The Saint Paul Foundation

To supplement an existing donor-advised fund

Saint Paul Public Library

To increase access to job search assistance and computer based job skill training outside of Library facilities, particularly for people who speak English as their secondary language

MinnPost.com (Donor-funded News Beats)

To introduce donors to funding news coverage at the high-quality MinnPost.com

Minnesota Idea Open

To spread a deeper understanding of key community issues and challenges by engaging citizens in problem solving efforts

The Saint Paul Foundation

To support the transformation of St. Paul neighborhoods adjacent to a planned light rail line by fostering a unique collaboration of government, nonprofit and private stakeholders

Local Initiative Support Corporation

To support LISC's national strategic shift to expand the services it provides in low-income neighborhoods and to have greater impact on their social and economic vitality. Detroit, St. Paul and Duluth will be pilot cities

National Council of YMCAs of America

To develop the model YMCA Newcomer-Immigrant Program which will be implemented in seven Knight communities and then replicated nationally to support the successful integration of immigrants into our communities

City of Saint Paul

To maximize the development opportunities of a new light rail line by supporting a comprehensive second phase of the city's planning effort

Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network

To develop the capacity of the nonprofit sector in four Knight communities to advocate for universal access by supporting the NTEN Municipal Wireless Empowerment Project

MinnPost

To help launch a new kind of "digital daily,'' a quality nonprofit online news organization serving the state of Minnesota

MinnPost

To provide additional funding to MinnPost through an anonymous donor

Playing the News

To create a flexible-format reality-based newsgame that focuses on community issues