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Accepting applications here for Expanding Opportunities for Children and Families till June 9th, 2023 at 4:00 pm CDT.
Depending upon the area of interest, we either extend a broad community invitation to submit a letter of inquiry or invite prospective partners to submit information. For 2023, the Foundation will be using the processes detailed in areas of interest below. We have one grantmaking cycle each year for all three grantmaking areas.
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Mortenson Family Foundation’s Expanding Opportunities for Children and Families 2023 grant application proposal opens May 1st, 2023, and closes June 9th, 2023 at 4:00 pm CDT. Updated guidelines for the Expanding Opportunities for Children and Families can be found on our website here and the application can be accessed through the Foundation’s online system here.
You may access a Word document with the proposal questions here and the rubric our committee will use to review and evaluate proposals here. In addition, you are welcome to sign up to our Grant Information Sessions from May 1st to May 3 & May 15 & May 17 here.
Final grant decisions will be determined in August 2023.
FAQs for this grant round process can be accessed here.
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Mortenson Family Foundation’s Sustaining Environmental Systems 2023 grant application proposal opens August 15th, 2023, and closes September 16th, 2023 at 4:00 pm CDT. Organizations are invited to apply for grants of up to $100,000.
Updated guidelines for the Sustaining Environmental Systems program can be found on our website here and the application can be accessed through the Foundation’s online system here on August 15th.
Final grant decisions will be determined in November 2023.
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The Foundation extends invitations to prospective partners to submit a proposal.
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The Foundation considers Impact Investments in its areas of interest throughout the year. To see a list of questions we ask about investments, click here.
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For interests that are outside of its three priority areas, the Foundation invites selected nonprofit organizations to participate in a separate funding process, typically twice a year. Invited organizations will receive information on the grant process directly from the Foundation.
Grant Application Process
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Grant Report Process
Mortenson Family Foundation requests that grant partners submit a report on progress toward achieving the goals, objectives, and outcomes identified in the funded proposal. Specific due dates are outlined in the grant award letter or specific reporting communication. Reports should be accurate, complete, and submitted on time.
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Because we believe in accountability to community and grant partners, we annually measure grant process satisfaction, value of Foundation relationship, and community outcomes. For 2021, the Foundation found:
As a member of the Minnesota Council on Foundations, we embrace the grantmaking principles for Minnesota grantmakers.
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