc Eagle Butte, SD | B | $439,000 | approved, future | PASKHO, A BLACK-OWNED SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING BRAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOUR BANDS COMMUNITY FUND, WILL LAUNCH AWAREMADE, A COOPERATIVE GOVERNING STRUCTURE OVERSEEING THE OYATE POD, AND THE GROWTH OF ADDITIONAL SEWING PODS ON THE CHEYENNE RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION IN EAGLE BUTTE, SD. AWAREMADE WILL OVERSEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES, TRAINING AND PROFIT-SHARING STRUCTURES WITH THE MAKERS (EMPLOYEES OF THE OYATE POD). | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Enhancing and Strengthening North Dakota Nonprofits & Communities Minot, ND | C | $400,000 | paid | TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THAT GEOGRAPHY. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Sacred Pipe Resource Center Mandan, ND | C | $400,000 | paid | TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING WITHIN NATIVE NATIONS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE BUSH FOUNDATION REGION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | The Modern Classrooms Project Inc Washington, DC | B | $350,000 | paid | MODERN CLASSROOMS WILL SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA THROUGH TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL EDUCATORS. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | The Modern Classrooms Project Inc Washington, DC | B | $350,000 | paid | MODERN CLASSROOMS WILL SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA THROUGH TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL EDUCATORS. WE ARE PROVIDING A THIRD YEAR OF FUNDING FOR MODERN CLASSROOMS TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING IN MINNESOTA, AND EXPAND TO NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Headwaters Foundation for Justice Minneapolis, MN | B | $340,000 | paid | TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS MINNESOTA AND THE NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THAT GEOGRAPHY. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Family Tree Inc Minneapolis, MN | C | $320,000 | paid | THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE WORK OF RELATIONSHIPS EVOLVING POSSIBILITIES (REP), FISCALLY SPONSORED BY FAMILY TREE CLINIC. REP IS DEVELOPING STEPS TO BUILD COMMUNITY RESPONSE CAPACITY AND PREPARING VETTED RESOURCES AS AN APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE TWO UMBRELLAS OF REP ARE REVOLUTIONARY EMERGENCY PARTNERS AND RADICAL ECOSYSTEM PODS. THE FIRST ELEMENT, REVOLUTIONARY EMERGENCY PARTNERS, WILL PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS VIA A SECURE HOTLINE. THE SECOND ELEMENT, RADICAL ECOSYSTEM PODS, WILL FACILITATE AND BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO CRISES THROUGH TRAININGS AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. THIS WORK WILL FORTIFY NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES AND SKILLS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENTS, SITUATIONAL MANAGEMENT, AND DE-ESCALATION, WHICH WILL OVERALL MINIMIZE THE NEED TO REACH BEYOND OUR OWN COMMUNITY FOR CRISIS SUPPORT. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation Inc Williston, ND | B | $310,000 | paid | THE BUSH PRIZE CELEBRATES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY NOT ONLY IN WHAT THEY DO BUT IN HOW THEY DO IT. IT PROVIDES CREATIVE CAPITAL TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MAKING GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE 2023 BUSH PRIZE: NORTH DAKOTA WINNERS ARE MINISTRY ON THE MARGINS AND NEW ROCKFORD AREA BETTERMENT CORPORATION; TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY VALUED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING. TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, NORTHERN CASS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HEARTVIEW FOUNDATION, WERE SELECTED AS BUSH PRIZE FINALISTS AND WILL RECEIVE A $10,000 AWARD. ALL NORTH DAKOTA WINNERS AND FINALISTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY A COMMUNITY SELECTION PANEL THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY GRANT PARTNER, STRENGTHEN ND. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Philanthrofund Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $300,000 | approved, future | PFUND FOUNDATION ADVANCES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ON ISSUES FACING QUEER CITIZENS. THEY PROMOTE EQUITY FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, DEVELOPING LEADERS AND INSPIRING GIVING. THEIR PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE EQUITY FUND FOR QUEER ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR TO STRENGTHEN THE REGION'S QUEER ECONOMIC ECOSYSTEM, AND THE PRISM FUND TO SUPPORT RURAL-SERVING QUEER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North Dakota State University Fargo, ND | U | $300,000 | approved, future | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROVIDES EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS IN NORTH DAKOTA. THEIR PROGRAMS INCLUDE: LEAD LOCAL, A ONE-DAY TRAINING FOR ASPIRING, ELECTED AND APPOINTED LEADERS SERVING ON BOARDS, COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES; RURAL LEADERSHIP NORTH DAKOTA; AND THE EXTENSION SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North American Council for Online Learning Arlington, VA | U | $300,000 | approved, future | AURORA INSTITUTE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT LIFTS UP PROMISING IDEAS TO TRANSFORM PUBLIC K-12 EDUCATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR EDUCATION WORK. THEY PRODUCE RESEARCH AND REPORTS ABOUT STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING, AND THEY LEAD AND SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. THEY HOST A SYMPOSIUM EACH FALL, WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONFERENCE ON THIS TOPIC. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Emerging Prairie Fargo Nd, ND | B | $300,000 | approved, future | EMERGING PRAIRIE SUPPORTS THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM IN NORTH DAKOTA. PROGRAMS INCLUDE PRAIRIE CAPITAL SUMMIT, WHICH WORKS TO GROW PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE MIDWEST; STARTUPBREW, A WEEKLY EVENT TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS IN FARGO; AND TEDXFARGO. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Tiwahe Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $300,000 | approved, future | TIWAHE FOUNDATION IS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT WORKS TO BRIDGE DISPARITIES IN OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THEY SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH DIRECT RESOURCING, CULTURALLY GROUNDED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORK WEAVING. THE AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (AIFEP) IS THE CENTERPIECE OF THEIR WORK, WHICH PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT TO AMERICAN INDIANS THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA THROUGH MICROGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Springboard for the Arts Saint Paul, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS SUPPORTS ARTISTS WITH TOOLS TO MAKE A LIVING AND TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR COMMUNITIES. THEY PROVIDE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, CREATE TOOLKITS FOR ARTISTS, SUPPORT RURAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, OFFER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND OPERATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS. THEY HAVE OFFICES IN FERGUS FALLS AND SAINT PAUL. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | First Peoples Fund Rapid City, SD | C | $300,000 | approved, future | FIRST PEOPLES FUND'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO SEE ART AND CULTURE AS WAYS TO STRENGTHEN NATIVE COMMUNITIES. THEY PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT THROUGH GRANTS TO NATIVE ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM. THEY PROVIDE TRAININGS THAT 1,500+ NATIVE ARTISTS HAVE ATTENDED, AND THEY CONDUCT NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP REPORTS ON INVESTING IN THE INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOLOGY. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Latino Economic Development Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | CATALYST INITIATIVE (LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER) IS A CONSORTIUM OF FIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS THAT SERVE MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND GREATER MINNESOTA. TOGETHER, THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SUPPORT FOR BIPOC-LED BUSINESSES IN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING CREATING THE MN INCLUSIVE GROWTH FUND. (THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS ARE: METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (MEDA), NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON), LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER (LEDC), AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS (AEDS), AND COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT FUND, USA (CRF).) ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Amherst H Wilder Foundation Saint Paul, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | AMHERST H. WILDER FOUNDATION (WILDER) OPERATES MINNESOTA COMPASS, A RESEARCH PROJECT USED BY ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS TO MAKE DATA-INFORMED DECISIONS ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS; AND THE COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM, WHICH IS INCREASING BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR REPRESENTATION IN MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATIVE POLICY DECISIONS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Dakota Resources Renner, SD | B | $300,000 | approved, future | DAKOTA RESOURCES IS A CAPACITY PROVIDER THAT PRIMARILY SUPPORTS SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THEY OPERATE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN TOWNS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP NETWORKS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Center for Economic Inclusion Saint Paul, MN | U | $300,000 | approved, future | CENTER FOR ECONOMIC INCLUSION (CEI) BRINGS TOGETHER CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS TO WORK TOWARDS REGIONAL PROSPERITY AND TO FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY. THEY DO THIS THROUGH COLLECTING AND PUBLISHING DATA, HOSTING EVENTS, AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS READY TO TRANSFORM THEIR PRACTICES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Saint Paul, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (MCN) IS A STATEWIDE SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES: TRAINING, EVENTS, JOB BOARDS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND A SHARED HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. THEY ALSO PROVIDE DATA AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY RELATED TO ISSUES IMPACTING NONPROFITS. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Knowledgeworks Foundation Cincinnati, OH | B | $300,000 | approved, future | KNOWLEDGEWORKS IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR MORE PERSONALIZED, COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING THROUGH POLICY AND PRACTICE. THEY CONDUCT RESEARCH, PRODUCE REPORTS AND WORK TO INFLUENCE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY MAKERS. THEY ALSO SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT MORE COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING THROUGH THEIR CAPACITY-BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Coalition of Asian American Leaders Saint Paul, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | COALITION OF ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS (CAAL) HAS CREATED A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 5,000 LEADERS SPANNING 24 OF MINNESOTA'S 40+ ASIAN ETHNIC GROUPS, WORKING IN ALL SECTORS, AND REPRESENTING MULTIPLE GENERATIONS. CAAL'S WORK FOCUSES ON EDUCATION, ECONOMICS AND IMMIGRATION, WITH POLICY STRATEGIES DEVELOPED THROUGH WORKGROUPS OF LEADERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND PRIORITIES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | PROPEL NONPROFITS IS AN INTERMEDIARY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT SUPPORTS NONPROFITS PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA. THEY PROVIDE A NUMBER OF CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL. THEY ALSO SERVE AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT YET HAVE 501(C)(3) STATUS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North Dakota Community Foundation Minot, ND | C | $300,000 | approved, future | SOURIS BASIN PLANNING COUNCIL, A SPONSORED ORGANIZATION OF NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PROMOTES COMMUNITY BUILDING ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. THEY SPECIALIZE IN SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND THEY ADVANCE POLICY SOLUTIONS BY ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Arts South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD | B | $300,000 | approved, future | ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA WORKS TO IMPROVE SOUTH DAKOTA BY ADVANCING ARTS THROUGH SERVICE, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. THEY PRODUCE A SERIES OF ARTS INFO SHEETS AND METRICS FOCUSING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS GRANT PROGRAMS BY THE SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARTS, PLUS ARTS EDUCATION AND ARTS IN NATIVE LANDS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Education Evolving Minneaoplis, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | EDUCATION EVOLVING IS AN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION THAT ALIGNS WELL WITH OUR EDUCATION WORK. THEY PRODUCE REPORTS ABOUT STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING, ADVOCATE FOR POLICY AT THE MN LEGISLATURE, WORK ON TEACHER LICENSING ISSUES, AND HOST THE ANNUAL SCL4E (STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING FOR EQUITY) CONVENING EACH SPRING. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Voices for Racial Justice Minneapolis, MN | C | $300,000 | approved, future | VOICES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE WORKS TO NURTURE AN ECOSYSTEM OF RESTORATIVE RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS IN MINNESOTA. THEY HELP PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS TO BETTER SERVE BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT. THEY EQUIP PEOPLE WITH TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO BE EFFECTIVE LEADERS, ORGANIZERS AND CULTURE WORKERS. THEY SUPPORT AND CONNECT HUNDREDS OF ALUMNI FROM THEIR TRAINING PROGRAMS ENGAGED IN RACIAL JUSTICE WORK ACROSS THE STATE. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North Dakota State University Fargo, ND | U | $300,000 | approved, future | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY OPERATES NORTH DAKOTA COMPASS, A RESEARCH PROJECT USED BY LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO MAKE DATA-INFORMED DECISIONS AS THEY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. THEIR WORK PROVIDES OBJECTIVE, NONPARTISAN DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, DATA-LITERACY EDUCATION AND EXPERT RESEARCH SUPPORT. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Education Equity Partnership Saint Paul, MN | C | $300,000 | approved, future | MINNESOTA EDUCATION EQUITY PARTNERSHIP (MNEEP) WORKS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR BOTH STUDENTS OF COLOR AND INDIGENOUS STUDENTS. THEY PROVIDE SEVERAL CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS AND TOOLS, ADVOCATE FOR POLICY ISSUES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS AND ARE A GO-TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION FOR OTHERS WANTING TO IMPROVE EDUCATION EQUITY. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Indian Land Tenure Foundation Little Canada, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON LAND RECLAMATION AS CENTRAL TO TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY. THEY CONDUCT CRITICAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ON ISSUES RELATED TO TRIBAL LANDS. THEY WORK WITH TRIBES ON PROJECTS TO EXPAND LAND OWNERSHIP AND TO CREATE ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM LAND HOLDINGS. THEY ALSO EDUCATE AND WORK FOR POLICY CHANGE RELATED TO TRIBAL LAND STEWARDSHIP. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Citizens League Saint Paul, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | CITIZENS LEAGUE IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO INVOLVE CITIZENS IN MINNESOTA IN POLICYMAKING. THEY FREQUENTLY PLAY THE BACKBONE ROLE IN COLLECTIVE WORK TO ADDRESS POLICY ISSUES IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN POLICY WORK THAT SEEKS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO DIFFICULT ISSUES THROUGH INCLUSIVE, CROSS-SECTOR, MULTI-PARTISAN PROCESSES. THEY ALSO HOST EVENTS AND OPERATE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WORK IN POLICY POSITIONS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Nexus Community Partners Saint Paul, MN | C | $300,000 | approved, future | NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS OFFERS SEVERAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS INCLUDING: THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (BLCI), WHICH HELPS TRAIN BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR LEADERS TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; AND THE NEXUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INSTITUTE, WHICH HELPS ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE AND AUTHENTIC STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Arizona Board of Regents On Behalf of the University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | U | $300,000 | approved, future | NATIVE NATIONS INSTITUTE (UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA) IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS A GO-TO ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH ON NATIVE NATION BUILDING AND TRIBAL GOVERNANCE. THEY ARE A RESOURCE FOR TRIBES, POLICYMAKERS AND COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKERS THROUGH THEIR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Impact Foundation Fargo, ND | C | $300,000 | approved, future | IMPACT FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT NORTH DAKOTA. THEIR PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE IMPACT INSTITUTE THAT ANNUALLY TEACHES 300+ ATTENDEES, ONE-ON-ONE COACHING ON FUNDRAISING, GIVING HEARTS DAY, AND ASSISTANCE TO GRASSROOTS CAUSES AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS BY MANAGING THEIR DONATIONS AND REPORTING. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | African American Leadership Forum Minneapolis, MN | B | $300,000 | approved, future | AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM (AALF) BUILDS AND SUPPORTS NETWORKS OF LEADERS WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. IT DOES THIS BY CONVENING LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS AND ACROSS A NUMBER OF ISSUES IMPACTING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ECONOMICS, HEALTH AND EDUCATION. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | U | $300,000 | approved, future | THE MINNESOTA DESIGN CENTER (UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, COLLEGE OF DESIGN) IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN DESIGN THINKING. THEY WORK WITH NONPROFITS AND MUNICIPALITIES TO APPLY DESIGN THINKING TO SOLVE CHALLENGES. THEY SUPPORT EFFORTS TO DESIGN OR REDESIGN POLICIES AND SYSTEMS, GUIDED BY STAKEHOLDER INPUT, TO BETTER SERVE COMMUNITY NEEDS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Women & Technology Bismarck, ND | D | $300,000 | approved, future | CTB (FORMERLY THE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS) IS A CERTIFIED ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER. THEY OFFER A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE NORTH DAKOTA WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER. THEY ALSO OPERATE THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTIVITY IN NORTH DAKOTA. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $300,000 | approved, future | MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS (MCF) SUPPORTS A PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS, STRENGTHENS AND MOBILIZES THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY TO ADVANCE PROSPERITY AND EQUITY IN MINNESOTA. THEY PROVIDE SEVERAL CAPACITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES AND MOBILIZE THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY THROUGH ADVOCACY AND BY ORGANIZING POOLED FUNDING EFFORTS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Center for Rural Policy and Development Mankato, MN | B | $294,000 | approved, future | CENTER FOR RURAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES NONPARTISAN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TO SUPPORT POLICYMAKING ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES THAT IMPACT GREATER MINNESOTA. THEY DO THIS BY SURVEYING THOUGHT LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE; PROVIDING CRITICAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS; AND ADVOCATING AT THE STATE LEVEL ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | The Consensus Council Inc Bismarck, ND | B | $288,000 | approved, future | CONSENSUS COUNCIL HELPS GROUPS IN NORTH DAKOTA WITH DIFFERING OPINIONS CRAFT CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CHALLENGES. USING A CONSENSUS MODEL OF DECISION-MAKING, THEY FACILITATE INCLUSIVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND DIFFICULT TOPICS, RESULTING IN AGREEMENTS THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE, TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE PUBLIC GOOD. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Nonviolent Peaceforce Saint Paul, MN | C | $265,000 | paid | COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA'S REGIONS 2 & 5 WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SAFETY MODEL THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE RURAL EXPERIENCE. THIS MODEL WILL BE AN ADAPTATION OF NP'S WORK IN DEVELOPING LOCALLY LED, NONVIOLENT, AND NON-PARTISANSHIP PEACEKEEPING AND PEACEMAKING INFRASTRUCTURE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $264,000 | paid | TO CONTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE BUSH FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUND. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Education Evolving Minneaoplis, MN | B | $260,000 | paid | WE ARE FUNDING EDUCATION EVOLVING TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK IN DESIGNING AND DELIVERING THE ANNUAL EDUCATION CONVENING - STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING FOR EQUITY (SCL4E.) THIS GRANT WILL BE TO IMPLEMENT THE EVENT IN 2023, 2024, AND 2025. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Lost and Found Association Sioux Falls, SD | C | $245,800 | paid | THE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, NONPROFIT WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LGBTQ2S+ INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTH DAKOTA. LOST & FOUND WITH TTP WILL COMPLETE A HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOP A WORKPLAN THAT INCLUDES QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA ON THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE FOR LGBTQ2S+ INDIVIDUALS WITH A FOCUS ON TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS. IN COORDINATION WITH ITS PARTNERS, THEY WILL DISSEMINATE INFORMATION STATEWIDE AND EDUCATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON HOW TO BETTER ENGAGE LGBTQ2S+ PATIENTS. GREATER ACCEPTANCE OF LGBTQ2S+ INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WOULD TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE ACCESS WITHIN OUR REGION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment Minneapolis, MN | C | $240,000 | approved, future | REVIVING THE ISLAMIC SISTERHOOD (RISE) PROVIDES UNIQUE SUPPORTS FOR MUSLIM WOMEN LEADERS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, INSPIRING STORYTELLING AND ADVOCACY. ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY PROGRAMS, MUSLIM WOMEN IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP, IS AN INCUBATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAINING FOR EMERGING LEADERS AND HELPS SUPPLY A LEADERSHIP PIPELINE FOR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SECTORS IN MINNESOTA. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Greater Twin Cities United Way Minneapolis, MN | B | $225,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT GENERATION NEXT IN 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc Fort Yates, ND | U | $225,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP ENERGY SELF-RELIANCE TO THE BENEFIT OF STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Givemn Minneapolis, MN | C | $222,600 | approved, future | FOR GIVEMN GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND FOR ADDITIONAL PRIZE GRANTS FOR SPRING GIVING DAYS AS WELL AS GIVE TO THE MAX DAY 2024. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Initiative Foundation Little Falls, MN | B | $220,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE INITIATORS FELLOWSHIP | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Latinolead Saint Paul, MN | U | $214,000 | approved, future | LATINOLEAD IS A CROSS-SECTOR NETWORKING ORGANIZATION FOR LATINO PROFESSIONALS. THEY CREATE ACTION TEAMS TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO LATINO COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION REFORM, AND SUPPORTING LATINO COMMUNITIES IN GREATER MINNESOTA. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Givemn Minneapolis, MN | C | $210,000 | paid | FOR GIVEMN GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND FOR ADDITIONAL PRIZE GRANTS FOR SPRING GIVING DAYS AS WELL AS GIVE TO THE MAX DAY 2022 AND 2023. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Native Ways Federation Saint Paul, MN | C | $186,000 | approved, future | NATIVE WAYS FEDERATION PROMOTES MORE EQUITABLE PHILANTHROPY AND DONOR EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE'LED SOLUTIONS. THEY RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES; GROW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NATIVE NONPROFITS; AND ENSURE HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR NONPROFITS SERVING NATIVE COMMUNITIES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minneapolis St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $180,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT THE ITASCA PROJECT IN 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Mn Zej Zog New Hope, MN | C | $175,000 | paid | MN ZEJ ZOG WILL SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA THROUGH BUILDING AND SUPPORTING THEIR NETWORK OF HMONG EDUCATORS. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Tanka Fund Kyle, SD | B | $175,000 | paid | THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF WORK TO ESTABLISH NEW MARKETS FOR NATIVE-RAISED, GRASS-FED BEEF AND BUFFALO. TANKA FUND WILL CREATE THE TANKA RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL COMPANY AS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUAL NATIVE CATTLE AND BISON PRODUCERS AND CREATE AND TEST A NEW COLLECTIVE MARKETING APPROACH. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Dakota Resources Renner, SD | B | $160,000 | paid | DAKOTA RESOURCES IS A CAPACITY PROVIDER THAT PRIMARILY SUPPORTS SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THEY OPERATE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN TOWNS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP NETWORKS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Knowledgeworks Foundation Cincinnati, OH | B | $160,000 | paid | KNOWLEDGEWORKS IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR MORE PERSONALIZED, COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING THROUGH POLICY AND PRACTICE. THEY CONDUCT RESEARCH, PRODUCE REPORTS AND WORK TO INFLUENCE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY MAKERS. THEY ALSO SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT MORE COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING THROUGH THEIR CAPACITY-BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Emerging Prairie Fargo Nd, ND | B | $160,000 | paid | EMERGING PRAIRIE SUPPORTS THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM IN NORTH DAKOTA. PROGRAMS INCLUDE PRAIRIE CAPITAL SUMMIT, WHICH WORKS TO GROW PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE MIDWEST; STARTUPBREW, A WEEKLY EVENT TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS IN FARGO; AND TEDXFARGO. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | U | $160,000 | paid | THE MINNESOTA DESIGN CENTER (UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, COLLEGE OF DESIGN) IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN DESIGN THINKING. THEY WORK WITH NONPROFITS AND MUNICIPALITIES TO APPLY DESIGN THINKING TO SOLVE CHALLENGES. THEY SUPPORT EFFORTS TO DESIGN OR REDESIGN POLICIES AND SYSTEMS, GUIDED BY STAKEHOLDER INPUT, TO BETTER SERVE COMMUNITY NEEDS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Women & Technology Bismarck, ND | D | $160,000 | paid | CTB (FORMERLY THE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS) IS A CERTIFIED ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER. THEY OFFER A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE NORTH DAKOTA WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER. THEY ALSO OPERATE THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTIVITY IN NORTH DAKOTA. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Impact Foundation Fargo, ND | C | $160,000 | paid | IMPACT FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT NORTH DAKOTA. THEIR PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE IMPACT INSTITUTE THAT ANNUALLY TEACHES 300+ ATTENDEES, ONE-ON-ONE COACHING ON FUNDRAISING, GIVING HEARTS DAY, AND ASSISTANCE TO GRASSROOTS CAUSES AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS BY MANAGING THEIR DONATIONS AND REPORTING. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | First Peoples Fund Rapid City, SD | C | $160,000 | paid | FIRST PEOPLES FUND?S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO SEE ART AND CULTURE AS WAYS TO STRENGTHEN NATIVE COMMUNITIES. THEY PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT THROUGH GRANTS TO NATIVE ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM. THEY PROVIDE TRAININGS THAT 1,500+ NATIVE ARTISTS HAVE ATTENDED, AND THEY CONDUCT NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP REPORTS ON INVESTING IN THE INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOLOGY. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Education Evolving Minneaoplis, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | EDUCATION EVOLVING IS AN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION THAT ALIGNS WELL WITH OUR EDUCATION WORK. THEY PRODUCE REPORTS ABOUT STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING, ADVOCATE FOR POLICY AT THE MN LEGISLATURE, WORK ON TEACHER LICENSING ISSUES, AND HOST THE ANNUAL SCL4E (STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING FOR EQUITY) CONVENING EACH SPRING. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Philanthrofund Foundation Minneapolis, MN | C | $160,000 | paid | PFUND FOUNDATION ADVANCES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ON ISSUES FACING QUEER CITIZENS. THEY PROMOTE EQUITY FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, DEVELOPING LEADERS AND INSPIRING GIVING. THEIR PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE EQUITY FUND FOR QUEER ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR TO STRENGTHEN THE REGION'S QUEER ECONOMIC ECOSYSTEM, AND THE PRISM FUND TO SUPPORT RURAL-SERVING QUEER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Arts South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD | B | $160,000 | paid | ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA WORKS TO IMPROVE SOUTH DAKOTA BY ADVANCING ARTS THROUGH SERVICE, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. THEY PRODUCE A SERIES OF ARTS INFO SHEETS AND METRICS FOCUSING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS GRANT PROGRAMS BY THE SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARTS, PLUS ARTS EDUCATION AND ARTS IN NATIVE LANDS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North American Council for Online Learning Arlington, VA | U | $160,000 | paid | AURORA INSTITUTE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT LIFTS UP PROMISING IDEAS TO TRANSFORM PUBLIC K-12 EDUCATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR EDUCATION WORK. THEY PRODUCE RESEARCH AND REPORTS ABOUT STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING, AND THEY LEAD AND SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. THEY HOST A SYMPOSIUM EACH FALL, WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONFERENCE ON THIS TOPIC. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Indian Land Tenure Foundation Little Canada, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON LAND RECLAMATION AS CENTRAL TO TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY. THEY CONDUCT CRITICAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ON ISSUES RELATED TO TRIBAL LANDS. THEY WORK WITH TRIBES ON PROJECTS TO EXPAND LAND OWNERSHIP AND TO CREATE ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM LAND HOLDINGS. THEY ALSO EDUCATE AND WORK FOR POLICY CHANGE RELATED TO TRIBAL LAND STEWARDSHIP. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Springboard for the Arts Saint Paul, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS SUPPORTS ARTISTS WITH TOOLS TO MAKE A LIVING AND TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR COMMUNITIES. THEY PROVIDE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, CREATE TOOLKITS FOR ARTISTS, SUPPORT RURAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, OFFER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND OPERATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS. THEY HAVE OFFICES IN FERGUS FALLS AND SAINT PAUL. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Citizens League Saint Paul, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | CITIZENS LEAGUE IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO INVOLVE CITIZENS IN MINNESOTA IN POLICYMAKING. THEY FREQUENTLY PLAY THE BACKBONE ROLE IN COLLECTIVE WORK TO ADDRESS POLICY ISSUES IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN POLICY WORK THAT SEEKS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO DIFFICULT ISSUES THROUGH INCLUSIVE, CROSS-SECTOR, MULTI-PARTISAN PROCESSES. THEY ALSO HOST EVENTS AND OPERATE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WORK IN POLICY POSITIONS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Nexus Community Partners Saint Paul, MN | C | $160,000 | paid | NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS OFFERS SEVERAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS INCLUDING: THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (BLCI), WHICH HELPS TRAIN BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR LEADERS TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; AND THE NEXUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INSTITUTE, WHICH HELPS ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE AND AUTHENTIC STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Education Equity Partnership Saint Paul, MN | C | $160,000 | paid | MINNESOTA EDUCATION EQUITY PARTNERSHIP (MNEEP) WORKS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR BOTH STUDENTS OF COLOR AND INDIGENOUS STUDENTS. THEY PROVIDE SEVERAL CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS AND TOOLS, ADVOCATE FOR POLICY ISSUES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS AND ARE A GO-TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION FOR OTHERS WANTING TO IMPROVE EDUCATION EQUITY. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North Dakota Community Foundation Minot, ND | C | $160,000 | paid | SOURIS BASIN PLANNING COUNCIL, A SPONSORED ORGANIZATION OF NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PROMOTES COMMUNITY BUILDING ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. THEY SPECIALIZE IN SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND THEY ADVANCE POLICY SOLUTIONS BY ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Amherst H Wilder Foundation Saint Paul, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | AMHERST H. WILDER FOUNDATION (WILDER) OPERATES MINNESOTA COMPASS, A RESEARCH PROJECT USED BY ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS TO MAKE DATA-INFORMED DECISIONS ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS; AND THE COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM, WHICH IS INCREASING BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR REPRESENTATION IN MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATIVE POLICY DECISIONS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | African American Leadership Forum Minneapolis, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM (AALF) BUILDS AND SUPPORTS NETWORKS OF LEADERS WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. IT DOES THIS BY CONVENING LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS AND ACROSS A NUMBER OF ISSUES IMPACTING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ECONOMICS, HEALTH AND EDUCATION. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Coalition of Asian American Leaders Saint Paul, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | COALITION OF ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS (CAAL) HAS CREATED A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 5,000 LEADERS SPANNING 24 OF MINNESOTA'S 40+ ASIAN ETHNIC GROUPS, WORKING IN ALL SECTORS, AND REPRESENTING MULTIPLE GENERATIONS. CAAL'S WORK FOCUSES ON EDUCATION, ECONOMICS AND IMMIGRATION, WITH POLICY STRATEGIES DEVELOPED THROUGH WORKGROUPS OF LEADERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND PRIORITIES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Tiwahe Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $160,000 | paid | TIWAHE FOUNDATION IS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT WORKS TO BRIDGE DISPARITIES IN OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THEY SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH DIRECT RESOURCING, CULTURALLY GROUNDED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORK WEAVING. THE AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (AIFEP) IS THE CENTERPIECE OF THEIR WORK, WHICH PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT TO AMERICAN INDIANS THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA THROUGH MICROGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits Minneapolis, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | PROPEL NONPROFITS IS AN INTERMEDIARY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT SUPPORTS NONPROFITS PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA. THEY PROVIDE A NUMBER OF CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL. THEY ALSO SERVE AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT YET HAVE 501C3 STATUS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Center for Economic Inclusion Saint Paul, MN | U | $160,000 | paid | CENTER FOR ECONOMIC INCLUSION (CEI) BRINGS TOGETHER CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS TO WORK TOWARDS REGIONAL PROSPERITY AND TO FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY. THEY DO THIS THROUGH COLLECTING AND PUBLISHING DATA, HOSTING EVENTS, AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS READY TO TRANSFORM THEIR PRACTICES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Saint Paul, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (MCN) IS A STATEWIDE SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES: TRAINING, EVENTS, JOB BOARDS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND A SHARED HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. THEY ALSO PROVIDE DATA AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY RELATED TO ISSUES IMPACTING NONPROFITS. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North Dakota State University Fargo, ND | U | $160,000 | paid | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROVIDES EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS IN NORTH DAKOTA. THEIR PROGRAMS INCLUDE: LEAD LOCAL, A ONE-DAY TRAINING FOR ASPIRING, ELECTED AND APPOINTED LEADERS SERVING ON BOARDS, COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES; RURAL LEADERSHIP NORTH DAKOTA; AND THE EXTENSION SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North Dakota State University Fargo, ND | U | $160,000 | paid | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY OPERATES NORTH DAKOTA COMPASS, A RESEARCH PROJECT USED BY LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO MAKE DATA-INFORMED DECISIONS AS THEY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. THEIR WORK PROVIDES OBJECTIVE, NONPARTISAN DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, DATA-LITERACY EDUCATION AND EXPERT RESEARCH SUPPORT. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Voices for Racial Justice Minneapolis, MN | C | $160,000 | paid | VOICES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE WORKS TO NURTURE AN ECOSYSTEM OF RESTORATIVE RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS IN MINNESOTA. THEY HELP PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS TO BETTER SERVE BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT. THEY EQUIP PEOPLE WITH TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO BE EFFECTIVE LEADERS, ORGANIZERS AND CULTURE WORKERS. THEY SUPPORT AND CONNECT HUNDREDS OF ALUMNI FROM THEIR TRAINING PROGRAMS ENGAGED IN RACIAL JUSTICE WORK ACROSS THE STATE. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Arizona Board of Regents On Behalf of the University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | U | $160,000 | paid | NATIVE NATIONS INSTITUTE (UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA) IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS A GO-TO ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH ON NATIVE NATION BUILDING AND TRIBAL GOVERNANCE. THEY ARE A RESOURCE FOR TRIBES, POLICYMAKERS AND COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKERS THROUGH THEIR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Latino Economic Development Center Saint Paul, MN | B | $160,000 | paid | CATALYST INITIATIVE (LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER) IS A CONSORTIUM OF FIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS THAT SERVE MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND GREATER MINNESOTA. TOGETHER, THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SUPPORT FOR BIPOC-LED BUSINESSES IN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING CREATING THE MN INCLUSIVE GROWTH FUND. (THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS ARE: METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (MEDA), NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON), LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER (LEDC), AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS (AEDS), AND COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT FUND, USA (CRF).) ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $160,000 | paid | MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS (MCF) SUPPORTS A PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS, STRENGTHENS AND MOBILIZES THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY TO ADVANCE PROSPERITY AND EQUITY IN MINNESOTA. THEY PROVIDE SEVERAL CAPACITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES AND MOBILIZE THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY THROUGH ADVOCACY AND BY ORGANIZING POOLED FUNDING EFFORTS. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Center for Rural Policy and Development Mankato, MN | B | $157,000 | paid | CENTER FOR RURAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES NONPARTISAN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TO SUPPORT POLICYMAKING ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES THAT IMPACT GREATER MINNESOTA. THEY DO THIS BY SURVEYING THOUGHT LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE; PROVIDING CRITICAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS; AND ADVOCATING AT THE STATE LEVEL ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | The Consensus Council Inc Bismarck, ND | B | $154,000 | paid | CONSENSUS COUNCIL HELPS GROUPS IN NORTH DAKOTA WITH DIFFERING OPINIONS CRAFT CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CHALLENGES. USING A CONSENSUS MODEL OF DECISION-MAKING, THEY FACILITATE INCLUSIVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND DIFFICULT TOPICS, RESULTING IN AGREEMENTS THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE, TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE PUBLIC GOOD. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $150,000 | approved, future | SUPPORTING MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR THROUGH AN ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM AIMED AT CURRENT AND FUTURE FOUNDATION STAFF AND TRUSTEES. THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VIBRANT PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR WITH RICH AND ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN FROM THE PAST, GENERATE NEW IDEAS, TEST CREATIVE DESIGNS, ENGAGE IN MENTORING AND PEER LEARNING, SET ACTION GOALS, AND IMPLEMENT PROMISING STRATEGIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Commission for Oceti Sakowin Accreditation Pine Ridge, SD | B | $150,000 | paid | TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF NATIVE EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN TRIBAL SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE A MORE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION IN NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors Minneapolis, MN | U | $150,000 | paid | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS-MINNESOTA CHAPTER (NACD) WILL BUILD A COMMUNITY OF NONPROFIT BOARD LEADERS THAT EXCHANGE BEST PRACTICES, SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN THEIR BOARD JOURNEYS, PROVIDE ACCESS FOR THOSE NOT TYPICALLY IN BOARD SERVICE, AND COLLECTIVELY ELEVATE THE GOVERNANCE OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $150,000 | paid | THE SAINT PAUL AND MINNESOTA FOUNDATION EAST METRO MAIN STREET ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PROGRAM WILL DISTRIBUTE GRANTS TO BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE IMPACTS OF CIVIL UNREST, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND OTHER CHALLENGES TO COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS IN SAINT PAUL SINCE MARCH 15, 2020. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | South Dakota Community Foundation Pierre, SD | B | $150,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO OFFER MATCHING GRANTS THAT SUPPORT NONPROFITS OF ALL SIZES ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA TO BUILD ENDOWMENTS THAT ALLOW FOR MORE STABLE SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT SERVICES OVER TIME. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grow South Dakota Sisseton, SD | B | $150,000 | paid | NEIGHBORWORKS DAKOTA COALITION (NDC) WILL TAKE ON A UNIQUE MOMENT IN THE CDFI RECERTIFICATION PROCESS AND ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS WORKS BETTER FOR NATIVE AND RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS). ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL INFLUENCE REGIONAL, STATE AND NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF PEOPLE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA AND NATIVE NATIONS. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc Washington, DC | U | $150,000 | paid | PARTNERSHIP FOR EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES (PERC), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE AMALGAMATED FOUNDATION, IS BRINGING NATIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT EFFORTS IN ST. PAUL (AND UP TO 15 ADDITIONAL CITIES NATIONWIDE) TO ENSURE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND LATINO/A/X PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW-WEALTH, UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES HAVE A SAY IN HOW GOVERNMENT DOLLARS ARE SPENT. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Sacred Purposes Inc Rapid City, SD | B | $135,000 | paid | INSTITUTE OF INDIGENOUS AMERICAN LEGACY (AKA I.AM.LEGACY) AN INDIGENOUS-LED 501(C)(3) AND PENNINGTON COUNTY WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY TO UTILIZE THE IDEA OF THE WARM HAND-OFF REFERRAL PROCESS TO REDUCE RACIAL DISPARITIES OF INDIGENOUS PERSONS IN PENNINGTON COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. I.AM.LEGACY'S WILL SCALE UP CAPACITY TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMATIC SERVICES. PENNINGTON COUNTY WILL SOLIDIFY THE REFERRAL PROCESS WITH DEPARTMENTS OF THE COUNTY AND SUPPORT REPLICATION WITH NON-COUNTY ENTITIES TO ALLOW MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACCESSES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES. THE MODEL WOULD DEMONSTRATE THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES ARE WELL SUITED TO BE PART OF A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM THAT HAS BEEN TESTED AND HOPES TO BE EXPANDED. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment Minneapolis, MN | C | $130,000 | paid | REVIVING THE ISLAMIC SISTERHOOD (RISE) PROVIDES UNIQUE SUPPORTS FOR MUSLIM WOMEN LEADERS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, INSPIRING STORYTELLING AND ADVOCACY. ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY PROGRAMS, MUSLIM WOMEN IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP, IS AN INCUBATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAINING FOR EMERGING LEADERS AND HELPS SUPPLY A LEADERSHIP PIPELINE FOR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SECTORS IN MINNESOTA. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $120,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Latinolead Saint Paul, MN | U | $117,000 | paid | LATINOLEAD IS A CROSS-SECTOR NETWORKING ORGANIZATION FOR LATINO PROFESSIONALS. THEY CREATE ACTION TEAMS TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO LATINO COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION REFORM, AND SUPPORTING LATINO COMMUNITIES IN GREATER MINNESOTA. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Impact Foundation Fargo, ND | C | $111,300 | approved, future | 2024 GIVING HEARTS DAY PRIZES AND INCENTIVES AS WELL AS OPERATING SUPPORT. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Impact Foundation Fargo, ND | C | $105,000 | paid | 2022 AND 2023 GIVING HEARTS DAY PRIZES AND INCENTIVES AS WELL AS OPERATING SUPPORT. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Rural Philanthropy Institute Rapid City, SD | B | $105,000 | paid | 2022 AND 2023 SOUTH DAKOTA DAY OF GIVING - PRIZE GRANTS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Candid New York, NY | B | $105,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR CANDID FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Native Ways Federation Saint Paul, MN | C | $103,000 | paid | NATIVE WAYS FEDERATION PROMOTES MORE EQUITABLE PHILANTHROPY AND DONOR EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE'LED SOLUTIONS. THEY RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES; GROW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NATIVE NONPROFITS; AND ENSURE HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR NONPROFITS SERVING NATIVE COMMUNITIES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Borealis Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE RACIAL EQUITY TO ACCELERATE CHANGE (REACH) FUND AT BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY IN 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Oglala Lakota Structural Fire Department Pine Ridge, SD | U | $100,000 | paid | THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF THE OGLALA LAKOTA STRUCTURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST COMMUNITY-LED STRUCTURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SERVE THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION. IN ADDITION TO BRINGING FIREFIGHTING SERVICES TO LIFE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL COLLABORATE ACROSS PINE RIDGE TO DEVELOP BETTER-COORDINATED EMERGENCY SERVICES AND TO DELIVER FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | A PROCESS TO EQUIP MINNESOTA PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS WITH A FRAMEWORK, STRATEGIES AND NEW RELATIONSHIPS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN MINNESOTA BY PROMOTING URBAN/RURAL INTERDEPENDENCE AND REDUCING URBAN/RURAL DIVIDE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Fargo, ND | B | $84,000 | approved, future | THE NORTH DAKOTA HUMAN RIGHTS COALITION (NDHRC) SUPPORTS ORGANIZING, POLICY ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES RELEVANT TO NORTH DAKOTA'S LGBTQ+ AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES. THEY COORDINATE A BROAD-BASED COALITION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Vision West Nd Inc Dickinson, ND | B | $78,000 | approved, future | VISION WEST ND IS A CONSORTIUM OF LEADERS ACROSS MANY SECTORS IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA, FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE OIL INDUSTRY. THE CONSORTIUM USES A DATA-DRIVEN AND KNOWLEDGE-DISCOVERY MODEL TO ADDRESS COLLECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING ACROSS ISSUES RANGING FROM CHILDCARE, HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Council On Foundations Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Pollen Midwest Minneapolis, MN | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR POLLEN MIDWEST TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Hopa Mountain Inc Bozeman, MT | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HOPA MOUNTAIN TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Greater Twin Cities United Way Minneapolis, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT GENERATION NEXT IN 2022 AND 2023. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Enhancing and Strengthening North Dakota Nonprofits & Communities Minot, ND | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHEN ND TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Black Hills Special Services Cooperative Sturgis, SD | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR BLACK HILLS SPECIAL SERVICES COOPERATIVE TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minneapolis St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership Saint Paul, MN | B | $55,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ITASCA PROJECT IN 2021, 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Fargo, ND | B | $52,000 | paid | THE NORTH DAKOTA HUMAN RIGHTS COALITION (NDHRC) SUPPORTS ORGANIZING, POLICY ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES RELEVANT TO NORTH DAKOTA'S LGBTQ+ AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES. THEY COORDINATE A BROAD-BASED COALITION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Learner Centered Network St Paul, MN | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR MINNESOTA LEARNER CENTERED NETWORK TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Tribal Nations Research Group Belcourt, ND | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL NATIONS RESEARCH GROUP TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Social Impact Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR IMPACT HUB MSP TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association Rapid City, SD | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL CHAIRMAN'S ASSOCIATION TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Art of the Rural Winona, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ART OF THE RURAL TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Vision West Nd Inc Dickinson, ND | B | $49,000 | paid | VISION WEST ND IS A CONSORTIUM OF LEADERS ACROSS MANY SECTORS IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA, FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE OIL INDUSTRY. THE CONSORTIUM USES A DATA-DRIVEN AND KNOWLEDGE-DISCOVERY MODEL TO ADDRESS COLLECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING ACROSS ISSUES RANGING FROM CHILDCARE, HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Washington, DC | B | $48,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Bush Fellowship Program Saint Paul, MN | U | $47,500 | approved, future | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Native Americans in Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $45,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS IN PHILANTHROPY FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Independent Sector Washington, DC | B | $45,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR INDEPENDENT SECTOR FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Bush Fellowship Program Saint Paul, MN | U | $41,367 | paid | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | C | $40,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $40,000 | paid | TO CONTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE BUSH FOUNDATION STAFF FUND. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy New York, NY | U | $37,500 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR EMERGING PRACTITIONERS IN PHILANTHROPY FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Prairie Public Broadcasting Inc Fargo, ND | B | $35,500 | approved, future | PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING IS A TRUSTED PUBLIC SERVICE DEDICATED TO BUILDING AN EXCITING AND PRODUCTIVE FUTURE FOR THE PRAIRIE AND ITS PEOPLE. PRAIRIE PUBLIC OFFERS A WINDOW ON THE WORLD THROUGH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMMING; CREATES A FORUM FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING OUR REGION WITH LOCALLY PRODUCED, TOPICAL PROGRAMMING; PARTNERS WITH OTHERS TO FOSTER EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES; AND UTILIZES DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND WEB SERVICES TO EXPAND THOSE VALUED SERVICES. BEGINNING WITH A SINGLE TELEVISION TRANSMITTER IN FARGO, PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING HAS GROWN TO BECOME THE PREMIER BROADCASTER OF PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE PRAIRIE REGION. THROUGH A MEDIA SPONSORSHIP, WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND REACH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers for Education Portland, OR | C | $35,250 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR GRANTMAKERS FOR EDUCATION FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Twin Cities Public Television Inc Saint Paul, MN | C | $35,000 | approved, future | TWIN CITIES PBS (ALSO KNOWN AS TPT) IS ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. TPT USES THE POWER OF MEDIA TO ADVANCE THE ARTS, SPUR LEARNING, HELP YOUNG PEOPLE SUCCEED AND HELP ADULTS AGE VITALLY. TPT PRESENTS EXTRAORDINARY PBS PROGRAMMING AND ALSO PRODUCES AWARD-WINNING CONTENT FOR THE NATIONAL PBS SYSTEM. TPT'S PROGRAMS AND PRODUCTIONS HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING PEABODY AWARDS AND NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EMMYS. THROUGH A MEDIA SPONSORSHIP, WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND REACH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Candid New York, NY | B | $30,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR CANDID FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Third Sector New England Inc New York, NY | U | $30,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUNDERS GROUP. THEIR GOAL IS TO ADVANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE AN IMPACT IN BUILDING MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers in the Arts Bronx, NY | C | $30,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR GRANTMAKERS IN THE ARTS FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc New York, NY | B | $30,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK FOUNDATION EXECUTIVES FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Social Enterprise Msp Saint Paul, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MSP (SE-MSP) WORKS TO DEVELOP A PURPOSE-DRIVEN ECONOMY IN THE TWIN CITIES. THEY ARE AN ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS AND BUSINESSES BUILDING NETWORKS, PROVIDING EDUCATION, HOSTING EVENTS, AND ADVOCATING FOR LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF SOCIAL PURPOSE BUSINESSES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Oakland, CA | B | $30,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR ASIAN AMERICAN-PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN PHILANTHROPY FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Saint Paul, MN | B | $30,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Hispanics in Philanthropy San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR HISPANICS IN PHILANTHROPY FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Oshikiimajtadah Redby, MN | U | $28,657 | paid | A GIFT TO HONOR LEADERSHIP LEGACY OF SHIRLEY NORDRUM WHO PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY DURING HER BUSH FELLOWSHIP TERM. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Red Lake Nation College Red Lake, MN | B | $28,657 | paid | A GIFT TO HONOR LEADERSHIP LEGACY OF SHIRLEY NORDRUM WHO PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY DURING HER BUSH FELLOWSHIP TERM. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Social Enterprise Msp Saint Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MSP (SE-MSP) WORKS TO DEVELOP A PURPOSE-DRIVEN ECONOMY IN THE TWIN CITIES. THEY ARE AN ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS AND BUSINESSES BUILDING NETWORKS, PROVIDING EDUCATION, HOSTING EVENTS, AND ADVOCATING FOR LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF SOCIAL PURPOSE BUSINESSES. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Council On Foundations Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Council On Foundations Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL ON FOUNDATION'S 2023 LEADING LOCALLY CONFERENCE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Mission Investors Exchange New York City, NY | B | $24,750 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR MISSION INVESTORS EXCHANGE FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Sahan Journal Saint Paul, MN | C | $22,000 | approved, future | SAHAN JOURNAL WORKS TO PROVIDE FAIR, GROUNDBREAKING NEWS COVERAGE THAT ILLUMINATES ISSUES AFFECTING MINNESOTA IMMIGRANTS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND TO CHRONICLE HOW THESE COMMUNITIES ARE CHANGING AND REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MINNESOTAN. THE NONPROFIT DIGITAL NEWSROOM IS DEDICATED TO EXCEPTIONAL JOURNALISM AND COVERAGE THAT TRULY REPRESENTS THE CHANGING FACE OF MINNESOTA AND RECOGNIZES THAT DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT AND POWER BELONG TO EVERYONE. THEIR STORIES REACH AUDIENCES ACROSS MANY PLATFORMS, INCLUDING THEIR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, VIDEO, NEWSLETTERS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. TO REACH MORE AUDIENCES, THEY ALSO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH SMALL COMMUNITY PAPERS AND THE STATE?S BIGGEST MAINSTREAM NEWSROOMS, IN PRINT AND PUBLIC RADIO. THROUGH A MEDIA SPONSORSHIP, WE ARE ABLE TO REACH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Peak Grantmaking Inc Washington, DC | B | $21,000 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR PEAK GRANTMAKING FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Independent Sector Washington, DC | B | $20,000 | paid | THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND THE UPSWELL SUMMIT, HAPPENING NOVEMBER 15-17, IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TEXAS. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Washington, DC | B | $20,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT OF LEADERSHIP CIRCLE FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $20,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Saint Paul, MN | B | $20,000 | paid | WORKING GROUP TO SUPPORT STATE OF MINNESOTA AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT EQUITABLE PRACTICES IN GRANTMAKING | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | B | $17,500 | approved, future | MINNEAPOLIS DOCUMENTERS AIMS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO CIVIC PARTICIPATION BY INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, RESULTING IN A COMMUNITY-OWNED PUBLIC RECORD. THROUGH OPEN PROCESSES AND TOOLS, INDIVIDUALS ARE EQUIPPED TO GATHER INFORMATION AND REPORT ON THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES AND PUBLIC MEETINGS. A 2024 MEDIA SPONSORSHIP FOR PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES, WHICH OPERATES THE LOCAL CHAPTER, SUPPORTS THIS WORK. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Pollen Midwest Minneapolis, MN | U | $17,500 | approved, future | POLLEN DEVELOPS STORYTELLING CENTERED ON NARRATIVE CHANGE THAT FOSTERS EMPATHY, GROWS CONNECTIONS AND INSPIRES MEANINGFUL ACTION THAT CHANGES OUR COLLECTIVE STORY FOR THE BETTER. THROUGH A MEDIA SPONSORSHIP, WE ARE ABLE TO REACH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Technology Association of Grantmakers Chicago, IL | B | $15,455 | approved, future | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF GRANTMAKERS FOR 2024, 2025 AND 2026 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Possibility Labs Oakland, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | TO CONTINUE AS A FOUNDATION PARTNER IN THE NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND RACIAL EQUITY. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Native Americans in Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS IN PHILANTHROPY. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Independent Sector Washington, DC | B | $12,500 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR INDEPENDENT SECTOR | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Tides Center New York, NY | U | $12,500 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR EMERGING PRACTITIONERS IN PHILANTHROPY, A SPONSORED ORGANIZATION OF TIDES CENTER, FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Washington, DC | B | $12,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP OF GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION'S 2023 NATIONAL LEARNING CONFERENCE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers for Education Portland, OR | C | $11,200 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR GRANTMAKERS FOR EDUCATION FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Third Sector New England Inc New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUNDERS GROUP. THEIR GOAL IS TO ADVANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE AN IMPACT IN BUILDING MOVEMENTS FOR PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Envision Communities Inc Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | THIS $10,000 GRANT IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TIME ENVISION COMMUNITIES SPENT WITH BUSH FOUNDATION STAFF IN DUE DILIGENCE AS A FINALIST IN THE COMMUNITY INNOVATION PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH WE ULTIMATELY DECIDED THEIR PROJECT DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA, WE WANTED TO HONOR THE EFFORT IT TOOK THEM TO EDUCATE US ABOUT THEIR WORK. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR ASSOCIATION OF BLACK FOUNDATION EXECUTIVES | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | The Circle Corporation Minneapolis, MN | C | $10,000 | approved, future | THE CIRCLE IS A MONTHLY, NONPROFIT NEWSPAPER THAT COVERS NATIVE AMERICAN NEWS, ARTS, SPORTS, AND CULTURE AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST NATIVE AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS IN THE COUNTRY. THROUGH A MEDIA SPONSORSHIP, WE ARE ABLE TO REACH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers in the Arts Bronx, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR GRANTMAKERS IN THE ARTS FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | approved, future | IN RECOGNITION OF BECOMING A FINALIST FOR THE 2023 MINNESOTA COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM PARTNER RFP, THIS GRANT WILL ADVANCE THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Peak Grantmaking Inc Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE 2023 PEAK GRANTMAKING CONVENING | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Hispanics in Philanthropy Oakland, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE 2023 UNITY SUMMIT. HISPANICS IN PHILANTHROPY (HIP) IS THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF CHANGE PHILANTHROPY WHO WILL HOST THE 2023 UNITY SUMMIT IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY OCTOBER 16 - 19, 2023 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. WE ARE PROVIDING SPONSORSHIP FOR THE SUMMIT AS IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONVENINGS IN PHILANTHROPY AND AIMS TO HIGHLIGHT THE INTEGRATION OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INTO PHILANTHROPIC PRACTICE, AMPLIFY EQUITABLE PHILANTHROPIC PRACTICES THAT ADDRESS STRUCTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, AND MAGNIFY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES OF PARTNERS WITH AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO INVESTING. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Hispanics in Philanthropy San Francisco, CA | B | $9,999 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR HISPANICS IN PHILANTHROPY FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Mission Investors Exchange New York City, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR MISSION INVESTORS EXCHANGE FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Peak Grantmaking Inc Washington, DC | B | $7,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR PEAK GRANTMAKING FOR 2022 AND 2023 | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Bush Fellowship Program Saint Paul, MN | U | $5,625 | paid | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers in the Arts Bronx, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE GRANTMAKERS IN THE ARTS 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN THE TWIN CITIES. | 202413199349104831 |
| 2023 | Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Oakland, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR ASIAN AMERICAN-PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN PHILANTHROPY | 202413199349104831 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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