US: Morgan Family Foundation’s Social Equity Grant Program

Deadline: 14-Jan-22

The Morgan Family Foundation is pleased to launch the Social Equity Grant Program to reduce or eliminate unfair differences among groups of people and they advocate for positive change in attitudes, practices and policies that leads to equitable outcomes.

Advancing social equity is one of the major grantmaking themes. The Morgan Family has a long history of engagement with social equity issues, trying to make the world fairer and more inclusive. The Morgan Family Foundation seeks a just society in which all individuals have ample opportunity to thrive and outcomes are not determined by one’s heritage, physical characteristics, beliefs, residence or inclusion in any particular group.

The scope of this grant program is limited to advancing social equity in St. Cloud, Minnesota and/or the immediate vicinity. The focus of the social equity grantmaking is the reduction of unfair disparities for disadvantaged communities and at-risk populations in St. Cloud, Minnesota and for positive change in attitudes, practices and policies that lead to equitable outcomes for those communities. This includes, but is not limited to, disparities and inequities of race, class, religion, gender, age, immigrant status, sexual orientation, and ability, as well as inequities related to COVID-19.

Areas of Interest

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

preparing individuals from marginalized and at-risk populations to serve and lead the community;
building healthy relationships among various societal groups; and
triggering bold, collaborative community projects that advance social equity.

Funding Information

The Foundation welcomes collaboration with other grantmakers and favors grantseekers with multiple sources of support. Historically, they generally don’t consider requests for less than $10,000. While Foundation grants usually provide one year of support, there are circumstances where they might entertain a multi-year project or proposal.

Geographical Focus

Geographically the focus is on central Minnesota.

Eligibility Criteria

The Morgan Family Foundation awards the vast majority of its grants to charitable, nonprofit organizations that are recognized by the IRS as 501(c)(3) public charities. Occasionally grants may be made to units of government. If a charitable project is being undertaken by an entity that does not have 501(c)(3) status, please contact the Foundation for eligibility. Generally, the Foundation will not: