Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Minnesota
Focus Areas: Community organizing, justice, liberation, self-determination, and community vitality and vibrancy
Approach: Headwaters invests in organizations that use community organizing as a core strategy to make transformative change, prioritizing BIPOC-led organizing.
Philosophy: Headwaters believes that people most affected by society's injustices hold the power to heal society. The foundation practices participatory grantmaking, relying on community members to participate in all aspects including fundraising, reviewing proposals, leading site visits, and making final grant decisions.
Contact:
- Email: info@headwatersfoundation.org
- Phone: 612-879-0602
- Address: 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 132B, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time
Tax ID: 36-3359386
What Headwaters Foundation for Justice actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 93
- Total given
- $3.6M
- Median grant
- $40K
- Range
- $6,000–$125K
- By dollars: Minnesota 94%, California 4%, Wisconsin <1%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN; Saint Paul, MN; Moorhead, MN.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 65% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Grassroots
- Social justice
- BIPOC
- Community development
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