Minnesota Legacy Grant Program

Overview

Mission Statement

The Beim Foundation, a multi-generational family foundation, honors the past while embracing the future. Founded over 70 years ago by Nels Christian Beim, an immigrant from Norway, the Foundation has both a Minnesota-focused granting component and a program that serves other regions of interest to the Directors. The Foundation’s philanthropic priorities favor small, community-based, and developing organizations. Grants are made in the areas of arts, environment, human services and education.

Grantmaking Philosophy

In all of its grantmaking, the Foundation supports projects that are strengths-based, focus on prevention, and apply common sense solutions to community needs. The Foundation favors innovative approaches that are participant designed, leverage community resources, and have a ripple effect in the community.

Minnesota Legacy Program

Through the Minnesota Legacy Program, The Beim Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. Under this granting program, the Foundation supports a limited number of organizations.

This year, the Beim Foundation will accept Letters of Intent from environmental education programs or projects that serve children and youth from under-resourced communities within the seven-county Twin Cities metro area.

Funding

Grants will likely range between $10,000 and $30,000.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Only organizations located within, and serving participants in, the seven-county Twin Cities metro area are eligible to apply.
* Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that are located within, and serving participants in, the seven-county Twin Cities metro area.

Ineligibility

* The Beim Foundation does not support the following –

* Individuals
* Private foundations
* Political organizations or campaigns
* Religious organizations, including schools, except for secular human activities
* Organizations that have as a substantial part of their purpose, the influencing of legislation
* Memberships, subscriptions, tickets for benefits, conferences, fundraising events, annual campaigns
* Endowments