2023 grants announced to support out-of-school programs and youth access to arts and culture
The Carlson Family Foundation is pleased to announce 2023 grants awarded for:
- Constellation: Out-of-School
- Vibrant Communities: Youth Access
Constellation seeks to surround young people with a constellation of caring adults to help them realize their dreams. Out-of-School grantmaking focuses on providing access to high-quality out-of-school programs centered on young people’s development and agency.
Vibrant Communities seeks to bring peoples’ collective assets together to unite, enhance and inspire the community. Youth Access grantmaking supports inclusive access to arts, culture, and environmental experiences that affirm their identities.
Constellation Grants
Out-of-School
30,000 Feet
$60,000/multi-year
After School Academic Support
826 MSP
$25,000
General Operating Support
Above the EDGE
$20,000
Youth Leadership Program
Autism Mentorship Program
$20,000
General Operating Support
Centro Tyrone Guzman
$25,000
Raices (“Roots”) Latine Youth Development Program
Change, Inc.
$35,000
Crossroads Mentoring Program
Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota
$45,000
Freedom Schools
Cultural Wellness Center
$20,000
Rites of Passage: Affirming Black Manhood
Division of Indian Work
$60,000/multi-year
Youth Leadership Development Program
East Side Neighborhood Services, Inc.
$25,000
Out-of-School Time Programs at East Side Neighborhood Services
Friends of the Children – Twin Cities
$60,000
Creating Opportunities for Youth Through Long-Term Mentoring
Girl Scouts River Valleys
$50,000/multi-year
Girl Scouts Community Engagement – Equity and Inclusion
Hope Community, Inc.
$25,000
Hope Community’s Youth Leadership and Learning Program
InnerCity Tennis Foundation
$80,000/multi-year
InnerCity Tennis Community Programs
Irreducible Grace Foundation
$20,000
Elders in Arts
Ka Joog Nonprofit Organization
$15,000
The Takeoff: Culturally Responsive 4-H STEM Club
Liberty Community Church, PCUSA
$25,000
Liberty’s 21st Century Academy: Prevention, Education & Opportunity, Hope & Healing
MIGIZI Communications, Inc.
$100,000/multi-year
General Operating Support
Minnesota Alliance With Youth
$20,000
AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Supporting Student Success
New Vision Foundation
$35,000
General Operating Support
Northside Boxing Club
$25,000
Mind, Body and Sport: Northside Boxing Club
Pillsbury United Communities
$100,000/multi-year
Youth and Future Focus Programming
Plymouth Christian Youth Center
$27,000
Bright Futures: Year-Round Enrichment for K-5 Youth
Project DIVA
$50,000/multi-year
General Operating Support
Propel Nonprofits
$90,000/multi-year
Marginalized Youth Reimagining Youth Development
QUEERSPACE collective
$30,000
LGBTQ+ Youth Mentorship
Sprockets
$90,000/multi-year
General Operating Support
St. Paul Youth Services
$40,000
General Operating Support
The Sanneh Foundation
$25,000
Out-of-School Programming for Marginalized Youth in the Twin Cities Metro Area
Treehouse, Inc
$50,000
Out-of-School Time Programming for Teens in the Twin Cities Metro
Youth Leadership Initiative
$75,000/multi-year
YLI: Building the Next Generation of Racial Equity Leaders
YWCA – Minneapolis
$70,000/multi-year
Girls & Youth Programming
Parents & Caregivers
Alia
$120,000/multi-year
General Operating Support
Vibrant Communities
Youth Access
An Opera Theatre
$10,000
Opera Immersion Residencies
Cantus
$5,000
High School Mentorship Program
Chops, Inc.
$10,000
All City Music
ComMUSICation
$10,000
General Operating Support
History Theatre
$15,000
Seats to Stages Program
Illusion Theater and School, Inc.
$10,000
Theater Access for Youth: Giving Voice and Agency to Underserved Students
Indigenous Peoples Task Force
$75,000/multi-year
Ikidowin Acting Ensemble Support
Indigenous Roots
$10,000
Interthrival Indigenous Youth Coalition and Youth Space Making Initiatives
Juxtaposition Arts
$45,000
General Operating Support
Kulture Klub Collaborative
$15,000
General Operating Support
Minneapolis Parks Foundation
$15,000
Activating Youth Voices at North Commons Park
Minnesota Children’s Museum
$17,500/multi-year
General Operating Support
Minnesota Museum of American Art
$20,000
Collaborative Course with Seitu Jones on Public Art
Southeast Asian Diaspora Project
$15,000
General Operating Support
TaikoArts Midwest
$10,000
Community Taiko for BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth
Twin Cities Public Television
$30,000
Don’t Believe the HYPE: Next Generation
Victoria Theater Arts Center
$15,000
Youth Arts Leadership Team
Walker West Music Academy
$20,000
General Operating Support
Young Dance
$10,000
General Operating Support
Economic and Social Health
Great Northern Winter Festival
$65,000/multi-year
General Operating Support; Economic Impact Study