Securian Foundation Grants

Securian Foundation Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Securian Foundation
Last Updated: September 04, 2025

Summary

The Securian Foundation focuses on enhancing community well-being through financial stability, youth education, and vibrant communities. They aim to empower families by supporting initiatives that ensure equitable access to basic needs, promote financial literacy, and encourage community engagement in arts and culture. The foundation prioritizes funding for food security, housing, workforce development, educational programs, and civic opportunities, while maintaining a commitment to serving underrepresented populations.

Overview

Our mission The Securian Financial Foundation is at the core of our financial commitment to community building. Its mission is to empower families in our communities to achieve secure tomorrows by investing in programs that promote financial stability, support youth and education and build vibrant communities. Financial stability Goal: Support basic needs of community members to ensure financial stability Equitable access to basic need resources Affordable, stable housing Steady employment Funding priorities Food Housing Workforce development, including small business support Emergency basic needs Youth and education Goal: Support financial literacy and the pursuit of higher education through youth education and engagement programs Close the achievement and inequity gaps Increase rates of high school graduation and the pursuit of higher education in underrepresented communities Increase financial literacy acumen Funding priorities College readiness Mentoring Youth programming Early education Equity in education Vibrant communities Goal: Support access to arts, culture, sustainability, community-building and civic opportunities Direct and continual outreach to underrepresented communities Equitable access to the arts, civic activity and community engagement Funding priorities Performing arts Museums Cultural programs Environmental sustainability Community-building Civic opportunities

Eligibility

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

Ineligibility

In order to maintain focus and achieve greater impact, and in some areas due to federal law, the Foundation does not make grants in the following areas: Political, lobbying or fraternal activities; Start-up funding for new organizations; Religious organizations for denominational or religious purposes; Organizations that do not have tax exempt status under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; Fundraising events, benefits, sponsorships or advertising support; Individuals or individual scholarships; Endowment campaigns; Athletic, recreation or sports-related organizations; Services traditionally supported by government agencies; International organizations; Trips or tours; Funding for hospitals or other health care services generally supported by third party mechanisms (hospitals, however, are eligible for matching gifts); Conferences, seminars, workshops or symposiums; or Public and private K-12 schools (however, schools are eligible for matching gifts).