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: | $ 39,345,556 |
| For Years: | 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 |
| # Grants: | 98 |
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| Date | Amount | Purpose | Funder |
| 1/1/2023 | 130,000 | COMMITTED TO IMPROVING EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF COLOR | Smikis Foundation |
| 1/1/2023 | 85,500 | MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2023 | 25,000 | EDUCATION | David Winton Bell Foundation |
| 1/1/2023 | 5,100,000 | GENERAL | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2023 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 50,000 | CHARITABLE DONATION | Charities Aid Foundation America |
| 1/1/2022 | 25,000 | EDUCATION | David Winton Bell Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 80,000 | MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 175,000 | General operating support (Year 1 of 3) | Carolyn 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 | 3,750,000 | EDUCATION | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 15,000 | OPERATIONS | American Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2022 | 20,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Mortenson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 200,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 127,135 | NONE | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 888,600 | OPERATIONAL | Prospect Creek Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 100,000 | LITERACY PROGRAMS | Manitou Fund |
| 1/1/2022 | 50,000 | EDUCATION GRANT | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2022 | 50,000 | TRANSFORMING EDUCATION EQUITY FOR STUDENTS OF ALL RACES, MEANS AND ORIGINS | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2022 | 125,000 | Great MN Schools: Relationships in Action | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 500 | GENERAL OPERATING - SPEAKER APPRECIATION | I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 100,000 | COMMITTED TO IMPROVING EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF COLOR | Smikis Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 75,000 | Education & Economic Mobility | Joyce Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 25,000 | OPERATIONS | American Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2021 | 25,000 | BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 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 | 100,000 | EDUCATIONAL | Greater Houston Community Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 60,000 | LITERACY PROGRAMS | Manitou Fund |
| 1/1/2021 | 161,250 | OPERATIONAL | Prospect Creek Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 25,000 | For recipient's exempt purpose | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program |
| 1/1/2021 | 125,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 200,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 50,000 | Operating support | General Mills Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 25,000 | EDUCATION | David Winton Bell Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 5,000 | COMMUNITY TRANSLATION SERVICES - Education | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 669,506 | General | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 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 | 80,000 | Transforming education equity for students of all races, means and origins | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2021 | 150,000 | MN Comeback - Year 3 | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 150,000 | Summer enrichment program | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2021 | 4,810,000 | Education | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 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 |
| 1/1/2020 | 25,000 | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program |
| 1/1/2020 | 60,000 | Education grant | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 675,000 | General | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2020 | 35,000 | Transforming education equity for students of all races, means and origins | Ciresi Walburn Foundation For Children |
| 1/1/2020 | 1,270,265 | OPERATIONAL | Prospect Creek Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 3,856,000 | Distance learning technology fund | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 200,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 25,000 | OPERATIONS | American Gift Fund |
| 1/1/2020 | 25,000 | PLANNING GRANT FOR LINK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 25,300 | GENERAL OPERATING | Catholic Community Foundation Of Minnesota |
| 1/1/2020 | 75,000 | General operating support | Frey Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 50,000 | Operating support | General Mills 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 | 30,000 | CHARITABLE | JAB Foundation [Jane and Archie Black Foundation] |
| 1/1/2020 | 100,000 | GREAT MN SCHOOLS GENERAL OPERATIONS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SECTOR INVESTMENTS | GHR 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 | 36,500 | EDUCATION/TRAUMA | Sauer Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 30,000 | Multiple purposes | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 250,000 | Portfolio schools COVID fund | Carolyn Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 100,000 | Education & Economic Mobility | Joyce Foundation |
| 1/1/2020 | 150,000 | MN Comeback (Year 2) | Carolyn 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 | 1,000 | General operating support | Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 10,000 | GROWTH | National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc |
| 1/1/2019 | 3,727,000 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING FUND | Cloverfields Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 100,000 | TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN MINNEAPOLIS | GHR Foundation |
| 1/1/2019 | 50,000 | General operations grant | John & Denise Graves Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 300,000 | General operating support | WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan] |
| 1/1/2018 | 2,212,000 | General operating support - 370332 | Minneapolis Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund |
| 1/1/2018 | 100,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 420,250 | EDUCATION | Schwab Charitable Fund |
| 1/1/2018 | 250,000 | GREAT MN SCHOOLS FUND | Cloverfields Foundation |
| 1/1/2018 | 7,500 | EDUCATION | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 1/1/2018 | 50,000 | EDUCATION | Lre Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 100,000 | General operating support | Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation |
| 1/1/2017 | 42,000 | RELIGION | National Philanthropic Trust |
| 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 |
| 1/1/2017 | 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 |
| 1/1/2016 | 1,655,000 | General operating support | Minneapolis Foundation |
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