MEDIA
EIN: 41-0953924
St. Paul, MN 55101
| Total Grants to Minnesota Public Radio | |
| Total $ Granted: | $ 22,020,422 |
| For Years: | 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 |
| # Grants: | 184 |
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| Date | Amount | Purpose | Funder |
| 1/1/2020 | 684,629 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 1,599,474 | Multiple grants | Minnesota Community Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 475,426 | Multiple grants | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 20,500 | Enriching minds and nourishing spirits of listeners, thereby enhancing lives and expanding perspectives of audiences, and assisting in strengthening communities | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 687,636 | MPR Membership - General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 10,000 | Sponsorship of Lunar Startups Cohort 1 UnDemo Day | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 46,596 | Underwriting to support news and programming produced in 2020 | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 10,700 | Annual Support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 12,500 | Family Unit Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 50,000 | General operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 50,000 | General operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 10,000 | Legacy of Giving grant - retiree matching legacy | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 875,389 | MPR MEMBERSHIP - General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 45,592 | Underwriting to support news and programming produced in 2019 | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 1,734,411 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Minnesota Community Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 2,054,801 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 25,000 | MPR News Climate Change Reporting | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 180 | General operating support | Frey Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 100,000 | General operating support (combination of grants) | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 13,000 | To support a climate change journalism training for reporters | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 100,000 | To support and expand climate and energy reporting at MPR, and to support the creation of a nationwide collaboration around climate change journalism | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 30,000 | To support and expand climate and energy reporting at MPR, and to support the creation of a nationwide collaboration around climate change journalism | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 75,000 | To raise awareness of and engagement in water challenges, solutions, and importance through reporting coverage and a project exploring water and equity | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 10,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 12,500 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 594,038 | For the capital campaign | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 40,000 | Bridging the Divide Project | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 44,875 | Underwriting to support news and programming produced in 2018 | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 1,122,870 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 1,336,818 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Minnesota Community Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 25,000 | General operating support | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2017 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 300 | General operating support | Frey Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 50,000 | General operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 50,000 | General operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 10,000 | Legacy of giving grant - retiree matching legacy | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 10,000 | Annual infrastructure | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 50,000 | Sponsorship of Policy and a Pint | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 43,788 | Underwriting to support news and programming produced in 2017 | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 438,012 | Capital campaign - Year 1 | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 349,685 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 75,000 | General operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 10,000 | Annual infrastructure | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 100,000 | GDN Memorial/Innovation Fund | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 25,000 | Unrestricted | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2016 | 500,000 | Pledge - Unrestricted | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2016 | 100,000 | for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 110,500 | to support a dedicated climate change reporter at Minnesota Public Radio News and a climate change and health event in Rochester | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 50,000 | to support a dedicated water reporter at Minnesota Public Radio News | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 49,600 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 54,600 | Underwriting to support news and content produced by Minnesota Public Radio | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 183,533 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 100,000 | General operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 120,000 | To support a dedicated climate change reporter at Minnesota Public Radio News and a climate change and health event in Rochester | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 75,000 | To support the launch of Minnesota Public Radio's 2015 climate change coverage | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 10,000 | annual infrastructure | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 20,000 | Environmental Focus | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 100,000 | Operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 200 | General operating support | Frey Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 181,124 | Proto Labs matching gift | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 53,810 | Public Broadcasting - Underwriting to support news and content produced by Minnesota Public Radio in 2015 | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 60,990 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 59,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 25,000 | Minnow Fund - for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 100,000 | for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 135,000 | Operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 17,750 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 6,425 | unrestricted | Mightycause Charitable Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 144,929 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 350,000 | For continuation of the Ground Level reporting project and incremental funding to bolster networking efforts | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 571,700 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 135,000 | Operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 65,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 50,000 | MPR Health Initiative | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 7,500 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 200 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 100,000 | General operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 25,000 | Minnow Fund - for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 43,192 | unrestricted | Mightycause Charitable Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 142,445 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 5,000 | for general operating support | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 291,000 | Deliver news coverage, storytelling, data, and profiles around a series of topics vital to Minnesota communities, which reflect new ways Minnesotans are dealing with the "new normal" and include examples of leaders taking action to solve problems | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 26,343 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 25,000 | Minnow Fund - for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 100,000 | for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 120,000 | Operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 65,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 60 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 7,500 | Annual infrastructure | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 50,000 | Program support | I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 56,585 | unrestricted | Mightycause Charitable Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 168,650 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 25,000 | Minnow Fund - for the Creative Innovation Fund | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 100,000 | for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 30,000 | To serve as an InCommons partner | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 291,000 | Deliver news coverage, storytelling, data, and profiles around a series of topics vital to Minnesota communities , which reflect new ways Minnesotans are dealing with the "new normal" and include examples of leaders taking acting to solve problems. | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 40,700 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 65,000 | Capital | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 7,500 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 2,500 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 2,500 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 5,000 | Education | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2011 | 100,000 | Operating Support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 37,754 | unrestricted | Mightycause Charitable Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 152,875 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 70,000 | To serve as an InCommons partner | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 42,050 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 50,000 | To provide media coverage of the "new normal" | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 65,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 186 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 5,000 | Annual fund | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 2,500 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 20,000 | Program support | I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 10,000 | Education | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2010 | 75,000 | Operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 28,446 | unrestricted | Mightycause Charitable Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 181,000 | Business and evaluation planning for a partnership between MPR, the Bush Foundation, and community organizations to create broadcast, online, and social media networks that provide communities with increased information, storytelling, and illumination in support of community problem-solving | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 150,000 | Implement a partnership between Minnesota Public Radio, Bush Foundation, and the communities of Todd County and Baldwin Township to create broadcast, online, and social media networks that illuminate issues and to improve community problem-solving at the local and regional levels | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 76,510 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 141,523 | General support and various projects | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 65,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 25 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 2,500 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 5,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 20,000 | Education | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2009 | 75,000 | Operating Support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 775,096 | General support and various projects | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 65,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 206 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 100 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 1,000 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 25 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 2,500 | Annual | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 58,270 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 20,000 | Education | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2008 | 65,000 | operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 65,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 25 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 100 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 2,500 | Annual Fund | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 126 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 50 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 750 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 20,000 | Sound Learning | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 7,500 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 20,000 | Education | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2006 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2006 | 20 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2006 | 750 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2006 | 2,500 | Annual Fund | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2006 | 7,150 | Winemakers Dinner | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2006 | 15,000 | Sound Learning | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2006 | 20,000 | Education | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2006 | 7,570 | D'Amico Catering for MN Public Radio Event on 5/3/06 | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2005 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 250,000 | Capital | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 250,000 | Capital | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 250 | Matching contribution | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 750 | Matching contribution | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 84 | Matching contribution | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 50 | Matching contribution | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 125 | Matching contribution | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 300 | Matching contribution | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 5,000 | Volunteer Program | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2004 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2004 | 1,000 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2004 | 100,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2004 | 125 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2004 | 75 | Match | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2003 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2003 | 500 | Matching contribution | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2002 | 55,000 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
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