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Published 11/06/2023
Carrie Jo Short Transitions to New Role at the Foundation
Longtime Community Impact team leader Carrie Jo Short transitions to Investments team to support new investment portfolio project.
Published 10/27/2023
Fall Updates from the Foundation
Learn how the Foundation is taking action to partner with and support Minnesota communities.
Published 9/25/2023
2023 Facing Race Award Recipients Named
The Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 Facing Race Awards. A program celebrating the honorees aired October 12, 2023.
Published 9/21/2023
Foundation Welcomes Linda Garrett-Johnson, Program Officer
Linda Garrett-Johnson has joined the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation as the new Program Officer on the Community Impact team.
Published 9/05/2023
Foundation Hires Ashley Gam, New AVP Director of Investments
Ashley Gam has joined the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation as the new AVP Director of Investments.
Published 6/22/2023
$7 Million In East Metro Main Street Economic Revitalization Grants Awarded
The funding supports 42 businesses and nonprofits in Saint Paul.
Published 5/24/2023
Foundations Announce 2023 First Round Community Grants
Grants will support community organizations as they work to launch, expand and sustain their services in the community.
Published 4/17/2023
Building Capacity and Nonprofit Leadership with the Management Improvement Fund
Learn how the Management Improvement Fund helps small and midsize nonprofit organizations build and grow their capacity.
Published 12/02/2022
Foundation Announces New Board Members
Join us in welcoming Nausheena Hussain, Richard Senese, Ph.D., and Bo Thao-Urabe to our board of directors.
Published 9/15/2022
I So Appreciate You! is Back with Season 2
Tune in to Season 2 of the I So Appreciate You! Podcast with co-hosts Nadege Souvenir & Melanie Hoffert.
Published 9/08/2022
Art In This Present Moment Grants Announced
Funding recognizes Minnesota’s Black, Indigenous and people of color artists and their work created at the intersection of cultural art and activism.
Published 6/21/2022
Residents Share Perceptions of Living in Saint Paul & the East Metro
The third volume of the East Metro Pulse collects responses from more than 3,100 residents on the health and vitality of Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties.