Grants Received

$150,000
in
2024
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — Nonpartisan public service announcements (PSAs) in Minnesota related to Get Out the Vote efforts leading up to the 2024 election.

$20,000
in
2024
Program
Other Programs
Term
8 months

St. Paul, MN — To support the 2024 MCF and MCN Joint Annual Conference happening October 10-11 in Saint Paul, MN.

$150,000
in
2024
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — Bringing resources to the field of local journalism in Minnesota and strengthening the infrastructure and collaboration required to build a durable news and information ecosystem statewide.

$100,000
in
2023
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — A process to equip Minnesota philanthropic organizations with a framework, strategies and new relationships designed to strengthen Minnesota by promoting urban/rural interdependence and reducing urban/rural divide.

$150,000
in
2023
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
12 months

St. Paul, MN — Supporting Minnesota Council on Foundations to strengthen the philanthropic sector through an adult learning program aimed at current and future foundation staff and trustees. This program will support the development of a vibrant philanthropic sector with rich and engaging opportunities for people to learn from the past, generate new ideas, test creative designs, engage in mentoring and peer learning, set action goals, and implement promising strategies.

$460,000
in
2023
Program
Ecosystem Grants
Term
36 months

St. Paul, MN — Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) supports a philanthropic community that connects, strengthens and mobilizes the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity in Minnesota. They provide several capacity-building opportunities and mobilize the power of philanthropy through advocacy and by organizing pooled funding efforts. Ecosystem grants provide general operating support for organizations that support others to solve problems in their communities.

$120,000
in
2023
Program
Other Programs
Term
36 months

St. Paul, MN — Bush Foundation Membership dues for Minnesota Council on Foundations for 2024, 2025 and 2026.

$100,000
in
2022
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — To support equitable distribution of federal American Rescue Plan Act and Minnesota state budget surplus funds through a Minnesota Council on Foundations pooled fund.

$28,500
in
2021
Program
Other Programs
Term
12 months

St. Paul, MN — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Minnesota Council on Foundations

$100,000
in
2021
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
19 months

St. Paul, MN — To convene and support nonprofits to complete a redistricting process as part of the Our Maps Minnesota Campaign

$100,000
in
2021
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
14 months

St. Paul, MN — Funds to provide initial support for the resettlement of Afghan refugees in Minnesota.

$80,000
in
2021
Program
Other Programs
Term
24 months

St. Paul, MN — Bush Foundation membership dues for Minnesota Council on Foundations for 2022 and 2023

$25,000
in
2021
Program
Other Programs
Term
12 months

St. Paul, MN — To support the next phase of the Integrated Capital Recovery Program

$100,000
in
2021
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
9 months

St. Paul, MN — Improving outreach and access to the COVID-19 vaccine in Minnesota for communities of color, American Indian communities, LGBTQ communities, and disability communities

$10,000
in
2020
Program
Other Programs
Term
8 months

St. Paul, MN — To fund consulting support for MCF’s Integrated Capital Approach effort to address immediate capital needs created by COVID-19

$45,000
in
2020
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
30 months

St. Paul, MN — Sponsorship of the MCF Annual Conference 2021-2023

$206,500
in
2019
Program
Community Innovation Grants
Term
19 months

St. Paul, MN — To achieve a fully inclusive 2020 Census count in historically undercounted communities in Minnesota by Minnesota Census Mobilization Partnership

$28,500
in
2019
Program
Other Programs
Term
12 months

St. Paul, MN — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Minnesota Council on Foundations

$28,500
in
2018
Program
Other Programs
Term
8 months

St. Paul, MN — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Minnesota Council on Foundations

$28,500
in
2018
Program
Other Programs
Term
12 months

St. Paul, MN — Bush Foundation annual membership dues for Minnesota Council on Foundations

$50,000
in
2018
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
4 months

St. Paul, MN — Sponsorship of ConnectUP! MN

$30,000
in
2017
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
31 months

St. Paul, MN — Sponsorship of the MCF Annual Conference 2018-2020

$50,000
in
2017
Program
Other Programs
Term
12 months

St. Paul, MN — Minnesota Census Mobilization Partnership

$100,000
in
2017
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — To fund a Mission Investing Executive in Residence for one year

$420,072
in
2016
Term
50 months

St. Paul, MN — Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows Program (Fellows for 2017 through 2019)

$10,000
in
2016
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
5 months

St. Paul, MN — Sponsorship of 2017 MCF Annual Conference

$100,000
in
2016
Program
Social Business Ventures
Term
15 months

St. Paul, MN — The project will fund a Mission Investing Executive in Residence at the Minnesota Council on Foundations for one year. The Executive in Residence will contribute thought leadership, build philanthropic community connections and identify opportunities for collaboration and action in the area of mission investing.

$280,208
in
2015
Term
42 months

St. Paul, MN — Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows Program - General Operating Grant

$988,370
in
2015
Term
40 months

St. Paul, MN — Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows Program (Seven Fellows for 2016 through 2018)

$10,000
in
2015
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
7 months

St. Paul, MN — Sponsorship of the 2015 Minnesota Council on Foundations Annual Conference

$7,500
in
2015
Program
bushCONNECT Partner
Term
6 months

St. Paul, MN — Identify, recruit, engage and support a cohort of 10 leaders to attend bushCONNECT on May 4, 2015

$197,080
in
2014
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — For Cohort 2 of Ron McKinley Fellows (1st year)

$20,000
in
2014
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — My Brother's Keeper' Funders Learning Table

$394,160
in
2014
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — Continuation of Cohort 1 of Ron McKinley Fellows (2nd year)

$89,750
in
2014
Term
12 months

St. Paul, MN — To support an additional Fellow in the first cohort of MCF Philanthropy Fellows

$20,000
in
2014
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
3 months

St. Paul, MN — Sponsor MCF's new board room

$304,620
in
2014
Term
37 months

St. Paul, MN — Expand Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellowship Program to additional site (3-Year Term)

$10,000
in
2014
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
7 months

St. Paul, MN — Premier-level sponsorship of the MCF annual conference on October 31, 2014

$319,250
in
2013
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — To support the first cohort of MCF Philanthropy Fellows

$45,000
in
2013
Program
Bush Fellowship
Term
13 months

St. Paul, MN — For capacity building to revise and develop 'Effective Grantmaker' and other philanthropy training curriculum

$5,000
in
2013
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
3 months

St. Paul, MN — To increase equity and diversity programming at the MCF conference November 14-15, 2013