EIN: 81-1733895
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Great MN Schools used to be controlled by Minnesota Comeback, but Comeback closed and merged into Great MN Schools in 2020. Click here to see Great MN Schools as a funder.
| Total Grants to Great MN Schools | |
| Total $ Granted: | $ 33,587,921 |
| For Years: | 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 |
| # Grants: | 87 |
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| Date | Amount | Purpose | Funder |
| 1/1/2022 | 50,000 | TRANSFORMING EDUCATION EQUITY FOR STUDENTS OF ALL RACES, MEANS AND ORIGINS | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2022 | 175,000 | General operating support (Year 1 of 3) | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 80,000 | MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 25,000 | EDUCATION | David Winton Bell Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 100,000 | COMMITTED TO IMPROVING EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF COLOR | Smikis Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 100,000 | GENERAL | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2022 | 500,000 | GENERAL | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2022 | 500,000 | GENERAL | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2022 | 600,000 | GENERAL | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2022 | 80,000 | CHARITABLE | JAB Foundation [Jane and Archie Black Foundation] |
| 1/1/2022 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 50,000 | EDUCATION GRANT | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 100,000 | LITERACY PROGRAMS | Manitou Fund |
| 1/1/2022 | 3,750,000 | EDUCATION | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 20,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 200,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 888,600 | OPERATIONAL | Prospect Creek Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 75,000 | Education & Economic Mobility | Joyce Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 60,000 | LITERACY PROGRAMS | Manitou Fund |
| 1/1/2021 | 75,250 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 30,000 | Summer enrichment programming | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 125,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 500 | GENERAL OPERATING - SPEAKER APPRECIATION | I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 25,000 | BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 100,000 | COMMITTED TO IMPROVING EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF COLOR | Smikis Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 25,000 | For recipient's exempt purpose | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program |
| 1/1/2021 | 450,000 | GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Cloverfields Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 100,000 | GREAT MN SCHOOLS GENERAL OPERATIONS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SECTOR INVESTMENTS | GHR Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 120,000 | CHARITABLE | JAB Foundation [Jane and Archie Black Foundation] |
| 1/1/2021 | 161,250 | OPERATIONAL | Prospect Creek Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 100,000 | EDUCATIONAL | Greater Houston Community Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 150,000 | Summer enrichment program | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 669,506 | General | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2021 | 25,000 | EDUCATION | David Winton Bell Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 80,000 | Transforming education equity for students of all races, means and origins | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2021 | 200,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 4,810,000 | Education | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 50,000 | Operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 5,000 | COMMUNITY TRANSLATION SERVICES - Education | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 15,000 | GREAT MN SCHOOLS WORKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IS ABLE TO ATTEND A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL THAT PREPARES THEM TO THRIVE IN THEIR LIVES, CAREERS AND COMMUNITIES. FIVE-YEAR VISION STATEMENT: WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN 2025 IF WE HAVE CREATED THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL WILL TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN MINNEAPOLIS EDUCATION SYSTEM THROUGH THE CREATION OF A CRITICAL MASS OF GREAT SCHOOLS, AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS ANCHORED IN INCREASED STUDENT LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY-WIDE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND COALITION BUILDING. | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 150,000 | MN Comeback - Year 3 | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 3,856,000 | Distance learning technology fund | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 25,300 | GENERAL OPERATING | Catholic Community Foundation Of Minnesota |
| 1/1/2020 | 35,000 | Transforming education equity for students of all races, means and origins | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2020 | 60,000 | Education grant | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 30,000 | Multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 100,000 | GREAT MN SCHOOLS GENERAL OPERATIONS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SECTOR INVESTMENTS | GHR Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 1,270,265 | OPERATIONAL | Prospect Creek Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 25,000 | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program |
| 1/1/2020 | 30,000 | CHARITABLE | JAB Foundation [Jane and Archie Black Foundation] |
| 1/1/2020 | 150,000 | MN Comeback (Year 2) | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 200,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 75,000 | General operating support | Frey Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 50,000 | Operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 36,500 | EDUCATION/TRAUMA | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 15,000 | GREAT MN SCHOOLS BELIEVES THAT GREAT SCHOOLS MATTER AND THAT THEY CHANGE LIVES. WE SEE FIRST-HAND HOW SOME SCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATE THAT CHILDREN FROM ALL RACES, MEANS, AND ORIGINS CAN ACHIEVE. WE NEED MORE OF THEM DISTRICT, PUBLIC CHARTER, AND INDEPENDENT BECAUSE ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT PREPARE THEM TO THRIVE IN THEIR LIVES, CAREERS, AND COMMUNITIES. | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 500,000 | For general operating support, including re-grantmaking, and to build capacity to implement Minnesota Comeback's regional talent strategy | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 675,000 | General | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2020 | 250,000 | Portfolio schools COVID fund | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 100,000 | Education & Economic Mobility | Joyce Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 25,000 | PLANNING GRANT FOR LINK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 1,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 10,000 | GROWTH | National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc |
| 1/1/2019 | 50,000 | General operations grant | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 125,000 | General operating support; planning grant for Link Public Schools | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 300,000 | General operating support | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2019 | 175,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 100,000 | TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN MINNEAPOLIS | GHR Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Cloverfields Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 3,727,000 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 420,250 | EDUCATION | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2018 | 300,000 | General operating support | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2018 | 7,500 | EDUCATION | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 1/1/2018 | 2,212,000 | General operating support - 370332 | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 100,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund |
| 1/1/2018 | 250,000 | GREAT MN SCHOOLS FUND | Cloverfields Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 5,000 | Recognition for leadership, time and commitment to learning and spreading best practices on individualized learning | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 1,120,000 | Operating cost and school investments | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 42,000 | RELIGION | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 1/1/2017 | 100,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 250,000 | This grant will be paid in yearly installments of $50,000.00 beginning in November 2017 and ending in November 2021. | Greater Houston Community Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 1,655,000 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
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