The Cargill Foundation
Minneapolis Only
The Cargill Foundation seeks to fulfill its mission to prepare the next generation for success in school, work and life by investing in organizations and programs that demonstrate leadership and effectiveness in educating socio-economically disadvantaged children and eliminating barriers to their educational success.
Since 1953, the Foundation has focused its resources in the Twin Cities area, home of the company’s world headquarters. Through the Foundation, Cargill contributes nearly $4 million annually to youth education programs in Minneapolis and its northern and western suburbs.
Cargill’s commitment to citizenship and enriched communities includes charitable giving and volunteerism in communities throughout the world. To learn about Cargill’s grant making outside the Minneapolis metropolitan area, visit Cargill Citizenship Fund.
Mission
Preparing The Next Generation for Success in School, Work and Life
To achieve our mission we will:
Invest in organizations and programs that demonstrate leadership and effectiveness in educating socio-economically disadvantaged children (PreK-12) and in eliminating barriers to their educational success.
Focus Areas
EDUCATION: Programs/services that take place during the school day, typically within the classroom. Often, the teacher is the instructor or participates in the instruction. These programs/services are often rigorous, curriculum-driven and embedded in the other areas of learning at the school.
ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO EDUCATION SUCCESS: Programs/services that occur before or after the school day (otherwise known as out-of-school time programs). Generally, paid program staff or volunteers provide these services. Students typically are recommended to the program by the school staff or the program recruits students or patents directly.
Priorities
Priorities are given to programs that can demonstrate the following benefits for children and youth, with the greatest preference given to organizations that can demonstrate one or more of the first three results:
1. Prepare Children for School
2. Improve Academic Achievement
3. Decrease Achievement Gap
4. Build Leadership Skills
5. Create Healthy, Supportive Family Systems
Geographical Area
We support organizations that serve a significant proportion of children from Minneapolis and/or its northern and western suburbs. These cities include: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, New Hope, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Plymouth, St. Louis Park, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Eden Prairie, Richfield, and Edina.
Grant Deadlines and Application Process Starting January 2008, The Cargill Foundation has moved to an online application system to accept grant inquiries. Education: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, however because of the rigorous requirements it is recommended that you contact the Cargill Foundation staff. For eliminating barriers to education: March 7, 2008 is the deadline. Grants for the Eliminating Barriers focus area are reviewed once a year in a grant cycle. On the *Grant Inquiry form complete the required questions and follow the instruction to submit the application to the Foundation staff. *(To download the Grant Inquiry Form.doc right click on the link above; select “Save Target As”; in the dialog box save file to your desktop.) ►New grantee organizations within the Eliminating Barriers focus area that have not received funding from the Cargill Foundation must complete the Grant Inquiry. The Grant Inquiry is the first step application and is due by March 7, 2008. The application is attached above in the Eliminating Barrier section. ►Reapplications for current grantee organizations within the Eliminating Barriers focus area that have received funding from the Cargill Foundation. These organizations do not need to complete the Grant Inquiry, you will be contacted by the Foundation staff by February 1, 2008 with instructions on the application questions and process.
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Limitations The Cargill Foundation does not consider grants for the following: • Programs outside the Minneapolis area and northern and western suburbs • Individuals • Athletic scholarships or recreational program activities • Religious organizations for religious purposes • Memberships in civic organizations or trade associations • Benefit fundraising events • Endowments or endowment campaigns • Fundraising campaigns for specific diseases or medical research • Public service, political campaigns or political lobbying activities Because of limited funds, we have chosen not to fund: individual schools or programs administered by individual schools, youth facing physical or mental challenges, youth employment programs, summer programs, juvenile justice/diversion programs, programs that serve children whose parents are incarcerated or have serious medical problems (including alcohol/drug abuse), housing for families and children (including temporary shelters, foster care, emergency shelter or adoption) and organizations or programs that serve the medical or dental needs of children. The Cargill Foundation Staff Mark Murphy, Executive Director Kayla Yang-Best, Director Stacey Smida, Grants Manager The Cargill Foundation Board of Directors Terri D. Barreiro, Vice President Rob Johnson, President Thomas Moe, Secretary/Treasurer Scott Portnoy, Vice President Steve Euller, Vice President Contact Us Contact The Cargill Foundation with questions not answered on this Web site at 952-742-4311. |