Star Tribune Foundation Announces $551,085 in Twin Cities GrantsMinneapolis/St. Paul - (June 15, 2005) - The Star Tribune Foundation announced 40 Twin Cities grants totaling $451,085. The grants were approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors at its quarterly meeting May 19, 2005. Many of the recently awarded grants will be used for programs that provide kids with activities before and after school and during the summer.
The Foundation has four broad areas of focus:
- child-centric programs
- programs that help people to move from dependency to self-reliance
- cultural programs with emphasis on preeminent arts institutions and writing-related programs
- programs that foster civic involvement, media-related issues and media education.
An additional $100,000 from the Star Tribune Foundation was awarded as 34 small grants, as designated by the Employee Contributions Committee.
The Employee Contributions Committee will award $200,000 in grants this year; with the remainder of the grants will be awarded in August.
The Star Tribune Foundation has been supporting Twin Cities' communities since 1945 and currently distributes about $3 million annually.
Recipients of grants approved at May board meeting
Achieve!Minneapolis $70,000
Admission Possible $7,500
American Society of Newspapers Editors Foundation $7,500
AMICUS $15,000
Bridging, Inc. $5,000
Children’s Home Society and Family Services $5,000
Citizens League $10,000
Dunwoody College of Technology $7,500
East Metro Opportunities Industrialization Center $10,000
Episcopal Community Services $5,000
Family and Children’s Service $5,000
Givens Foundation for African American Literature $5,000
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies $2,585
HIRED: JobLink $7,500
LifeWorks Services, Inc. $5,000
Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota $5,000
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota $7,500
Minneapolis College of Art and Design $25,000
Minneapolis Public Schools: North High Career Center $7,500
Minneapolis Urban League $10,000
Minnesota Center for Photography $5,000
Minnesota Children’s Museum $20,000
Minnesota Newspaper Foundation $25,000
Minnesota Opera $5,000
National Association of Hispanic Journalists $2,500
Neighborhood House Association $15,000
Old Arizona Collaborative, Inc. $20,000
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts $7,500
Penumbra $7,500
Pillsbury United Communities $10,000
Science Museum of Minnesota $30,000
Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet: Ministries Foundation $10,000
St. Paul Public Schools $20,000
Summit Academy OIC $10,000
Teamsters Service Bureau $5,000
The Cookie Cart $6,000
The Loft $5,000
University of St. Thomas $25,000
Recipients of Employee Contributions Committee Grants
A.C.E.S. $5,000
Africa Solutions $2,000
African Credit Education & Financial Counseling Agency $3,846
Asian Media Access $4,000
Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project $2,692
Center for Opportunities $2,692
Central Center for Family Resources $3,692
CommonBond Communities $4,000
Community Design Center of Minnesota $5,000
Free Arts for Abused Children of Minnesota $3,000
GMCC: Division of Indian Work $3,500
Great American History Theater $2,000
Learning Center for Children $2,564
Learning Works at Blake $1,692
Minnesota D.A.R.E., Inc. $1,346
Minnesota Sinfonia $1,692
Minnesota Youth Symphonies $1,692
New Spirit School $5,000
Page Education Foundation $5,000
Parenting with Purpose $2,000
Patchwork Quilt $2,192
Philips Community Television $2,564
Playwrights’ Center $2,200
Somali Youth & Family Services $496
Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home $2,564
Southside Family Nurturing Center $4,000
St. Paul’s Monastery $692
The Schubert Club $2,692
Tix for Tots $4,000
Volunteer Connection $1,346
Washburn Child Guidance Center $5,000
WomenVenture $3,846
Youth Farm and Market Project $4,000
Youth Frontiers, Inc. $2,000
Contact Pat Adkins
Phone: (612) 673-7572
Email: padkins@startribune.com
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