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    Ucare Foundation

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    MINNEAPOLIS, MNWebsite6126766500

    About Ucare Foundation

    The UCare Foundation improves the lives of UCare members and their communities through grants that address urgent community health needs, focusing on health equity, social drivers of health and removing access barriers for underserved individuals across Minnesota.

    Focus Areas

    Health equitySocial drivers of healthAccess to careDental accessDisabilities and accessibilityNutrition and food securityMental health

    Who They Fund

    low-income communitiesAmerican Indian birthing people and Indigenous communitiesLatino/Hispanic and Spanish-speaking immigrantsBIPOC communities and emerging farmers of colorrural and geographically isolated communities

    About Ucare Foundation

    A $100 million grant to the University of Minnesota Department of Family Practice for community and health wellness initiatives stands out as Ucare Foundation’s largest recent commitment. The foundation supports community health work across Minnesota, with a clear emphasis on health equity, social drivers of health, and removing access barriers for underserved people. Recent grants show a pattern of backing clinics, community organizations, and public agencies that can expand services rather than only fund short-term programming. The portfolio includes major support for Apple Tree Dental’s New Brighton community outreach center, along with repeated investments in oral health, maternal and child health, food access, and behavioral health. Ucare Foundation also funds work tied to disability access, tenant stability, and culturally relevant care for American Indian birthing people and Latino and Spanish-speaking communities. Its grants often combine direct service with infrastructure or capacity-building, such as remodels, equipment, onboarding support, and workforce development. Most grants are concentrated in Minnesota, but the foundation has also supported health access and behavioral health work in Kansas. The overall pattern is local, community-based funding aimed at practical barriers to care and community well-being.

    What Ucare Foundation Funds

    Oral health is a major theme in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $100,000 to Children’s Dental Services for a dental care access expansion project for people living with disabling and neurodivergent conditions, and $100,000 to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for updates and expansions to a dental clinic addressing a shortage of dental professionals. Maternal and family health also appears in the portfolio. Ucare Foundation awarded $300,000 to Leap Pediatric and Adolescent Care for a community health worker family support model, health education, and newborn family support in a low-income area, and $100,000 to Native American Community Clinic for traditional healing and maternal and child health initiatives. Food access is another recurring focus. The foundation granted $100,000 to Social Good Fund Inc for Route 1 MN to increase food access in communities of color in the Twin Cities and support BIPOC emerging farmers. It also gave $75,000 to The Food Group Minnesota Inc for food sovereignty and healthy eating among Indigenous communities.

    How Ucare Foundation Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $3.7M

    Total Assets

    $35.2M

    Total Revenue

    $3.2M

    Total Expenses

    $3.8M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $50K.

    25th Percentile

    $25K

    Median

    $50K

    75th Percentile

    $50K

    Geographic Reach

    Local7 states funded

    About 92% of grants go to recipients in MN.

    Funding intensity
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    Leadership

    HILARY MARDEN-RESNIK

    Accepts unsolicited proposals

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    people with disabilities and neurodivergent individuals
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    Funding Style

    capacity buildinginfrastructure support (facility remodels & equipment)workforce development & onboarding supportprevention-focused public health fundingaccess expansion (mobile & community-based services)

    Topics

    community health worker models & family supportmaternal/perinatal care with culturally relevant/traditional healingsubstance use disorder prevention & overdose reductiondental care access expansion & mobile dentistryfood access & local BIPOC farmer support (mobile markets, pop-up pantries)disability accessibility & adaptive equipment for programstenant wellness & housing stability coordination

    Typical grants cluster at $25,000 to $50,000, with a median of $50,000 and a 75th percentile of $50,000. The recent record also includes several larger awards, showing that the foundation can make much bigger commitments when a project fits its goals. Ucare Foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments. The grants list shows repeated support for some organizations across multiple years, including Apple Tree Dental, The Food Group Minnesota Inc, and Steps of Strategy. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation runs named community and research grant programs, and both accept unsolicited applications. Those programs are limited to Minnesota and allow awards up to $75,000.

    Where Ucare Foundation Makes Grants

    Ucare Foundation gives overwhelmingly in Minnesota: 92% of grants in the recent record went to recipients in the HQ state, and Minnesota is also the top state by grant count. Minneapolis appears frequently, along with Saint Paul, Bemidji, and New Hope. Outside the state, the recent list includes a small number of grants to Kansas recipients such as Topeka and Wichita. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 161 grants in the United States.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Ucare Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Ucare Foundation fund?

    The foundation funds community health providers, clinics, community organizations, public agencies, and colleges. Recent recipients include health clinics, dental access providers, food access organizations, county government, and a state university system partner. Its stated focus areas include health equity, social drivers of health, access to care, dental access, disabilities and accessibility, nutrition and food security, and mental health.

    Does Ucare Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes. Both the UCare Foundation Community Grant and the UCare Foundation Research Grant accept unsolicited applications. Each program is described as supporting Minnesota-based work, and each lists a grant size range of $0 to $75,000.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The typical grant size is $50,000 at the median. The p25 is $25,000 and the p75 is also $50,000, which shows that many awards cluster around the midrange even though the foundation also makes larger strategic grants.

    What geographies does Ucare Foundation prioritize?

    The foundation gives locally, with 92% of grants going to recipients in Minnesota. Minnesota is the top state by grant count, and the recent record is entirely U.S.-based. A smaller number of grants went to Kansas recipients in Topeka and Wichita.

    Does Ucare Foundation support research as well as direct services?

    Yes. It has a dedicated Research Grant program focused on health equity research, research on social drivers of health, and research to improve access to care. Recent grants also show direct-service funding for dental access, maternal and child health, food access, behavioral health, and disability access.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    APPLE TREE DENTALMINNEAPOLIS, MN$450,0002025SUPPORT FOR THE REMODEL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF APPLE TREES NEW BRIGHTON COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER.
    APPLE TREE DENTALMINNEAPOLIS, MN$150,0002025SUPPORT THE REMODEL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF APPLE TREES NEW BRIGHTON COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER.
    HEALTHFINDERS COLLABORATIVE INCFARIBAULT, MN$100,0002025DENTAL PROGRAM EXTENDS RECENT PROJECTS TO BUILD DENTAL-SPECIFIC EFFICIENCY AND CAPACITY AND DRIVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS.
    WILDERNESS INQUIRY INCBLOOMINGTON, MN$100,0002025INITIATIVE TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AT ORGANIZATION SITES WITH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, MODIFICATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUTDOOR PROGRAMS FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH DISABILITIES.
    VINE FAITH IN ACTIONMANKATO, MN$100,0002025ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE MODIFICATIONS FOR ADULT COMMUNITY CENTER IN MANKATO, WHICH SERVES OVER 2,200 MEMBERS INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS AND YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
    MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESBRAINERD, MN$100,0002025UPDATES AND EXPANSIONS TO DENTAL CLINIC ADDRESSING A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF DENTAL PROFESSIONALS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE DENTAL SERVICES IN THE REGION.
    CHILDRENS DENTAL SERVICESMINNEAPOLIS, MN$100,0002025DENTAL CARE ACCESS EXPANSION PROJECT INCREASES ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABLING AND NEURODIVERGENT CONDITIONS.
    NORTHERN DENTAL ACCESS CENTERBEMIDJI, MN$100,0002025SUPPORT DURING MENTORSHIP, MONITORING AND PACED RAMP UP FOR ONBOARDING OF A NEWLY LICENSED AND COMMITTED DENTIST TO BRIDGE THE WORKFORCE GAP IN RURAL NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
    NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINICMINNEAPOLIS, MN$100,0002025TRADITIONAL HEALING AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVES SUPPORTING ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS LIKE RESOURCE NAVIGATION, EDUCATION, AND TRADITIONAL HEALING SERVICES.
    STEPS OF STRATEGYSAINT PAUL, MN$92,0002025SUPOURT PROGRAM (SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO OVERCOME, UNITE, REACH, AND THRIVE) TO HELP CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES ACCESS ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ONSITE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES.
    THE FOOD GROUP MINNESOTA INCNEW HOPE, MN$90,0002025EXPANDED OPERATION FOR TWIN CITIES MOBILE MARKET PROVIDES SHOPPING AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES LACKING ADEQUATE FRESH, HEALTHFUL FOODS.
    THE FOOD GROUP MINNESOTA INCNEW HOPE, MN$90,0002025TWIN CITIES MOBILE MARKET PROVIDES SHOPPING AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES LACKING ADEQUATE FRESH, HEALTHFUL FOODS.
    ST MARYS HEALTH CLINICSSAINT PAUL, MN$80,0002025MOBILE ORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS JOINS A MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC REACHING UNDERSERVED LATINO COMMUNITIES IN GREATER MINNESOTA.
    IOWA MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IA$75,0002025ESTABLISH A STATE-BASED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY AMONG IOWA'S MATERNAL HEALTH PROVIDER COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FACTORS AFFECTING IOWA MOMS AND BABIES.
    OPEN DOOR HEALTH CENTERMANKATO, MN$75,0002025SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER MODEL TO EXPAND ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE FOR 500 RURAL STUDENTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
    COMMUNITY DENTAL CAREMAPLEWOOD, MN$70,0002025PROGRAM TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH (PICOH) IMPROVES ACCESS TO CULTURALLY SENSITIVE DENTAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH IN-CLINIC SERVICES, PATIENT CARE COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
    THE EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF IOWA INCDES MOINES, IA$61,6262025UNDERWRITE THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ONE YEAR WHO WILL RESEARCH AND PREPARE A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO OFFER AN ON-SITE B3 OPTION FOR CHILDREN NEEDING SUPPORT/ASSISTANCE.
    MY NEIGHBOR TO LOVE COALITIONNISSWA, MN$60,0002025ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL IN CREEKSIDE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO ENSURE NECESSARY ADA COMPLIANT ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS.
    ELY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERELY, MN$50,0002025SUPPORT FOR A FLEXIBLY STAFFED DENTAL PROGRAM TO INCREASE ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTHCARE FOR LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS IN THE ELY RURAL AREA.
    PROMISE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSIOUX CENTER, IA$50,0002025SPANISH-LANGUAGE HEALTH INFORMATION AND TRAINING SESSIONS ADDRESSING TEEN PREGNANCY AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
    UNITED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSTORM LAKE, IA$50,0002025SUBCONTRACT WITH HEALTH COALITION TO ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER STAFF FOR CARE COORDINATION, NAVIGATION, PATIENT EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT TO UHCH PATIENTS WITH FOCUS ON CANCER SCREENINGS.
    SAFENETRXURBANDALE, IA$50,0002025SUPPORT A CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TO STAFF THE DRUG DONATION REPOSITORY AND CHARITABLE PHARMACY IN ORDER TO PREPARE DONATED MEDICINE FOR STATEWIDE DISTRIBUTION.
    YMCA OF GREATER DES MOINESDES MOINES, IA$50,0002025RENOVATION OF FIVE UNITS AT THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CAMPUS FOR INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING FROM HOMELESSNESS.
    DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCILDES MOINES, IA$50,0002025PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHY FOOD ITEMS TO THOSE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY TO THE GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY.
    CHANNEL ONE INCROCHESTER, MN$50,0002025STRENGTHEN THE SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA KITCHEN COALITION PROGRAM WHICH DISTRIBUTES AND DELIVERS OVER 55,000 PREPARED MEALS ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS AND NONPROFITS ORGANIZATIONS.
    ANOKA COUNTYBLAINE, MN$50,0002025INITIATIVE TO INSTALL HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE DOORS AND BATHROOM MODIFICATIONS AT SEVERAL SITES, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE NEARLY 10% OF COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH A DISABILITY.
    IOWA WOMENS FOUNDATIONCORALVILLE, IA$50,0002025BUILDING COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES SERVICES TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR POLICIES/INVESTMENTS IN ALL BARRIERS TO WOMEN'S ECONOMIC STABILITY.
    ISANTI COUNTYCAMBRIDGE, MN$50,0002025EXPAND DENTAL SERVICES TO BRAHAM AREA, TO HELP FILL REGIONAL NEED FOR SENIORS AND RURAL RESIDENTS.
    LETS SMILE INCOWATONNA, MN$50,0002025ADVOCATING ORAL HEALTH FOR OVERALL HEALTH PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE DENTAL CARE AMONG LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND TEENS IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
    SABATHANI COMMUNITY CENTERMINNEAPOLIS, MN$45,0002025NAVIGATION TO STABILITY PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY FOOD DELIVERIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING DIFFICULTIES AND OFFERS WELLNESS WORKSHOPS ABOUT HEALTHY EATING, NUTRITION, EXERCISE, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND LIVING WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS.
    NORTHPOINT HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTERMINNEAPOLIS, MN$45,0002025PROGRAM TO EXPAND ACCESSIBILITY TO NORTHPOINTS COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF BY EXTENDING OPERATING HOURS FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
    DAMIANO OF DULUTH INCDULUTH, MN$40,0002025COMMUNITY KITCHEN TO SERVE MEALS 15 TIMES EACH WEEK TO RESIDENTS OF THE SERVICE AREA EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR VERY LOW INCOMES.
    WHITE BEAR AREA FOOD SHELFWHITE BEAR LAKE, MN$40,0002025INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF ITS COMMUNITY MARKET, CURBSIDE PICK-UP AND RESOURCE HUB PROGRAMS WITH EXPANDED MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH FOR COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING HARDSHIPS.
    UNION GOSPEL MISSION TWIN CITIESSAINT PAUL, MN$40,0002025DAILY HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE HOMELESS POPULATION WITH DAILY MEALS AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND COACHING ABOUT NUTRITION.
    PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIESMINNEAPOLIS, MN$40,0002025FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE NUTRITION AND FOOD SUPPORT THROUGH TWO FOOD SHELVES, COMMUNITY CAFS AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO CEDAR-RIVERSIDE, OAK PARK AND WAITE HOUSE RESIDENTS.
    YOUTHLINKMINNEAPOLIS, MN$35,0002025TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY AMONG THE GROWING NUMBER OF YOUTH AND YOUTH-LED FAMILIES BY ENHANCING PANTRY OFFERINGS, PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ADDING PROGRAM COMPONENTS.
    CHURCHES UNITED IN MINISTRYDULUTH, MN$35,0002025INITIATIVE HELPS CLIENTS, SHELTER GUESTS, AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESIDENTS ACCESS DENTAL CARE AND PROVIDES A YEARS SUPPLY OF ORAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
    COMMUNITY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSBROOKLYN CENTER, MN$35,0002025PRIORITIZING ACCESS AND INCLUSION THROUGH NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAMS AND WRAPAROUND RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND SUPPORT.
    NORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK INCEAST GRAND FORKS, MN$35,0002025MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH POVERTY RATES AND RACIAL DISPARITIES ACROSS 21 COUNTIES AND THREE NATIVE NATIONS IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
    HAMMER RESIDENCES INCWAYZATA, MN$34,8262025SUPPORT FOR INSTALLATION OF A CEILING MOBILITY TRACKING SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO ACCESS THEIR ENTIRE HOMES AND SOCIALIZE WITH OTHERS.
    HOME AND COMMUNITY OPTIONS INCWINONA, MN$33,9502025ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY WITH PORTABLE LIFT SYSTEMS HELPS PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY NAVIGATE THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.
    AMES COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTAMES, IA$32,5002025PARTNERSHIP WITH CLASSROOM CLINIC TO HELP EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS FOR SCHOOLS ACROSS IOWA.
    PEACE HOUSE COMMUNITYMINNEAPOLIS, MN$30,0002025PURCHASE GROCERIES AND SUPPLIES FOR MEALS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE VENTURA VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS.
    IHCA FOUNDATIONWEST DES MOINES, IA$30,000202519 SCHOLARSHIP FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER OR HOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PURSING CONTINUING EDUCATION.
    SHARING BREAD SOUP KITCHEN INCBRAINERD, MN$30,0002025PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HUMAN NEEDS OF FOOD, SHELTER AND FELLOWSHIP SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO LOCAL DAY/OVERNIGHT SHELTER GUESTS.
    SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN CLINIC INCGRAND MARAIS, MN$30,0002025DENTAL ASSISTANT TRAINING OF A BAND MEMBER WHO WILL WORK IN ORAL HEALTH OUTREACH/EDUCATION AND PROVIDE DENTAL SCREENINGS FOR 750 CHILDREN IN COOK COUNTY AND THE GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION.
    FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES PARTNERSNORTH MANKATO, MN$30,0002025PROGRAM FOR BULK FOOD PURCHASES FROM THREE VENDOR PARTNERS THAT ARE VETTED BY A PROGRAM AND NUTRITION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF NUTRITION EXPERTS AND SPECIALISTS.
    FRASERRICHFIELD, MN$29,0002025SENSORY CONSULTATION PROGRAM PILOT PROJECT PROVIDES A SENSORY E-TRAINING MODULE TO 200 APPLE TREE DENTAL CLINIC STAFF MEMBERS ACROSS NINE LOCATIONS AND A FRASER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST SUPPORTING PATIENTS WITH SENSORY NEEDS.
    VOLUNTEERS ENLISTED TO ASSIST PEOPLE INCBLOOMINGTON, MN$25,0002025REDUCES BARRIERS TO FOOD ACCESS THROUGH PANTRY AND HOME DELIVERY SERVICES.
    CALVARY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHMINNEAPOLIS, MN$25,0002025SUPPORT TO ENSURE HEALTHY, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD OFFERINGS AND MEET INCREASED DEMAND.

    APPLE TREE DENTAL

    $450,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    SUPPORT FOR THE REMODEL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF APPLE TREES NEW BRIGHTON COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER.

    APPLE TREE DENTAL

    $150,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    SUPPORT THE REMODEL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF APPLE TREES NEW BRIGHTON COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER.

    HEALTHFINDERS COLLABORATIVE INC

    $100,000
    FARIBAULT, MN2025

    DENTAL PROGRAM EXTENDS RECENT PROJECTS TO BUILD DENTAL-SPECIFIC EFFICIENCY AND CAPACITY AND DRIVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS.

    WILDERNESS INQUIRY INC

    $100,000
    BLOOMINGTON, MN2025

    INITIATIVE TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AT ORGANIZATION SITES WITH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, MODIFICATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUTDOOR PROGRAMS FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH DISABILITIES.

    VINE FAITH IN ACTION

    $100,000
    MANKATO, MN2025

    ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE MODIFICATIONS FOR ADULT COMMUNITY CENTER IN MANKATO, WHICH SERVES OVER 2,200 MEMBERS INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS AND YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

    $100,000
    BRAINERD, MN2025

    UPDATES AND EXPANSIONS TO DENTAL CLINIC ADDRESSING A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF DENTAL PROFESSIONALS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE DENTAL SERVICES IN THE REGION.

    CHILDRENS DENTAL SERVICES

    $100,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    DENTAL CARE ACCESS EXPANSION PROJECT INCREASES ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABLING AND NEURODIVERGENT CONDITIONS.

    NORTHERN DENTAL ACCESS CENTER

    $100,000
    BEMIDJI, MN2025

    SUPPORT DURING MENTORSHIP, MONITORING AND PACED RAMP UP FOR ONBOARDING OF A NEWLY LICENSED AND COMMITTED DENTIST TO BRIDGE THE WORKFORCE GAP IN RURAL NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

    NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC

    $100,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    TRADITIONAL HEALING AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVES SUPPORTING ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS LIKE RESOURCE NAVIGATION, EDUCATION, AND TRADITIONAL HEALING SERVICES.

    STEPS OF STRATEGY

    $92,000
    SAINT PAUL, MN2025

    SUPOURT PROGRAM (SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO OVERCOME, UNITE, REACH, AND THRIVE) TO HELP CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES ACCESS ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ONSITE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    THE FOOD GROUP MINNESOTA INC

    $90,000
    NEW HOPE, MN2025

    EXPANDED OPERATION FOR TWIN CITIES MOBILE MARKET PROVIDES SHOPPING AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES LACKING ADEQUATE FRESH, HEALTHFUL FOODS.

    THE FOOD GROUP MINNESOTA INC

    $90,000
    NEW HOPE, MN2025

    TWIN CITIES MOBILE MARKET PROVIDES SHOPPING AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES LACKING ADEQUATE FRESH, HEALTHFUL FOODS.

    ST MARYS HEALTH CLINICS

    $80,000
    SAINT PAUL, MN2025

    MOBILE ORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS JOINS A MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC REACHING UNDERSERVED LATINO COMMUNITIES IN GREATER MINNESOTA.

    IOWA MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION

    $75,000
    DES MOINES, IA2025

    ESTABLISH A STATE-BASED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY AMONG IOWA'S MATERNAL HEALTH PROVIDER COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FACTORS AFFECTING IOWA MOMS AND BABIES.

    OPEN DOOR HEALTH CENTER

    $75,000
    MANKATO, MN2025

    SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER MODEL TO EXPAND ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE FOR 500 RURAL STUDENTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

    COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE

    $70,000
    MAPLEWOOD, MN2025

    PROGRAM TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH (PICOH) IMPROVES ACCESS TO CULTURALLY SENSITIVE DENTAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH IN-CLINIC SERVICES, PATIENT CARE COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

    THE EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF IOWA INC

    $61,626
    DES MOINES, IA2025

    UNDERWRITE THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ONE YEAR WHO WILL RESEARCH AND PREPARE A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO OFFER AN ON-SITE B3 OPTION FOR CHILDREN NEEDING SUPPORT/ASSISTANCE.

    MY NEIGHBOR TO LOVE COALITION

    $60,000
    NISSWA, MN2025

    ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL IN CREEKSIDE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO ENSURE NECESSARY ADA COMPLIANT ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS.

    ELY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

    $50,000
    ELY, MN2025

    SUPPORT FOR A FLEXIBLY STAFFED DENTAL PROGRAM TO INCREASE ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTHCARE FOR LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS IN THE ELY RURAL AREA.

    PROMISE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

    $50,000
    SIOUX CENTER, IA2025

    SPANISH-LANGUAGE HEALTH INFORMATION AND TRAINING SESSIONS ADDRESSING TEEN PREGNANCY AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    UNITED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

    $50,000
    STORM LAKE, IA2025

    SUBCONTRACT WITH HEALTH COALITION TO ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER STAFF FOR CARE COORDINATION, NAVIGATION, PATIENT EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT TO UHCH PATIENTS WITH FOCUS ON CANCER SCREENINGS.

    SAFENETRX

    $50,000
    URBANDALE, IA2025

    SUPPORT A CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TO STAFF THE DRUG DONATION REPOSITORY AND CHARITABLE PHARMACY IN ORDER TO PREPARE DONATED MEDICINE FOR STATEWIDE DISTRIBUTION.

    YMCA OF GREATER DES MOINES

    $50,000
    DES MOINES, IA2025

    RENOVATION OF FIVE UNITS AT THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CAMPUS FOR INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING FROM HOMELESSNESS.

    DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL

    $50,000
    DES MOINES, IA2025

    PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHY FOOD ITEMS TO THOSE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY TO THE GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY.

    CHANNEL ONE INC

    $50,000
    ROCHESTER, MN2025

    STRENGTHEN THE SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA KITCHEN COALITION PROGRAM WHICH DISTRIBUTES AND DELIVERS OVER 55,000 PREPARED MEALS ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS AND NONPROFITS ORGANIZATIONS.

    ANOKA COUNTY

    $50,000
    BLAINE, MN2025

    INITIATIVE TO INSTALL HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE DOORS AND BATHROOM MODIFICATIONS AT SEVERAL SITES, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE NEARLY 10% OF COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH A DISABILITY.

    IOWA WOMENS FOUNDATION

    $50,000
    CORALVILLE, IA2025

    BUILDING COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES SERVICES TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR POLICIES/INVESTMENTS IN ALL BARRIERS TO WOMEN'S ECONOMIC STABILITY.

    ISANTI COUNTY

    $50,000
    CAMBRIDGE, MN2025

    EXPAND DENTAL SERVICES TO BRAHAM AREA, TO HELP FILL REGIONAL NEED FOR SENIORS AND RURAL RESIDENTS.

    LETS SMILE INC

    $50,000
    OWATONNA, MN2025

    ADVOCATING ORAL HEALTH FOR OVERALL HEALTH PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE DENTAL CARE AMONG LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND TEENS IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

    SABATHANI COMMUNITY CENTER

    $45,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    NAVIGATION TO STABILITY PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY FOOD DELIVERIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING DIFFICULTIES AND OFFERS WELLNESS WORKSHOPS ABOUT HEALTHY EATING, NUTRITION, EXERCISE, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND LIVING WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS.

    NORTHPOINT HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER

    $45,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    PROGRAM TO EXPAND ACCESSIBILITY TO NORTHPOINTS COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF BY EXTENDING OPERATING HOURS FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

    DAMIANO OF DULUTH INC

    $40,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    COMMUNITY KITCHEN TO SERVE MEALS 15 TIMES EACH WEEK TO RESIDENTS OF THE SERVICE AREA EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR VERY LOW INCOMES.

    WHITE BEAR AREA FOOD SHELF

    $40,000
    WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN2025

    INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF ITS COMMUNITY MARKET, CURBSIDE PICK-UP AND RESOURCE HUB PROGRAMS WITH EXPANDED MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH FOR COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING HARDSHIPS.

    UNION GOSPEL MISSION TWIN CITIES

    $40,000
    SAINT PAUL, MN2025

    DAILY HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE HOMELESS POPULATION WITH DAILY MEALS AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND COACHING ABOUT NUTRITION.

    PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES

    $40,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE NUTRITION AND FOOD SUPPORT THROUGH TWO FOOD SHELVES, COMMUNITY CAFS AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO CEDAR-RIVERSIDE, OAK PARK AND WAITE HOUSE RESIDENTS.

    YOUTHLINK

    $35,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY AMONG THE GROWING NUMBER OF YOUTH AND YOUTH-LED FAMILIES BY ENHANCING PANTRY OFFERINGS, PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ADDING PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

    CHURCHES UNITED IN MINISTRY

    $35,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    INITIATIVE HELPS CLIENTS, SHELTER GUESTS, AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESIDENTS ACCESS DENTAL CARE AND PROVIDES A YEARS SUPPLY OF ORAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

    COMMUNITY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

    $35,000
    BROOKLYN CENTER, MN2025

    PRIORITIZING ACCESS AND INCLUSION THROUGH NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAMS AND WRAPAROUND RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND SUPPORT.

    NORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK INC

    $35,000
    EAST GRAND FORKS, MN2025

    MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH POVERTY RATES AND RACIAL DISPARITIES ACROSS 21 COUNTIES AND THREE NATIVE NATIONS IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

    HAMMER RESIDENCES INC

    $34,826
    WAYZATA, MN2025

    SUPPORT FOR INSTALLATION OF A CEILING MOBILITY TRACKING SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO ACCESS THEIR ENTIRE HOMES AND SOCIALIZE WITH OTHERS.

    HOME AND COMMUNITY OPTIONS INC

    $33,950
    WINONA, MN2025

    ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY WITH PORTABLE LIFT SYSTEMS HELPS PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY NAVIGATE THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.

    AMES COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $32,500
    AMES, IA2025

    PARTNERSHIP WITH CLASSROOM CLINIC TO HELP EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS FOR SCHOOLS ACROSS IOWA.

    PEACE HOUSE COMMUNITY

    $30,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    PURCHASE GROCERIES AND SUPPLIES FOR MEALS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE VENTURA VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS.

    IHCA FOUNDATION

    $30,000
    WEST DES MOINES, IA2025

    19 SCHOLARSHIP FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER OR HOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PURSING CONTINUING EDUCATION.

    SHARING BREAD SOUP KITCHEN INC

    $30,000
    BRAINERD, MN2025

    PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HUMAN NEEDS OF FOOD, SHELTER AND FELLOWSHIP SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO LOCAL DAY/OVERNIGHT SHELTER GUESTS.

    SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN CLINIC INC

    $30,000
    GRAND MARAIS, MN2025

    DENTAL ASSISTANT TRAINING OF A BAND MEMBER WHO WILL WORK IN ORAL HEALTH OUTREACH/EDUCATION AND PROVIDE DENTAL SCREENINGS FOR 750 CHILDREN IN COOK COUNTY AND THE GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION.

    FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES PARTNERS

    $30,000
    NORTH MANKATO, MN2025

    PROGRAM FOR BULK FOOD PURCHASES FROM THREE VENDOR PARTNERS THAT ARE VETTED BY A PROGRAM AND NUTRITION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF NUTRITION EXPERTS AND SPECIALISTS.

    FRASER

    $29,000
    RICHFIELD, MN2025

    SENSORY CONSULTATION PROGRAM PILOT PROJECT PROVIDES A SENSORY E-TRAINING MODULE TO 200 APPLE TREE DENTAL CLINIC STAFF MEMBERS ACROSS NINE LOCATIONS AND A FRASER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST SUPPORTING PATIENTS WITH SENSORY NEEDS.

    VOLUNTEERS ENLISTED TO ASSIST PEOPLE INC

    $25,000
    BLOOMINGTON, MN2025

    REDUCES BARRIERS TO FOOD ACCESS THROUGH PANTRY AND HOME DELIVERY SERVICES.

    CALVARY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

    $25,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    SUPPORT TO ENSURE HEALTHY, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD OFFERINGS AND MEET INCREASED DEMAND.