State of Minnesota
$50,000 (2 yr grant)
for staffing of the Early Childhood Care and Education Council
Affirmative Options Coalition $50,000
general operating support for policy advocacy at the State level and to promote a Legislative Commission to End Poverty engaging diverse citizen participation to achieve Minnesota's anti-poverty goals
African Chamber of Commerce $50,000 (2 yr grant)
for start-up of chamber of commerce promoting African businesses through partnerships with mainstream financial institutions and businesses
African Development Center $75,000
for homeownership, entrepreneurship and business development, financial literacy, wealth creation and loan counseling programs assisting African immigrants and refugees
Centro Campesino $70,000
for immigration and workers' rights programs to increase economic opportunities and increase social capital among Latinos living in central and southern Minnesota
Corporation for Supportive Housing $50,000 (2 yr grant)
for The American Indian Supportive Housing Initiative to end American Indian homelessness in communities on and off reservations
Family & Children's Service $75,000 (2 yr grant)
for the first year of “ MOVE Voices” initiative to tackle policy issues crucial to immigrants in Minnesota
Great Neighborhoods! Development Corporation $50,000
for pre-development costs for project on West Broadway in North Minneapolis between Lyndale and Bryant Avenues, the future location of Broadway Plaza, a mixed-use commercial development anchored by a new Minneapolis YWCA, a 24-hour full service health and fitness facility
Headwaters Foundation for Justice $100,000 (2 yr grant)
for capacity building activities to strengthen grassroots social change organizations
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy $40,000 (2 yr grant)
for Rural African Organizing project to build connections among rural African immigrants to address critical community issues
Latino Economic Development Center $65,000
general operating support for a statewide Latino-led community development agency supporting Latino business development, partnering with mainstream organizations on major development projects and providing community organizing and advocacy to increase Latino community assets
Lutheran Social Service
$50,000 (2 yr grant)
for mobilizing and advocacy for public policies to prevent youth homelessness
MAD DADS $100,000 (2 yr grant)
for Restoring Families, Preventing Crime, an expanded collaboration with two faith-based organizations, to decrease violence in North Minneapolis neighborhoods with high crime rates, gang and drug activity
Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers $150,000 (2 yr grant)
operating support for the merged metro-wide consortium of regional, neighborhood-based and ethnic-specific nonprofit developers to advocate for affordable housing and emerging business development across the Twin Cities
Minneapolis Community & Technical College Foundation $100,000 (2 yr grant)
for The Power of YOU program, to make the first two years of college available tuition-free for graduates of Minneapolis or St. Paul public high schools, charter schools or alternative schools, as well as for residents of those two cities
Minnesota Home Ownership Center $50,000 (2 yr grant)
for the implementation of foreclosure prevention counseling and culturally-competent home buyer education
Minnesota Minority Education Partnership $75,000
for development of research reports, conference and follow-up convenings to engage communities in developing policy solutions to resolve the persistent achievement gaps for students of color and American Indian students in Minnesota
Minnesota Housing Partnership $100,000 (2 yr grant)
for informing and influencing public officials and the general public about the benefits of affordable housing in order to promote increased resources and better policies for the development of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income people
Organizing Apprenticeship Project
$50,000
capacity building for community based organizations of color to address racial disparities and influence public policy changes that will result in greater economic, social and racial equity for all Minnesotans
Outfront Minnesota $50,000
overall support for the organization which provides services and advocacy for the GLBT communities of Minnesota
PEACE Foundation $40,000 (2 yr grant)
for engaging and mobilizing residents of North Minneapolis in public policy advocacy efforts
Rondo Community Land Trust
$50,000 (2 yr grant)
for leaseholder Stabilization and Foreclosure Intervention Project to assist current land trust homeowners and others remain in their homes
St. Paul Foundation
$100,000
for the Central Corridor Funders' Collaborative Catalyst Fund
Search Institute $50,000 (2 yr grant)
for The Fund for Innovations in Human Development to support its Great Places to Teach Institute
Summit Academy OIC $100,000 (2 yr grant)
for the Minnesota Construction Consortium to promote structural changes in the construction industry so that greater numbers of low-income and people of color can attain the higher paying jobs in that industry
TakeAction MN Education Fund $100,000 (2 yr grant)
general operating support for multi-year, community-based advocacy campaign to build critical momentum toward making Minnesota a new national model for health care reform
The Advocates for Human Rights $100,000 (2 yr grant)
general operating support for human rights policy, education, and activism in Minnesota
White Earth Land Recovery Project
$50,000 (2 yr grant)
overall support for an organization which is creating a model of sustainable economic development opportunities for Native Americans
Capital Grants
Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities
$100,000
for building renovation of the Jerry Gamble Club – part of an overall capital campaign for Boys & Girls clubs of the Twin Cities metro wide
Cabrini Partnership
$50,000
for the Leading the Way Home capital campaign for renovation and maintenance of its transitional housing facility
