Nonprofits We Fund
We are proud to invest in community-led solutions and partner with nonprofit organizations doing incredible work. Explore the organizations that have received grants from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation from 2017-2019.
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Thinking Engineering Science Technology Sports (TESTS)
YES, We Count-Invisibles no M!
Economic Opportunity: Capacity Building
Equitable Development for Saint Paul and Ramsey County
Testing The Theory of Change: Phase Two
Saint Paul Bolder Options Mentoring Program
Safe and Stable Housing for Individuals and Families in the 2-3 year Asylum Hearing Process
Childrens Home Kinship Foster Care Transitional Funding
Saint Paul Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission (PCIARC)
Paths Forward on Safe Communities
CLUES Arte y Cultura Capacity Building
YES, We Count-Invisibles no Más!
Support for youth culturally-rooted academic support, fitness, and identity development.
Year Two of Leadership for Equity in Action Pipeline (LEAP) Program
Build Out of COMOTION: Center for Movement Performance Venue
Face to Face Transitional Funding
Mediation to Prevent Eviction and Displacement
Expanding the Mentored Troops Initiative into St Paul and the East Metro
Building the River Capital
Generation Next: Creating and Sustaining Systems Change
Green Card STEM Voices: Exhibits and Panels at St. Paul High Schools
Skills-Based Volunteer Capacity-Building
Supporting A Changing, Aging Population: Expanding In-home Services to Help Seniors and Caregivers Plan for Aging in Place
Expanding Access to Housing: Removing Tenant Screening Barriers
Roseville Area Schools Career Navigator
Training Through Full-Time Employment: Tech Dumps Program For Adults with Barriers to Employment
JA Meda Fellows Saint Paul Cohort
LEDC - Phase 2: Long Term Commitment to the East Side
Lifetrack Transitional Bridge Funding and Strategic Growth Planning
Year 2 Transition Funding
The HUB: Growth in East Metro
Implementation of Integrated Services Model
MIGIZI's continued program expansion in St. Paul for American Indian Youth
MCFS Warehouse Build Out for Expanded On-Site Programming
Building Relational Networks to Counter Hate in Minnesota
Aging Together Minnesota
Shaping/Empowering School Environments to Close Discipline Disparities
Everyone Counts MN
Ramsey County Drug Free Coalition - Year-Two
Model Cities Transitional Operating Grant
Establishing New Vision Foundation's Headquarters in St Paul, MN
Transitioning Ordway Arts Education to a new model, in response to the loss of funding from multiple traditional sources.
Crisis Intervention & Social Services
The Payne-Phalen Community Plan: Collaboratively Creating a Shared Vision for a Bright and Equitable Future
Year 3-Outside In Outreach to Saint Paul Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Improving the lives of at-risk children and families by empowering communities to prevent child abuse and support families.
Project for Pride in Living Building Ladders Campaign
Building Community Resilience for Youth Mental Health
More Than A Bridge: Engaging Community for a Rondo Land Bridge Year Two
Changing the Narrative and Improving the Commercial Office Environment in Downtown Saint Paul
Support for community based facility transition
Transitional operating funding for office relocation
Operating Funds to increase capacity to support HERbeat program
Voices against Violence: preventing abuse through workshops about healthy relationships
Theatre 55 Capacity Building
Building Fund Development Capacity
Ramsey County Eviction Prevention Project
Culturally Responsive Caregiver Support and Dementia Service- Saint Paul
Parent Engagement - Pilot Project
Equitable Development Scorecard Expansion
Community Engagement Program Staffing
C.O.R.E. Drop-In Center and Street Outreach Program
Action to Equity: Advancing Equitable Development on Saint Pauls West Side
180 Degrees' Youth Vocational Program
Culturally Sensitive Trauma Informed Mental Health Care (CSTIMHC)
Culturally Sensitive Trauma Informed Mental Health Care
Igniting Asian Civic and Census Power
General operating support for youth culturally-rooted academic support, fitness, and identity development
Permanent Supportive Housing Facility Project
Economic Opportunity and Security: Capacity Building
Capital Request: Preserving NOAH in Ramsey County
Como by the Lake Green Renovations Capital Request
St. Paul Freedom School / Youth Undoing Institutional Racism
Bimaadiziwin Mikana (The Path of Life) Parent Mentor Program
Bimaadiziwin Mikana (The Path of Life) Parent Mentor Program
East Metro Manufactured Home Park Risk Assessment and Preservation
Rush Line Corridor Project
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center
Testing Theory Change through direct programming for system change.
Continued Development of ANEW BAM Programming
Fast Track to a Family Evaluation Project
Transition Vision Program Interactive Website: Phase III
Expanding Successful Debate Programs in Saint Paul Middle Schools
Career Education at Higher Ground St. Paul
Better Futures Capacity Building Campaign
Literacy Program (Year Two of Groves Academy Partnership)
Roseville Warehouse Community Room Build-Out
Capacity Building - Hire Part-Time Volunteer Coordinator
Raise the Roof Capital Campaign
Ramsey County Top Shelter Users Initiative Year 2
Voices and Choices for Children Coalition - Year 3
African American Males Leadership Program (AAMLP)
Improving Dental Outcomes for Head Start Students in the East Metro by Combining Treatment with Targeted Oral Health Education for Parents
Transitional Operating - Merger
Circle in the Field: Hospice
Minnesota Capitol Pathways Paid Internship Program for College Students of Color
Children's Law Center of Minnesota: Growing Our Impact
Children's Law Center of Minnesota: Growing Our Impact
Dakota County Birth - Eight Collaborative Initiative
Enhancing Family Self-Sufficiency at CommonBond Communities
A Dynamic Approach to Neighborhood Communication
Volunteer Improvement Project (VIP)
Como Harbor Seals and Seal Lions Habitat at Como Zoo
Creative Community Expanding youth development for at-risk teens through the arts
Creative Community Youth development for at-risk teens through the arts
Cookie Cart Saint Paul Youth Career, Life and Leadership Skill Building Program
COPAL's 5 Core Strategies in the St. Paul Area
Organizational Capacity Building around Real Estate Development
Increasing Economic Opportunity in the East Metro by Hiring a Twin Cities Community Outreach Director
Building Worker Leadership for a More Equitable East Metro Construction Industry
Recovering Stolen Wage and Developing Worker Leadership in the East Metro: Phase 2
Recovering Stolen Wages and Developing Worker Leadership in the East Metro
Emprendedores, Madres Y Padres
Equity-Centered Leadership Transition
Services to Oromo, Board Training, Staff Training and Technology, Staff Supervision
Building Organizational Capacity by Adding Full-Time Staff
EMERGE Enterprises St. Paul: Addressing Inequity through Job Creation
Emma Norton: Increasing Visibility & Donors through a New Responsive Website
Positioning Emma Norton Services for Future Growth through Development and Marketing
Creating Equitable Access to College-Level Courses in East Metro Schools
Creating Equitable Access to College-Level Courses in East Metro schools
EVOLVE Foundation for the Future Campaign
SafeZone Technology Update
The JK Movement / Youth Group Sessions Program
Including Everyone in Falcon Heights: Creating Inclusion, Securing Safety
Leadership Transition Support
Jump Start to the New You
Using Mediation to Reduce Evictions by 50% in Ramsey County
Saint Paul Tenant-Landlord Energy Project
Saint Paul Tenant-Landlord Energy Project
Spinning Off: Support for the Sustainable Expansion of WFNU-LP Frogtown Community Radio
A sustainable future on 94.1 FM: WFNU-LP Frogtown Community Radio
Community School Collaborative School-Based Mental Health
College Success and Internships for Disadvantaged College Students
Ramsey County Civic Project
Building Community - St. Paul Giving Voice Chorus
Building Community - Giving Voice St. Paul
2018 Investor in GreaterMSP
Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a ST. PAUL High School: Exhibit and Book Readings at St. Paul high schools
Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a St. Paul High School
Leaders of Tomorrow
Minnesota Young Adult Leadership Academy (MYALA)
Skills-Based Volunteer Capacity Building
Hepatitis B and C Surveillance Among At-Risk Communities in Minnesota
Karen Chemical Dependency Collaboration - Phase 2: Deepening Engagement
Career Pathway Expansion and Capacity Building
HIRED's Career Pathways Expansion & Capacity Building Project
Unleash the Potential: HAPs Capital Campaign for HAP Workforce Center
Hmong Exhibit Center Educational Outreach Initiative
Inclusion in Carsharing: A Community Engagement Initiative
Hastings Arts and Culture Planning Project
East Metro Food Shelf Collaborative
Second Century Campaign
Family Unity Project
Indigenous Roots Growth and Capacity Building
MEDA JA Fellows Saint Paul Pilot
Resource Development Capacity Grant
Keystone Matching Gift Campaign Grant
Healthy Foods in Ethnic Stores Community Project
East Side Enterprise Center Business Development
Service Navigation for Underrepresented People with Disabilities
Transition Year Funding for Listening House
Predesign Phase of the Wakan Tipi Center
Critical Housing for East Metro Veteran Families
Expanding Community Engagement Through Inclusive Volunteerism
Expanding Community Engagement through Inclusive Volunteerism
Strategic Facility Recommendations Report
Strategic Development and Marketing Capacity Building Grant Request
Accelerating the Minority Business Development Ecosystem
East Metro Job Creation Loan Fund and Technical Assistance Program
Adapting the Minority Business Development Ecosystem
East Metro Job Creation Loan Fund and Technical Assistance Program
Merrick Capital/Capacity Campaign
Equitable Development for Saint Paul and Ramsey County
Equitable Development for Saint Paul and Ramsey County
The GROW-IT Center
Transitional Operating - Leadership Transition Year 2
Transitional Operating Leadership Transition
Strategic planning and organizing to expand affordable housing
Startup costs for MIGIZI program expansion for youth in East Metro
Expanding Nonprofit Capacity to Advance Equity in State Policy Work and Its Outcomes
New facility for the Minnesota Museum of American Art in the Pioneer Endicott Building
Core:IT Pathways
Core: IT Workforce Development Training with Bridge Pathways
St Paul Restorative Practices People of Color/Indigenous Collaborative (RP-POCI)
Building Public Will for Stable Housing
Building Remediation Project
Karen Youth Chemical Health Outreach/Education
East Metro STAR-Lite: Learning Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience in a Single Day (STAR-Lite) Training Project 3.0
East Metro STAR-Lite: Learning Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience in a Single Day (STAR-Lite) Training Project 2.0
East Metro STAR-Lite: Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience Training Project
Expansion to Highwood Hills community
Ramsey County Drug Free Coalition
AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: Supporting student success in SPPS Middle Schools
Expanding AmeriCorps Promise Fellows in St. Paul
Model Cities Capacity Building Project
MORE Development Position - Building Our Resources for Long-term Stability
Higher Education Equity Scorecard
MTA program to recruit 6 PT part time tutors in order to receive more new applicants and to offer tutoring services from 4 d/wk. to 7d/wk
Technical Assistance for the East Metro Job Creation Loan Fund
East Side Saint Paul Pilot - Phase 2
Technical Assistance for the East Metro Job Creation Loan Fund
Many Cultures Many Traditions One CommUNITY
Mentor Recruitment and Training
Building Wealth through Worker Cooperatives
Culturally-based TA Provider Cohort
A New Vision for Social Connections and Digital Opportunities for Immigrant Youth in the East Metro
Capital funds to support rehabilitation of our 1880's home/office into a homeownership center
Together Works Better Initiative: Peer Mentoring Internship Pilot Project
Employment Program
LGBTQ Engagement and Leadership at Colleges and Universities: Queer Defender Network
MAN UP for Success
East Metro Parent Mentors
East Metro Parent Mentor Program
Founder Succession and Generations Forward Campaign
Improving the lives of at-risk children and families by empowering communities to prevent child abuse and support families
Preventing Child Abuse Through Community Based Education and Support
Penumbra Theatre Company's RACE Workshop: The Art of Social Change
Outside-In Year Two: Continuing our Partnership Connecting Individuals to Housing and Services
Outside-In: A Collaborative Connecting Individuals to Housing and Services
Training the Next Generation: Increasing Access to Care
Powered by Playworks and Group Management Trainings
PPL 2018 Program Transitional Costs
Transitional Operating Grant for Prepare + Prosper
Central Towers, PHS Community
A Vibrant Future for Minnesotas Theatres of Color
Building the Future Public Art Saint Paul: A Nonprofit at the Crossroads
Written in Water Year-Long Community Engagement Series
Reading Partners Twin Cities: Individualized literacy interventions for low-income students in St. Paul
2020 Election Readiness
Civic Engagement at the Capitol
New staffing to increase nonprofit capacity
Indoor riding arena construction to increase capacity at Afton lesson site for equine-assisted activities and therapies
The Selby Milton Victoria Commercial Land Trust Build-out Fund
The Selby Milton Victoria Commercial Land Trust and Senior Housing Project
Fresh Grounds Vocational Training Program
Fresh Grounds Vocational Training Program
Start-up operating expenses - Hugo emergency housing shelter
Saint Paul College Healthcare Career Pathways
Future Forward: A Vision-Driven Leadership Succession
Setting the Stage for Collaborative Growth: Feasibility
Youth Gang Violence Prevention Intervention Services/Housing Assistance
Growing Mentoring Young Adults
Summit Academy OIC - East Metro Initiative
Consumer Law Pilot
American Indian Youth Enrichment: reaching American Indian children with culturally specific academic enrichment
Opportunity Saint Paul
Saint Paul College Savings Account Program
Equity on Ice
Strategic Plan Phase I Implementation
Innocent Classroom Year 3
Strengthening Innocent Classroom Implementation in SPPS and the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood
Plant & Cultivate Capital Campaign
Pre-Charge Diversion Program
South St. Paul Public Schools and Innocent Technologies: Seeing the "Good" in Every Child
We Vote, We Count Integrated Voter Engagement and Census Education Campaign
We Vote MN-St. Paul Coordinated Voter Engagement
Building a Trauma-Sensitive School through Integrating Innocent Classroom and Restorative Practices at St Paul City School
Bridges to Safety (BTS) Funding
East Side Employment PLUS Program Expansion
Organization Transition
Multiplying the Impact Campaign
East Side Community Health and Wellness Hub Implementation
Expanding St. Paul Teacher Placement and Leadership Development
Enhancing Volunteer Support for Asylum Seekers and Trafficking Survivors in the East Metro
Comprehensive Capital Campaign for The Sanneh Foundation at Conway Community Center
St Paul Conservatory of Music: Home on the Hill!
Project Inclusion: Preventing Child Care Expulsion and Strengthening Families
A collaboration to expand the Innocence Spoken Here initiative to child care providers in the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood
TNT: The 21st Century Model for Community Building and Equity
Expanding Equity in the East Metro
THE GARAGE -- An all-ages venue and music laboratory
Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project - Increasing and Sustaining Program Expansion
Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project - Increasing and Sustaining Program Expansion
Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project - Operating and Program Expansion
St. Paul Facilities and Maintenance Career Pathway for Adults with Barriers to Employment
Mental Health & Wellness Center Project
Developing and Implementing a Plan for Data Collection, Processing and Reporting
Bethesda/SMRLS Healthcare Legal Partnership
Expanding Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
Building Fund Development Capacity
Project Manager needed to put plans into action for the Victoria Theater Arts Center
VOBS Gordon Parks STRIVE Forward Partnership
Attorneys for Second Chances
Take Responsibility Building Community Capacity
Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Addiction in the Vietnamese and Karen Community
FY2017 - FY2019 Executive Transition & Support for Incoming Leadership
Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota (YWI MN)
Activate Opportunity: Wilders Campaign for Families
Community Equity Pipeline: From Community to Capitol
Expanding and Scaling the Promise Neighborhood Pathway to College and Career
Community Equity Pipeline: From Community to Capitol
Equity and Access in Outdoor and Environmental Employment Building Sustainable Pathways
WomenVenture's Small Business Essentials Childcare (SBEC) course
Development and Communications Capacity Building
Building Positive St. Paul Public School Communities Where Students Thrive
Youthprise Accelerator Initiative Campaign
Creating a Pipeline for Integration for Somali Minnesotans
Youth Service Bureau Capacity-Building Campaign
YWCA Minneapolis Early Childhood Education (ECE) Teacher Workforce Development Program
YWCA Minneapolis Early Childhood Education (ECE) Teacher Workforce Development Program
Transition, Change Management & Capacity Building Initiative
Donor Insight and Targeting Project
Commitments: Embodied Healing and Liberated Spaces
Men and Masculine Folks Leadership Academy
Advancing Economic Inclusion in the MSP Region
Communities In Schools Program Twin Cities Pilot
In Black Ink Capacity Building Initiative
Engaging Men and Masculine Folks to Prevent Sexual Violence Across MN
SPCO Digital Audience Development
Launch the Center for Economic Inclusion
Daily Work Capacity Building Campaign
2018-2020 Capacity Building
Realizing the Dream: Expanding and Enhancing Food Safety and Produce Quality Among Hmong Farmers
Opportunity Zone Start-Up Fund
Flux Casting Access develops its vision, its offerings and strengthens partnerships
Dougherty Family College-College Transfer and Transition Program
Closing Disparities in Health Care Access: Physician Volunteerism Program
Expanding Access to Housing: Removing Tenant Screening Barriers
Building Community Engagement Program Staff Capacity to Better Serve Latin@ Families
Culturally Responsive Caregiver Support and Dementia Consultation- Saint Paul Expansion
Creating the Great River Passage Conservancy
DataArts in Minnesota
The Campaign for Minnesota Public Radio |American Public Media (MPR |APM)
More Than A Bridge: Forming ReConnectRondo and Engaging Communities for a Rondo Land Bridge
Asian American Arts Administration Development Project
Right Track YJ02 internship program
Sprockets: Deepening Impact on Saint Paul's Youth
Continued Capacity Building - Program Funding for One-on-One Reading Tutoring
East African Healing Services Stabilization
New Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS) Facility
Accessibility Improvements for Aging Minnesotans with Intellectual, Developmental and/or Physical Disabilities