Examples of Minnesota Corporate Foundations

Supports grants for tribal governments, Native American organizations, and Native American schools to help build strong, healthy communities.

The Twin Cities Fund supports nonprofit youth programs in the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, providing teens from underserved communities access to tech skills and career training. Also supports arts and culture organizations that contribute to the vibrancy of the Twin Cities area, programming, and capital grants.

Supports partnerships that expand opportunities, particularly in communities that are facing barriers, sustainable agriculture, and food systems. Or contact: Mary Jane Melendez, Executive Director of the General Mills Foundation, 763-764-2424 or maryjane.melendez@genmills.com

Supports improving the health and vitality of communities in their service area (MN, WI, ND), student success in education, community enrichment, and arts and culture.

Supports programming and/or initiatives specific to Education, specifically STEM and College and Career Readiness.

Supports the community through organizations that provide food, shelter and clothing, advance quality healthcare, education and research, and enhance the quality of life.

Supports capacity-building projects for nonprofits, local units of government, schools, and economic and workforce development initiatives across the 14 counties and two Native nations of Central Minnesota.

Supports Arts & Culture and Healing. At least 30% of grants awarded will be for proposals led by rural communities.

Supports small and midsize nonprofits across the state of Minnesota for technical assistance and consultation to support new and vital capacity-building work, expand and improve organizational capacity, and nurture Indigenous leadership in the nonprofit sector. Indigenous communities are prioritized.

Supports STEM Career Pathways, Environmental Sustainability, and Community Vitality. By invitation only. Consider sending a Letter of Inquiry when grants are by invitation only.

Supports economic and workforce advancement, arts and culture.

Supports youth-related programs and projects that support youth and reduce crime against youth and by youth. Must serve the residents of Stearns, Benton and/or Sherburne Counties.

Supports activities that help prepare students for future success in education and the workplace, specifically programs that are innovative or develop youth leadership skills, community involvement, teamwork, and entrepreneurship.

Supports rural communities in education, community, and hunger relief.