Funding search · Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation · grants
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation: all 313 grants
Largest first · $6.4M across 2021–2024 · back to the overview
- $400,000
University of Notre Dame · South Bend, MN · 2022
I-lab, global fellowship, presidents circle
- $356,636
Leo Augusta Children'S Academy · Blooming Prairie, MN · 2021
Providing resources to expand educational opportunities/support for building construction
- $212,367
Leo Augusta Children'S Academy · Blooming Prairie, MN · 2022
Support early childhood expansion / get out! Outdoor classroom/education-deed sub grant
- $150,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, MN · 2023
General support
- $145,000
Vanguard Charitable · Southeastern, PA · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Minnesota Farmers' Market Association · Nerstrand, MN · 2024
"grow your green program
- $100,000
Renewing the Countryside Ii · Hammond, MN · 2024
Expanding impacts in southern minnesota's food systems
- $96,500
City of Wabasha · Wabasha, MN · 2023
Wabasha athletic field / pool pass program
- $80,000
Village Agricultural Cooperative · Rochester, MN · 2024
Gaining critical capacity for farming entrepreneurs; food aggregation support
- $75,000
Lead for America · Dodge City, MN · 2022
Programming support
- $75,000
Lead for American (Minnesota) · Dodge City, KS · 2021
Support for mn communities to bring more resources to identify diverse programming opportunites
- $74,133
City of Byron · Byron, MN · 2021
Community fund project for veterans park
- $71,080
Maple River School District · Mapleton, MN · 2022
Expanding access to books and reading / burns club disbursement to maple river schools
- $63,535
City of Fairmont - Fairmont Economic Development Authority · Fairmont, MN · 2021
Community fund project to support community center/fairmont business succession planning project
- $60,000
Region Nine Development Commission · Mankato, MN · 2024
Growing the grower's network; support underserved farmers in south central minnesota
- $50,000
Sharing Our Roots · Northfield, MN · 2024
Cultivating food-based traditions as equitable pathways to farming
- $50,000
Church of St Anne of Le Sueur · Le Sueur, MN · 2023
Building improvements
- $50,000
Blue Earth Area Schools · Blue Earth, MN · 2022
Blue earth area public schools we belong project / expanding access to books and reading
- $50,000
Friends of the Friedrich Civic Center · Red Wing, MN · 2022
Friederich center re-use plan
- $43,799
Fairmont Area Community Center · Fairmont, MN · 2021
Community fund project to support community center
- $43,567
City of Byron · Byron, MN · 2023
Veterans memorial
- $42,000
Leo Augusta Children'S Academy · Blooming Prairie, MN · 2024
Keeping our children and staff educated; keeping our children warm; support of blooming prairie mainstreet
- $40,000
City of Mapleton · Mapleton, MN · 2024
Eagles nest update; rural economic development projects
- $37,500
Initiative Foundation · Little Falls, MN · 2024
Rural voice project
- $37,500
Three Rivers Community Action Incorporated · Zumbrota, MN · 2023
Family literacy power / childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $36,000
Harmony American Legion · Harmony, MN · 2021
Community fund project to expand trail access
- $35,000
Leo Augusta Children'S Academy · Blooming Prairie, MN · 2023
No person left behind-a space for all
- $35,000
City of Wabasha · Wabasha, MN · 2022
Progamming support / watch -wabasha's local housing committee
- $32,200
Fillmore Central Public Schools · Preston, MN · 2023
School grants / outdoor improvement project
- $32,000
River Bend Nature Center Incorporated · Faribault, MN · 2023
River bend nature center little sprouts: building community through nature / outdoor diversity initiatives
- $30,050
La Lumiere School · La Porte, MN · 2022
Program and capacity grant
- $30,000
City of Plainview · Plainview, MN · 2023
National service park / pool passes
- $30,000
City of Mapleton - Mapleton Area Foundation · Mapleton, MN · 2022
Capacity building
- $30,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MN · 2022
Sports performance area construction fund
- $30,000
United South Central Public Schools · Wells, MN · 2022
Expanding access to books and reading
- $30,000
Blue Earth Area Schools & Community Education · Blue Earth, MN · 2021
Create readers programs in school/community fund project to expand education resources/elementary school playground basketball court update
- $27,125
City of Springfield · Springfield, MN · 2024
Springfield strategic economic and housing development plan; childcare start-up program
- $26,200
River Bend Nature Center Incorporated · Faribault, MN · 2022
Outdoor diversity initiative / river bend nature center little sprouts: building community through nature
- $25,250
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2022
Program expansion / something for everyone
- $25,000
City of Gibbon · Gibbon, MN · 2024
Clear lake park restroom building
- $25,000
City of Goodview · Goodview, MN · 2024
Dredging of lake goodview at michael lacanne memorial park
- $25,000
City of Preston · Preston, MN · 2024
Follow the trout route!
- $25,000
City of Sherburn · Sherburn, MN · 2024
Sherburn park revitalization initiative
- $25,000
Good Acre · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Growing produce farmer opportunities
- $25,000
City of Mapleton · Mapleton, MN · 2023
Heather curling club chiller update / daycare project
- $25,000
City of Red Wing · Red Wing, MN · 2023
Tree replacement project / red wing pickleball courts
- $25,000
New London Spicer-Educational Foundation · New London, MN · 2023
Robotics program
- $24,000
St John'S Lutheran Church · Goodhue, MN · 2023
General support
- $22,750
Regents of the University of Minnesota - University of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Regional analysis / mary page community/university partnership fund
- $21,037
Southwest Initiative Foundation · Hutchinson, MN · 2022
Hardship programming
- $20,000
Achla - Alliance of Chicanos Hispanics and Latin Americans · Rochester, MN · 2024
Achla prosperity initiative: building financial futures; childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $20,000
Austin Aspires · Austin, MN · 2024
Childcare support initiative
- $20,000
Blue Earth Economic Development Authority · Blue Earth, MN · 2024
Rural economic development projects
- $20,000
City of Adams · Adams, MN · 2024
Adams childcare initiative activation
- $20,000
City of Caledonia · Caledonia, MN · 2024
Rural economic development projects
- $20,000
City of Kasson · Kasson, MN · 2024
Rural economic development projects
- $20,000
City of Lanesboro · Lanesboro, MN · 2024
Rural economic development projects
- $20,000
City of Montgomery · Montgomery, MN · 2024
Rural economic development projects
- $20,000
City of Plainview · Plainview, MN · 2024
Rural economic development projects
- $20,000
City of Spring Grove · Spring Grove, MN · 2024
Rural economic development projects
- $20,000
City of Winthrop · Winthrop, MN · 2024
Rural economic development projects
- $20,000
Collider Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2024
Collider community incubator
- $20,000
Exchange Club Center for Family Unity · Owatonna, MN · 2024
Early childhood parent mentor in-home program to provide education and social-emotional support for children ages 0-5
- $20,000
Faribault Public Schools · Faribault, MN · 2024
Ecfe on the go - building on success; childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $20,000
Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment Through Research · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Empowering latina entrepreneurs: a pathway to business formalization and economic growth
- $20,000
Minority Owned Business Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2024
Minority business academy
- $20,000
New Ulm Ecfe · New Ulm, MN · 2024
Ready for play, ready for school success; childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $20,000
Owatonna Incubator · Owatonna, MN · 2024
Co.starters for owatonna area
- $20,000
Three Rivers Community Action Incorporated · Zumbrota, MN · 2024
Locally designed family child care model; childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $20,000
Waseca Public Schools Community Education and Recreation · Waseca, MN · 2024
Expanding child care offering from 33 month+ to infant and toddler.
- $20,000
Canton Historical Society · Canton, MN · 2023
Depot restoration
- $20,000
City of Rushford · Rushford, MN · 2023
Trail extension / library city park gazebo
- $20,000
City of Spring Valley · Spring Valley, MN · 2023
Spring creek park court
- $20,000
Collider Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2023
Business bootcamp for entrepreneurial starters
- $20,000
Faribault Public Schools · Faribault, MN · 2023
Ecfe on the go
- $20,000
Harmony Area Historical Society · Harmony, MN · 2023
Historic grain elevator restoration
- $20,000
Kasson-Mantorville Community Education · Kasson, MN · 2023
Early indicators and nature based learning / kasson-mantorville student and community health and wellbeing expansion / childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $20,000
Kasson-Mantorville Nursery Group Incorporated · Kasson, MN · 2023
Nurturing young minds: a comprehensive curriculum for ages 0-5
- $20,000
Minnesota Valley Action Council · Mankato, MN · 2023
Great kids/great families training
- $20,000
Northfield Healthy Community Initiative · Northfield, MN · 2023
Early childhood navigation in rice county / entrepreneurial business postsecondary career pathway
- $20,000
Northfield Public Schools Community Education · Northfield, MN · 2023
Hand in hand extended preschool / childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $20,000
Semcac Head Start · Rushford, MN · 2023
For all of you!
- $20,000
The Growth Collective · Madison Lake, MN · 2023
Blossom training
- $20,000
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Incorporated · Crookston, MN · 2023
Connected classrooms, connected families
- $20,000
United Way of Steele County · Owatonna, MN · 2023
United for childcare - childcare sub pilot / childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $20,000
Waseca Youth Baseball Association · Waseca, MN · 2023
Waseca baseball field
- $20,000
Ywca of Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2023
New american families / sewing for success
- $20,000
City of Red Wing · Red Wing, MN · 2022
Pickleball courts / city of red wing
- $20,000
Jeremiah Program · Rochester, MN · 2022
Early childhood bridge support for single mothers experiencing poverty
- $20,000
Mn Council of Churches · Mankato, MN · 2022
Tapestry entrepreneur
- $20,000
Olmsted County · Rochester, MN · 2022
Assembly of a dei led community council
- $20,000
Village Agricultural Cooperative · Rochester, MN · 2022
New farm at the old farm / childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
- $20,000
Workforce Development Incorporated · Rochester, MN · 2022
Inclusive workforce employer (i/we) designation
- $20,000
Ywca Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2022
New american families
- $20,000
City of Harmony · Harmony, MN · 2021
Community fund project to expand trail access
- $20,000
Diversity Council (Southeast Minnesota Food Rescue and Redistribution) · Rochester, MN · 2021
Emerging bipoc food growers, and entrepreneur businesses economic equality and marketshare gain program
- $20,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Program support
- $20,000
Rochester Community & Tech College Fdn · Rochester, MN · 2021
Support for sbdc and technical assistance
- $20,000
St John'S Lutheran Church · Goodhue, MN · 2021
Program support
- $19,000
City of Wabasha · Wabasha, MN · 2021
Wabasha ambulance service rural resiliency project/community fund project to expand trail access

