Funding Amount

Unknown

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

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Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Applicant Type: Community Builders trained in philanthropy, grantmaking, and racial justice
  • Selection Method: Participatory grantmaking approach with Community Builders
  • Geographic Focus: Minnesota

Overview

Geographic Scope: Minnesota

Program Description:
The Philanthropic Power Grants are a reciprocal partnership that harnesses the interest, scales or deepens the good work that partners already lead, and ultimately advances a shared vision of a Minnesota where people are holistically well, living in dignity and prosperity. The partnership consists of two components: (1) a continuous relationship with the Black Collective through Partnership pathways, and (2) a grant directly allocated to individual Community Builders or their 501(c)(3) organization.

Focus Areas

  • Black-led change initiatives
  • Community-centered work
  • Social, political, and economic empowerment
  • Holistic community wellbeing

Eligibility

  • Applicant Type: Community Builders trained in philanthropy, grantmaking, and racial justice
  • Selection Method: Participatory grantmaking approach with Community Builders
  • Geographic Focus: Minnesota

What They Fund

  • Individual Community Builder or their 501(c)(3) organization grants
  • Scaling or deepening existing work
  • Systems strengthening

Contact Information

Address: 2429 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Community Builders

The Collective works with Community Builders trained in philanthropy, grantmaking, and racial justice who bring their diverse lived experiences to shape The Collective's investments, strategies, programs, and narratives grounded in the needs and aspirations of Black communities across Minnesota.

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Minnesota Black Collective Foundation's IRS filings)

2 grants in Minnesota Black Collective Foundation's 2024–2025 filings reference “Philanthropic Power Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Minnesota Black Collective Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
20
Total given
$344K
Median grant
$10K
Range
$10K–$100K
  • By dollars: Minnesota 65%, California 35%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN; Saint Paul, MN; Los Angeles, CA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 80% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Black Freedom Fund · Los Angeles, CA

    MN Lead grant (outside MN)

    $100K

  • Black Liberation Archiving and Conservation Center · Minneapolis, MN

    Discretionary Grant Memorialize the Movement dba BLACC, Collective Sum Grant, and MN…

    $23K

  • Connectup Institute · Saint Paul, MN

    New Suns Fellowship

    $20K

  • Left Lovers · San Jose, CA

    New Suns Fellowship - Fiscal Sponsor for Keikosx: Food Trap Project

    $20K

  • New Africa Community Development Corporation · Minneapolis, MN

    New Suns Fellowship

    $20K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • BIPOC
  • Nonprofits
  • Social justice
  • Capacity building

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