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More Than $11 Million In Community Grants Awarded

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation have announced the recipients of our second 2023 grant round.

This follows more than $9 million in grants provided earlier this year. Meet some of the nonprofits that received grants.

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Fall Updates from the Foundation

Fall is in full swing and we have been visiting some of our nonprofit partners doing great work in their communities.

In this video message, President & CEO Eric J. Jolly, Ph.D., highlights how we at the Foundation are working with donors, volunteers and community members to take action.

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Watch the Facing Race Awards

Join us in celebrating our 2023 Facing Race Award recipients: Trahern Crews, Rayona Kardell, Rose McGee and Asha Shoffner! Stream the show today.

The Facing Race Awards recognize anti-racism advocates in Minnesota working for justice and equity. Through these Awards, we celebrate and learn from those leading the way forward.

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Why Allyship Isn't Enough

Listen to Season 3, Episode 3 of I So Appreciate You! as we talk to special guest Seena Hodges, Founder and CEO of The Woke Coach.

Co-hosts Nadege Souvenir and Melanie Hoffert chat with Seena Hodges about why it’s not enough to be an ally and how we can transform into equity accomplices, both in the workplace and in our communities.

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Mesabi East Foundation Invests in the Future of the Iron Range

The Mesabi East Foundation has developed multiple scholarship funds to enrich the education of Mesabi East students.

One of the seniors to receive scholarships from the foundation is Carter Skelton, a freshman at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

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Mesabi East Foundation scholarship recipient Carter Skelton

Serving Our Community

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Through grants and partnership, we support innovative organizations across the state of Minnesota.

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Grant Opportunities

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and our partners F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation offer a variety of grant opportunities to support nonprofits meeting the diverse community needs across the East Metro and Minnesota.

We offer two Building Community Capacity grant rounds a year. Our first grant round of 2024 will open on Jan. 16, 2024, and close Feb. 7, 2024. We also offer other grant programs with rolling application dates.

Our Impact

8,656

Grants given

To organizations, initiatives and projects in 2022

$90M

Granted

To communities by the Foundation in 2022

3,047

Number of organizations

receiving grants in 2022

$1.7B

Combined charitable assets

The largest community foundation in the state

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Stories From Our Community

Read How to Help Your Clients Choose a Donor Advised Fund Provider

How to Help Your Clients Choose a Donor Advised Fund Provider

See what five factors to consider when choosing a DAF provider as well as how their services compare.

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Read Guide Your Clients’ Strategic Giving in High-income Years

Guide Your Clients’ Strategic Giving in High-income Years

Learn how bunching can be beneficial to achieving your clients’ giving and tax goals.

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Read Foundations Announce $11.6 Million in Grants

Foundations Announce $11.6 Million in 2023 Second Round Community Grants

Grants will provide funding resources for community organizations that provide critical resources to Minnesotans across the state.

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Read The Max Foundation Helps Train Coaches and Educate Students on Mental Health in Memory of Max

The Max Foundation Helps Train Coaches and Educate Students on Mental Health in Memory of Max

Read how the Marvin family honors their loved one by starting a foundation to educate others about the importance of mental health.

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Read Local Foundation Invests in the Future of the Iron Range

Local Foundation Invests in the Future of the Iron Range

Learn how the Mesabi East Foundation is investing in the future of its community by offering scholarships to graduating seniors.

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Read Foundation Welcomes Alfonso Wenker as Vice President of Community Impact

Foundation Welcomes Alfonso Wenker as Vice President of Community Impact

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation announced that Alfonso Wenker will be joining the Foundation in January.

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Read Carrie Jo Short Transitions to New Role at the Foundation

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.

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