Community Grant Awards

The Minneapolis Foundation and our funding partners awarded nearly $3 million in Community Grants between August 2004 and January 2005.

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Systems and Policy Change Grants

The following grants were made for systems and policy change activities within the Foundation's four funding goal areas:

      • Affordable Housing
      • Economic Opportunities
      • Educational Achievement
      • Health and Well-being of Children, Youth, and Families

Farmers' Legal Action Group
$100,000
Legal advocacy and litigation to maintain the family farming as a critical component of Minnesota's rural economy and protect Minnesota's rural environment and eco-systems

Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
$100,000
The Housing Levy Initiative to increase use of local levies for affordable housing and community development efforts in Greater Minnesota

Headwaters Foundation for Justice
$100,000
Capacity-building activities to strengthen grassroots social justice organizations

Latino Economic Development Center
$55,000
Development of a statewide program of economic development for Latino immigrants focusing on entrepreneurial development

MIGIZI Communications
$100,000
Cultural Communities Leadership Project, which will assist emerging leaders from Twin Cities communities of color to develop and advocate for policy solutions to improve the educational achievement of students of color

Minneapolis Children's Advocacy Network
$75,000
Campaign to establish commitment to children's issues among candidates participating in the Minneapolis mayoral and city council races

Minnesota ACORN
$75,000
The Financial Justice and Equality Project to change the current financial system from one that exploits the banking and credit needs of low-income families to a system that better serves to meet these needs

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
$150,000
Scientific research, legal research, legal advocacy, lobbying, and communications that promote a healthy environment for Minnesota children and families

Minnesota Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities
$100,000
A two-year grant for a collaboration by Minnesota Latino-led organizations to build a statewide policy agenda to meet the needs of Latino communities

Minnesota Organization of Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting (MOAPPP)
$35,000
The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Advocacy Project to promote policies that ensure confidential health care access and comprehensive sexuality education for youths in Minnesota

Minnesota Veterans Homes Board
$100,000
Establishing a Triage Center to serve as a single point-of-entry into care systems for homeless veterans in Minnesota

Minnesota Youth Service Association
$50,000
A two-year grant for a state legislative policy initiative to restore funding for homeless youth services and to promote a comprehensive Minnesota Youth Advancement Act

OutFront Minnesota
$150,000
A two-year grant for the justFair Campaign, which seeks to organize and educate Minnesotans to recognize the basic human rights of GLBT community members

Parents United Network
$100,000
A two-year grant for solidifying support and increasing momentum among parent and community groups to advocate for restoration of adequate state funding for Minnesota Public Schools

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
$50,000
A grassroots advocacy program to build public and legislative support for family planning services and education

Resource Center of the Americas
$60,000
The pursuit of three policy issues affecting immigrant rights and globalization

Southeast Asian Community Council (SEACC)
$60,000
A two-year grant for outreach and policy/systems change related to the implementation of the Interpreter Card program

Stairstep Foundation
$150,000
A two-year grant for the development and implementation of pilot projects that address critical needs and systems gaps negatively impacting the African American community living in Hennepin County

WE WIN Institute
$94,475
Implementation (in partnership with the YWCA of Minneapolis) of the Cultural Communities Mobilization Model, a pilot project in the African American community to foster activism for reforms and direct policy change in the Minneapolis Public Schools to close the achievement gap for African American students

Women at the Courthouse (WATCH)
$100,000
A two-year grant for a court monitoring program to improve victim services and offender accountability in the criminal justice system

 

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Capital Grants

The following grants were made for capital expenses. Capital grants are awarded only to Twin Cities metro area organizations.

Centro Campesino
$50,000
The purchase and renovation of a building in downtown Owatonna, Minnesota, as a permanent community center for the region's migrant workers and allies

Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
$100,000
Construction of a Center for Families building in North Minneapolis, providing co-located services with public and nonprofit providers

RS Eden
$50,000
Building a mixed-use development, including an administrative operations center

 

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