The Bush Foundation

NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS

NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS ONE OF TWO STEWARD ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED TO DESIGN AND OPERATE COMMUNITY TRUST FUNDS, SEEDED WITH $100 MILLION BY THE BUSH FOUNDATION TO ADDRESS WEALTH DISPARITIES CAUSED BY HISTORIC RACIAL INJUSTICES IN OUR REGION. NEXUS' OPEN ROAD FUND WILL ADDRESS WEALTH GAPS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES ACROSS MN, ND AND SD AND REDEFINE WEALTH ACCORDING TO VALUES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY, REAFFIRMING THE EXCELLENCE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN BLACK PEOPLE.

2314 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 18 - SAINT PAUL - MN 55114 • 2023

NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK

THE NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON) WILL DEVELOP AND TEST AN INNOVATIVE BLACK FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR THAT SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS AND PROMOTES A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. MODELED AFTER THE HATCHERY IN CHICAGO, NEON'S FACILITY WILL FURTHER INNOVATE THIS MODEL BY INCORPORATING OTHER FUNCTIONS INCLUDING ADDING A RETAIL COMPONENT TO DRIVE NORTHSIDE VISIBILITY AND VITALITY.

1007 W BROADWAY AVE N - MINNEAPOLIS - MN 55411 • 2023

RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS

RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS (REP) AND MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE ACTION (MCA) WILL LAUNCH AND OPERATE AN INNOVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY TRAINING CENTER IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THIS FIRST-OF-ITS KIND CENTER WILL TEST AND SPREAD A PROVEN CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE MODEL AND SCALE A GREEN ECONOMY THROUGH AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF NONPROFIT, PUBLIC SECTOR, AND SOCIAL MISSION PARTNERSHIPS CENTERED ON EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY BENEFITS FOR LOW-INCOME AND BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.

1200 PLYMOUTH AVENUE NORTH - MINNEAPOLIS - MN 55411 • 2023

ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTH

ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTH WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A NEW MODEL OF A SUBSIDIZED DOULA PROGRAM THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO A HOSPITAL SYSTEM THAT SERVES A RURAL POPULATION. THIS MODEL REMOVES BARRIERS TO DOULA CARE AND BUILDS UP THE DOULA WORKFORCE WHILE TARGETING BIPOC NEEDS. THIS SIX-YEAR PROJECT WILL INCLUDE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND EVALUATION AND LEARNING COMPONENTS. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THIS WORK IS TO ADDRESS RURAL HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND SPREAD A MODEL THAT ELEVATES THE DOULA PROFESSION.

915 EAST 1ST STREET - DULUTH - MN 55805 • 2023

SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THAT GEOGRAPHY.

2310 PATRON PKWY BOX 296 - PIERRE - SD 575010296 • 2023

BUILD WEALTH MN INC

BUILD WEALTH MINNESOTA (BWM) WILL SCALE LOW-BARRIER MORTGAGE LOAN PROGRAMS TO INCREASE BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP BY 15% IN THE TWIN CITIES. THE 9,000 EQUITIES FUND WILL LEVERAGE PHILANTHROPIC AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT TO TRANSFORM MORTGAGE LENDING BY PROVIDING 9,000 LOW-BARRIER MORTGAGE LOANS TO BORROWERS WITH LOW INCOMES. BWM PLANS TO RAISE $100 MILLION IN CAPITAL NEEDED FOR A PERMANENT REVOLVING MORTGAGE LOAN FUND TO ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OVER 10 YEARS. FINANCIAL COACHING AND TRAINING WILL PREPARE A PIPELINE OF HOMEBUYERS TO RECEIVE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE LOANS AND LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE BY BWM WILL GROW EQUITY IN THEIR HOMES AND LEAD TO WEALTH CREATION BY BLACK FAMILIES.

2100 PLYMOUTH AVE N STE 104 - MINNEAPOLIS - MN 55411 • 2023

FOUR BANDS COMMUNITY FUND INC

GRANT TO SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE GOOD RELATIVES COLLABORATIVE GRANTEES FOR NATIVE NATIONS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. FOUR BANDS COMMUNITY FUND, A GOOD RELATIVES COLLABORATIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATION, WILL DISTRIBUTE GRANTS TO APPROVED GRANTEES OVER THE SIX YEARS OF THE PROGRAM.

412 S MAIN ST PO BOX 932 - EAGLE BUTTE - SD 57625 • 2023

NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS GRANTMAKING FUND AT THE NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE CREATIVE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH STRENGTHEN ND.

PO BOX 371 - WILLISTON - ND 588020371 • 2023

INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION

SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND NATIVE NATION REBUILDING IN THE REGION.

151 COUNTY RD B2 E - LITTLE CANADA - MN 55117 • 2023

NATIONAL ARTS STRATEGIES INC

CHANGE NETWORK PROGRAM: NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA COHORTS 5, 6, & 7

1330 BRADDOCK PL STE 230 - ALEXANDRIA - VA 22314 • 2023