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Foundation Announces Three Bush Prize: Minnesota Winners
Foundation Announces Three Bush Prize: Minnesota Winners

October 22, 2024

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Foundation Announces 18th Annual Facing Race Award Recipients
Foundation Announces 18th Annual Facing Race Award Recipients

August 21, 2024

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Rhonda Cox Promoted to VP of People and Culture
Rhonda Cox Promoted to VP of People and Culture

April 18, 2024

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Foundations Announce $8.7 Million in 2024 First-Round Community Grants
Foundations Announce $8.7 Million in 2024 First-Round Community Grants

June 25, 2024

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Foundation Announces Office Move in 2025
Foundation Announces Office Move in 2025

April 9, 2024

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Foundation Hires Tsega Tamene, Senior Director of Community Impact
Foundation Hires Tsega Tamene, Senior Director of Community Impact

Feb. 5, 2024

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Foundation Selected as Grantmaking Partner
Foundation Selected as Grantmaking Partner

Feb. 2, 2024

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Daniel Lemm Joins Board of Directors
Daniel Lemm Joins Board of Directors

Jan. 11, 2024

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Foundation Hires Jennifer Vickerman, Gift Planner
Foundation Hires Jennifer Vickerman, Gift Planner

Jan. 2, 2024

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Foundations Announce $11.6 Million in 2023 Second-Round Community Grants
Foundations Announce $11.6 Million in 2023 Second-Round Community Grants

Dec. 4, 2023

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation, together and independently, have awarded more than $11 million to Minnesota nonprofits in our second round of 2023 grantmaking, following more than $9 million in grants provided earlier this year.

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Foundation Hires Alfonso Wenker as Vice President of Community Impact
Foundation Hires Alfonso Wenker as Vice President of Community Impact

Nov. 9, 2023

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Foundation Announces 17th Annual Facing Race Award Recipients
Foundation Announces 17th Annual Facing Race Award Recipients

Sept. 25, 2023

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Foundation Hires Linda Garrett-Johnson, Program Officer
Foundation Hires Linda Garrett-Johnson, Program Officer

Sept. 21, 2023

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Foundation Hires Ashley Gam, New AVP Director of Investments
Foundation Hires Ashley Gam, New AVP Director of Investments

Sept. 5, 2023

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Foundation Promotes Anne Hoyt Taff
Foundation Promotes Anne Hoyt Taff

July 6, 2023

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Foundation Awards $7 Million In Main Street Economic Revitalization Grants
Foundation Awards $7 Million In Main Street Economic Revitalization Grants

June 21, 2023

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Foundations Announce 2023 First Round Community Grants
Foundations Announce 2023 First Round Community Grants

May 24, 2023

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Foundations Announce 2022 Second Round Community Grants
Foundations Announce 2022 Second Round Community Grants

Dec. 20, 2022

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Foundation Announces New Board Members
Foundation Announces New Board Members

December 6, 2022

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2022 Facing Race Awards
2022 Facing Race Awards

October 4, 2022

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East Metro Main Street Economic Revitalization Program
East Metro Main Street Economic Revitalization Program

October 5, 2022

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East Metro Pulse
East Metro Pulse

June 21, 2022

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Foundation Becomes United Nations-Supported Principles for Responsible Investment Signatory

March 29, 2022

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Foundations Announce More than $7 Million in Community Grants

March 9, 2022

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2021 Press Releases

Foundation Announces New Board Members
Foundation Announces New Board Members

December 14, 2021

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Foundation Welcomes Casey Shultz
Foundation Welcomes Casey Shultz

October 19, 2021

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Foundations Announce Art In This Present Moment Grants
Foundations Announce Art In This Present Moment Grants

October 13, 2021

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Foundation Announces Facing Race Honorees Victoria McWane-Creek, KingDemetrius Pendleton, Valerie Shirley and Wokie Weah
Foundation Announces Facing Race Honorees Victoria McWane-Creek, KingDemetrius Pendleton, Valerie Shirley and Wokie Weah

October 4, 2021

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Foundations Announce Nearly $8 Million in Community Grants for Healing from COVID-19 and Systemic Racism
Foundations Announce Nearly $8 Million in Community Grants for Healing from COVID-19 and Systemic Racism

June 29, 2021

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Foundation Issues Call for 2021 Facing Race Award Nominations
Foundation Issues Call for 2021 Facing Race Award Nominations

April 9, 2021

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The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation Announce Nearly $7 Million in Grants Statewide

January 12, 2021

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Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Names Ellen Brownell Associate Vice President, Director of Investments

January 5, 2021

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2020 Press Releases

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Establishes Frontline Families Fund in Partnership with Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Establishes Frontline Families Fund in Partnership with Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm

November 16, 2020

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Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and McKnight Foundation Present “Art In This Present Moment”
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and McKnight Foundation Present “Art In This Present Moment”

November 10, 2020

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Foundation Welcomes Cheniqua Johnson and Gina Suarez Reyes as Relationship Managers, Community Impact

November 4, 2020

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Foundation Announces Facing Race Honorees Valerie Castile, Resmaa Menakem, Alex Miles and Leslie Redmond

October 6, 2020

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Partnership for a ConnectedMN Awards $2.1 Million in Grants to Organizations Serving Digital Access Needs of Minnesota Students

September 23, 2020

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Foundation Elects New 2021 Board Members

August 26, 2020

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Final Round of Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund Grants Awarded

August 24, 2020

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Art In This Present Moment

August 18, 2020

Art In This Present Moment press kit, including artist bios, project descriptions and photos

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THREE ORGANIZATIONS GRANT $2.5 MILLION TO HELP REBUILD THE TWIN CITIES

June 25, 2020

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Greater Twin Cities United Way, Minneapolis Foundation and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Commit to Transforming the Criminal Justice System

June 5, 2020

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Minnesota Council on Foundations and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Award Over $3 Million in Grants

June 3, 2020

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Grants Awarded to Local Nonprofits for Solutions to Heal Racial Trauma

May 29, 2020

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Over $2 Million in Grants Awarded From the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund

April 21, 2020

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Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Announces Executive Promotion

April 7, 2020

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$2.1 Million in Grants Awarded From the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund

April 7, 2020

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$2 Million in Grants Awarded from the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund for Coronavirus

April 1, 2020

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Minnesota Council on Foundations and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Launch $4.4M Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund for Coronavirus

March 18, 2020

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Foundation Announces Executive Promotions

March 3, 2020

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