In our first grant round of 2025, Mardag Foundation awarded 48 grants to nonprofits in the East Metro and Greater Minnesota.
The Foundation considered grants for nonprofit organizations in three focus areas: Children, youth and families; older adults; and arts & culture.
Together with our partners the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and F. R. Bigelow Foundation, we awarded nearly $14 million through 456 grants. These grants will provide crucial funding resources to community organizations making a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and families across the East Metro and Greater Minnesota.
Reimagining Our Grant Program
Mardag Foundation has been exploring how, as a grantmaking organization, we can best disperse our community resources to address current issues and better realize the goals of our organization.
Along with our partners the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and F. R. Bigelow Foundation, we engaged in a community-informed process to redesign our application-based grant program throughout 2024 and 2025.
Beginning in 2026, Mardag Foundation will make grants using new application processes and updated funding priorities.