30,000 Feet

www.30kft.art

City: Roseville
State: MN
Project Title: After-School Academic Support
Grant Amount: $60,000
Funding Supports: After-school academic support programming for Black K-8 students in St. Paul.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

826 MSP

www.826msp.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operations
Grant Amount: $50,000
Funding Supports: Free out-of-school writing, tutoring, publishing, and leadership programs.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Above the EDGE

www.abovetheedge.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Above the EDGE Youth Leadership Program
Grant Amount: $15,000
Funding Supports: After-school leadership programming for middle and high school youth of color.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Autism Mentorship Program

www.autismmentorshipprogram.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Autism Mentorship Program
Grant Amount: $20,000
Funding Supports: Mentoring for autistic youth, especially BIPOC youth, by autistic adults.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Banyan Community

www.banyancommunity.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Banyan’s ACES Program for youth in middle school and high school
Grant Amount: $40,000
Funding Supports: Year-round leadership, academic, and SEL support for youth K-12th grade from the Phillips neighborhood.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters – Greater Twin Cities

www.bigstwincities.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operations
Grant Amount: $350,000
Funding Supports: General operations for youth mentorship programs serving 2,300 youth annually.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Bolder Options

www.bolderoptions.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operations
Grant Amount: $100,000
Funding Supports: General operations for one-on-one mentoring for middle school-aged youth.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Centro Tyrone Guzman

www.centromn.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Raices (“Roots”) Latine Youth Development Program
Grant Amount: $25,000
Funding Supports: Year-round culturally centered programming for Latine youth in grades 6th – 12th.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Change, Inc.

www.thechangeinc.org

City: St. Paul
State: MN
Project Title: Crossroads Mentoring Program
Grant Amount: $70,000
Funding Supports: Crossroads, a school-based mentoring program focused on African America youth.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota

www.cdf-mn.org

City: St. Paul
State: MN
Project Title: CDF-MN Freedom Schools
Grant Amount: $40,000
Funding Supports: Expanding training and support for partners in CDF’s Freedom Schools network in the Twin Cities.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Cultural Wellness Center

www.culturalwellnesscenter.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Rites of Passage
Grant Amount: $20,000
Funding Supports: The Rites of Passage program for African American boys and young men.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

DinoMights

www.dinomights.com

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating
Grant Amount: $50,000
Funding Supports: Expansion of quality mentoring, academic support, and hockey development for youth in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Friends of the Children – Twin Cities

www.friendstwincities.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Friends of the Children – Twin Cities
Grant Amount: $50,000
Funding Supports: Friends of the Children’s evidenced-based, long-term professional mentoring model in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Hope Community, Inc.

www.hope-community.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Hope Community’s Youth Leadership and Learning Program 2024
Grant Amount: $25,000
Funding Supports: “Youth Leadership and Learning” programming for middle and high school youth.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Hospitality House Youth Development

www.hhyd.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Urban Learning Center
Grant Amount: $80,000
Funding Supports: The Urban Learning Center, which serves students by providing supplemental, educational after-school services.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Irreducible Grace Foundation

www.irgrace.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: Elders in Arts & General Operations
Grant Amount: $20,000
Funding Supports: A safe and inclusive space for Black youth to engage in meaningful artistic, healing, and cultural experiences while learning from elders.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Liberty Community Church, PCUSA

www.libertychurchmpls.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Sustaining Liberty’s 21st Century Academy
Grant Amount: $25,000
Funding Supports: A trauma-informed out-of-school program for K-12th grade students in North Minneapolis.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

MENTOR Minnesota

www.mentormn.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Expanding the web of positive relationships for young people in schools and community
Grant Amount: $170,000
Funding Supports: Expanding the mentoring movement through engagement of youth voice, increased training and consulting services, and engaging local leadership to support operational best practices.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Minnesota Alliance With Youth

www.mnyouth.net

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: AmeriCorps Promise Fellows- Supporting Student Success
Grant Amount: $20,000
Funding Supports: Promise Fellows who engage students in schools by providing individual interventions to build academic and social skills.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Minnesota Urban Debate League

mnudl.augsburg.edu

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL)
Grant Amount: $60,000
Funding Supports: Resources and programming to support competitive academic debate in Twin Cities high schools and middle schools.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

New Vision Foundation

www.nu-viz.org

City: St Paul
State: MN
Project Title: General Operations
Grant Amount: $70,000
Funding Supports: General operations for out-of-school STEM programming for East African and BIPOC youth in the Twin Cities.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc.

www.northpointhealth.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: YouthRYZE
Grant Amount: $23,750
Funding Supports: YouthRYZE, prevention and early intervention programming focused on building protective factors and promoting positive behaviors for youth.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Northside Boxing Club

www.northsideboxing.org

City: Minneapolis
Title: General Operations
Grant Amount: $20,000
Funding Supports: General operations for a youth development, fitness, and education program for youth in North Minneapolis.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Project SUCCESS

www.projectsuccess.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operations
Grant Amount: $110,000
Funding Supports: General operations to provide students with equitable access to developmental support and experiences that increase their academic achievement and engagement.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

QUEERSPACE collective

www.queerspacecollective.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: QUEERSPACE collective 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Mentorship
Grant Amount: $60,000
Funding Supports: A mentorship program serving LGBTQ+ youth ages 12-17 across the Twin Cities Metro.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

St. Paul Youth Services

www.spys.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: SPYS General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $80,000
Funding Supports: Leadership development and advocacy programs for Black youth in the St. Paul area.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

The Sanneh Foundation

www.thesannehfoundation.org

City: Saint Paul
Program State: MN
Project Title: The Sanneh Foundation Out-of-School-Time Programming
Grant Amount: $50,000
Funding Supports: Out-of-school programming for marginalized and underrepresented youth.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Treehouse, Inc

www.treehousehope.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Building volunteer capacity to provide increased Out-of-School Time programming for teens in the Twin Cities Metro
Grant Amount: $45,000
Funding Supports: Out-of-school programming and support for teens in the Twin Cities Metro.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation

www.urbanventures.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operations
Grant Amount: $150,000
Funding Supports: Educational, tutoring, and mentoring programming for youth in primarily low-income neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

YMCA of the North

www.ymcanorth.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: YMCA Beacons Program
Grant Amount: $60,000
Funding Supports: The Beacons Program, which provides free academic and enrichment for youth through high-quality out-of-school programming.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Youthprise

www.youthprise.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operations
Grant Amount: $200,000
Funding Supports: Building the capacity of Minnesota’s community-based, youth-serving out-of-school programming.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

Minnesota Opera

www.mnopera.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Luminary Arts Center Community Access Fund
Grant Amount: $150,000
Funding Supports: Luminary Arts Center Community Access Fund.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Trust for Public Land

www.tpl.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: Minnesota Community Schoolyards Program
Grant Amount: $50,000
Funding Supports: The creation of nature-based Community Schoolyards throughout Minnesota.
Multi-Year Grant: No

825 Arts

www.victoriatheater.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: Youth Arts Leadership Team & Programming
Grant Amount: $32,000
Funding Supports: The continued work of a youth team to guide and produce youth-centered programming for 825 Arts (formerly Victoria Theater Arts Center).
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

An Opera Theatre

www.anoperatheatre.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Opera Immersion: Choose Your Own Opera
Grant Amount: $10,000
Funding Supports: Ongoing Opera Immersion Residencies in Twin Cities schools.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Cantus

www.cantussings.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: High School Residency Program
Grant Amount: $5,000
Funding Supports: A year-long, no-cost mentorship program for Roosevelt High School’s choral program.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Children’s Theatre Company

www.childrenstheatre.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Schools and Professional Development Programming
Grant Amount: $60,000
Funding Supports: Field trip experiences, professional development opportunities, classroom workshops, and in-school residencies.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Chops, Inc.

www.chopsinc.com

City: St. Paul
State: MN
Project Title: All City Music
Grant Amount: $10,000
Funding Supports: Marching arts education to inner-city Minneapolis students in grades 5 through 12 through an all-city model.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

ComMUSICation

www.cmcmn.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $30,000
Funding Supports: Youth access to high-quality, accessible, and culturally relevant after-school music programs.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

History Theatre, Inc.

www.www.historytheatre.com

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: Seats to Stage Education Program
Grant Amount: $15,000
Funding Supports: Artistic residencies in Saint Paul schools for students from under-resourced neighborhoods.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Illusion Theater and School, Inc.

www.illusiontheater.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Theater Access for Youth: Giving Voice and Agency to Underserved Youth
Grant Amount: $30,000
Funding Supports: Ongoing theater arts programs for underserved young people in the Twin Cities.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Indigenous Roots

www.indigenous-roots.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: Youth Initiatives
Grant Amount: $30,000
Funding Supports: Youth voice-driven cultural, arts, and social justice-centered youth programming led and executed by the Interthrival Indigenous Youth Coalition.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Juxtaposition

www.juxtapositionarts.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $80,000
Funding Supports: General operations.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

Kulture Klub Collaborative

www.kultureklub.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Art for All: Transformative Access for Homeless Youth
Grant Amount: $15,000
Funding Supports: Arts programs for youth experiencing homelessness.
Multi-Year Grant: No

MacPhail Center for Music

www.macphail.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: MacPhail North Minneapolis Music Education Continuum
Grant Amount: $30,000
Funding Supports: no-cost music education to North Minneapolis youth.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Minnesota Museum of American Art

www.mmaa.org

City: St. Paul
State: MN
Project Title: Youth Education Programs related to “Queering Indigeneity” Exhibition
Grant Amount: $15,000
Funding Supports: Youth education programs for an exhibition of 15 Native artists from the Midwest who identify as Queer2-Spirit.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

Minnesota Orchestral Association

www.minnesotaorchestra.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Young People’s Concerts
Grant Amount: $30,000
Funding Supports: Youth-centered, culturally relevant concert programs for school-aged youth.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Southeast Asian Diaspora Project

www.theseadproject.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $15,000
Funding Supports: General operations.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

TaikoArts Midwest

www.taikoartsmidwest.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: Community Taiko for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Youth
Grant Amount: $37,500
Funding Supports: Bringing taiko to marginalized communities, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Twin Cities Public Television

www.tpt.org

City: St. Paul
State: MN
Project Title: Don’t Believe the HYPE
Grant Amount: $60,000
Funding Supports: Providing media arts and mentorship to uplift the unique voices of Indigenous, Black, Latino(a), Asian, and historically under-represented youth.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

VocalEssence

www.vocalessence.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $60,000
Funding Supports: General operations.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Walker West Music Academy

www.walkerwest.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $60,000
Funding Supports: General operations.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

 

Young Dance

www.youngdance.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $10,000
Funding Supports: general operations.
Multi-Year Grant: No

 

The following grants support the charitable interests of Carlson Companies and are managed by the Carlson Family Foundation.

Big Brothers Big Sisters – Greater Twin Cities

www.bigstwincities.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: BBBS Beyond School Walls Program
Grant Amount: $52,500
Funding Supports:  Off-site mentoring for students of low-income households that attend a BBBS partner school.
Multi-Year Grant: No

Childhood USA

www.childhood-usa.org

City: New York
State: NY
Project Title: U.S. Out of the Shadows Index
Grant Amount: $200,000
Funding Supports:  To complete the U.S. Out of the Shadows Index research efforts for the remaining states.
Multi-Year Grant: Yes

Genesys Works

www.genesysworks.org/twin-cities/

City: St. Paul
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $50,000
Funding Supports: General Operations
Multi-Year Grant: No

Global Rights for Women

www.globalrightsforwomen.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $50,000
Funding Supports: General Operations
Multi-Year Grant: No

Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity

www.mbcre.org

City: Saint Paul
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $25,000
Funding Supports: General Operations
Multi-Year Grant: No

Northside Economic Opportunity Network

www.neon-mn.org

City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Project Title: General Operating Support
Grant Amount: $50,000
Funding Supports: General Operations
Multi-Year Grant: No

Orphaned Starfish Foundation

www.osf.org

City: New York
State: NY
Project Title:  General Operations and Minnesota & International Program Support
Grant Amount: $150,000
Funding Supports:  To provide support for operations and computer center programs in Minnesota and internationally.
Multi-Year Grant: No