Knowing where those next few meals are coming from is paramount for those hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s why food insecurity is one of the areas the Foundation wants to address with its COVID-19 Response Fund. To that end, the third rapid-response grant from the fund goes to The Sheridan Story, a nonprofit […] Read more
Eden Prairie residents in need of food, job-readiness help, transportation assistance, and grief counseling during the coronavirus pandemic are getting help through the Eden Prairie Community Foundation. The help is in the form of two quick-response grants from the Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund: one to PROP for $8,000 and another to the Brighter Days Grief […] Read more
Youth, older adults, victims of abuse, and people who are homeless or homebound are among those who will be helped by 2020 grants from the Eden Prairie Community Foundation. The grants, approved in January by the Foundation’s Grants Committee and board of directors, total nearly $20,000 and are only one part of the granting done […] Read more
Participants in programs that Eden Prairie-based CHOICE Inc. provides to the intellectually disabled are expressing themselves in new and creative ways, thanks to a 2019 grant from the Eden Prairie Community Foundation. The $2,000 grant was used to purchase filming gear and film-editing software, enabling CHOICE participants to produce six music videos that will play […] Read more
The PROP Shop leveraged volunteer help and a 2019 Eden Prairie Community Foundation grant to purchase 14 ready-to-assemble bedroom dressers and distribute them to families-in-need. It was one of 14 grants the Foundation awarded this year as part of its annual grant cycle, with help from donors, fund holders, and corporate partners. For Foundation officials, […] Read more
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