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MinnesotaHelps.org |
The Minnesota Helps Fund - Bridge Disaster Fund is a collaboration of a
metro area philanthropic institutions, including The Minneapolis
Foundation, Minnesota Community Foundation, The Saint Paul Foundation
and the Greater Twin Cities United Way to facilitate
contributions to disaster relief efforts. The Northwest Area Foundation,
the Grotto Foundation and McKnight Foundation have also pledged support.
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3M |
$50,000 to the Red Cross Twin Cities' local disaster
relief fund; donating additional funds from the 3M Championship golf
tournament to the Red Cross Twin Cities |
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ADC Foundation |
Match employee gifts to Minnesota Helps -
Bridge Disaster Fund; conducting
an employee blood drive |
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Allianz |
Match employee contributions to the Red Cross Twin Cities' local
disaster relief fund and the City of Minneapolis fire and police
departments; donated meals to the Red Cross family assistance center;
grant through sister company, Fireman’s
Fund, to assist the City of Minneapolis fire department through their
Heritage Program |
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Best Buy |
$50,000 to Red Cross Twin Cities, providing products to help
facilitate mobile communications to the Red Cross Family Assistance
Center, organizing a blood drive |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation |
$4,000 through CLUES (Comunidades Latinas Unidas En
Servicio, a provider of behavioral health and human services to the
Latino community), for mental health care to help Latino families
affected by the bridge collapse; $25,000 to upgrade the red alert phone
system at Hennepin County Medical Center |
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Boston Scientific |
$10,000 to the Red Cross disaster relief
fund, establishing an employee matching gift program for donations to
the Red Cross |
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Briggs and Morgan |
Donating to the Red Cross, hosting an employee blood
drive |
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Cargill |
$50,000 to the Red Cross Twin Cities' local disaster relief
fund |
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Ceridian |
$5,000 to the Red Cross Twin Cities; matching
employee contributions |
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CHS Foundation |
$10,000 to Minnesota Helps - Bridge Disaster
Fund |
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Comcast |
Has made available its telecommunications products and services to the
disaster relief organizations and agencies, offering the opportunity to
post important messages on their cable networks and to produce and air
Public Service Announcements |
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Deluxe |
$50,000 to the Red Cross Twin Cities' local
disaster relief fund |
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G&K Services |
$20,000 to Red Cross Twin Cities' local disaster relief fund |
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General Mills |
$50,000 to Red Cross Twin Cities' local disaster relief fund,
donating food to rescue workers, conducting a blood drive among
employees |
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Imation |
Will match up to $1,000 per employee through Sept. 3
to the American Red Cross, Waite House/PUC and the Minnesota Helps Fund |
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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
Recommended that $20,000 be given to the Minnesota Helps Fund - Bridge
Disaster Fund from our donor-advised fund at The Saint Paul Foundation |
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Medica Foundation |
$10,000 to Red Cross Twin Cities' local disaster
relief fund |
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Medtronic Foundation |
$50,000 to Red Cross Twin Cities' local disaster
relief fund;
coordinating a blood drive for employees |
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Minnesota Twins |
$25,000 to the
Minnesota Helps Bridge Disaster Fund |
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Northwest Area Foundation |
$25,000 to the Red Cross Twin Cities' local disaster relief fund; $25,000 to the
Minnesota Helps Bridge Disaster Fund |
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Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation |
$10,000 grant to Pillsbury United Communities for the PUC-Waite House
Fund to assist children, families and staff impacted |
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Piper Jaffray |
$25,000 to Red Cross Twin Cities to assist in the
recovery efforts; established an employee matching gift program
for donations to the Red Cross Twin Cities |
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RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation |
$25,000 contribution to the Minnesota Helps Fund - Bridge
Disaster Fund; will match up to $25,000 in
employee donations to the Minnesota Helps Fund - Bridge Disaster Fund, Salvation Army -
Northern Division and the Sherry Engebretsen Memorial Fund |
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Target |
$50,000 to the American Red Cross; $25,000 to the Salvation Army;
product donations exceeding $40,000 |
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Thomson West |
Targeted double match opportunity in partnership with the
American Red Cross |
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation |
Established a memorial fund to honor Sherry Engebretsen, a Thrivent
Financial employee who was a victim of the bridge collapse; donated
$25,000 to the Minnesota Helps - Bridge Disaster Fund; will match
gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000
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Toro |
Donated six Toro workman utility vehicles to the site to be used during
the recovery efforts |
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UnitedHealth Group |
Individuals coping with the emotional aftermath have access to a free
help line staffed by experienced master's-level counselors; conducting
an employee blood drive |
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United Way Twin Cities |
United Way 2-1-1 is accepting calls from those wishing to help in the
recovery effort |
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Wells Fargo |
$150,000 to the Red Cross Twin Cities' local disaster relief fund |
