Offering grants for place-based, community-driven initiatives, projects, and organizations, this fund strives for a demonstrable reduction in local greenhouse gas emissions. How it works:
Our Priorities
Impact
Align Goals
This fund aligns with the Minneapolis Climate Action Plan, and furthers the goals of the Minneapolis Strategic Racial Equity Plan.
Local Partnerships
This fund is a partnership between the City of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation to drive hyper-local work.
Meaningful Change
Grantees engage local residents and organizations to increase their sense of ownership of climate solutions and strengthen social connections among individuals and networks.
Values
Educator Leadership
Schools and policymakers that embrace educators as thought leaders are better able to respond to pressing educational challenges.
Antiracism
The NEA Foundation actively seeks to promote knowledge, actions, and policies that oppose racism and lead to racial equality.
Embracing the Whole-Child
Children bring their whole selves to school, including sometimes-unaddressed needs that can affect their opportunity to learn. A high-quality education is responsive to the conditions that bear on student learning, including neighborhood and environmental conditions; access to food, housing, health care, and technology; and children’s exposure to culturally-relevant, diverse, and encouraging developmental experiences.
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