Minnesota Black Collective Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 88-3613546. Reported 82 grants totalling $1,702,392 to 69 organizations across tax years 2023-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Minnesota Black Collective Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 69 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 10% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 1 year-to-year transition. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $35,392; the smallest was $7,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Diva | Minneapolis, MN | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indigenous Roots | Saint Paul, MN | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| In Black Ink | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springboard for the Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Be Their Voices | Oakdale, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Storytellers Alliance | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daryeel Youth Services | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Diverse Emerging Music Organization | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership Inc | Detroit Lakes, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morning Glory Montessori | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Network for the Development of Children of African Descent | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Roots Midwest | Moorhead, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nonprofit for Black Girls | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northside Culture Incorporated | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Restore Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salem Inc | Brooklyn Park, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village Arms | Richfield, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Better Family Life Mn Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fiscal Sponsorship Allies Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $35,392 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African American Leadership Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Network for Developing Conscious Communities | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rondo Community Land Trust | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Sudan Read | Fargo, ND | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sweet Potato Comfort Pie | Golden Valley, MN | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 846S Org | Bloomington, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Access Philanthropy Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Affinity Healing Collective Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| African Career Education & Resources | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| African Economic Development Solutions | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Al-Maauun | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All Things Possible Theatrical and Arts Group Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barbershop & Social Services | Rochester, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bob Rewards Club | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregations Caring for Creation | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence | Fridley, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Higher Works Collaborative | Saint Cloud, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homegrown Lacrosse Corporation | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joi Unlimited LLC | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Left Lovers | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce Incorporated | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Youth Initative | Edina, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Minneapolis Arts Assoc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phumulani Minnesota African Women Against Violence | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rondo Center of Diverse Expression | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Selby Avenue Jazzfest | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sports Mentorship Academy | Rochester, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sammy's Avenue Eatery | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Somali American Farmers Association | Alexandria, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soul to Soul Barbecue LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Purpose | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Shift Cooperative | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Crwn LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ujamaa Place | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Until We Are All Free Movement | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Youth Conservation | Brooklyn Center, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voicez Inc | Golden Valley, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Resolve | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Win Institute Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Win Back | Bloomington, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Youth Connect | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Lens 360 | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
4 of 69 (6%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership Inc
Fiscal Sponsor for Recipient Full Participation - Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop
Fiscal Sponsor for Tone Up LLC - Northside Culture Incorporated
Fiscal Sponsor for Natural Me Apothercary - Springboard for the Arts
Fiscal Sponsor for Body Prayers Space - Diverse Emerging Music Organization
Fiscal sponsor for BLovely Productions and LaMae Photography - Indigenous Roots
Fiscal sponsor for Sir Boxing Club
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 of 69 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51 | $925,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 31 | $777,392 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
91% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Minnesota Black Collective Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 2 returns (tax years 2023-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 29 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2429 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55404.
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