2018 Grants

The Arts

Alive & Kickin
$12,500
To support performance production and community outreach programs.

The Cedar Cultural Center
$12,500
To support The Cedar’s 29th Season.

 

Environment

Great River Greening
$25,000
To support Great River Greening’s work to improve our habitat, water quality and parks, while also addressing pressing conservation issues.

 

Children & Youth

Urban Boatbuilders
$25,000
To support Urban Boatbuilders’ Apprenticeship Program that provides paid job training to underserved youth facing barriers to employment.

 

Women

Jeremiah Program
$15,000
Jeremiah Program’s two-generation program supports low-income single moms and their children as they move together into a life of economic independence.

Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
$10,000
To support essential reproductive health care services, education programs, and advocacy work.

 

Discretionary

Beyond Walls, Urban Squash
$4,000
To provide academic and leadership opportunities for underserved middle and high school Twin Cities youth through a high quality learning environment focused on college preparation, leadership and fitness/wellness.

People Plus (Brunswick, Maine)
$4,000
To support the Brunswick Area Teen Center.