During this extraordinary moment in history, our communities must contend with two pandemics. The first is a deadly novel coronavirus that confounds experts. The second is systemic racism—an infliction that led to the murder of George Floyd. The...
The Medica Foundation is accepting proposals for rural health grants. This funding area seeks proposals for health-related programming essential to an organization’s nonprofit mission. Funding is...
“Target stands with Black families, communities and team members. As we face an inflection point in Minneapolis and across the country, we’re listening to our team, guests and communities, committed to using our size, scale and resources to help...
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations (the Foundation) today announced the awarding of two grants to nonprofit organizations that will work in coordination to provide immediate trauma-related services to...
St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) announced today the most recent grant recipients from the Central Minnesota Response Fund to support local COVID-19 relief efforts. The Central Minnesota Response Fund made...
The Minnesota Council on Foundations is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in our own work, and in the field of philanthropy. This work is guided by belief in a just, anti-racist society, free from...
The 2020 Minnesota legislative session was significantly interrupted and changed due to...
Fourth Generation, a program of The Minneapolis Foundation that brings together emerging leaders, philanthropists and changemakers, wrapped up its 10th grantmaking cycle by awarding $76,000 in grants to eight local organizations that are working...
The Minneapolis Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to its Board of Trustees. Julie Baker, Mary Grove, Sara Lueben, Becky O’Grady and Sharon Pierce joined the board at a meeting this week.
“These new...
By Susan Hammel, CFA, MCF Executive in Residence
