Minnesota Black Collective Foundation
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About Minnesota Black Collective Foundation
Build Black philanthropic power to strengthen the ecosystem of Black-led social, political, and economic change in Minnesota and beyond. Advance the genius of Black-led change and build a community where all Black people are holistically well, living in dignity and prosperity.
Focus Areas
Racial justiceEconomic justice and community wealthLeadership developmentCommunity safetyHealth and holistic wellbeingEducationArts and cultureEnvironmental justiceTechnology equityLegal education, advocacy, and defense
Who They Fund
Black-led nonprofits and collectivesBlack communities and Black immigrant communities
About Minnesota Black Collective Foundation
Minnesota Black Collective Foundation centers Black-led change through a mix of organizational grants, fiscal sponsorship, and fellowship support. One of its defining efforts is the New Suns Fellowship, launched in 2024 to support 20 racial justice organizers in the Twin Cities with leadership grants, retreats, and convenings tied to community-centered civic action, wellness, and healing. That fellowship sits alongside a broader portfolio aimed at Black-led social, political, and economic change in Minnesota and beyond. The foundation’s recent awards show a strong preference for Black-led organizations, collectives, and community builders, with many grants structured around systems building, operating support, or seed funding for emerging work. In Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and other Minnesota communities, it backs organizations working in education, community safety, arts and culture, economic justice, and health. Recent grantees include Salem Inc, awarded for Black Led Change work, and Nonprofit for Black Girls, another recipient of Black led change support. Its grantmaking also extends to fiscal sponsor arrangements, allowing it to support specific projects housed within intermediary organizations. Across these awards, the foundation appears to prioritize organizational durability, leadership development, and Black self-determined institutions rather than one-off programmatic gifts.
What Minnesota Black Collective Foundation Funds
A clear thread in the foundation’s portfolio is organizational resilience. It gave $50,000 to Project DIVA International for a System Building Grant and $50,000 to In Black Ink for a System Building Grant, both pointing to support for infrastructure rather than a single program. Leadership development is another distinct lane. The New Suns Fellowship provides $20,000 grants to racial justice organizers in the Twin Cities and combines funding with retreats and convenings. The Black-Led Change Fellowship also supports leaders through a year-long immersive model focused on holistic wellbeing and organizational resilience. The foundation also invests in arts and cultural expression. It awarded $50,000 to Black Storytellers Alliance for Systems Building Grant and $20,000 to Cultural Wellness Center, which included support for Biking with Baddies through a fiscal sponsor arrangement. Economic opportunity appears through business and entrepreneurship-related grants as well, including $50,000 to Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership Inc for a fiscal sponsor arrangement tied to Recipient Full Participation.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$344K
Total Assets
$5M
Total Revenue
$2.3M
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $33K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$33K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Lulete Mola
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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