2026 Grants
The Arts
Mizna
$25,000
Mizna is an award-winning, critical platform for contemporary literature, film, and art centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian/North African artists. For 25 years, Mizna has created a decolonized cultural space to reflect the expansiveness of our community and to examine ideas and engage audiences in meaningful art.
Environment
Minnesota Valley Chapter of the Izaak Walton League
$15,000
Funding to support the Green Crew, the youth-led environmental leadership training and conservation service program of the Minnesota Valley Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America. The Green Crew engages young people in hands-on conservation projects that strengthen the resilience of our landscapes and the leadership capacity of youth.
Children & Youth
Wildflyer Coffee
$25,000
Wildflyer’s mission is to create employment opportunities and cultivate life skills to empower youth experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Wildflyer uses coffee and the community it fosters as the foundation for a training program to develop the job and life skills youth need to break the cycle of homelessness.
Women
Gender Justice
$25,000
Gender Justice is a nonprofit legal and policy advocacy organization devoted to advancing gender equity through the law. Gender Justice envisions a world where all people can thrive regardless of their gender, gender expression or identity, and sexual orientation. This involves dismantling legal, structural, and cultural barriers that contribute to gender-based oppression and ensuring people of all genders feel safe, valued, and free.