in grants since 2003
Most of the Morgan Family Foundation’s grants are awarded through a competitive application process. Following is an annual listing of those grants approved during the last three years.
Please note that not all approved grants are paid in one fiscal year, and some grants that are paid were approved in a prior year (such as multi-year grants). Since 2003 the Foundation has donated over $44 million in grants to a wide range of charitable organizations.
Through November 16, 2023
1. 180 Degrees, St. Paul, MN – $30,000 for Capital Support for 180 Degrees’ St. Cloud Youth Shelter
2. 365 Project, Yellow Springs, OH – $500 for General Operating Support
3. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN – $25,000 for Advancing equity with data: American Community Survey training series
4. Arrive Ministries, Minneapolis, MN – $30,000 for Arrive Ministries St. Cloud Program Center—a welcoming place for mutual learning, art exchange and friendship–bridging cultural divides over two years
5. Avivo, Minneapolis, MN – $30,000 for Avivo Career Education & Employment Services, Greater St. Cloud metro
6. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, St. Cloud, MN – $40,000 for Increasing and Advancing Social Equity for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Central Minnesota
7. Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization, St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for General operating support for immigrant community work
8. Central Minnesota Housing Partnership Inc., St. Augusta, MN – $40,000 for CMHP Single-Family Housing Capacity Building
9. Clean Up the River Environment (CURE), Montevideo, MN, – $175,000 for Building the Capacity and Impact of CURE’s Energy Democracy Program over two years
10. Climate Land Leaders, Minneapolis, MN – $100,000 for Addressing Global Warming with Urgency and Optimism on Minnesota Farmland
11. College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN – $96,000 for Cultural Variations in End-of-Life Simulations: Preparing College of St. Benedict +St. John’s University Nursing Students To Be Leaders in End-of-Life Care over two years
12. Colorado Comfort Canines, Oak Creek, CO – $3,000 for General Operating Support
13. Create Community, St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for Expanding Create CommUNITY’s Capacity to Engage in Conversations on Race
14. Erika’s Lighthouse, Winnetka, IL – $2,500 for General Operating Support
15. Feed My Starving Children, Coon Rapids, MN – $5,000 for Food going to Kenya
16. Food Finders Food Bank, Lafayette, IN – $500 for General Operating Support
17. Friends of Career Solutions, St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for CareerONE: Preparing Underserved Youth for the Workforce
18. Friends of the Chicago River, Chicago, IL – $5,000 for General Operating Support
19. Glen Helen Association, Yellow Springs, OH – $500 for General Operating Support
20. Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate, Minneapolis, MN – $75,000 for Activating Health Professional Voices for Climate Action
21. Higher Works Collaborative, St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for Supporting the Black Community of Central Minnesota
22. Hmong American Farmers Association, West St. Paul, MN – $175,000 for Supporting small-scall Hmong farmers with training, support, and services to continue their climate change mitigation and carbon sequestration efforts over two years
23. Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund, Springfield, IL – $5,000 for General Operating Support
24. ISAIAH, Paul, MN – $60,000 for Building Community Leadership and Advancing Racial Equity in St. Cloud
25. Islamic Center of St Cloud (ICSC), St. Cloud, MN – $28,000 for The-Improve Achievement Project (TAP)
26. Jugaad Leadership Program, St. Cloud, MN – $35,000 for Support for Connections and Growth
27. Knute Nelson, Alexandria, MN – $68,000 for Building Capacity to Enhance Advance Care Planning Systems
28. Little Art Theatre Association, Yellow Springs, OH – $250 for General Operating Support
29. Lyricality, Sauk Rapids, MN – $27,900 for Social Equity for BIPOC & Marginalized Gender Arts Practitioners in Greater St. Cloud
30. Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minneapolis, MN – $3,500 for General Operating Support
31. Minnesota Death Collaborative, Minneapolis, MN – $10,000 for Minnesota Death Collaborative Statewide Conference
32. Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care, Arden Hills, MN – $52,000 for Community Outreach, Education, and Consultation Program
33. Pacific Whale Foundation, Wailuku, HI – $5,000 for General Operating Support
34. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Wilmington, DE – $5,000 for General Operating Support
35. Philanthropy Ohio, Columbus, OH – $3,500 for General Operating Support
36. Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Saint Paul, MN – $25,000 for Advancing Reproductive and Sexual Health Equity in St. Cloud
37. Promise Neighborhood Of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $200,000 for Raise the Bar over three years
38. Protect Our Winters, Boulder, CO – $5,000 for General Operating Support
39. Queer Space Collective, Minneapolis, MN – $50,000 for QUEERSPACE hangouts LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program: St. Cloud
40. Quiet Oaks Hospice House, St. Cloud, MN – $10,000 for End of Life Wellness and Education for Central Minnesota Community
41. Region Five Development Commission, Staples, MN – $75,000 for Clean Energy in Schools
42. Rise Incorporated, Spring Lake Park, MN – $30,000 for Partnership for a Successful Re-entry
43. Sahan Journal, St. Paul, MN – $180,000 for Climate reporting on Minnesota’s communities of color over two years
44. Sean Locke 24 Foundation, Newark, DE – $11,000 for General Operating Support
45. ServeMinnesota, Minneapolis, MN – $45,000 for Total Learning Classroom at Madison Elementary
46. Too Much Talent, St. Cloud, MN – $83,855 for Too Much Talent Programming Expansion
47. TWLOHA, Melbourne, FL – $3,500 for General Operating Support
48. University of Minnesota Foundation, Minneapolis, MN – $75,000 for Minnesota’s Clean Energy Resource Teams’ (CERTs) BIPOC project seed grants: Round II
49. University of Minnesota Foundation, Minneapolis, MN – $30,000 for More Meaningful Connections through M Health Fairview-Interfaith Health.
1. Anna Marie’s Alliance, St. Cloud, MN – $15,000 for Developing a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan to eliminate oppression among the agency and community partners of Anna Marie’s Alliance
2. Boys & Girls Clubs Of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $100,000 for Eastside, Roosevelt & Southside Boys & Girls Clubs Programming for Youth
3. CentraCare, St. Cloud, MN – $55,000 for Advance Care Planning – Facilitating to Educate, Motivate and Support
4. Central Lakes College, Staples, MN – $100,000 for Cover Crop Financial Education to Support Farmers in Mitigating and Adapting to Global Warming
5. Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization, St. Cloud, MN – $40,200 for Equitable Access to Finance
6. Citizens Utility Board, St. Paul, MN – $200,000 for Consumer advocacy to decarbonize Minnesota’s utility sector over two years
7. City of Sartell, Sartell, MN – $10,000 for Sartell MN Regional Inclusive Playground
8. Clean Up the River Environment, Montevideo, MN – $91,500 for Building the Capacity and Impact of CURE’s Energy Democracy Program, Year 3
9. Connectability of MN Inc., St. Cloud, MN – $58,500 for 2022-2023 Connect: Access to Mobility Equipment and Filling Transportation gaps
10. Ellison Center, St. Cloud, MN – $55,000 for Providing Culturally Appropriate Care from the Inside Out
11. Exponent Philanthropy, Washington, DC – $1,500 for General Operating Support
12. Farmers Union Foundation, St. Paul, MN – $300,000 for Empowering Farmer Leadership on Climate and Working Lands over two years
13. Fresh Energy, St. Paul, MN – $66,000 for Spurring the growth of clean energy for all in Minnesota
14. Gender Justice, St. Paul, MN – $10,000 for Community Education and Public Awareness Campaign on Abortion Care and Rights for St. Cloud Area Community
15. Great River Educational Arts Theatre, Waite Park, MN – $31,000 for GREAT implementation of EDI action plan
16. Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate, Minneapolis, MN – $75,000 for Activating Health Professional Voices for Climate Action
17. Jugaad Leadership Program, St. Cloud, MN – $35,000 for Jugaad Leadership Program- Operating Support
18. Junior Achievement North, St. Paul, MN – $38,000 for Junior Achievement High School Program Support for Schools with Student Populations of 51% or more LMI and BIPOC
19. Light The Legacy, St. Cloud, MN – $85,000 for Expansion beyond the “tipping point” building capacity for Light the Legacy – year 2
20. Loaves & Fishes Too, Minneapolis, MN – $20,000 for St. Cloud Meal Programming
21. Lutheran Social Service Of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN – $25,000 for Empowering Refugee Families
22. MCEA, St. Paul, MN – $82,500 for Climate action, climate justice: Advancing equity for vulnerable communities while addressing climate change
23. Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid – St. Cloud, Minneapolis, MN – $53,109 for Legal Aid/Promise Neighborhood Partnership
24. Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minneapolis, MN – $3,500 for General Operating Support
25. Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minneapolis, MN – $10,000 for Pooled Fund for Regranting to Intermediary organizations to promote the equitable distribution of Federal American Rescue Plan and State Budget Surplus funds
26. Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care, Arden Hills, MN – $70,000 for Community Outreach, Education, and Consultation Program
27. PEAK Grantmaking, Washington, DC – $300 for General Operating Support
28. Philanthropy Ohio, Columbus, OH – $3,500 for General Operating Support
29. Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota, St. Paul, MN – $50,000 for Building the Healthiest Generation in St. Cloud
30. Queer Space Collective, Minneapolis, MN – $70,000 for QUEERSPACE hangouts LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program: St. Cloud Expansion
31. Quiet Oaks Hospice House, St. Cloud, MN – $25,000 for End of Life Wellness and Education
32. Rise Incorporated, Spring Lake Park, MN – $15,000 for Partnership for a Successful Re-entry: Pre-Release Employment Supports for Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness in Central Minnesota
33. Senior Care Communities, St. Paul, MN – $15,000 for Doula Driven Death Education Project
34. ServeMinnesota, Minneapolis, MN – $55,000 for Total Learning Classroom at Madison Elementary
35. Sharing Our Roots, Northfield, MN – $100,000 for Climate Land Leaders in Minnesota: Optimism, Commitment and Action
36. St. Cloud State University Foundation Inc., St. Cloud, MN – $5,000 for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration 2023 Sponsorship
37. St. Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation, St. Cloud, MN – $67,000 for Cultivating Community for our Students: Equity by Design Faculty Academy and Intercultural Leadership Development as a Transformative Tools
38. Terebinth Refuge, Waite Park, MN – $35,000 for Increasing Mental Health Wellness in our Shelter Program
39. The Center for Victims of Torture, St. Paul, MN – $50,000 for CVT St. Cloud
40. Too Much Talent, St. Cloud, MN – $70,000
for Too Much Talent Social Equity Program Expansion
41. University of Minnesota Foundation, Minneapolis, MN – $40,000 for Meaningful Connections – Conversations That Matter
42. Yellow Springs Community Foundation, Yellow Springs, OH – $165,000 for Yellow Springs Community Support over three years
1. 180 Degrees, St. Cloud, MN – $20,000 for St. Cloud Youth Shelter
2. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN – $7,500 for Qualitative Data for St. Cloud Equity Dashboard
3. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN – $10,000 for Data Parties to engage community members in how to use the St. Cloud Equity Dashboard
4. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $80,000 for CareerSTART Workforce Development Expansion Programs
5. Center for Victims of Torture, Waite Park, MN – $30,000
for CVT St. Cloud
6. CentraCare Health System, St. Cloud, MN – $63,000 for Reducing Health Disparities for Sexual & Gender Medicine Patients Through a Patient Navigator
7. Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization, St. Cloud, MN – $15,000 for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach
8. Clean Up the River Environment, Montevideo, MN – $75,000 for Building Capacity for CURE’s Energy Democracy Program – Year 2
9. Climate Generation, Minneapolis, MN – $75,000 for Education and Engagement as Catalysts for Climate Action
10. CommunityGiving/Central Minnesota Community Foundation, St. Cloud, MN – $70,000
for Building Racial Equity in Our Community
11. Exponent Philanthropy, Washington, DC – $1,500 for General Operating Support
12. Fresh Energy, St. Paul, MN – $60,000 for Decarbonizing the electric sector serving Minnesota
13. Friends of Career Solutions, St. Cloud, MN – $30,000 for Increasing Employment Opportunities for Somali Immigrants and Refugees
14. Give2Asia, Oakland, CA – $10,700 for Mitraniketan Fund
15. Higher Works Collaborative, St. Cloud, MN – $65,780 for Building the Black (African-American) Community with Impactful Leadership, Meaningful Change, and Qualified Support
16. Higher Works Collaborative, St. Cloud, MN – $30,000 for End of Life Planning
17. Higher Works Collaborative, St. Cloud, MN – $5,000 for General Operating Support
18. Homeless Helping Homeless, St. Cloud, MN – $75,000 for Lincoln Center
19. Initiative Foundation, Little Falls, MN – $70,000 for Exploring climate mitigation in Central Minnesota
20. ISAIAH, St. Paul, MN – $50,000 for Building Community and Advancing Racial Equity in St. Cloud
21. Islamic Center of St. Cloud, St. Cloud, MN – $33,000 for The-Improve Achievement Project (TAP)
22. Jugaad Leadership Program, St. Cloud, MN – $35,000 for Jugaad Leadership Program General Operating Support
23. Light The Legacy, St. Cloud, MN – $90,000 for Expansion beyond the “tipping point:” building capacity for Light the Legacy
24. Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, St. Paul, MN – $75,000 for General Operating for Climate Work
25. Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minneapolis, MN – $3,500 for General Operating Support
26. MN350, Minneapolis, MN – $75,000 for Statewide Just Transition Organizing
27. Philanthropy Ohio, Columbus, OH – $3,500 for General Operating Support
28. Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, St. Paul, MN – $25,000 for Addressing Inequities in Reproductive and Sexual Health Outcomes in St. Cloud
29. Promise Neighborhood of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $60,000 for Policy, System and Environment
30. Promise Neighborhood of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $5,000 for General Operating Support
31. Quiet Oaks Hospice House, St. Cloud, MN – $37,000 for Quiet Oaks Partnership with Light the Legacy to Elevate End of Life Education
32. Reach-Up Inc., St. Cloud, MN – $25,000 for Supporting Two-Generation Learning For Disadvantaged Communities
33. Region Five Development Commission, Staples, MN – $50,000 for Energy & Environment Action Plans
34. Sahan Journal, St. Paul, MN – $260,000 for Climate Change Reporting and Editorial Support over two years
35. ServeMinnesota, Minneapolis, MN – $50,000 for Total Learning Classroom at Madison Elementary
36. Sharing Our Roots, Northfield, MN – $75,000 for Climate Land Leaders for Rural Minnesota
37. Terebinth Refuge, Waite Park, MN – $25,000 for Terebinth Refuge Transition Program Home
38. Too Much Talent, St. Cloud, MN – $40,000 for Too Much Talent (2MT) Social Equity Grant
39. Too Much Talent, St. Cloud, MN – $5,000 for General Operating Support
40. unitecloud, St. Cloud, MN – $5,000 for General Operating Support
41. United Way of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $85,000 for Black Leaders for Student Success
42. University of Minnesota Foundation, Minneapolis, MN – $85,000 for Minnesota’s Clean Energy Resource Team’s (CERTs) BIPOC project seed grants
43. West Central Initiative, Fergus Falls, MN – $89,250 for Climate Action Project
44. Yellow Springs Community Foundation, Yellow Springs, OH – $4,000 for COVID-19 related housing and utilities assistance
1. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN – $80,000 for Minnesota Compass – Understanding Central MN Inequities Through Data
2. Avivo, Minneapolis, MN – $30,000 for St. Cloud Career Education
3. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $60,000 for CareerSTART Workforce Development Program
4. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $24,000 for School Age Care for Children of Healthcare and Other Essential Workers
5. Center for Victims of Torture, Waite Park, MN – $50,000 for CVT St. Cloud
6. CentraCare Health System, St. Cloud, MN – $59,280 for Improving Health and Social Equity for the Central Minnesota Latino Community (IHSE)
7. Child Care Choices, Inc. DBA Milestones, Waite Park, MN – $60,400 for Welcoming All Babies in Our Community
8. Clean Up the River Environment, Montevideo, MN – $75,000 for Building Capacity for CURE’s Energy Democracy Program
9. Climate Generation, Minneapolis, MN – $50,000 for Climate Change Mitigation Through Education and Engagement
10. Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota Chapter, Minneapolis, MN – $10,000 for Partners in Change: Building Resiliency Within St. Cloud’s Muslim Community
11. District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation (LEAF), St. Cloud, MN – $41,000 for PAKCAT (Partners And Kids Counting Alot Together)
12. Ellison Center, St. Cloud, MN – $51,130 for Embedding Social Justice into Mental Health Services
13. End in Mind Project, St. Paul, MN – $20,000 for The Advance Life Plan
14. Exponent Philanthropy, Washington, DC – $500 for General Operating Support
15. Give2Asia, Oakland, CA – $10,700 for the Mitraniketan Fund
16. Great River Educational Arts Theatre, Waite Park, MN – $25,000 for GREAT action on anti-racism commitment
17. Greater Minnesota Worker Center, St. Cloud, MN – $42,898 for Immigrant Workers, Meatpacking Plants, and COVID-19 Health Disparities
18. Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation, St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for Shape Tomorrow: Cultivating a Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Community
19. ISAIAH, St. Paul, MN – $50,000 for Building Resilience and Belonging in St. Cloud Through Multi-Racial Leadership Development
20. Islamic Center of St. Cloud, St. Cloud MN – $15,000 for Expanding the Internet Accessibility of the Islamic Center Building for Distance Learning Support
21. Light The Legacy, St. Cloud, MN – $20,000 for Expanding Organization Capacity
22. Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, St. Cloud, MN – $53,109 for Legal Aid/Promise Neighborhood Partnership
23. Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, St. Paul, MN – $75,000 for General Operating Support
24. Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minneapolis, MN – $3,500 for General Operating Support
25. MN350, Minneapolis, MN – $30,000 for Building the Climate Justice Movement in Minnesota
26. Philanthropy Ohio, Columbus, OH – $3,500 for General Operating Support
27. Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, St. Paul, MN – $25,000 for Building the Healthiest Generation in St. Cloud
28. Sahan Journal, St. Paul, MN – $60,000 for a Climate Change Reporter
29. St. Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation, St. Cloud, MN – $61,000 for Cultivating Community for Our Students: Intercultural Leadership Development as a Transformative Tool for SCTCC Faculty & Staff
30. The Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis, MN – $12,000 for Supporting Asylum Seekers & Labor Trafficking Victims in St. Cloud
31. The Sanneh Foundation, St. Paul, MN – $40,000 for Dreamline Program – St. Cloud School District
32. The Yes Network, St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for Disrupting Inequities Through Youth Leadership Development
33. Twin Cities Medical Society Foundation, Minneapolis, MN – $20,000 for Development of a Culturally Responsive Health Care Directive with the St. Cloud Area Somali Community
34. United Way of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $76,000 for the COVID-19 Relief Fund
35. United Way of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN – $56,000 for Community and School Based Distance Learning Sites
36. Venn Foundation, St. Paul, MN – $10,000 for a Donor Advised Fund to support Breathe99
37. WACOSA, Waite Park, MN – $17,200 for WACOSA’s Adaptive Media Project (AMP)
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