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Published 6/03/2020
MCF and the Foundation Award Over $3 Million in Grants
Grants for COVID-19 nonprofit recovery and community resilience focus on Twin Cities BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) community recovery efforts.
Published 5/29/2020
Grants Awarded for Community-Led Solutions to Heal Racial Trauma
Funding will support programming of the African American Leadership Forum and the Healing Justice Foundation.
Published 4/21/2020
MCF and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Award Round Three Grant Funding
Minnesota Council on Foundations and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation award over $2 million in third round of grants from the MDRF.
Published 4/07/2020
Foundation Announces Executive Promotion
Carrie Jo Short assumes new role as senior director, community impact at Minnesota’s largest community foundation.
Published 4/07/2020
$2.1 Million in Grants Awarded from the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund
Minnesota Council on Foundations and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation award second round of grants from the MDRF.
Published 4/01/2020
$2 Million in Grants Awarded from the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund
Minnesota Council on Foundations and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation award first grants from the MDRF.
Published 3/18/2020
Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund Launched
Minnesota Council on Foundations and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Launch $4.4mil Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund for Coronavirus
Published 3/03/2020
Foundation Announces Executive Promotions
Melanie Hoffert and Nadege Souvenir assume new roles at Minnesota’s largest community foundation.
Published 1/21/2020
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Announces New Board Members
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation announces six new board members in 2020.
Published 12/17/2019
Foundations Announce More Than $7.2 Million in Statewide Grants
Grants include funding for organizations and programs that elevate the voices and civic participation of communities that often go unheard.
Published 12/16/2019
Foundation Promotes Scott Zastoupil to Chief Financial Officer
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation announced that Scott Zastoupil has been promoted to the position of chief financial officer.
Published 8/26/2019
2019 Facing Race Award Honorees Named
Tuleah Palmer and the Rev. Gloria Roach Thomas are recognized as the 2019 Facing Race Award recipients.