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Responding to Local Needs in 2024

In addition to our annual grant rounds and the guidance we provide to support our fundholders’ giving, we make special investments to address community needs as they arise.

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Environmental Justice in the Great Lakes Region

Check out this informative panel discussion from the 2024 Minnesota Meeting where experts focus on environmental justice.

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Economic Mobility

Fueling Economic Mobility in 2024

We invest in community-led efforts to disrupt inequitable practices and systems, stabilize communities, and advance racial and economic justice.

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Education

Reimagining Education in 2024 

Our investments combine research, advocacy, and grantmaking to help ensure that all students receive an excellent education that prepares them to reach their fullest potential.

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Civic Leadership

A Message from Our CEO

We can’t know what we will face over the next century, or even the next few years. What we do know is that none of us can, or should, shoulder the challenges alone, which means we need to continue to grow our generous community.

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Civic Leadership

Responding to Local Needs in 2024

In addition to our annual grant rounds and the guidance we provide to support our fundholders’ giving, we make special investments to address community needs as they arise.

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Climate & Environment

Investing in the Environment in 2024

Through investments ranging from grants to convenings, we support community-led efforts to address our region’s biggest environmental and public health challenges.

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Climate & Environment

$40 Million Available for Environmental Justice Grants

This program will distribute $40 million in grants to support priorities identified by local communities, from clean air and water to ensuring all residents have access to healthy food.

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Art & Culture

Connecting Hearts and Minds Through Music

Watch this video about Giving Voice to witness how they defy dementia through music and how the Foundation and our fundholders lift up this innovative work.

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Education

The time is now to support Minneapolis Public Schools

In the Minnesota Star Tribune, our colleagues Patrice Relerford and R.T. Rybak explain why it's time for everyone in our community to double down on our support for Minneapolis Public Schools.

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Economic Mobility

The Wheels of Economics

We recently teamed up with the Destination Northside Coalition to offer our fundholders an up-close look at development projects in North Minneapolis.

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Art & Culture

Connecting Hearts and Minds Through Music

Watch this video about Giving Voice to witness how they defy dementia through music and how the Foundation and our fundholders lift up this innovative work.

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Art & Culture

Funding to Preserve Black History

A Racial and Economic Justice grant helps Memorialize the Movement preserve murals made after George Floyd’s murder.

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Curious about Art & Culture?

The arts are essential to who and what we are in Minnesota. We are committed to ensuring that the arts remain a strength in our state and are accessible to all communities.

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Civic Leadership

A Message from Our CEO

We can’t know what we will face over the next century, or even the next few years. What we do know is that none of us can, or should, shoulder the challenges alone, which means we need to continue to grow our generous community.

Read Story

Civic Leadership

Responding to Local Needs in 2024

In addition to our annual grant rounds and the guidance we provide to support our fundholders’ giving, we make special investments to address community needs as they arise.

Visit

Dive deeper

Curious about Civic Leadership?

Communities are stronger when everyone participates in public discussion and decision-making about issues that affect their lives and our society as a whole. Explore how we partner with others to foster civic engagement, discourse, and advocacy.

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Climate & Environment

Investing in the Environment in 2024

Through investments ranging from grants to convenings, we support community-led efforts to address our region’s biggest environmental and public health challenges.

Visit

Climate & Environment

$40 Million Available for Environmental Justice Grants

This program will distribute $40 million in grants to support priorities identified by local communities, from clean air and water to ensuring all residents have access to healthy food.

Read Story

Dive deeper

Curious about Climate & Environment?

Our world is big and none of us can protect it alone, especially given the climate crisis we face. Learn more about how we are bringing diverse communities together to take action for climate justice.

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Criminal Justice

FUND FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES AWARDS GRANTS TO FOSTER RESILIENCE

The Minneapolis Foundation today announced $526,543 in grants from the Fund for Safe Communities to 18 organizations that are doing innovative work to prevent violence and foster resilience in local communities.

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Criminal Justice

Fostering Resilience Grant Round

The Fund for Safe Communities is now accepting applications for grants that foster resilience. We will support programs and activities that offer prevention, intervention, restoration, and resilience-oriented services to people in Minneapolis, with a focus on youth and young adults.

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Curious about Criminal Justice?

We are committed to dismantling the pervasive racial inequities of our society’s criminal legal system. Explore the ways we are pursuing justice, equity, and healing.

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Economic Mobility

Fueling Economic Mobility in 2024

We invest in community-led efforts to disrupt inequitable practices and systems, stabilize communities, and advance racial and economic justice.

Visit

Economic Mobility

The Wheels of Economics

We recently teamed up with the Destination Northside Coalition to offer our fundholders an up-close look at development projects in North Minneapolis.

See Resource

Dive deeper

Curious about Economic Mobility?

Our economic systems should be fair and position everyone to achieve financial stability and build wealth. Learn how we support efforts to stabilize communities and dismantle inequities in our economy.

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Education

Reimagining Education in 2024 

Our investments combine research, advocacy, and grantmaking to help ensure that all students receive an excellent education that prepares them to reach their fullest potential.

Visit

Education

The time is now to support Minneapolis Public Schools

In the Minnesota Star Tribune, our colleagues Patrice Relerford and R.T. Rybak explain why it's time for everyone in our community to double down on our support for Minneapolis Public Schools.

Visit

Dive deeper

Curious about Education?

We need to build an education system that works for each and every child. Through research, learning collectives, grantmaking, co-investment, and more, we are pursuing equity in education.

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Art & Culture

Connecting Hearts and Minds Through Music

Watch this video about Giving Voice to witness how they defy dementia through music and how the Foundation and our fundholders lift up this innovative work.

Watch Video

Economic Mobility

GRANTS THAT CHAMPION THE NEEDS OF WOMEN

The WCA Foundation recently awarded $670,080 in grants to 26 organizations that provide direct services to women addressing economic stability, education, shelter, safety, and health.

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Curious about Health & Wellness?

Explore our resources to better understand the importance of self-care, trauma healing, and wellness.

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