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Published 12/14/2021
Foundation Announces New Board Members Beginning in 2022
The Foundation announced the election of four new members to its board of directors, beginning their terms in 2022.
Published 10/19/2021
Foundation Welcomes Casey Shultz as Director of Investor Relations
The Foundation today announced that Casey Shultz has joined the organization as Director of Investor Relations.
Published 10/14/2021
Foundation Invests in Afghan Resettlement Plan
The Foundation partners with the Minnesota Council on Foundations and others to help new Afghan arrivals resettle in Minnesota.
Published 10/13/2021
2021 Art In This Present Moment Grants Announced
This year's funding recognizes Minnesota’s Black, Indigenous and people of color artists and their work created at the intersection of cultural art and activism.
Published 10/04/2021
2021 Facing Race Award Honorees Named
A program celebrating the honorees will be broadcast on the Minnesota channel of TPT Twin Cities PBS, featuring special contributor and author Kao Kalia Yang.
Published 9/08/2021
Ramsey County Public Safety Fund
New fund will support Ramsey County’s initiative to reduce non-public safety-related traffic stops.
Published 8/16/2021
Charitable Giving Legislation in the News
Our response to the proposed Accelerating Charitable Giving (ACE) Act
Published 6/29/2021
Foundations Announce Nearly $8 Million in Community Grants
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation and the Mardag Foundation today announced that they have awarded nearly $8 million to Minnesota nonprofits through their latest round of grants.
Published 1/12/2021
Foundations Announce Nearly $7 Million in Grants Statewide
Grants will help nonprofits remain responsive and resilient after a challenging year.
Published 11/16/2020
Announcing the Frontline Families Fund
Fund will provide financial support to families of frontline healthcare workers who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
Published 11/10/2020
Foundations Present “Art In This Present Moment”
Projects by Minnesota’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color artists portray personal narratives addressing diversity, identity and today’s societal issues.
Published 11/04/2020
Foundation Welcomes Cheniqua Johnson and Gina Suarez Reyes
New positions create pathway for future leadership in philanthropy dedicated to strengthening communities.