Shavlik Family Charitable Trust

Technology Innovation Grants for Minnesota Nonprofits and Tribal Governments

Who can apply: Minnesota-based charitable, nonprofit organizations recognized by the IRS as 501(c)(3) public charities, or Tribal governments, serving the lives, culture, or environment of Minnesota. Projects must have a clear relationship to strategic planning and mission, with vendor/solution vetting, budgeting, and project plans completed before submitting an LOI. Fiscal sponsor arrangements require prior contact and both sponsor and applicant must be eligible entities.

Deadline: LOI windows: Nov. 1-Dec. 1 and May 1-June 1; invited Full Applications due Aug. 15 and Feb. 15; awards notified Sep. 30 and Mar. 31; grant reports due Oct. 15 and Apr. 15.

Shavlik Family Foundation Technology Implementation Grants

Who can apply: Applicants must be Minnesota-based charitable nonprofit organizations operating for at least three years and recognized by the IRS as 501(c)(3) public charities, or Tribal governments. Organizations must work to improve the lives, culture, or environment of Minnesota. Projects must be technology implementations tied to the organization’s strategic plan and mission; vendor/solution vetting, budgeting, and project plans must be completed before submitting an LOI. Maintenance, routine upgrades, projects primarily addressing regulatory compliance, most building-operations technology, multi-year grants, individual grants, lobbying, election-related activity, religious doctrine, and services outside Minnesota are generally not eligible. Fiscal sponsors and applicants must both be 501(c)(3) organizations or Tribal governments, and applicants using a fiscal sponsor should contact the Foundation before submitting an LOI.