Mission Awards Recipients (1987 – 2000)

Since 1987, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) has been honored to recognize dozens of nonprofit organizations making incredible contributions to Minnesota’s high quality of life. The Minnesota Nonprofit Mission Awards honor these contributions in the areas of Innovation, Advocacy, Anti-Racism Initiative, and Responsive Philanthropy. Recipients have received:

  • Recognition in front of hundreds of nonprofit peers at the MCN Annual Conference
  • A professional video production capturing the organization’s work 
  • A one-of-a-kind art glass award
  • A feature profile of the organization in MCN’s Nonprofit News
  • A cash award (for all recipients except for Responsive Philanthropy recipient)
  • The Loft Literary Center – Innovation
  • Advocating Change Together (ACT) – Advocacy
  • Camp Sunrise/YouthCARE – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • The Ordean Foundation – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Multicultural Resource Center, Mankato – Innovation
  • Legal Services Advocacy Project and Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (tie) – Advocacy
  • Community Action Against Racism (CAAR) – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • Philanthrofund Foundation – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Damiano of Duluth – Innovation
  • Minnesota AIDS Project- Advocacy
  • Penumbra Theatre Company – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • Children, Families, and Community Initiative and the F.R. Bigelow Foundation – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Resource Center of the Americas – Innovation
  • West Side Neighborhood Organization – Advocacy
  • Pillsbury Neighborhood Services – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • The Grotto Foundation – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Helping Paws – Innovation
  • Neighborhood House Association – Advocacy
  • Committee Seeking Equal Justice – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • Minnesota Council on Foundations – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Minneapolis Urban League – Innovation
  • District 202 – Advocacy
  • Asian Media Access – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • Headwaters Fund – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Brainerd Healthy Community Project – Innovation
  • Minnesota Alliance for Progressive Action – Advocacy
  • Innovative Trainings/Family Service, Inc. – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • The Otto Bremer Foundation – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Minnesota Food Bank Network – Innovation
  • All Parks Alliance for Change – Advocacy
  • Worthington Cultural Diversity Coalition – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • Cooperating Fund Drive – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Hearing Dog Program of Minnesota – Innovation
  • Women Against Military Madness – Advocacy
  • Coalition for Police Accountability – Anti-Racism Initiative
  • Northern States Power Company – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Teen Health Center/NW Youth Services – Innovation
  • BIHA Women in Action – Advocacy
  • Minnesota AIDS Funding Consortium – Responsive Philanthropy
  • Indian Health Board of Minnesota – Innovation
  • Food First Coalition – Advocacy
  • Minnesota Women’s Fund – Responsive Philanthropy
  • At the Foot of the Mountain Theatre – Innovation
  • Anishinabe Akeeng, White Earth – Advocacy
  • Headwaters Fund – Responsive Philanthropy
  • American Indian Business Development Corporation – Innovation
  • Advocating Change Together – Advocacy
  • St. Paul Companies, Inc. Foundation – Responsive Philanthropy
  • JOBS NOW Coalition, St. Paul – Advocacy
  • The Otto Bremer Foundation – Responsive Philanthropy