We accelerate the impact of youth-serving nonprofits in the Twin Cities by fostering a community of engaged and committed philanthropists.
Social Venture Partners Minnesota centers youth-serving nonprofits at an inflection point, pairing unrestricted financial grants with pro bono collaborative consulting and skilled volunteer support. That combination shows up repeatedly in its recent awards, where the same organizations receive support across multiple years as they build capacity and sustainability. Bolder Options received $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while 30000 Feet and Upturnships also appear in more than one grant year, suggesting a pattern of continued partnership rather than one-time funding. The foundation’s model is not limited to grant dollars: its grant programs explicitly link financial support with work plans, organizational assessment, and consulting from an Impact Team or similar volunteer group. Its youth focus is broad but specific, reaching youth development, youth leadership and voice, nonprofit capacity building, organizational development, and equity-oriented systems change. Recent grants also show support for organizations such as Reclaim, Wallin Education Partners, and Ain Dah Yung Center, all in the Twin Cities area.
A core theme in Social Venture Partners Minnesota’s giving is general operating support for youth-serving organizations. The recent grant list includes $25,000 to Wallin Education Partners in 2025 and $20,000 to Ain Dah Yung Center in 2025, both labeled as assistance to youth-serving organizations. Another emphasis is organizational capacity building: the foundation’s grant programs pair financial awards with pro bono collaborative consultancy, work plans, and assessment tools to strengthen sustainability. Its youth leadership work is also direct. Through the YouthSparks Ideas Competition, young people ages 12–24 in the Twin Cities metro can submit ideas for programs, products, services, or activities; finalists and winners receive monetary awards of $500–$1,000. The funder also uses cohort-based philanthropy through Together For Good, where donor participants pool resources for local youth-serving nonprofits.
Typical grant sizes in the recent grants data cluster tightly around $25,000, with a p25 of $20,000, median of $25,000, and p75 of $25,000. That pattern aligns with a grantmaking style built around a standard award level, plus smaller awards such as $10,000 and $5,500 in the recent list and $500–$1,000 YouthSparks awards. The same grantees recur across years, including Bolder Options, 30000 Feet, Upturnships, and Bridgemakers, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time support. Social Venture Partners Minnesota is a regular funder, not a DAF, and its active programs accept unsolicited applications in several cases, including the 2026 Grant Application and the SVP Minnesota Capacity-Building Grant.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
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Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
Ellen Walthour
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Grantmaking is local and concentrated in Minnesota, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grants list places awards in Minneapolis and St. Paul, including multiple grants to organizations in each city. The pattern also extends across the Twin Cities metro through programs serving the seven-county area, which includes Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
It focuses on youth-serving nonprofits and organizations supporting children and adolescents indirectly. The active grant programs emphasize general operating support, capacity building, organizational sustainability, and equity-focused work for youth-serving groups in the Twin Cities and broader Minnesota region.
Recent grant sizes cluster around $25,000. The provided distribution shows p25 at $20,000, median at $25,000, and p75 at $25,000. The recent grants list also includes smaller awards such as $10,000, $5,500, and YouthSparks awards of $500–$1,000.
Yes, several active programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including the 2026 Grant Application, the SVP Minnesota Capacity-Building Grant, the SVP Fellows Program, and the YouthSparks Ideas Competition. One cohort-based program, Together For Good, is marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Giving is local and entirely in Minnesota. All recent grants in the data go to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants are to recipients in the HQ state of Minnesota. Program geography centers on Minneapolis, St. Paul, the Twin Cities metro, and the seven-county metro area.
The recent grants show repeated support to several organizations across multiple years. Bolder Options appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; 30000 Feet appears in 2023 and 2024; Upturnships appears in 2023 and 2024; and Bridgemakers appears in 2023 and 2024, with another grant in 2024 and 2025 listed separately.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Social Venture Partners Minnesota that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofits that serve youth and are eligible to be recipients of cohort-directed grants; cohort participants (donors) pay an individual investment to join the cohort.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transforming Families | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| Migizi | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| Wildflyer Coffee | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | — |
| 360 Journalism | St Paul, MN | $7,000 | 2026 | — |
| Wallin Education Partners | St Paul, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| BOLDER OPTIONS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| Migizi | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| Ain Dah Yung Center | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| BRIDGEMAKERS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| 30000 FEET | ST PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| BOLDER OPTIONS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| UPTURNSHIPS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| Ain Dah Yung Center | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| BRIDGEMAKERS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $20,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| Foster Advocates | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| BOLDER OPTIONS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| RECLAIM | ST PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| 30000 FEET | ST PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| UPTURNSHIPS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
| BRIDGEMAKERS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,500 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG. |
Migizi
$20,000ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG.
Wildflyer Coffee
$20,000360 Journalism
$7,000Wallin Education Partners
$25,000ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG.
Migizi
$20,000ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG.
UPTURNSHIPS
$25,000ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG.
UPTURNSHIPS
$25,000ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH-SERVING ORG.
