Funding Amount

$95,000 total; Minimum grant: $150; Maximum grant: $4,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Open Your Heart Summer Challenge Grant

Status: Application closed for 2023 round

Administrator: Hunger Solutions Minnesota in partnership with Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless

Geographic Scope: Minnesota

Focus Areas: Food shelf fundraising challenge; matched grant awards

Award Details:

  • Total funding available: $95,000

  • Minimum grant award: $150

  • Maximum grant award: $4,000

  • Award type: Proportionally matched grant (not dollar-for-dollar match)

  • Awards based on: Number of participating food shelves and amount each food shelf raised in July

  • Match calculation: Proportional match up to $4,000
  • How It Works:
    1. Food shelves participate in fundraising challenge during month of July
    2. During July, each food shelf fundraises
    3. Hunger Solutions provides proportionally matched grant awards based on:
    - How many food shelves participate
    - How much each food shelf raised in July

    Eligibility:

  • Food Shelf Members of Hunger Solutions Minnesota only

  • Food shelves must be current members
  • Contact:

  • Hunger Solutions Minnesota

  • Phone: 763-450-3860

  • Address: 8501 54th Avenue North, New Hope, MN 55428
  • Membership: For information about Hunger Solutions Membership, visit hungersolutions.org

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Timeline:

  • Application deadline: June 30, 2022 (for 2023 challenge)

  • Fundraising report form: End of July - August 2023

  • Grant awards distributed: September 2023
  • Eligibility Requirement:

  • Must be a member of Hunger Solutions Minnesota to apply

  • See Hunger Solutions Membership page for membership information
  • Reporting:

  • Fundraising report form sent out at end of July

  • Report due: August 2023
  • Match Structure:

  • Grant match is proportional, NOT dollar-for-dollar

  • Awards are proportional match up to $4,000
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    food-securityfood-pantrieshunger

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