Grantee Stories

Philips Indian Educators (PIE)

Changing lives by creating an educational system that speaks to the unique needs and cultural beliefs of Native American community .

West Side Citizens Organization

Intent on restoring the vibrant community they knew along the river, WSCO joined with local residents to advocate for equitable development on the river flats.

It has been nearly 50 years since St. Paul's tight-knit Rondo community was split in two by the construction of I-94. Nearly 50 years since the project caused the destruction of 750 homes and the displacement of more than 1,000 families. And now, nearly 50 years later, JUST Equity, a coalition of African-American groups advocating for equitable development in the St. Paul Light Rail project, is working hard to ensure that history doesn't repeat itself.

Organizing Apprenticeship Project

OAP has built a base of community leaders and a network of community organizations demanding that the promise of racial equity is achieved. In the past 17 years, they have developed over 300 organizers for 80 organizations throughout the state.

Crossing Barriers

CrossingBarriers hosts workshops to address the profiling and mistreatment of male East Africans by local police and encourage communication between the two groups.

Trans Youth Support Network

The Trans Youth Support Network (TYSN) works to challenge misconceptions about the trans and non-gender conforming community and promote racial, social and economic justice for the trans and non-gender conforming youth in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Main Street Project

The Main Street Project uses technology and training to help marginalized urban and rural communities get their voices heard and build collective power.

Alliance of Early Childhood Professionals (AECP)

Changing society by preserving, protecting and promoting Native culture and language.

Red Cliff Land Recovery Project

Reclaiming the traditional land base and restoring traditional stewardship of natural resources.

Our Stories

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL)

Mario is an average guy. He works hard to support his three daughters, one in college, one in high school and one in elementary school. Yet despite his dedicated hard work, long hours and budgeting, Mario has discovered that one job in an unjust workplace isn’t sufficient to take care of his family . That’s why he and other workers like him have come together with community leaders and organizers to make their voices heard and create positive change.

Terese Pritschet

Terese Pritschet sees giving as a way of linking to the big picture. “…creating the kind of world that I want to live in, where people share what they have and everyone has what they need.”