Because of your support, the Foundation gets help to Eden Prairie residents who need it most – when they need it most, like now. Neighbors who are experiencing food insecurity, violence or abuse, homelessness, disability, or other hardship. Your donations become grants that help solve Eden Prairie’s most persistent problems, and make this a better […] Read more
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
What does it look like when a community pulls together? It looks a lot like Eden Prairie at this very moment: a community finding new ways to educate students, support local businesses including restaurants, and help first responders with homemade face masks and gestures of encouragement For those of us at the Eden Prairie Community […] Read more
The 2020 EP Gives fundraising event that was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic has been rescheduled for Oct. 24. You might ask why the Foundation would postpone rather than cancel the event, in light of all the uncertainty about when things will get back to normal. While don’t know what October will bring, pandemic-wise, […] 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
Mark Weber has been the executive director of the Eden Prairie Community Foundation since October 2013. In this role, he enjoys meeting with Eden Prairie residents, and being an active member of the community. If you’d like to connect with Mark, call him at (952) 949-8499 or email him. You can also read Mark’s full biography.
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