Competitive grants
Workforce Education
Support for vocational training, technical education, workforce intermediaries, and nonprofit partners building durable career pathways.
Programs
Focused giving across education, health access, and conservation.
The foundation directs its annual grantmaking toward defined program areas where long-term support can strengthen regional institutions.
Invitation-only grants
Community Health Access
Discretionary funding for community and rural health entities advancing access, prevention, and regional health equity.
Upper Midwest focus
Environmental Conservation
Grants for watershed protection, land preservation, environmental stewardship, and conservation finance initiatives.
How support works
Funding relationships are structured for continuity and learning.
- Multi-year general operating support for anchor nonprofit partners.
- Capacity-building grants for financial management and organizational development.
- Cohort-based funding with structured learning and evaluation components.
- Program-related investment structuring for mission-aligned nonprofit lending.