Social Justice

Admission Possible
$7,500
In partial fulfillment of a $15,000 pledge to provide college admission services to low-income youth.

The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
$5,000
In support of the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute.

Athletes Committed to Educating Students (ACES)
$5,000
General operating support to maintain after-school tutoring/mentoring program for inner-city youth.

Episcopal Community Services
$5,000
Sustaining grant for this social service organization.

Fitness Forward
$ 15,000
In fulfillment of a $30,000 pledge for general operating support for this community based healthcare program that promotes healthful living for youth.

Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
$7,500
In partial fulfillment of a $15,000 grant in support of the Youth Leadership Development Program, which emphasizes spirituality and cultural identity to help American Indian youth succeed.

Inner City Tennis
$7,500
In support of this organization's Kidspeed Program.

Leland-Johnson Common Vision Program
$5,000
In support of efforts to build positive interfaith and interracial relationships among African-American and Jewish-American youth.

Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
$2,500
General operating support for this organization that advocates for the expansion of mentoring statewide and provides support to mentors and mentoring programs.

Minnesota Thunder P.L.U.S.
$10,000
In partial fulfillment of a $20,000 pledge in support of soccer/education programs that work with inner-city neighborhood youth centers.

Neighborhood Involvement Program
$50,000
General operating support for this social service organization.

The One Percent Club
$1,000
General operating support to facilitate recruitment of new members who pledge to give one percent of their net worth towards charitable causes each year.

Page Education Foundation
$10,000
In partial fulfillment of a $15,000 pledge in support of the scholarship program, tutoring and mentoring services for students of color.

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota/South Dakota
$5,000
In fulfillment of a $15,000 pledge for general operating support

Project SUCCESS
$2,500
General operating support for this organization that encourages youth to think about their dreams and take action toward making those dreams come true.

The Reciprocity Foundation
$5,000
General operating support for this organization that provides mentorship, professional skills, life-skills and hands-on job training to homeless young adults.

Seed Academy/Harvest Preparatory School
$5,000
In partial fulfillment of a $15,000 pledge for general operating support for this inner-city school.

Tubman Family Alliance
$10,000
In fulfillment of a $20,000 pledge in support of the Alliance’s Spirituality Health and Healing Initiative.

Twin Cities RISE!
$50,000
In fulfillment of a $100,000 pledge in support of this skills training program for hard-to-employ adults.

University of St. Thomas
$33,333
In partial fulfillment of a $100,000 pledge in support of the Interprofessional Center, providing counseling and legal services using the joint resources of UST schools of Law, Social Work and Professional Psychology

Walk-In Counseling Center
$2,500
General operating support for this organization that provides mental health services.

W.A.T.C.H.
$8,000
General operating support for initiatives designed to improve the criminal justice system’s handling of domestic violence and sexual assault.

West Side Community Health Services
$25,000
In partial fulfillment of a $50,000 pledge in support of La Clinica en Lake; a clinic that provides affordable health care to the community.

Westminster Counseling Center
$5,000
In general operating support to provide affordable mental health services.

Youth Frontiers, Inc.
$10,000
In partial fulfillment of a $30,000 pledge in support of character-building retreats for elementary and secondary students and faculty.

Youth Farm and Market Project
$5,000
In support of YFMP’s efforts to provide an urban environment within which youth can flourish physically, socially and emotionally by growing and selling organic produce.

The Youth Foundation
$7,000
In support of programs that provide resources and educational opportunities to the underserved youth of Edwards, Colorado.