2006 Board Directed Grants

AinDahYungCenter

20,000

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation-School Success Program 2005-2009

10,000

Breakthrough Saint Paul-Liaison Position

20,000

CommunityDesignCenter

10,000

Como Zoo & Conservatory Society-Capital Campaign 2003-2006

12,500

Como Zoo & Conservatory Society-Education and Volunteer Programs

10,000

EastMetroIndustrializationCenter

20,000

East Metro Music Academy-2005-2006

10,000

East Side Arts Council-ArtsInfusion Program

20,000

East SideNeighborhoodDevelopmentCorporation-SwedishBankBuilding Project

25,000

East Side Neighborhood Development Corporation-Main Street Initiative 2006-2008

50,000

Episcopal Community Services, Inc.-Ready For Success East Challenge Grant 2005-2006

10,000

Face To Face Health & Counseling Services, Inc.

15,000

Free Arts Minnesota -YES to ART Program Support

15,000

Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library-Homework Centers

10,000

Green Institute-Garden Works Project 2005-2006

7,000

Home Line Minnesota-Saint Paul Expansion 2005-2006

10,000

Minnesota Children’s Museum--ACCESS Program

10,000

Minnesota Historical Society-Open House Exhibit Access for East Side Schools

2,400

Minnesota Sinfonia-Music In The Schools for Saint Paul

10,000

Minnesota Sinfonia-Summer Concerts at LakePhalen

10,000

Neighborhood Development Corporation

25,000

OpportunityNeighborhoodDevelopmentCorporation-AmesLake Resident Services

15,000

OrdwayCenter for the Performing Arts-Strategic Planning for Endowment Campaign

10,000

Orton-Gillingham Minnesota-2007 Training Scholarships

5,000

Payne-Lake Community Partners 2006-2010

200,000

People, Inc. -Endowment Campaign

10,000

Peta Wakin Tipi-Dream of Wild Health Capital Fund

25,000

Saint Paul American Indians in Unity-Housing Pre-development Costs

10,000

Saint Paul Area Council of Churches-ProjectSPIRIT & FreedomSchool

20,000

Saint PaulRiverfrontCorporation-NationalGreatRiverPark Project

10,000

Saint Peter Claver Catholic School-Scholarships 2001-2006

40,000

Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels

6,000

Trust For Public Land-Washington County Projects   2004-2006

10,000

Twin Cities RISE!

18,000

WomenVentureWorkforceDevelopment & CapacityBuilding Project

10,000

TOTALS

720,900

Legacy Grants

Director’s Discretionary Grants

121,000

Meritex Enterprises, Inc. & Space Center, Inc. Employee Matching Gifts

56,513

Scholarship America-Children of Employee Scholarship Program

6,114

Greater Twin Cities United Way-Meritex Enteprises, Inc. Employee Pledge Match

19,886

Total

203,513

Membership & Administration Grants

Association of Small Foundations

950

MN Council on Foundations

2,900

3,850

2006 Grants