Local Initiatives
MACP’s Local Initiatives program helps address important issues in Minnesota that align with the organization’s mission and reflect guidance from our donor. In addition, the program provides flexibility to respond quickly to urgent community needs across the state. Local Initiatives provides support for initiatives that are developed and executed by, with, and for those who have been historically underserved, including Asian, Black, Indigenous, Latine, and Rural communities.
Funding in 2024 focuses on these programmatic priorities:
- Joy and Healing: Funding emphasizes seeding and scaling non-medical, culturally centered, and community-based solutions that increase awareness, access, and availability to mental health and wellbeing initiatives.
- Environment and Climate Change: Support for climate action solutions and innovation that fill gaps in philanthropic and public funding while offering opportunities for network building, collective learning/impact, and access to state and federal funding.
- Additional Areas for Consideration: This includes funding for projects that support the broader nonprofit or philanthropic sector, pooled grant funds that align with these priorities, and other opportunities rooted in our mission and guidance from our founder.
Please note Local Initiatives funding for capital campaigns will be paused for 2024-2025.
Program Stories: