EIN: 71-0956749
Minneapolis, MN 55411
https://waytogrow.org/about-us/#mission
| Total Grants to Way to Grow | |
| Total $ Granted: | $ 18,629,227 |
| For Years: | 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 |
| # Grants: | 163 |
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| Date | Amount | Purpose | Funder |
| 1/1/2023 | 4,750,000 | GENERAL | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2023 | 100,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2023 | 89,500 | MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 100,400 | MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 200,000 | GENERAL | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2022 | 100,000 | GENERAL | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2022 | 100,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 9,150 | General Operating Support | Women's Foundation of Minnesota |
| 1/1/2022 | 86,000 | DONOR-RECOMMENDED, EDUCATION | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 55,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 10,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | GHR Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 10,000 | GROWTH | National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc |
| 1/1/2022 | 123,300 | PROGRAM COSTS | Greater Twin Cities United Way |
| 1/1/2022 | 135,000 | GREAT BY 8 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2022 | 35,000 | FISCAL YEAR 2023 INVESTMENT | Great MN Schools |
| 1/1/2022 | 32,650 | HUMAN SERVICES | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2022 | 50,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 20,000 | NONE | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 40,500 | HUMAN SERVICES | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 1/1/2022 | 2,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Frey Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 2,025,700 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2022 | 7,016 | GENERAL SUPPORT | American Online Giving Foundation Inc |
| 1/1/2022 | 110,347 | CHARITABLE DONATION | Charities Aid Foundation America |
| 1/1/2021 | 115,250 | Donor-recommended, education | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 125,000 | Great by 8 Early Childhood education | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2021 | 300,000 | General | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2021 | 100,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 90,000 | Great By Eight | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 95,250 | Program costs | Greater Twin Cities United Way |
| 1/1/2021 | 20,000 | General operating support | I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 50,000 | WORKING CLOSELY WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES, WAY TO GROW ENSURES THAT CHILDREN WITHIN THE MOST ISOLATED FAMILIES ARE BORN HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY, AND ARE PREPARED FOR SCHOOL. OUR VISION IS THAT TOGETHER, WE WILL ENSURE EVERY CHILD HAS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 143,900 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 9,151 | Unrestricted | Mightycause Charitable Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 15,000 | BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 16,000 | Education is Power Fundraising Event; General operating support to promote access to women's health education and services built on cultural and community strengths so that young women & gender expansive youth know about their bodies and can make appropriate and healthy choices as they grow and age. | Women's Foundation of Minnesota |
| 1/1/2021 | 10,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | GHR Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 75,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 6,500 | HUMAN SERVICES | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 1/1/2021 | 21,300 | HUMAN SERVICES | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2021 | 22,500 | For recipient's exempt purpose | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program |
| 1/1/2021 | 28,500 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2021 | 7,110 | GENERAL SUPPORT | American Online Giving Foundation Inc |
| 1/1/2020 | 120,000 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 60,000 | Fiscal year 2021 investment | Great MN Schools |
| 1/1/2020 | 175,000 | Great by 8 early childhood education | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2020 | 300,000 | General | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2020 | 100,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 100,000 | Program costs | Greater Twin Cities United Way |
| 1/1/2020 | 25,000 | General operating support | I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 47,650 | Multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 16,647 | Unrestricted | Mightycause Charitable Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 35,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 50,000 | To strengthen parent engagement and advocacy in education, and for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 70,000 | WORKING CLOSELY WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES, ENSURING THAT CHILDREN WITHIN THE MOST ISOLATED COMMUNITIES ARE BORN HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY, AND ARE PREPARED FOR SCHOOL. | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 5,000 | EARLY CHILDHOOD | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 9,150 | general operating support to advance work with DreamTracks | Women's Foundation of Minnesota |
| 1/1/2020 | 10,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | GHR Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 75,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 26,000 | HUMAN SERVICES | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 1/1/2020 | 16,750 | HUMAN SERVICES | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2020 | 17,000 | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program |
| 1/1/2020 | 14,889 | Scholarship | Think Small |
| 1/1/2020 | 28,300 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2019 | 30,000 | Multiple grants | Minnesota Community Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 5,500 | Multiple grants | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 60,000 | Working closely with parents and communities, ensuring that children within the most isolated communities are born healthy, stay healthy, and are prepared for school. | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 126,750 | BUILDING EVALUATION CAPACITY THROUGH DATA SYSTEM INTEGRATION | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 260,000 | General operating support | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2019 | 125,000 | Great by 5 early childhood education | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2019 | 60,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 90,000 | Great by eight | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 100,000 | Great by eight and COVID-19 operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 157,000 | Program costs | Greater Twin Cities United Way |
| 1/1/2019 | 25,000 | To strengthen parent engagement and advocacy in education, and for general operating support | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 10,000 | EARLY CHILDHOOD | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 7,500 | For the DreamTracks teen parenting program, which works with teen parents and their extended families to break the cycle of teenage pregnancy and poverty to move teens towards self-sufficiency | Women's Foundation of Minnesota |
| 1/1/2019 | 10,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | GHR Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 75,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 19,000 | HUMAN SERVICES | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 1/1/2019 | 9,250 | HUMAN SERVICES | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2019 | 38,372 | SCHOLARSHIPS | Think Small |
| 1/1/2019 | 21,700 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2019 | 5,579 | GENERAL SUPPORT | American Online Giving Foundation Inc |
| 1/1/2018 | 90,000 | Great by 8 - General operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 25,000 | 2018 parent engagement grant | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 125,000 | GREAT BY 8 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2018 | 240,109 | SPONSORSHIP 2018 MAY LUNCHEON | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 125,000 | Great by 8 early childhood education | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2018 | 30,000 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Minnesota Community Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 5,500 | Multiple grants for multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 227,719 | PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS | Greater Twin Cities United Way |
| 1/1/2018 | 25,000 | To strengthen parent engagement and advocacy in education | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 50,000 | General operating support | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2018 | 52,500 | Great by 8 | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 50,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 10,000 | EARLY CHILDHOOD | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 6,340 | To support the DreamTracks program, ensuring teen mothers gain effective parenting skills, avoid repeat pregnancies, graduate high school and work toward higher education and employment goals | Women's Foundation of Minnesota |
| 1/1/2018 | 80,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 11,000 | HUMAN SERVICES | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 1/1/2018 | 8,350 | HUMAN SERVICES | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2018 | 147,461 | FINANCIAL SUPPORTS TO EARLY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND/OR GRANTS | Think Small |
| 1/1/2018 | 19,250 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2017 | 277,500 | Great by 8 - 349158 | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 283,577 | Program operating costs [Backpacks and school supplies] | Greater Twin Cities United Way |
| 1/1/2017 | 25,000 | Parent engagement grant | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 25,000 | General operating support | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2017 | 1,437,603 | Program/Project | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 125,000 | Great by 8 early childhood education | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2017 | 61,000 | General operating support | Frey Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 65,000 | Great by 8 pilot expansion and replication project | I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 90,000 | Great by 8 - General operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 35,000 | Great by 8 | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 35,000 | Great by 8 program | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 50,700 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 16,150 | HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2017 | 10,262 | EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS | Think Small |
| 1/1/2017 | 14,200 | FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2016 | 15,000 | Parent engagement grant | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 156,500 | WAY TO GROW GREAT BY 8 - 325028 | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2016 | 150 | HUMAN SERVICES | National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc |
| 1/1/2016 | 6,000 | Health & Human Services | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2016 | 37,800 | EARLY LEARNING SUPPORT | Think Small |
| 1/1/2016 | 12,900 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2015 | 150,225 | General operating support Creative Cloud team software | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 7,500 | Director-advised | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 55,000 | Program/Project | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 35,000 | Great By 8 | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2015 | 56,718 | EARLY LEARNING SUPPORT | Think Small |
| 1/1/2014 | 50,000 | Great By 8 Early Childhood Education | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2014 | 159,500 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 12,500 | Director-advised | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2014 | 72,752 | EARLY LEARNING SUPPORT | Think Small |
| 1/1/2013 | 50,000 | Early childhood and elementary literacy and health programming for at-risk children and families in Minneapolis | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2013 | 164,350 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 50,000 | Program/Project | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 35,000 | Great by 8 | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2013 | 12,500 | Director-advised | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 12,500 | Director-advised | McKnight Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 65,000 | General operating | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2012 | 77,000 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 100,000 | Program/Project | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2012 | 25,000 | Great by 8 | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 109,000 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 250,000 | Program | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2011 | 25,000 | Early Childhood Learning Program (formerly Reach & (sic) | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 59,500 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 1,500 | General operating | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 100,000 | Program/Project | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2010 | 20,000 | Reach & Teach (Early Learning Program) | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 100,000 | Education - Continue to help diverse families prepare children for school success by building the Reach and Teach school readiness program to serve more families and making the case for sustained funding from other public and private sources | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 55,650 | General support and various projects | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 100,000 | Program/Project | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2009 | 20,000 | Reach & Teach | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 100,000 | Education - To build and deliver a parent-centered early literacy program for families with children most at risk for low school achievement | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 30,900 | General support and various projects | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 50,000 | Program/Project | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2008 | 20,000 | Reach & Teach | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 100,000 | Education - To build and deliver a parent-centered early literacy program for families with children most at risk for low school achievement | Bush Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 50,000 | Program/Project | Cargill Foundation |
| 1/1/2007 | 20,000 | Club Reach & Teach Program | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2006 | 20,000 | Project Reach and Teach | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2005 | 20,000 | Reach & Teach Program | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
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