We are renewing our commitment to fostering racial equity. The board and staff of The Saint Paul Foundation and Minnesota Community Foundation, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners affiliates, have adopted a new racial equity framework to guide us forward in this work.

The Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) exists to promote civic participation as a key to making our democracy work. FCCP serves leaders in the philanthropic community working to further this vision with heightened attention to issues of equity and historically disenfranchised and underrepresented communities. FCCP's members support non-partisan efforts to engage voters, eliminate structural barriers to voting, advance reforms to improve government and electoral systems, and inspire public involvement in civic life.

The Executives’ Alliance is a national philanthropic alliance that will “evaluate promising approaches, advocate for effective public policy and systems change, and invest in young men as assets for America’s future.”

AAPIP leverages resources for our communities to develop their capacity to meet their needs and solve problems. To achieve these goals, AAPIP uses two key strategies: (1) to advocate for more philanthropic resources from institutions and (2) to build philanthropy within our communities. These two strategies are implemented through our targeted campaigns and innovative programs.