The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation partners with thousands of donors, nonprofit organizations and community members to help us meet our aspiration: An equitable, just and vibrant Minnesota where all people and communities thrive.
As Minnesota’s largest community foundation, we inspire, advocate and invest to advance community visions.
We are excited to recognize Dakota Wicohan and Foster Advocates for their extraordinary impact.
Get to know these honorees and the six finalists recognized for their contributions to our community.
Meet the 2025 Honorees
Q&A with President & CEO Chanda Smith Baker
Chanda shares her journey, her commitment to community, and her hopes for building bridges across Minnesota.
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At the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, we invest in leaders and organizations who inspire our vision of a more just Minnesota where all of us thrive.
Democracy doesn’t start or end at the voting booth. It is our collective power to participate in the decisions that shape our lives — where we live, learn, work and play. It is our collective power to dream and decide how we take care of each other.
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Advocacy occurs when the community collaborates to effect political, economic and social change. And at ISAIAH, that community involves people across various racial and faith backgrounds working together, fighting for justice in Minnesota.
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Sound alchemist Queen Drea seeks reconnection with her family’s heritage through music and storytelling.
See the ProjectThe Facing Race Awards recognize anti-racism advocates in Minnesota working for justice and equity.
Join us in celebrating our 2025 Facing Race Award recipients: Alexs Pate, Nate Smith, Kathy Sublett, Sai Thao and Patricia Torres Ray!
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Make the most impact with your charitable giving. Learn why our community foundation is the choice partner for thousands of donors.
You can count on us to be a trusted partner — supporting you and your clients to ensure their unique giving goals are achieved.
Through grants, endowment funds and partnership, we support innovative nonprofit organizations across Minnesota.
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and our partners F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation offer a variety of grant programs to support nonprofits meeting diverse community needs across the East Metro and Minnesota.
New grant programs and updated funding priorities will take effect in 2026. View our grant redesign hub for the latest information.
In addition, we offer grant programs with rolling application dates, including the Community Sharing Fund and Management Improvement Fund, and opportunities as a community grant partner of the Bush Foundation.
To organizations, initiatives and projects in 2024
To communities by the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation in 2024
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The largest community foundation in the state
A multiracial, multi-faith coalition empowers Minnesotans to shape their communities and secure lasting change.
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A one-time, twenty percent increase in dollars granted reflects the Foundation’s commitment to community-driven solutions, urgent needs and long-term equity.
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Sound alchemist Queen Drea seeks reconnection with her family’s heritage through music and storytelling.
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Nonprofits, community partners and food shelves are working swiftly to provide resources to fill in the gap as best they can.
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Meet a few of our nonprofit partners that provide food access and hunger relief services to the East Metro.
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Here’s how philanthropy, local leadership and trusted news can shape Minnesota’s democratic future.
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Bush Prize honorees recognize innovative community contributions.
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The Foundation’s new President and CEO shares her journey, her commitment to community, and her hopes for building bridges across Minnesota’s philanthropic landscape.
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