Building Community Capacity Grant Guidelines
Grant Redesign Updates
Updated September 10, 2025
Throughout 2024, we engaged in a community-informed process to redesign our application-based grant program.
Our new processes and updated funding priorities will guide our grantmaking in 2026 and beyond.
View our grant redesign hub for the latest information.
2025 Transitional Grant Rounds
Updated September 10, 2025
To create the capacity our staff needs to operationalize these changes, the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation implemented transitional grant rounds in 2025.
In our first transitional grant round, the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and our partners F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation awarded a combined $14 million through 456 grants.
Informs, Forms, Benefits
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation believes that our community should not only benefit from our work, but inform and form it as well. Creating solutions to today’s issues requires a collaborative approach. Our work is also rooted in a commitment to racial equity.