Funding search · economic mobility and poverty · Minnesota
Who funds economic mobility and poverty work in Minnesota
12 funders have a record of paying for economic mobility and poverty work by Minnesota recipients: 57 grants totaling $14.3M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Joyce Foundation ($3.0M), The McKnight Foundation ($2.6M) and The Kresge Foundation ($700,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Minnesota recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $500,000 to Ed Allies — education & economic mobility
Largest: $250,000 to Springboard for the Arts — to support economic mobility through a guaranteed income pilot, creative entrepreneur support, and rural creativity and regeneration programming
Largest: $250,000 to JEREMIAH PROGRAM — this grant will support jeremiah programs effort to build and redistribute power in service of social and economic mobility for black, latina and indigenous families.
Blue Meridian PartnersNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $6.0M · through 2022Largest: $3.6M to NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE — to support economic mobility
Largest: $250,000 to JEREMIAH PROGRAM — in support of creating economic mobility and career pathways
Largest: $170,000 to INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER SAINT PAUL — economic mobility hub for american indians
Largest: $30,000 to JEREMIAH PROGRAM — economic mobility for majority-bipoc single mother families experiencing poverty in st. paul
Largest: $300,000 to JEREMIAH PROGRAM — two-generation economic mobility programs
Share Our StrengthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $750,000 · through 2023Largest: $750,000 to JEREMIAH PROGRAM — family economic mobility
Largest: $100,000 to JEREMIAH PROGRAM — supporting single mothers and their economic mobility.
Largest: $30,000 to NORTHLAND FOUNDATION — economic mobility programming
Largest: $5,000 to GOOD ACRE — advancing economic mobility and equity in minnesota food systems
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