The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation is excited to announce Dakota Wicohan and Foster Advocates as the 2025 Bush Prize: Minnesota honorees.

Each organization will receive an unrestricted award of $250,000 that can be used for any charitable purpose in the state of Minnesota.

Honorees and finalists were chosen by a Community Selection Committee – a diverse group of community members from across the state convened by the Foundation for this purpose.

To ensure broad and equitable distribution of the Bush Prize: Minnesota award across the state of Minnesota, the Community Selection Committee reviewed applications and identified eight finalists — four from the Twin Cities Metro Area community and four from the Greater Minnesota community. One honoree was chosen from each group. Each of the remaining six finalists received a grant of $10,000.

“We are honored to celebrate Dakota Wicohan and Foster Advocates as our 2025 Bush Prize: Minnesota honorees,” said Kari Onyancha, Senior Director of Partnerships at the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. “Both organizations embody transformational impact through creative problem solving and community-led solutions that strengthen equity across our state. We are grateful to the community review committee for uplifting their visionary work.”