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In 2020, many local business and community members were directly affected by the uprising following George Floyd’s murder. The Foundation responded quickly and solicited grant recommendations from businesses and organizations working to rebuild and recover from damages to their buildings and interruptions to their services. All of this was compounded by the ongoing pandemic.
Based on our conversations in community, we prioritized funding by geography and to culturally based organizations with an emphasis on supporting businesses owned by Black, Indigenous and people of color. Rebuild and Recovery Grants were awarded through an invitation-only process given the urgency of the situation.
The Racial Justice Grants Committee approved $2.7 million in grants to support recovery and rebuilding efforts in the summer of 2020. Below are the Rebuild and Recovery Program grants we have made to date:
Organization: African American Leadership Forum
Grant amount: $45,000
Organization: African Economic Development Solutions
Grant amount: $100,000
Organization: Asian Economic Development Association
Grant amount: $100,000
Organization: Catalyst Coalition
Grant amount: $213,600
Organization: Hmong American Partnership
Grant amount: $150,000
Organization: Lake Street Council
Grant amount: $250,000
Organization: Latino Economic Development Center
Grant amount: $300,000
Organization: Neighbors United Funding Collaborative
Grant amount: $100,000
Organization: Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON)
Grant amount: $500,000
Organization: Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Grant amount: $50,000
Organization: Sanctuary Covenant Church
Grant amount: $50,200
Organization: West Broadway Business and Area Coalition
Grant amount: $310,000
Organization: YWCA of Minneapolis
Grant amount: $75,000
