The Social Equity Grant program is designed to advance social equity in St. Cloud, Minnesota and/or the immediate vicinity.
Donor Name: Morgan Family Foundation
State: Minnesota
City: St. Cloud
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/09/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Social equity is central to the purpose, as they seek a just society in which all individuals have ample opportunities to thrive and outcomes are not determined by one’s heritage, physical characteristics, beliefs, residence or inclusion in any particular group. Social inequities directly challenge many different groups of people and in many different sectors of the society, and they all suffer when some are excluded from their full potential.
The grant aims to reduce unfair disparities for disadvantaged communities and at-risk populations in St. Cloud, Minnesota and make 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, sexual orientation, age, immigrant status, and ability.
The Foundation will accept requests for a variety of grant types, including:
- Program, Project, Capital, Start-Up and Operating Grants: They welcome grant requests to support innovative program initiatives, short-term projects, capital requests, start-up or operating needs.
- Capacity Building: Grant resources are available to invest in efforts to enhance the management and governance performance of charitable organizations that are addressing the themes of social equity in St. Cloud, global warming in Minnesota and end of life issues in Minnesota.
- Advocacy: While the Foundation is prohibited from lobbying, they will consider funding permissible advocacy activities such as public education campaigns on a given topic, nonpartisan analysis study or research, training for nonprofits on how to engage effectively in advocacy, educating public policy makers on various issues, and nonpartisan election-related activity.
Areas of particular interest include education, financial mobility, mental health and bodily autonomy and are further described below:
- Combating educational disparities by addressing root causes and providing equitable opportunities for student success.
- Supporting financial literacy, economic mobility, and homeownership to empower underserved communities and create generational wealth.
- Reducing health disparities, focusing on mental health in early childhood and adolescence.
- Promoting awareness and exercise of individuals’ rights to make informed choices about their bodies and health.
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.
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:
- make grants to individuals or for the benefit of pre-selected individuals
- provide funds to lobby legislation or influence public elections
- support animal rights or animal welfare causes
- promote any particular religious doctrine
- serve as replacement funding for public programs
- finance medical research.
For more information, visit MFF.
