The PRI Pulse is an ambitious research project undertaken by Venn Foundation to learn how Minnesota private foundations have historically used Program-Related Investments (PRIs) from 1998 to 2016. Their goal was to put their fingers on the state’s PRI pulse and then report back the results, providing Minnesota’s philanthropic and impact investing communities with high-quality baseline statistics on how PRIs have been used in the past, right at a time when many are discussing how best to utilize them in the future.
Strengthening Response in Real Time
This Rapid Response Report serves as a testimony to how Minnesota’s philanthropic ecosystem organized during a critical moment in state history. It offers vital lessons, structural insights, and
Guide to Fiscal Sponsorship
As fiscal sponsorship continues to become a more widely used tool for charitable impact, it is important that 501(c)(3) organizations acting as a fiscal sponsor are doing it right.
Immigrant Rapid Response Fund: Briefing Series
Between Christmas 2025 and February 2026, Operation Metro Surge brought roughly 2,000 federal immigration agents to the Twin Cities. More than 4,000 people were arrested. Two Minnesotans were killed.