Target Foundation

We’re proud to continue our long legacy of support for communities in our hometown and around the world.

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At the Target Foundation, we envision a world where all families and communities have the resources they need to determine and realize their own joy in life. It’s a reality that is out of reach for far too many families as they struggle for access to economic opportunity and stability, for equity and for the kind of empowerment that lifts up their communities. We believe we have a responsibility to work to remove structural barriers and help create access for those who have been left out. When we shift power to communities, they can more meaningfully participate in the economy, creating a world where all families can thrive.

Serving as a learning lab, the Target Foundation is committed to enabling shared prosperity and opportunity by upholding equity and inclusion for all communities. Guided by our deep commitment to community, we invest in leaders, organizations, coalitions and networks that expand economic opportunity equitably, enabling communities to determine their own futures. We support strategies that center and elevate the voices, stories and leadership of individuals and communities that have historically been silenced.

The Target Foundation is leaning into trust-based philanthropy to drive systems change, with values rooted in advancing equity, shifting power and building mutually accountable relationships. The Foundation’s capabilities allow it to work toward long-term solutions across complex and interconnected economic issues, grounded in the voices of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) as well as Global South communities and organizations. 

Building on our legacy of giving in our twin hometowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and extending across the U.S. and in emerging economies around the world, we remain committed to listening, learning and building the kinds of relationships with partners that will shift systems to realize a world where joy is for all.
 

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Through the Target Foundation, we seek to strengthen and support the systems and organizations that drive shared prosperity for all, investing in partners that help reshape economic and social structures for communities in our hometown, across the country and around the world.

AMANDA NUSZ SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY, TARGET; AND PRESIDENT OF THE TARGET FOUNDATION

 

Our legacy 

For more than 100 years, the Target Foundation (founded as The Dayton Foundation) has upheld the idea that the prosperity of a business is dependent on the prosperity of the communities in which it operates. It’s an important part of our history and our commitment to serve and support our neighbors.

In 2019, the Foundation expanded its support to address the growing urgency in our hometown, across the country and globally to help address widening socioeconomic gaps.

 

Focus areas

The Target Foundation supports organizations focused on making a difference in:

Hometown

Advancing racial equity for underserved and under-resourced communities to enable shared prosperity and opportunity for all. 

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National

Building financial stability and empowerment for workers and families in a rapidly changing economy. 

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Global

Improving economic opportunities for families around the world to sustain themselves and their communities long-term. 

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For more detail, please read our Charter or our Grants FAQ.

Target Foundation Grant Recipients – 2022

Recipients who receive grant funds via a fiscal sponsor are listed below with their fiscal sponsor in parentheses.

*Recipients of multi-year grants, which are grants with a term of two or more years.

Target Foundation | Hometown

2022 Grant Recipients

AccessAbility Inc.

Lake Street Council

Aeon

Land Bank Twin Cities Inc.*

African Career Education & Resource Inc. (Acer)*

Latino Economic Development Center

African Development Center*

Led by TRUTH*

African Economic Development Solutions*

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Ain Dah Yung Our Home Center*

Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers*

All Square*

Metropolitan Economic Development Association

Alliance Housing Inc.*

MicroGrants*

American Indian Community Housing Organization*

Migizi Communications Inc.

American Indian OIC

Mind the G.A.P.P.*

Ascension Place, Inc., dba Haven Housing

Mpls Downtown Council

Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

Black Women’s Wealth Alliance (Pillsbury United Communities)*

Minnesota Homeownership Center

Build Wealth MN Inc.

Minnesota Housing Partnership

CAPI USA

Model Cities of St. Paul, Inc.

City Of Lakes Community Land Trust

Neighborhood Development Alliance Inc. (NeDA)

CommonBond Communities

Neighborhood Development Center Inc.

Community Reinvestment Fund

Network For Better Futures dba Better Futures Minnesota

CLUES

NICE MN (Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers)

COPAL

Northside Economic Opportunity Network

ConnectUP! Institute*

Northside Funder’s Group (Minneapolis Foundation)

Cookie Cart*

Perspectives Inc.

Eastside Funder's Group (St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation)

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center

Elpis Enterprises

Prepare + Prosper

EMERGE Community Development

PRG Inc.

Emma Norton Services

Project for Pride in Living Inc.

Exodus Lending

Propel Nonprofits

Family Housing Fund

Redeemer Center for Life*

Frogtown Neighborhood Association

Rondo Community Land Trust*

Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation

Springboard for the Arts

Greater Twin Cities United Way

StudiOne-Eighty

HAP Economic & Community Development Corporation*

Summit Academy OIC

HIRED

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

Hmong American Farmers Association

Twin Cities R!SE*

HOME Line

Ujamaa Place

Hope Community

University Of Minnesota Foundation

Housing Justice Center

Urban Homeworks Inc.

International Institute of Minnesota

Urban League Twin Cities*

Isuroon*

West Broadway Business and Area Coalition

Jeremiah Program

WomenVenture

Jobs Foundation

Youthprise

Juxtaposition Arts*

YWCA Minneapolis

Karen Organization of Minnesota*

YWCA St. Paul

 

Target Foundation | National

2022 Grant Recipients

Black Innovation Alliance

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development*

Change Labs Inc.

National Disability Institute Inc.

Common Future*

Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

Community Credit Lab

Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition Inc.

Filene Research Institute Inc.

Pacific Community Ventures Inc.

Financial Health Network Inc. 

Prosperity Now*

First Nations Development Institute*

SaverLife

FreeFrom 

Seed Commons (Working World) 

Inclusiv

Springboard to Opportunities 

Mission Asset Fund

The Workers Lab

National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders*

 

Target Foundation | Global

2022 Grant Recipients

Agora Partnerships*

Kiva Microfunds*

Avina Americas Inc.*

Nest Inc.*

Asian Venture Philanthropy Network*

Pro Mujer*

Target Foundation | Ecosystem

Ecosystem grants are intended to enable, strengthen and evolve the practice of philanthropy and the work and capacity of nonprofits and civil society around the world.

2022 Grant Recipients

African American Leadership Forum*

New Mexico Community Capital

Agora Partnerships*

Nexus Community Partners

Borealis Philanthropy

Northland Foundation

Charities Review Council

Pillsbury United Communities

Coalition of Asian American Leaders*

PolicyLink*

Fund for Shared Insights (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc)*

Propel Nonprofits*

Global Fund for Women Inc.*

Red de Impacto (Agora Partnerships)*

Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc.

Seward Redesign

Headwaters Foundation for Justice*

The Share Trust Inc.*

LatinoLEAD*

Building Movement Project (Third Sector New England Inc.)*

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

Tiwahe Foundation*

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum*

United Nations Foundation Inc.*

Native Governance Center*

Voices for Racial Justice*

NDN Collective Inc.*

Women’s Foundation of Minnesota*

Target Foundation Grant Recipients – 2021

*Recipients of multi-year grants, which are grants with a term of two or more years.

Target Foundation | Hometown

2021 Grant Recipients

AccessAbility Inc.

Lake Street Council

Aeon

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

African Development Center

Lunar Startups

Ain Dah Yung Our Home Center

Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers

All Square

Metropolitan Economic Development Association (Meda)

Alliance for Metropolitan Stability*

MicroGrants

Alliance Housing Inc.

Mpls Downtown Council

American Indian OIC

Minnesota Africans United (MAU)*

Appetite For Change Inc.

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV)

Ascension Place

Minnesota Homeownership Center

Asian Economic Development Association*

Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP)

Aurora St Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation

Mni Sota Fund

Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative

Model Cities of St. Paul, Inc.

Build Wealth MN Inc.

Neighborhood Development Alliance Inc. (NeDA)

CAPI USA

Neighborhood Development Center Inc. (NDC)

City Of Lakes Community Land Trust

Nexus Community Partners

CommonBond Communities

Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON)

Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF USA)

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio Inc. (CLUES)

Prepare + Prosper

Cookie Cart

PRG Inc.

COPAL (Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina)

Project for Pride in Living Inc. (PPL)

Elpis Enterprises

Redeemer Center for Life

EMERGE Community Development

Sabathani Community Center

Emma Norton Services

Sakan Community Resource*

Exodus Lending

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF)

Family Housing Fund

Springboard for the Arts

HAP Economic & Community Development Corporation

St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation

HIRED

StudiOne-Eighty

Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)

The Power of People Leadership Institute*

HOME Line

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

Hope Community

Ujamaa Place

Housing Justice Center

West Broadway Business and Area Coalition*

InquilinXs UnidXs Por Justicia | United Renters for Justice (IX)*

West Side Citizens Organization*

International Institute of Minnesota

WomenVenture

Jeremiah Program

YWCA St. Paul

Jobs Foundation

Youthprise

Karen Organization of Minnesota

 

Target Foundation | National

2021 Grant Recipients

Acumen America

Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

Commonwealth

PolicyLink

Filene Research Institute

Prosperity Now*

Financial Health Network

Race Forward

First Nations Development Institute*

Rent Reporter Inc.

Mission Asset Fund

SaverLife

National Association For Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB)*

The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD)

UpTogether*

Target Foundation | Global

2021 Grant Recipients

Alterna*

Industree*

Ashoka*

J-PAL*

British Asian Trust*

Kiva*

CoImpact*

Namati*

Friendship Bridge*

SERES

Fundacion Avina*

 

Target Foundation | Ecosystem

Ecosystem grants are intended to enable, strengthen and evolve the practice of philanthropy and the work and capacity of nonprofits and civil society around the world.

2021 Grant Recipients

African American Leadership Forum

NAPAWF

Amherst H Wilder Foundation*

Native Governance Center

Center for Economic Inclusion*

Native Women Lead*

Center for Social Impact and Philanthropy*

Pillsbury United Community

City of Lakes Community Land Trust

Policy Link*

Coalition of Asian American Leaders

Propel Nonprofits

Co-Impact*

Race Forward*

Dasra*

Red de Impacto*

Echoing Green*

Seward Redesign

Headwaters for Justice

Tiwahe Foundation

Latino Lead

Voices for Racial Justice

Minnesota Council on Nonprofits

Women's Foundation of Minnesota

Target Foundation Grant Recipients – 2020

*Recipients of multi-year grants, which are grants with a term of two or more years. 

Target Foundation | Hometown

2020 Grant Recipients

AccessAbility Inc.

Latino Economic Development Center

Aeon

Lifetrack Resources Inc.

African American Leadership Forum

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

African Career, Education & Resource Inc. (Acer)

Market Entry Fund (Propel Nonprofits)

African Development Center

MEDA

African Economic Development Solutions

Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH)

African Immigrants Community Services

MicroGrants

Al-Maa'uun

Mind the G.A.P.P.

All Square

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

Alliance Housing Inc.

Minnesota Homeownership Center

American Indian OIC INC

Minnesota Public Radio

Amherst Wilder Foundation (St Paul Promise Neighborhood)

Mni Sota Fund

Analytics for Good Institute (University of Minnesota Foundation)

Model Cities of St. Paul Inc.

Appetite For Change Inc.

Native American Community Development Institute

Better Futures Minnesota

Neighborhood Development Alliance

Build Wealth MN Inc.

Neighborhood Development Center Inc.

Community Reinvestment Fund, USA

Nexus Community Partners

Cultural Wellness Center

Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)

Eastside Funder's Group (St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation)

Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON)

Elpis Enterprises

Northside Funder’s Group (Minneapolis Foundation)

Emerge Community Development

PRG, Inc.

Emma Norton Services

Project for Pride in Living Inc. (PPL)

Exodus Lending

Rebuilding Together Twin Cities

Family Housing Fund

Redeemer Center for Life

First Children’s Finance

Sakan Community Resource

Friends of Career Solutions

ServeMinnesota

Frogtown Neighborhood Association

Seward Redesign

Generation Next

Springboard for the Arts

Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation

St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation (MN Disaster Recovery Fund)

Greater Twin Cities United Way

The Alliance

Hired

The Power of People Leadership Institute

Hmong American Farmers Association

Tree Trust

Hmong American Partnership (HAP)

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

Hope Community

Ujamaa Place

Housing Justice Center

Urban Homeworks Inc.

InquilinXs UnidXs Por Justicia (IX)

Urban League Twin Cities

International Institute of Minnesota

Vibrant and Safe Downtown (Downtown Minneapolis Council)

Jobs Foundation

West Broadway Business and Area Coalition

Juxtaposition Arts

West Side Community Organization

Karen Organization of Minnesota

Youthprise

Lake Street Council

YWCA of St. Paul

Target Foundation | National

2020 Grant Recipients

Commonwealth

Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

Financial Health Network

Prosperity Now

First Nations Development Institute

 Rent Reporter Inc.

National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB)

SaverLife

Target Foundation | Global

2020 Grant Recipients

Alterna*

Industree*

Ashoka*

J-PAL*

Co-Impact*

Kiva*

Friendship Bridge*

Namati*

Fundacion Avina*

Red de Impacto*

Target Foundation | Ecosystem

Ecosystem grants are intended to enable, strengthen and evolve the practice of philanthropy and the work and capacity of nonprofits and civil society around the world.

2020 Grant Recipients

African American Leadership Form

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

Agora Partnerships*

Native Governance Center

Charities Review Council

Pillsbury United Communities

Coalition of Asian American Leaders

PolicyLink*

Family Independence Initiative

Propel Nonprofits

Greater Washington Education Telecommunications Association Inc.

Women’s Foundation of Minnesota

LatinoLEAD

 

Target Foundation Grant Recipients – 2019

*Recipients of multi-year grants, which are grants with a term of two or more years.

Target Foundation | Hometown

2019 Grant Recipients

Aeon*

Jobs Foundation

African Economic Development Solutions

Keystone Community Services*

Ain Dah Yung Our Home Center

Lake Street Council*

All Square

Land Bank Twin Cities Inc.*

American Indian OIC  

Latino Economic Development Center*

Appetite For Change Inc.

Lifetrack Resources Inc.

Ascension Place*

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Asian Economic Development Association*

Metropolitan Consortium Of Community Developers*

Avenues for Youth

Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH)

Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative*

MicroGrants

Better Futures Minnesota

Mind the G.A.P.P.

Build Wealth MN Inc.

Minneapolis American Indian Center*

CAPI USA*

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV)

City Of Lakes Community Land Trust

Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP)*

Clare Housing*

Minnesota Public Radio

CommonBond Communities*

Neighborhood Development Center Inc. (NDC)

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio Inc (CLUES)*

Nexus Community Partners*

Cookie Cart*

Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON)*

Dakota Woodlands

Pillsbury United Communities*

Elpis Enterprises

Prepare + Prosper*

Emerge Community Development

PRG Inc.

Emma Norton Services

Project for Pride in Living Inc. (PPL)

Exodus Lending

Rebuilding Together -  Twin Cities  

Family Housing Fund

RESOURCE Inc.*

Frogtown Neighborhood Association

Sakan Community Resource

Goodwill Industries Inc.*

Solid Ground

Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF)*

HIRED

The Arc Minnesota

Hmong American Partnership (HAP) Economic & Community Development Corporation

Tubman*

Hope Community

Urban Homeworks Inc.

House of Charity

WomenVenture*

HousingLink*

YWCA St. Paul

Jeremiah Program*

Youthprise

Jewish Community Action*

YWCA Minneapolis*

Target Foundation | National

2019 Grant Recipients

Financial Health Network

 

Target Foundation | Global

2019 Grant Recipients

Alterna*

Kiva*

Avina Americas*

Namati*

Industree Foundation*