Past Grants
Community Impact Defines Our Mission
Since 2006 GIVING WoMN has made grants to more than 112 nonprofits in the Twin Cities and has donated more than $2 million to the community through those grants. We are proud of the broad spectrum of these grants and their ability to help a small organization move from good to great.
In addition to annual grant making, GIVING WoMN offers events throughout the year to educate our membership about community issues and pressing needs. We believe that education makes us better, smarter, and more responsive grant makers.
Explore Our Timeline
In 2006, GIVING WoMN gave three grants worth $65,000. Since then, the amount of giving and the number of grants have grown. Follow our progress and see if any of your favorite Twin Cities nonprofits are on this list. As a member, you will be able to nominate organizations you care about for grantmaking consideration.
2024 Grantees
Breaking Free
DARTS
Hope Dental Clinic
Native American Community Clinic
The Bridge for Youth
The Lift Garage
Serve Minnesota
2023 Grantees
ALS Association
Cornerstone
Every Meal
ETS: Every Third Saturday
Groveland Food Shelf
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery
Small Sums
2022 Grantees
Avenues for Homeless Youth
Avivo
Baby’s Space
Kitchen Coalition (part of Second Harvest Heartland, formerly Minnesota Central Kitchen)
My Very Own Bed
Northpoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc.
Ziggy’s Art Bus
2021 Grantees
Black Men Teach Twin Cities
Appetite For Change
The Link
Help at Your Door
The Open Door
PCs for People
Women’s Advocates
Dream of Wild Health
2020 Grantees
Assistance League of Minneapolis/St. Paul
Dress for Success
Listening House
Prepare+Prosper
Sojourner Project
Tech Dump
The Lift Garage
2019 Grantees
Breaking Free
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Guild Inc.
KIPP Minnesota
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
St. David’s Center for Child and Family Development
Treehouse
Washburn Center for Children
2018 Grantees
Banyon Community
Minnesota Life College
The Family Partnership
Emma Norton Services
Episcopal Homes Minnesota
Second Harvest Heartland
2017 Grantees
Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
The Sheridan Story
Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities
Ready, Set, Smile
Youth Farm
YWCA of Minneapolis
2016 Grantees
ARC
Bridge for Youth
Face 2 Face
The Open Door
Perspectives
2015 Grantees
Cookie Cart
Genesys Works, Twin Cities
Hammer Residences
KIPP Minnesota
Reve Academy
Store to Door
The Link
Way to Grow
2014 Grantees
Ascension School
Banyan Community
Open Arms Minnesota
Simpson Housing Services
Serve Minnesota
Volunteers of America
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
2013 Grantees
Avenues For Homeless Youth
Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)
Oasis For Youth
Commonbond Communities
Our Lady of Peace Home
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery
Courage Center
2012 Grantees
Ampersand Families
FamilyWise
Project Homeless Connect
Walk-In Counseling Center
Women’s Advocates
Courage Center
2011 Grantees
CornerHouse
Jeremiah Program
Minnesota Literacy Council
Store to Door
West Suburban Teen Clinic
Youth Frontiers
Courage Center
2010 Grantees
Bridging
Council on Crime and Justice
CSJ Ministries
The Advocates for Human Rights
YouthCare
Courage Center
2009 Grantees
Minnesota D.A.R.E., Inc.
Free Arts Minnesota
Cookie Cart
ARC Greater Twin Cities
Courage Center
2008 Grantees
Bolder Options
Tubman Family Alliance & Chrysalis – A Center for Women
Courage Center
2007 Grantees
Minnesota Literacy Council
Twin Cities RISE!
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Center
Courage Center
2006 Grantees
Avenues for Homeless Youth
Project Success
Courage Center Literacy Camp