The Saint Paul Foundation Approves 32 Grants Totaling $2,491,875

Source: The Saint Paul Foundation 01/30/2012

(Jan. 30, 2012) – The board of directors of The Saint Paul Foundation, an affiliate of Minnesota Philanthropy Partners, approved 32 grants totaling $2,491,875 at its November 2011 meeting. A complete listing of grants follows.

ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES:

Total of $400,000 in 4 grants.

Arts Midwest
Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget of ArtsLab
$150,000

The History Theatre Inc
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of Facility Research
$30,000

Minnesota Childrens Museum
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Play It Forward Capital Campaign
$150,000

Public Art Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of The Next Public Art
$70,000

EDUCATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES:

Total of $75,000 in 2 grants.

Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs Inc
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Central Corridor Internship Program
$25,000

University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of Canku Kagupi Miikana (A Pathway)
$50,000

HEALTH:

Total of $513,875 in 6 grants.

Childrens Health Care Foundation
Roseville, MN
To help finance the budget for the Children's - Saint Paul Capital Expansion
$150,000

Community Dental Care
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Electronic Health Record System Project
$35,000

HealthEast Foundation
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Health Equity Project Expansion
$33,875

Opportunity Partners Inc
Minnetonka, MN
To help finance the budget of Expansion of Traumatic Brain Injury Services in Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties
$45,000

People Incorporated
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of Parenting Project
$50,000

Regions Hospital Foundation
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the New Mental Health Facility
$200,000

HUMAN SERVICES:

Total of $583,000 in 10 grants.

Arc Greater Twin Cities
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of Transition to Work
$20,000

Asian Women United
Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget of the Safe and Healthy Choices Project in Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties
$15,000

Childrens Law Center of Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Ramsey County Permanency Project
$25,000

Genesys Works
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget for Program Expansion
$20,000

Leonardos Basement
Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget of Growing Griggs
$25,000

The Link
Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget of Lincoln Place
$70,000

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the East Side Financial Center
$35,000

Neighbors Inc
South St Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the 40th Anniversary Capital Campaign
$ 250,000

Save Our Sons Inc
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of its St. Peter Claver Collaboration
$23,000

Network for Better Futures
Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget of the East Metro Expansion
$100,000

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT:

Total of $520,000 in 9 grants.

AccountAbility Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Financial Services Initiative
$25,000

City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Saint Paul Streetcar Feasibility Plan
$ 75,000

District Councils Collaborative of SaintPaul and Minneapolis
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of Empowering Communities Amid Regional Change
$50,000

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the COACTION Fund in the East Metro
$100,000

Minnesota Project Inc
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget for Connecting Small Farm Produce and Immigrant Farmers to New Markets
$30,000

Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the 2012 budget of the Community Design Assistance Program
$20,000

The Heartland Democracy Center
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Empowering U Project in Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties
$ 20,000

Tiwahe Foundation Care of Grotto Foundation
Arden Hills, MN
To help finance the budget of start-up costs and for the endowment campaign
$ 150,000

University United
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the University Avenue Urban Manufacturing Project
$50,000

RELIGION RELATED, SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT:

Total of $400,000 in 1 grant.

Unity Church of St Paul
Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Renovation Project
$400,000