Rally community support and deliver career and college readiness programs to inspire and equip young people for careers, college and life; career + college readiness for every student.
Achieve Twin Cities stands out for administering funding and support inside Minneapolis Public Schools, where it channels major aid to district schools and programs while also running scholarship and mini-grant programs for students, teachers, and staff. The foundation’s work centers on career and college readiness, with a strong emphasis on the transition from K-12 into postsecondary education and early work experience. It also supports classroom innovation, educator-led projects, and school-based resources that connect directly to students’ daily learning environments. A defining feature of Achieve Twin Cities is that it operates as a program administrator as well as a grantmaker. It manages dedicated funds for Minneapolis Public Schools schools and departments, makes approved payments and reimbursements, and administers major grants tied to district priorities. Alongside that district-level role, it awards more than 70 college scholarships each year to Minneapolis Public Schools graduating students, distributing over $200,000 annually in scholarship aid. The Step Up Wage Subsidy extends that support into youth employment by helping employers hire Minneapolis youth interns. In addition, the Minneapolis Educator Leadership Awards support creative projects by teachers and staff working regularly with students in Title I schools.
In postsecondary access, Achieve Twin Cities administers college scholarships for Minneapolis Public Schools graduating students, awarding roughly 70 scholarships each year and distributing over $200,000 annually in aid. That scholarship work sits alongside broader college-readiness support for students moving out of the district. In youth employment, the Step Up Wage Subsidy helps employers, including nonprofits, hire Minneapolis youth interns by subsidizing wages. This ties the foundation’s workforce-development activity directly to paid work experience for young people. For classroom and school improvement, the Minneapolis Educator Leadership Awards provide funding for creative projects by Minneapolis Public Schools teachers and staff working regularly with students in Title I schools. The foundation also administers Links to Learning Classroom Grants for licensed staff to support innovative classroom projects.
Grant sizes in the structured data show a wide spread, from small classroom mini-grants up to district-level awards: p25 is $963,752, median is $1,442,449, and p75 is $1,907,868. That pattern reflects a mix of large institutional support and smaller program-level grants. The recent grants list also points to recurring support: Minneapolis Public School appears in multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025, with Saint Paul Public Schools appearing in 2024. Achieve Twin Cities is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals. The active-program list shows some offerings accept unsolicited requests, including Step Up Wage Subsidy and several mini-grant programs.
$2.1M
$12.3M
$6.5M
$8.3M
Most grants fall between $964K and $1.9M, with a median of $1.4M.
25th Percentile
$964K
Median
$1.4M
75th Percentile
$1.9M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Achieve Twin Cities gives locally, and every grant in the recipient distribution is in the U.S. The strongest concentration is in Minnesota, which accounts for 100% of grants given to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients include Minneapolis Public School in Minneapolis and Saint Paul Public Schools in Saint Paul, showing that its giving stays within the Twin Cities area.
Its stated focus areas include education, youth development, workforce development, career readiness, and scholarships and grants. The active programs add concrete examples: college scholarships for Minneapolis Public Schools graduates, wage subsidies for youth internships, classroom mini-grants, and educator awards for Title I schools.
It supports both institutions and people through school-based programs. The foundation administers scholarships for graduating Minneapolis Public Schools students, mini-grants for teachers and staff, wage subsidies for youth internships, and district funds for Minneapolis Public Schools schools and departments.
The typical grant size is substantial: p25 is $963,752, median is $1,442,449, and p75 is $1,907,868. The active-program list also includes smaller awards, such as Links to Learning Classroom Grants up to $750 and the Minneapolis Educator Leadership Awards up to $75,000.
Its giving is local, and 100% of grants go to recipients in Minnesota. The recent grants list shows support to Minneapolis Public School in Minneapolis and Saint Paul Public Schools in Saint Paul.
Yes. The Step Up Wage Subsidy accepts unsolicited requests, and the Educator & Classroom Mini-Grants listing also says it accepts unsolicited requests. Other listed programs, including the college scholarship programs and MELA, do not.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Achieve Twin Cities that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Employers participating in the Step Up program hiring Minneapolis youth interns; program operated in partnership with City of Minneapolis and other partners.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $2,096,786 | 2025 | AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS |
| MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,844,895 | 2024 | AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS |
| SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | SAINT PAUL, MN | $735,000 | 2024 | AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS |
| MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,040,003 | 2023 | AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS |
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL
$2,096,786AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL
$1,844,895AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS
SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$735,000AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL
$1,040,003AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS
