Thank you to the selection committee for including us in this year’s grantees
We are incredibly grateful to the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation’s Minnesota Community IDEAS Program for their generous grant award! This support will enable us to accelerate the financial wellness and homeownership journey for BIPOC households served through this project. Thank you for believing in our mission and helping us make a difference!
About the program
The Minnesota Community IDEAS Program was informed by, and developed alongside, community members. This statewide grant program seeks to design, test and spread ideas that make our communities better for everyone and inspire, equip and connect people through meaningful, community-led change.
Grant selection was determined by community members through Community Selection Committees that considered the following criteria for grant review and selection: Impact, Development, Equity, Agency, Solutions.
This statewide grant opportunity awards grants based on an organization’s transformational impact within three target communities — Native-led, Native-serving organizations, Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities Metro Area. The program, a partnership with Bush Foundation, awarded its first grants in May 2025.
