15th Annual Facing Race Awards
Honoring anti-racism activists in Minnesota
Join us in celebrating our 2021 Facing Race Award winners: Victoria McWane-Creek, KingDemetrius Pendleton, Valerie Shirley and Wokie Weah!
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Turn Your Goods into GiftsWho We Are
We are a partner to thousands of donors and nonprofit organizations working to help us meet our aspiration: A just and vibrant Minnesota where all people and communities thrive.
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I So Appreciate You! Podcast
Introducing an honest, raw, funny and uniquely insightful podcast with Foundation leaders Nadege Souvenir and Pahoua Yang Hoffman
In this new podcast, Nadege and Pahoua seek input from each other and their guests as they examine how values-based organizations and leaders can best respond to today’s issues and opportunities.
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Art In This Present Moment
Art In This Present Moment celebrates Minnesota artists of color changing and challenging dominant narratives through their craft.
This year’s Art in This Present Moment initiative funded projects by BIPOC artists, in partnership with the nonprofits In Black Ink, In Progress and Manidoo Ogitigaan.
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A Vibrant Minnesota
A community foundation is only as good as its connection to the community. That’s what we do best.
We inspire generosity, advocate for equity and invest in community-led solutions. This purpose guides our work in and for Minnesota and the Twin Cities’ East Metro.
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Through grants and partnership, we support innovative organizations across the state of Minnesota.
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Stories From Our Community
How A Legacy Letter Can Deepen Family Relationships
Legacy letters provide a peek at the past and a direction for the future.
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The Byproduct of Putting People First
Board Member Feature: Nancy Lyons explores the roles equity and intersectionality play in creating a healthy work environment.
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Nonprofits 101
Learn how the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation partners with nonprofit organizations to strengthen our community.
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Three Tax-Wise Ways To Support Your Clients’ Year-End Giving
Here are a few tips that can help your clients effectively prepare for end-of-year giving.
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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.
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Xavier Tavera
Latinx in Rural Midwest consists of film and photography from Xavier Tavera as part of an ongoing series about the Latinx community and their unique historic tie to American land.
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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.
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The Manidoo Ogitigaan Artist Collective
The Birch Bark Canoe was created by the Manidoo Ogitigaan Artist Collective, a group of Indigenous artists who work to preserve the teachings, practices and traditions of their people through traditional Anishinaabeg art forms.
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