Building Community: The Opus Foundation's 2015 Giving Through June
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Community stewardship is at the core of our organization and the Opus Foundation® – and has been from the beginning.
Since its inception in 2000, the Opus Foundation has given out grants totaling more than $33 million. Through Opportunity and Impact grants, the Opus Foundation awards approximately $3 million annually to projects and programs that build our communities and make them better places to live, work and raise families.
The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the following areas:
Early Childhood Education – to provide high-quality experiences for preschool-age children that result in enhanced kindergarten readiness
Youth Development – to promote healthy social and academic development of youth with an emphasis on supporting youth to stay in school and stay on track to pursue post-secondary education
Workforce Development – to strengthen the workforce in our communities and help position and prepare under/unemployed individuals for career advancement and greater self-sufficiency
Community Revitalization – to increase the vitality of economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, including the development of small businesses, affordable housing and/or other important community assets such as community centers
Pressing/Emerging Needs – to respond to emergency needs such as food, clothing or shelter resulting from economically challenging times
Impact Fund Grants
Impactful investments of $20,000 - $75,000
Awarded semiannually through a competitive grant process to strengthen Opus communities
Chicago
Aspire of Illinois• All Are Welcome Initiative – Youth Development
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago• Early Childhood Educational Enhancements
Denver
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver• Strengthening STEM Through Better Science –
Youth Development
Colorado Construction Institute• CCI Construction Skills Training – Workforce
Development
Denver Urban Scholars• US @ Bridge Project – Youth Development
Kansas City
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City• Project Learn at new Olathe Club – Youth
Development
Milwaukee
Acts Community Development Corporation• Build on Success Program – Community
Revitalization
Children's Outing Association• Early Childhood Center Expansion
Minneapolis
CommonBond Communities• One CommonBond – Community Revitalization
Cookie Cart• Curriculum Development Project – Workforce Development
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School• Corporate Work Study Program – Youth Development
East Side Neighborhood Service Inc.• FutureConnect Career Readiness Program – Youth Development
Mayo Clinic Rochester• Bridges to Health Care – Workforce Development
Summit Academy OIC• East Metro Expansion – Workforce Development
Phoenix
Diversity Leadership Alliance• Youth Leadership Academy – Youth Development
New Pathways for Youth Inc.• Transformative Mentoring Program – Youth
Development
Opportunity Fund
Designed for quick response to needs and opportunities in our communities
Grants of $1,000 - $5,000 made monthly for eligible projects and activities
Early Childhood Education
• Fifth City Child Development Institute INC Preschool Program – Chicago
• St. Vincent de Paul Center – Chicago
• Phillips Eye Institute Foundation – Minneapolis
• Wisconsin Montessori Society Inc. – Milwaukee
• Drake University CHARACTER COUNTS! – Des Moines
Pressing/Emerging Needs
• Dupage P A D S Inc. – Chicago
• La Casa Norte – Chicago
• Joppa Outreach, Inc. – Des Moines
• Cross-Lines Community Outreach – Kansas City
• Guest House of Milwaukee, Inc.
• Eastside Meals on Wheels, Inc. – Minneapolis
• Angel Foundation – Minneapolis
• Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation – Minneapolis
• Intercongregation Communities Association Inc. – Minneapolis
• Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Ministries Foundation – Minneapolis
• 360 Communities – Minneapolis
• Food Outreach, Inc. – St. Louis
• The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri – St. Louis
Workforce Development
• Mile High United Way, Inc. – Denver
• AGC Construction Education and Research Foundation – Denver
• Cristo Rey Jesuit Milwaukee High School –Milwaukee
• Carver-Hennepin Options For Innovative Community Employment – Minneapolis
• RESOURCE, Inc. – Minneapolis
• Dress for Success – Phoenix
Youth Development
• Bridge Communities Inc. – Chicago
• Regents of the University of Colorado – Denver
• Colorado Seminary – Denver
• Joppa Outreach, Inc. – Des Moines
• Ball State University Foundation – Indianapolis
• Outreach, Inc. – Indianapolis
• Urban Ecology Center – Milwaukee
• St. Gabriel Parish School – Milwaukee
• Aeon – Minneapolis
• University of Northern Iowa Foundation – Minneapolis
• National Football League Alumni Inc. – Minneapolis
Youth Development
• Urban Boatbuilders, Inc. – Minneapolis
• Marquette University – Minneapolis
• University of Minnesota Foundation – Minneapolis
• Camp Fire USA – Minneapolis
• CommonBond Communities – Minneapolis
• Academy of Holy Angels – Minneapolis
• Zenon Dance Company and School Inc. – Minneapolis
• Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia – Minneapolis
• Christ Community Lutheran School – Minneapolis
• Youth Frontiers, Inc. – Minneapolis
• Special Olympics Minnesota – Minneapolis
• Youth Learning Center – St. Louis