Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $1,994,075 (tax year 2023, Contributions, gifts, grants paid)
- Grant Range: $250 to $605,000 (based on 990-PF records)
- Geographic Focus: Saint Paul's East Side (districts D1, D2, D4, and D5), Minnesota
- Application Method: Invitation-only (occasional opportunities for unsolicited enquiries through online form)
- Number of Grants: 21 grants in 2023
- Average Grant: $94,956
- Total Assets: $6,792,802
Contact Details
- Website: https://rootedphilanthropic.org
- Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
- Phone: 651-225-1463, 651-316-4430, 651-728-7045, 651-583-5338
- Address: 804 Margaret Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106
Funding Priorities
- Education: Supporting quality education for youth as a gateway to future success, including college, careers, trades, or entrepreneurial enterprises (currently focused on the Future Leader Scholarship programme at Hill-Murray High School)
- Entrepreneurship: Supporting East Side residents who have turned to entrepreneurship to support their families and share their talents and cultural knowledge with the broader community through small business cohort programmes and related support
- Wellness: Supporting the active pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that lead to holistic health, encompassing body, mind, spirit, relationships, and the broader community
Recent Grant Pattern
Based on most recent 990-PF grant records, recent grants have been concentrated in Saint Paul's East Side neighbourhoods. Typical grantees include:
- Community organisations and programmes serving East Side residents
- Educational institutions and scholarship programmes
- Small business support initiatives and entrepreneurship programmes
What They Don't Fund
Information about specific exclusions is not publicly available.
Application Process & Timeline
The vast majority of grants are by invitation only. Applications come through a relationship-building process that brings ideas and community interventions to the foundation's attention through referrals, community advisors, existing grantees, relationships, and occasional RFPs or other mechanisms of community exploration.
Organisations whose work aligns with the foundation's funding interests and geographic focus may complete an online mini-letter of enquiry form through their grants management system, Temelio.
Grants are made on an ongoing basis without application deadlines or a strict grant application process. The foundation aims to be responsive and efficient in making grant decisions and distributing resources.
In general, grants are for general operating support, but may also include funding for specific training, technical assistance, learning cohorts, or other services to support the grantee.
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