Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $2,570,920 (Contributions, gifts, grants paid, 2023 tax year)
- Geographic Focus: Seven-county Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties)
- Application Method: Invitation-only
- Number of Grants: 121 grants in 2023
- Average Grant: $21,248 (2023 tax year)
- Total Assets: $62,635,549 (2023 tax year)
Contact Details
- Website: https://phillipsfnd.org
- Phone: 612-623-1654
- Address: 10 Second Street NE, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Funding Priorities
The foundation supports efforts that address the unmet human and social needs of individuals, families, and communities with the least access to resources, focusing on helping people in poverty attain economic stability:
- Employment: Helping low-income individuals advance towards stable, living-wage careers
- Housing: Helping low-income individuals access quality affordable housing
- Education: Expanding access to high-quality childcare for working families and helping secondary school students transition to post-secondary options
- Transit: Helping low-income individuals access affordable transportation
Recent Grant Pattern
- Based on most recent 990-PF grant records, recent giving has been concentrated in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area
- Typical grantee types include community services, education, housing, and workforce development organisations
- Special initiatives include Northside Real Estate Developer Grants for Black real estate developers with commercial or residential projects in North Minneapolis
What They Don't Fund
For the Northside Real Estate Developer Grants programme specifically: land acquisition, salaries, and business operations and operating expenses are ineligible.
Application Process & Timeline
The foundation operates all three of its grant programmes by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited proposals. The foundation employs various engagement methods including intentional staff engagement with programmes, requests for proposals (RFPs), and letters of inquiry for specific funding opportunities within each priority area.
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