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Published 12/18/2025
Important Year-End Giving Dates for Donors
As you make plans for your 2025 year-end fund contributions and grant recommendations, please keep in mind these important dates.
Published 12/17/2025
2025: Bold Change, Bigger Impact
2025 ignited transformation — new strategies, grant and investment opportunities and a dynamic, new President & CEO, Chanda Smith Baker.
Published 12/10/2025
Future Moves: Kealoha Ferreira Explores Lineage through Dance
Ananya Dance Theatre opened Kealoha to a world of dance and movement beyond Western techniques, which has helped her connect deeply to her own traditional practices.
Published 12/08/2025
The Landscape of Minnesota: A State of the State
A webinar in partnership with the Center for Rural Policy and Development shared rural Minnesota trends, community impact and what we can do to build a thriving state.
Published 11/26/2025
Singing for Justice: Waigwa Leads Choir in Lifting Voices and Community
Choral director Waigwa aims to bring the human experience to the concert stage.
Published 11/25/2025
Empowering Change in the Next Generation of Asian Leaders
Minnesota nonprofit Future of Us is helping Asian American Pacific Islander youth find their voices and become agents of change.
Published 11/18/2025
Women of Faith in Philanthropy — Legacy, Leadership and the Future
A panel event showcased how women of faith are poised to shape and enrich the philanthropic landscape, as they have for generations.
Published 11/17/2025
Three Minnesota Foundations Launch ‘Our Home State’ Initiative with $20 Million Commitment
The initiative, focused on expanding housing stability and catalyzing local housing solutions, includes Ecolab as an early funder.
Published 11/11/2025
Faith in Action: ISAIAH’s Blueprint for a Multicultural Democracy
A multiracial, multi-faith coalition empowers Minnesotans to shape their communities and secure lasting change.
Published 11/05/2025
Meeting the Moment: How the Foundation Expanded Community Support in a Critical Year
A one-time, twenty percent increase in dollars granted reflects the Foundation’s commitment to community-driven solutions, urgent needs and long-term equity.
Published 11/03/2025
Leading a Path Forward: How Queen Drea Uses Music to Find Her Roots
Sound alchemist Queen Drea seeks reconnection with her family’s heritage through music and storytelling.
Published 10/31/2025
Fall 2025 Food Assistance: What You Can Do
Nonprofits, community partners and food shelves are working swiftly to provide resources to fill in the gap as best they can.