Minnesota: Ciresi Walburn Foundation Grant Program

The Ciresi Walburn Foundation is seeking Letters of inquiry to serve as a catalyst for creative, innovative, and societal-changing programs and policies to promote education and equitable opportunities for all of Minnesota’s children and youth.

Donor Name: Ciresi Walburn Foundation

State: Minnesota

County: All Counties

Type of the Grant: Grant

Deadline: 07/15/2022

Details:

Key Priorities

• Eliminate the misconception that Minnesota schools provide a quality education for all their children.
• Expand the number and capacity of high-performing schools and educational organizations throughout Minnesota serving students of color and low-income students.
• Support parent and family engagement in schools and their demands for access to high-performing schools for all students.
• Invest in strategies to diversify Minnesota’s educator workforce and equip teachers with the cultural intelligence and skills needed to support and educate all students.
• Expand access to science-based literacy instruction; high-quality early childhood learning opportunities; and scalable, high-quality tutoring programs.

Please note:

• They seek to make strategic investments during critical phases in an organization’s history and to be a catalyst for innovative, bold ideas, approaches, and initiatives. Therefore, past recipients of funding should not necessarily assume that they will receive funding every year.
• The Foundation will not consider for funding project or program budgets which are solely or predominantly related to technology expenses, but will consider requests for support for technology (hardware and software) that are ancillary to broader, innovative proposals.
• The Foundation requires all K-12 School finalists to complete their Schools Data Dashboard Form, which can be downloaded from their website or the online application portal. In order to be eligible for funding, schools must commit to, during the grant period, assess all students, as appropriate, using either: a) The State Standards-Based Accountability Assessments (MCAs or MTAS); and/or b) A nationally-normed growth and proficiency assessment (such as the NWEA/MAP) at least twice during the school year; and, to share the results of the assessment(s) with the Foundation.

For more information, visit Ciresi Walburn Foundation.