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Foundations Announce $10.3 Million in Second-Round Grants

Grants will provide crucial funding resources to community organizations making a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and families across the East Metro and Greater Minnesota.

Some of the organizations funded in this round include Urban Bird Collective, Hmong Early Childhood Coalition, The Art Of The Rural, (Neo)Muralismos de Mexico en Minnesota, Family Values for Life and Ain Dah Yung Center.

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Reimagining Our Grantmaking for 2026 and Beyond

Throughout 2024, we engaged in a community-informed process to redesign our application-based grant program.

On November 18, we announced the new processes and updated funding priorities that will guide our grantmaking in 2026 and beyond.

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Announcing a New Statewide Grant Program

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Minnesota Community IDEAS Grant Program in partnership with the Bush Foundation.

The program seeks to design, test and spread ideas that make our communities better for everyone and inspire, equip and connect people through meaningful, community-led change.

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Bridging Theater and Music in a New Artistic Journey

Sara Ochs is a multidisciplinary theater artist and songwriter. With support from Art in This Present Moment, Sara will be exploring her talents as a songwriter, writing new music and potentially a one woman play.

Working in theater, specifically at Theater Mu, has helped Sara discover who she is as an artist and as an Asian American woman. To help her bridge the “gap between lived experience and secondhand knowledge,” Sara is working with fellow artist Jennifer Weir. Jennifer has served as a sounding ear, helping Sara stay on track and come up with ideas through various writing exercises.

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Staging Community: Building a Supportive Ecosystem for one Local Theater

For nearly 20 years, Exposed Brick Theatre has made it their mission to provide up-and-coming playwrights of color with opportunities to share their stories.

The theater prides itself on being in relation with other arts organizations and artists that empower communities and challenge issues of social justice. With support from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, they were able to fund the world premiere of "Muyehpen."

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Watch the 2024 Facing Race Awards

Join us in celebrating our 2024 Facing Race Award recipients: Ma Elena Gutierrez, Tish Jones, Jametta Raspberry and Larry Tucker! The awards video is now available to watch.

The Facing Race Awards recognize anti-racism advocates in Minnesota working for justice and equity. Through these Awards, we celebrate and learn from those leading the way forward.

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Grant Opportunities

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.

Throughout 2024, we engaged in a community-informed process to redesign our application-based Building Community Capacity grant program. On November 18, 2024, we announced new grant application processes and updated funding priorities that 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.

Our Impact

9,604

Grants given

To organizations, initiatives and projects in 2023

$106M

Granted

To communities by the Foundation in 2023

3,253

Number of organizations

receiving grants in 2023

$1.8B

Combined charitable assets

The largest community foundation in the state

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Stories From Our Community

Read Foundations Announce $10.3 Million in 2024 Second-Round Community Grants

Foundations Announce $10.3 Million in 2024 Second-Round Community Grants

Grants will provide crucial funding resources to community organizations making a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and families across the East Metro and Greater Minnesota.

Read the announcement
Read Sara Ochs: Bridging Theater and Music in a New Artistic Journey

Sara Ochs: Bridging Theater and Music in a New Artistic Journey

Sara Ochs is a multidisciplinary theater artist and songwriter. With support from Art in This Present Moment, Sara will be exploring her talents as a songwriter, writing new music and potentially a one woman play.

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Read Staging Community: Building a Supportive Ecosystem for one Local Theater

Staging Community: Building a Supportive Ecosystem for Local Theater

Learn how you can go from audience to advocate by supporting organizations like Exposed Brick Theatre.

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Read Mother and Son Duet Bridges the Gap Between Old and New

Mother and Son Duet Bridges the Gap Between Old and New

Mothers often have close relationships with their sons, but in the case of Maria Biagetti Cortez and Vladimir Garrido-Biagetti, that bond is deeply immersed in their culture and music.

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Read 2024 Bush Prize: Minnesota Winners

2024 Bush Prize: Minnesota Winners

Congratulations to these Minnesota nonprofit organizations recognized for their strong histories of innovation and community problem solving.

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Read How to Help Your Clients Choose a Donor Advised Fund Provider

How to Help Your Clients Choose a Donor Advised Fund Provider

See what five factors to consider when helping your clients choose a DAF provider and how provider services compare.

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Read A Family Tradition of Giving Back

A Family Tradition of Giving Back

Learn how fundholder Sarah Lang and her sons are continuing to follow in her family’s footsteps of charitable giving.

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Read Net Unrealized Appreciation: An Underused Tax Strategy for Reducing Employer Stock Taxes

Net Unrealized Appreciation: An Underused Tax Strategy for Reducing Employer Stock Taxes

Help your clients retire smarter by leveraging their net unrealized appreciation with their donor advised fund.

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