Medica has launched several initiatives to support communities directly impacted by long-standing racial inequities and social unrest in the Twin Cities over the past few weeks. The efforts include actions by employees, $750,000 in grantmaking...
Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic and shift to distance learning have strained efforts to close education gaps, the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota and The Minneapolis Foundation released a survey to highlight diverse...
In a city with some of the country’s widest opportunity gaps by race in education, employment, wages and housing, local partners are coming together to support programs and strategies that prepare young people to succeed in college, careers and...
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...
