Social Equity Grant Program

Social Equity Grant Program is sponsored by Morgan Family Foundation. Advances social equity in St. Louis, Missouri, through various initiatives.

Social Equity – Morgan Family Foundation Greater St. Cloud Equity Dashboard Email info@morganfamilyfdn. org 506 S.

High St. , Suite B, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387 Greater St. Cloud Equity Dashboard A dvancing social equity is one of our major grantmaking themes.

The Morgan Family has a long history of engagement with social equity issues, trying to make the world fairer and more inclusive. The Morgan Family Foundation seeks a just society in which all individuals have ample opportunity to thrive and outcomes are not determined by one’s heritage, physical characteristics, beliefs, residence or inclusion in any particular group.

We aim to reduce or eliminate unfair differences among groups of people and we advocate for positive change in attitudes, practices and policies that leads to equitable outcomes. Geographically our focus is on central Minnesota. The Morgan Family Foundation is proud to be advancing social equity in central Minnesota through grant support for the following organizations.

In 2024, the Morgan Family Foundation awarded these grants, which total $800,000: 180 Degrees , St. Paul, MN – $30,000 for Growing organizational capacity to provide supportive services to the families of youth at risk for or experiencing homelessness in St. Cloud and surrounding communities Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota , St.

Cloud, MN – $50,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota’s Youth Mental Health Services Programs (utilizing a Trauma Informed Care approach) CentraCare , St. Cloud, MN – $35,000 for CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital Clara’s House Early Childhood Transportation Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization , St.

Cloud, MN – $40,000 for General operating support for CMCEO community work Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity , St. Cloud, MN – $40,000 for Funding for High School Trades Partnership CommunityGiving , St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 Fe y Justicia , Waite Park, MN – $65,000 for Building Community Power with Latinos in St.

Cloud: Wraparound Support with Labor Rights, Health, Education, and Financial Stability Homeless Helping Homeless , St. Cloud, MN – $65,000 for Lincoln Center Staffing Jugaad Leadership Program , St. Cloud, MN – $25,000 for Jugaad Leadership Program Support Junior Achievement North – St.

Cloud Area , St. Paul, MN – $25,000 for JA North: Expanding Education Programs for Systemically Excluded Student Populations in St. Cloud Kids Fighting Hunger , Sauk Rapids, MN – $20,000 for Growing Inclusivity to Empower our Youth Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Incorporated , Minneapolis, MN – $55,000 for Legal Aid and Promise Neighborhood Partnership Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota , St.

Paul, MN – $25,000 for Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Equity in St. Cloud Recovery Community Network Inc , St. Cloud, MN – $25,000 for RCN Cultural Competent Peer Support St.

Cloud Area Family YMCA , St. Cloud, MN – $15,000 for Social Services: Parent Enrichment and Supervised Visitation Programs St. Cloud Technical and Community College Foundation , St.

Cloud, MN – $150,000 for First-Gen Forward over two years Ultimate Success Insight , St. Cloud, MN – $40,000 Yes Network , St. Cloud, MN – $45,000 for Advancing social equity in St.

Cloud, MN by helping young people build healthy relationships In 2024, the Morgan Family Foundation awarded these grants, which total $979,755: 180 Degrees , Paul, MN – $30,000 for Capital Support for 180 Degrees’ St. Cloud Youth Shelter Amherst H. Wilder Foundation , St.

Paul, MN – $25,000 for Advancing equity with data: American Community Survey training series Arrive Ministries , Minneapolis, MN – $30,000 for Arrive Ministries St. Cloud Program Center—a welcoming place for mutual learning, art exchange and friendship–bridging cultural divides over two years Avivo , Minneapolis, MN – $30,000 for Avivo Career Education & Employment Services, Greater St.

Cloud metro Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud , St. Cloud, MN – $40,000 for Increasing and Advancing Social Equity for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Central Minnesota Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization , St.

Cloud, MN – $50,000 for General operating support for immigrant community work Central Minnesota Housing Partnership Inc. , St. Augusta, MN – $40,000 for CMHP Single-Family Housing Capacity Building Create Community , St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for Expanding Create CommUNITY’s Capacity to Engage in Conversations on Race Friends of Career Solutions , St.

Cloud, MN – $50,000 for CareerONE: Preparing Underserved Youth for the Workforce Higher Works Collaborative , St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for Supporting the Black Community of Central Minnesota ISAIAH , St. Paul, MN – $60,000 for Building Community Leadership and Advancing Racial Equity in St.

Cloud Islamic Center of St Cloud (ICSC) , St. Cloud, MN – $28,000 for The-Improve Achievement Project (TAP) Jugaad Leadership Program , St. Cloud, MN – $35,000 for Support for Connections and Growth Lyricality , Sauk Rapids, MN – $27,900 for Social Equity for BIPOC & Marginalized Gender Arts Practitioners in Greater St.

Cloud Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota , St. Paul, MN – $25,000 for Advancing Reproductive and Sexual Health Equity in St. Cloud Promise Neighborhood Of Central Minnesota , St.

Cloud, MN – $200,000 for Raise the Bar over three years Queer Space Collective , Minneapolis, MN – $50,000 for QUEERSPACE hangouts LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program: St. Cloud Rise Incorporated , Spring Lake Park, MN – $30,000 for Partnership for a Successful Re-entry ServeMinnesota , Minneapolis, MN – $45,000 for Total Learning Classroom at Madison Elementary Too Much Talent , St.

Cloud, MN – $83,855 for Too Much Talent Programming Expansion In 2022, the Morgan Family Foundation awarded these grants, which total $902,809: Anna Marie’s Alliance , St. Cloud, MN – $15,000 for Developing a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan to eliminate oppression among the agency and community partners of Anna Marie’s Alliance Boys & Girls Clubs Of Central Minnesota , St.

Cloud, MN – $100,000 for Eastside, Roosevelt & Southside Boys & Girls Clubs Programming for Youth Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization , St. Cloud, MN – $40,200 for Equitable Access to Finance City of Sartell , Sartell, MN – $10,000 for Sartell MN Regional Inclusive Playground Connectability of MN Inc. , St.

Cloud, MN – $58,500 for 2022-2023 Connect: Access to Mobility Equipment and Filling Transportation gaps Ellison Center , St. Cloud, MN – $55,000 for Providing Culturally Appropriate Care from the Inside Out Gender Justice , St. Paul, MN – $10,000 for Community Education and Public Awareness Campaign on Abortion Care and Rights for St.

Cloud Area Community Great River Educational Arts Theatre , Waite Park, MN – $31,000 for GREAT Implementation of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan Jugaad Leadership Program , St. Cloud, MN – $35,000 for Jugaad Leadership Program – Operating Support Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest , St.

Paul, MN – $38,000 for Junior Achievement High School Program Support for Schools with Student Populations of 51% or more Low and Moderate Income and Black Indigenous Person of Color Loaves & Fishes Too , Minneapolis, MN – $20,000 for St. Cloud Meal Programming Lutheran Social Service Of Minnesota , St. Paul, MN – $25,000 for Empowering Refugee Families Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Inc .

, Minneapolis, MN – $53,109 for Legal Aid/Promise Neighborhood Partnership Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota , St. Paul, MN – $50,000 for Building the Healthiest Generation in St. Cloud Queer Space Collective , Minneapolis, MN – $70,000 for QUEERSPACE hangouts LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program: St.

Cloud Expansion Rise Incorporated , Spring Lake Park, MN – $15,000 for Partnership for a Successful Re-entry: Pre-Release Employment Supports for Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness in Central Minnesota ServeMinnesota , Minneapolis, MN – $55,000 for Total Learning Classroom at Madison Elementary St. Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation , St.

Cloud, MN – $67,000 for Cultivating Community for Our Students: Equity by Design Faculty Academy and Intercultural Leadership Development as Transformative Tools Terebinth Refuge , Waite Park, MN – $35,000 for Increasing Mental Health Wellness in Our Shelter Program Too Much Talent , St.

Cloud, MN – $70,000 for Too Much Talent Social Equity Program Expansion In 2021, the Morgan Family Foundation awarded these grants, which totaled $899,280: 180 Degrees , St. Cloud, MN – $20,000 for St. Cloud Youth Shelter Amherst H.

Wilder Foundation , St. Paul, MN – $7,500 for Qualitative Data for St. Cloud Equity Dashboard Amherst H.

Wilder Foundation , St. Paul, MN – $10,000 for Data Parties to engage community members in how to use the St. Cloud Equity Dashboard Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota , St.

Cloud, MN – $80,000 for CareerSTART Workforce Development Expansion Programs Center for Victims of Torture , Waite Park, MN – $30,000 CentraCare Health System , St. Cloud, MN – $63,000 for Reducing Health Disparities for Sexual & Gender Medicine Patients Through a Patient Navigator CommunityGiving/Central Minnesota Community Foundation , St.

Cloud, MN – $70,000 for Building Racial Equity in Our Community Friends of Career Solutions , St. Cloud, MN – $30,000 for Increasing Employment Opportunities for Somali Immigrants and Refugees Higher Works Collaborative , St. Cloud, MN – $65,780 for Building the Black (African-American) Community with Impactful Leadership, Meaningful Change, and Qualified Support Higher Works Collaborative , St.

Cloud, MN – $5,000 for General Operating Support Homeless Helping Homeless , St. Cloud, MN – $75,000 ISAIAH , St. Paul, MN – $50,000 for Building Community and Advancing Racial Equity in St.

Cloud Islamic Center of St. Cloud , St. Cloud, MN – $33,000 for The-Improve Achievement Project (TAP) Jugaad Leadership Program , St.

Cloud, MN – $35,000 for Jugaad Leadership Program General Operating Support Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota , St. Paul, MN – $25,000 for Addressing Inequities in Reproductive and Sexual Health Outcomes in St. Cloud Promise Neighborhood of Central Minnesota , St.

Cloud, MN – $60,000 for Policy, System, and Environment Promise Neighborhood of Central Minnesota , St. Cloud, MN – $5,000 for General Operating Support Reach-Up Inc . , St.

Cloud, MN – $25,000 for Supporting Two-Generation Learning For Disadvantaged Communities ServeMinnesota , Minneapolis, MN – $50,000 for Total Learning Classroom at Madison Elementary Terebinth Refuge , Waite Park, MN – $25,000 for Terebinth Refuge Transition Program Home Too Much Talent , St. Cloud, MN – $40,000 for Too Much Talent (2MT) Social Equity Grant Too Much Talent , St.

Cloud, MN – $5,000 for General Operating Support unitecloud , St. Cloud, MN – $5,000 for General Operating Support United Way of Central Minnesota , St. Cloud, MN – $85,000 for Black Leaders for Student Success In 2020, the Morgan Family Foundation awarded these grants, which totaled $868,017: Amherst H.

Wilder Foundation , St. Paul, MN – $80,000 for Minnesota Compass: Understanding Central MN Inequities Through Data Avivo , Minneapolis, MN – $30,000 for St. Cloud Career Education Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota , St.

Cloud, MN – $60,000 for CareerSTART Workforce Development Program Center for Victims of Torture , Waite Park, MN – $50,000 CentraCare Health System , St.

Cloud, MN – $59,280 for Improving Health and Social Equity for the Central Minnesota Latino Community (IHSE) Child Care Choices, Inc. DBA Milestones , Waite Park, MN – $60,400 for Welcoming All Babies in Our Community Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota Chapter , Minneapolis, MN – $10,000 for Partners in Change: Building Resiliency Within St.

Cloud’s Muslim Community District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation (LEAF) , St. Cloud, MN – $41,000 for PAKCAT (Partners And Kids Counting Alot Together) Ellison Center , St. Cloud, MN – $51,130 f or Embedding Social Justice into Mental Health Services Great River Educational Arts Theatre , Waite Park, MN – $25,000 for GREAT action on anti-racism commitment Greater Minnesota Worker Center , St.

Cloud, MN – $42,898 for Immigrant Workers, Meatpacking Plants, and COVID-19 Health Disparities Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation , St. Cloud, MN – $50,000 for Shape Tomorrow: Cultivating a Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Community ISAIAH , St.

Paul, MN – $50,000 for Building Resilience and Belonging in St. Cloud Through Multi-Racial Leadership Development Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance , St. Cloud, MN – $53,109 for Legal Aid/Promise Neighborhood Partnership Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota , St.

Paul, MN – $25,000 for Building the Healthiest Generation in St. Cloud St. Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation , St.

Cloud, MN – $61,000 for Cultivating Community for Our Students: Intercultural Leadership Development as a Transformative Tool for SCTCC Faculty & Staff The Advocates for Human Rights , Minneapolis, MN – $12,000 for Supporting Asylum Seekers & Labor Trafficking Victims in St. Cloud The Sanneh Foundation , St. Paul, MN – $40,000 for Dreamline Program – St.

Cloud School District The Yes Network , St. Cloud, MN- $50,000 for Disrupting Inequities Through Youth Leadership Development WACOSA , Waite Park, MN – $17,200 for WACOSA’s Adaptive Media Project (AMP) For more information on our Social Equity grant program, please contact our Social Equity Program Officer Jama Mohamed. Leaders Committed to Place Equity The following statement was published in the St.

Cloud Times on April 17, 18, and 19, 2021 in the wake of the killing of Daunte Wright. We are proud to have been included as one of over 60 signatories and to reaffirm our commitment to social equity in Minnesota. The verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, announced shortly thereafter on April 20, gives us hope that justice is possible.

However, we recognize there is a long road still ahead. Recent events remind us that a new era of justice is not at hand. We must work work collectively and unrelentingly for equity.

W e are living in troubling times and once again we are faced with the uncomfortable reality that change is difficult to achieve. Another African American male has lost his life. While this event didn’t happen in our community, we’re not immune from its implications.

We are compelled to ask many questions. How did this happen? Could it have been prevented?

What should we do now? What can we do now? These are questions that arise naturally in tragedy, and in the absence of a plan, they speak to a greater question… Why?

Many of us are in pain, many of us are conflicted, many of us are angry, many of us are tired. But, together we remain committed to securing a deeper understanding of the problem and creating solutions that lift us all. Our call to action is to ask the right questions, find the right answers, and change despite the discomfort it might cause.

We’ve done much, but we know it’s not enough. Action Step 1 – Create a Safe Space for Brave Conversations Create a space (virtual or in-person) where youth, friends, family, or neighbors can share what they are feeling and support one another.

Action Step 2 – Place Based Equity/Anti-racist Interventions • In 10 days, we are going to assemble and communicate a comprehensive list of equity/anti-racist programs and events that are currently happening and/or planned in the near future in Central Minnesota to show that sustained work of meaningful change is occurring right now in our area.

• We will convene again to find the gaps in the current and/or planned offerings and strategize solutions to fill those gaps. We will welcome feedback. This is our community!

We have all the talent and expertise needed to bring about and maintain substantive change for our children and families. We sign this letter to indicate that we are dedicated to the success of all in OUR COMMUNITY and we commit to the work of making it happen. Following the death of George Floyd, the Morgan Family Foundation also partnered with the Minnesota Philanthropic Collective to Combat Anti-Blackness and Realize Racial Justice .

We are one of 26 organizations that signed the joint statement issued by the Minnesota Philanthropic Collective.