Funding search · EIN 411635761 · Minneapolis, MN
Women'S Foundation of Minnesota
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 282
- grants reported
- $10.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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41 grants matching “submitted” · $1.0M
- $70,000
Ain Dah Yung Center · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operating; safety fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $40,000
Dakota Wicohan · Morton, MN · 2024
girlsBEST Renewal grant; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $25,000
Phumulani Mn African Women Against Violence · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024
Sponsorship of Breakfast Fundraiser; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $25,000
Women'S Advocates · St Paul, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal; sponsorship of 50th Anniversary Gala
- $25,000
Gfwc Nevis Women'S Club · Nevis, MN · 2024
Sponsorship of Empowering Women's Resiliency Conference; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $25,000
Outfront Minnesota Community Services · St Paul, MN · 2024
Pride and Gala sponsorship; general operating support; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $22,500
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General operating support; safety fun grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,500
Sexual Violence Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,250
Terebinth Refuge · Waite Park, MN · 2024
honorarium for participation in MACP Site Visit; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,250
Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
honorarium for MACP Site Visit; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Sex Workers Outreach Project Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Battered Women'S Legal Advocacy Project · St Paul, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Committee Against Domestic Abuse · Mankato, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Domestic Abuse Project · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Love First · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Minnesota African Women Coalition · Lakeville, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Our Space · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Queerspace Collective · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Transforming Generations · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $20,000
Violence Prevention Center · Grand Marais, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $10,000
Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia United Renters for Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support; safety fun grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $50,000
Liberty Community Church Pcusa · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Safety regrant
- $50,000
Men As Peacemakers · Duluth, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Safety… read allgeneral operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Safety regrant less
- $50,000
Minnesota African Women'S Association (Mawa) · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; as outlined in submitted proposal to Ripley; Safety regrant
- $40,000
Centro Tyrone Guzman · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operating support to advance your work and mission as outlined in submitted proposal to Ripley; general operations to a… read allgeneral operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operating support to advance your work and mission as outlined in submitted proposal to Ripley; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal less
- $35,150
Ywca Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2023
honorarium from Ceceli Polzin; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; planning grant for regional cabinet
- $30,500
Migizi Communications · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Migizi CLAW
- $30,000
Women'S Initiative for Self Empowerment · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $25,000
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitt… read allgeneral operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal less
- $21,000
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $20,750
One Heartland · Willow River, MN · 2023
participatory grantmaking stipend; general operating support; to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $20,000
Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $20,000
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance your work and mission as outlined in submitted proposal to Ripley
- $20,000
African Women and Youth Resource Center · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2023
general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $20,000
Dakota Wicohan · Morton, MN · 2023
general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $20,000
Project Fine · Winona, MN · 2023
general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $20,000
High School for Recording Arts · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $16,500
Ywca of Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
to support Empower Possible program; in honor of Pam Stegora Axberg; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; ECE Hiring
- $16,000
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support in honor of Saanii Hernandez-Mohr; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $15,000
Bagosendaan · Mahnomen, MN · 2023
general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $5,500
Hopewell Music Cooperative North · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- A Call To Men3 grants · $1.0M
- Dunwoody College of Technology3 grants · $501,500
- Minnesota North College3 grants · $500,000
- Ywca St Paul3 grants · $364,622
- Southside Family Charter School1 grant · $323,985
- Friends of Saint Paul College2 grants · $300,000
- Minnesota State Community & Technical College2 grants · $300,000
- The Center for Victims of Torture3 grants · $225,099
- Neighborhood Development Center2 grants · $200,500
- Bemidji State Alumni & Foundation1 grant · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 282 grants.
- $652,500
A Call To Men · Rockville Centre, NY · 2023
general operating support; in honor of Kimya's leadership and documentary
- $340,000
A Call To Men · Rockville Centre, NY · 2024
DAF withdrawl; withdrawal; general operating support in honor of Ted Bunch and Tony Porter; your research project
- $323,985
Southside Family Charter School · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
annual draw; withdrawal; for the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, specifically for the scholarship fund
- $200,000
Bemidji State Alumni & Foundation · Bemidji, MN · 2024
Scholarships and student expenses
- $200,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships and student expenses
- $200,000
Minneapolis College Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
We Thrive grant
- $200,000
Minnesota North College · Hibbing, MN · 2024
Scholarships and student expenses
- $175,000
New York Women'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
network expenses; National Young Women's Initiative final payment
- $151,500
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
restricted to the purposes of The Women in Technical Careers (WITC) programming; general operating support
- $150,000
Friends of Saint Paul College · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
We Thrive grant renewal
- $150,000
Minnesota State Community & Technical College · Fergus Falls, MN · 2024
We Thrive renewal
- $150,000
Friends of Saint Paul College · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support
- $150,000
Minnesota North College · Hibbing, MN · 2023
restricted to the purposes of The EMPOWER program
- $150,000
Minnesota State Community & Technical College · Fergus Falls, MN · 2023
general operating support
- $150,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Program Support
- $150,000
Minnesota North College · Hibbing, MN · 2022
Program Support
- $144,122
Ywca St Paul · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operating support; area of greatest need
- $140,500
Ywca St Paul · St Paul, MN · 2023
$5000 for Sweet Success Fundraiser $5000 for Predevelopment Component of Capital Campaign; general operating support, in honor of Gaye Adams Massey; continuation of program support and facilitation for YWI Cabinet
- $100,500
Neighborhood Development Center · St Paul, MN · 2023
Entrepreneurship grant; honorarium payment for BMO Event
- $100,000
Healing Justice Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operating support
- $100,000
Hope Community · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
EDAF withdrawal
- $100,000
Neighborhood Development Center · St Paul, MN · 2024
We Thrive Entrepreneurship grant renewal
- $100,000
Possibility Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Just Economy Institute - general operating support
- $100,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2023
general operating support
- $97,589
The Center for Victims of Torture · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Program Support and General Operating
- $88,550
Ywca Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2024
girlsBEST Renewal grant; young women initiative cabinet
- $80,000
Ywca St Paul · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Program Support and General Operating
- $75,000
Ywca Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2023
Duluth expansion for Cabinet
- $70,000
Ain Dah Yung Center · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operating; safety fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $69,116
Minnesota Public Radio · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Program Support
- $68,500
Ann Bancroft Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
Sponsorship of annual celebration in April 2024; unrestricted; general operating support
- $65,802
The Center for Victims of Torture · St Paul, MN · 2024
sponsorship of the Restoring Hope Breakfast; general operating support; annual withdrawal
- $61,708
The Center for Victims of Torture · St Paul, MN · 2023
sponsorship of Restoring Hope Breakfast; general operating support; annual withdrawal
- $61,051
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
for the 2024 Status of Women and Girls Report
- $52,500
We Health Clinic Pa · Duluth, MN · 2024
General operating support
- $51,000
Headwaters Foundation for Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Cu De Novo Collective Foundation · Cochiti Lake, MN · 2024
For Tribe Federal Credit Union
- $50,000
Divine Konnections · Duluth, MN · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Gender Justice · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
The Aliveness Project · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Tubman · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Harriet's Haven for Pets
- $50,000
Liberty Community Church Pcusa · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Safety regrant
- $50,000
Men As Peacemakers · Duluth, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Safety… read allgeneral operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Safety regrant less
- $50,000
Minnesota African Women'S Association (Mawa) · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; as outlined in submitted proposal to Ripley; Safety regrant
- $50,000
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support
- $47,500
Outfront Minnesota Community Services · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Program Support and General Operating
- $45,000
100 Rural Women · Marcell, MN · 2024
Ask a Leading Woman podcast; general operating support
- $44,800
Hope Community · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
sponsor two internships with your Clubhouse to Career Pathways program; DAF withdrawal
- $43,500
Planned Parenthood North Central States · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Program Support and General Operating
- $43,250
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2023
honorarium for 40th Anniversary; honoratium for SOWG; general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; as it aligns with Community Response; in memory of Jerry Berquist
- $42,500
First Witness Child Advocacy Center · Duluth, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $40,250
Men As Peacemakers · Duluth, MN · 2024
Honorarium for participation in MACP Site Visit; girlsBEST Renewal grant
- $40,000
Dakota Wicohan · Morton, MN · 2024
girlsBEST Renewal grant; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $40,000
Ywca Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2024
General operating support
- $40,000
Centro Tyrone Guzman · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operating support to advance your work and mission as outlined in submitted proposal to Ripley; general operations to a… read allgeneral operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operating support to advance your work and mission as outlined in submitted proposal to Ripley; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal less
- $39,500
Ywca of Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Program Support and General Operating
- $37,000
Division of Indian Work · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $36,000
Family Tree Clinic · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $35,150
Ywca Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2023
honorarium from Ceceli Polzin; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; planning grant for regional cabinet
- $35,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2024
General operating support
- $35,000
Hmong American Partnership · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operating support; Safety regrant
- $35,000
Marnita'S Table · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
sponsorship of ImagineAct2023; sponsorship of the fall event: Myth, Medicine, Memory; general operations to advance work and mission as it aligns with Community Response; planning grant for YWI council
- $35,000
Our Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
sponsorship of their annual fundraiser; general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; support to outlined in sumitted proposal to Ripley
- $35,000
Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
capacity building support grant
- $35,000
Just the Pill · St Paul, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $34,000
Hmong American Partnership · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $34,000
Liberty Community Church Pcusa · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $34,000
Men As Peacemakers · Duluth, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $34,000
The Link · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $32,624
The Center for Effective Philanthropy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Grantee Perception Report
- $31,250
Our Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Program Support and General Operating
- $31,000
Esperanza United · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operating support in honor of Sandy Vargas; Safety regrant
- $30,500
Migizi Communications · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Migizi CLAW
- $30,500
Seeds Worth Sowing · Willow River, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; 40th anniversary honorarium; Safety regrant
- $30,000
Centro Tyrone Guzman · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Renewal of Ripley grant; girlsBEST Renewal grant
- $30,000
Ain Dah Yung Center · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; Safety regrant
- $30,000
Sexual Violence Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; Safety regrant
- $30,000
Violence Intervention Project · Thief River Falls, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; Safety regrant
- $30,000
Women'S Initiative for Self Empowerment · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal
- $30,000
Breaking Free · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $29,000
Our Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
annual Fund-a-thon sponsorship; general operating support; renewal of Ripley grant
- $29,000
Minnesota African Women'S Association (Mawa) · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $28,205
Ucodegirl · Fargo, ND · 2022
Program Support and General Operating
- $28,000
The Sead Project · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Program Support
- $25,500
Healthcare Reparations Cooperative · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
fiscal sponsor of Healthcare Reparations Cooperative; Ecosystem Scan development, grant 1 of 2; honorarium for Hadija Steen Mills; general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awar… read allfiscal sponsor of Healthcare Reparations Cooperative; Ecosystem Scan development, grant 1 of 2; honorarium for Hadija Steen Mills; general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; Ecosystem Scan development, grant 2 of 2 less
- $25,400
Muslim American Leadership Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
general operating support
- $25,000
Artspace Projects · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support; GOP
- $25,000
Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation · Duluth, MN · 2024
Designated to the Apostle Islands Area Community Fund
- $25,000
First Peoples Fund · Rapid City, SD · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Gfwc Nevis Women'S Club · Nevis, MN · 2024
Sponsorship of Empowering Women's Resiliency Conference; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $25,000
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Outfront Minnesota Community Services · St Paul, MN · 2024
Pride and Gala sponsorship; general operating support; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $25,000
Phumulani Mn African Women Against Violence · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024
Sponsorship of Breakfast Fundraiser; Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal
- $25,000
Women'S Advocates · St Paul, MN · 2024
Safety Fund grant as it aligns with submitted proposal; sponsorship of 50th Anniversary Gala
- $25,000
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitt… read allgeneral operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operations to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal less
- $25,000
Divine Konnections · Duluth, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; general operations to advance work and mission as it aligns with Community Response; general operating support
- $25,000
Hnub Tshiab Hmong Women Achieving Together · St Paul, MN · 2023
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards
- $25,000
Little Earth Residents Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
general operating support; Safety regrant
- $25,000
Springboard for the Arts · St Paul, MN · 2023
This grant is restricted to funding for the project/grantee: RETINA360
- $25,000
Discapacitados Abriendose Caminos · South St Paul, MN · 2022
Program Support
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