Resource for Minnesota Nonprofits
This page gathers emergency and responsive funding resources for Minnesota nonprofits navigating urgent or unexpected needs. Holistic Grants is maintaining this list to help identify support that is available right now and to reduce the burden of searching during already challenging moments. Each foundation name is a clickable link to take you directly to the resource.
grants for emergency response
Grant Amount: Up to $50,000
Deadline: 10/15/26 (or when all funds have been spent, which is expected to be soon)
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits
Description: To assist communities in responding to major events through facilitating the process of grieving, encouraging healing.
Grant Amount: Up to $25,000
Deadline: Inquiry deadlines: 2/25/26, 3/25/26, 4/29/26, 5/27/26
Eligibility: Organizations with budgets under $2M, 501c3 or fiscal sponsor
Description: To support strategic organizing around new, rapidly emerging or unexpected legislative or policy developments, events, and political moments.
Grant Amount: $25,000 - $500,000
Deadline: Invitation only - can submit an interest form to be considered for funding (funding distributed on weekly basis)
Eligibility: 501c3 or fiscal sponsor
Description: Rapid funding for culturally-responsive, deeply-rooted organizations providing: urgent basic needs, urgent legal services, and mobilizing and organizing.
Grant Amount: Unknown
Deadline: None
Eligibility: Invitation only
Description: Currently directing funds to organizations supporting immigrant and refugee communities harmed by the recent ICE surge in Minnesota. Early grants will support legal and community response, safety and media capacity, small‑business stabilization and community‑led organizing.
Grant Amount: $10,000 - $50,000
Deadline: 5/30/26
Eligibility: Lawsuits benefiting a large number of people or changing systems
Description: Expedited funding for impact litigation brought on behalf of the immigrant community and their allies.
grants for basic needs support
Grant Amount: Unknown
Deadline: Unknown
Eligibility: Organizations, specifics TBD
Description: Details on the application are not yet available.
Grant Amount: Up to $20,000
Deadline: Rolling deadline
Eligibility: Food Access and Housing Orgs Serving the East Metro and Greater MN
Description: To support emergent needs in the East Metro and Greater Minnesota. Reach out to the Foundation for feedback before applying.
grants for artists
Grant Amount: $500
Deadline: 2/13/26, 3/13/26, 4/10/26, 5/8/26, 6/12/26
Eligibility: MN artists
Description: For artists facing unexpected expenses due to emergencies.
Grant Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Rolling
Eligibility: MN artists and cultural bearers
Description: Small grants to Minnesota-based artists and culture bearers who are documenting what is happening to their communities, countering disinformation and telling the lived, human stories and strength of Minnesota’s people.
Grant Amount: Unknown
Deadline: Rolling
Eligibility: Unknown
Description: This program supports neighborhood-scale projects that help neighbors find sanctuary places in their communities where care, safety, and solidarity already live.
grants for small businesses
Grant Amount: $2,500 - $10,000
Deadline: Rolling, decisions made weekly
Eligibility: Small businesses in Minnesota with a maximum of 40 employees and a gross annual revenue of $3 million or less are eligible to apply.
Description: This fund will provide short-term stabilization grants to help businesses address urgent needs caused by reduced revenue, workforce disruptions, temporary closures, or safety and security concerns. Grants are intended to support businesses over a 30- to 60-day period.
Grant Amount: $10,000 - $50,000 depending on gross revenue
Deadline: The original deadline was 12/14/25, but funds are still available. Accepting on a rolling basis until funds run out
Eligibility: Minnesota small businesses in eligible service areas with gross revenue of $750,000 or less based on previous year taxable income
Description: State-funded small business revitalization program for disadvantaged businesses
Grant Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: 3/8/26
Eligibility: Southeast Asian and immigrant/refugee business owners with brick-and-mortar businesses in the Greater Twin Cities area
Description: Grants offered by Hmong American Partnership
Grant Amount: $2,500 - $10,000
Deadline: 2/23/26
Eligibility: Small, independent restaurants in the Twin Cities 7-county metro
Description: Minnesota restaurants facing hardship
Grant Amount: Unknown
Deadline: Rolling
Eligibility: Latino-owned businesses (initial funding is specific to businesses on the East Side, but encourage others across MN to apply as future funding is possible)
Description: Immediate financial relief for businesses that have been negatively impacted by recent ICE activity.