Foundation provides significant support to major capital campaigns

MINNEAPOLIS – January 5, 2004 — During 2003, the Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation committed more than $10 million in grants to 119 organizations.

The capital projects of major health, cultural and civic organizations received the largest commitments. A $3 million grant to the Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation will help fund the construction of the Minneapolis Heart Institute. The Mayo Foundation received a $1 million commitment to assist with construction of a new facility in Scottsdale, AZ. Large arts organizations and civic organizations, including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts ($1.5 million), Walker Art Center ($1 million), Children’s Theatre Company ($500,000), the Guthrie Theatre ($250,000), the Minneapolis Public Library ($1 million), and the American Swedish Institute ($50,000) received grants totaling $4.3 million for their new facilities. Other capital grants were awarded to the Courage Center ($50,000), Hope Community ($75,000), Neighborhood Development Center ($100,000) and Project for Pride in Living ($250,000).

“While capital grants received the largest portion of foundation support this year, providing educational and enrichment opportunities for economically-disadvantaged youth remains a Foundation priority,” said Foundation President William Pohlad. Three Foundation initiatives distributed more than $600,000 in grants for this purpose. The Summer Camp Scholarship program awarded more than $210,000 to 30 organizations throughout Minnesota for use as summer camp scholarships to more than 649 youth from 10-15 years of age. A new initiative to support effective after-school programs for youth in grades 3-8 awarded $300,000 to 18 organizations serving more than 3,200 Minneapolis or St. Paul students. And college scholarships totaling $105,000 were awarded to 42 Twin Cities' area youth through a grant to the Horatio Alger Association.

In addition to its youth initiatives, the Foundation also responded to the difficult economy and changes in public support for nonprofits by changing its community grant program. Beginning this year, the Foundation proactively searched for a small number of effective health, multi-service, job training and emergency service organizations that assist economically-disadvantaged families and children. A proposal for support was invited from each selected organization. Multi-year, unrestricted operating grants, totaling $570,000, were approved for 16 organizations that demonstrated positive service outcomes, sound governance and effective management. Pillsbury United Communities, Neighborhood Health Care Network, Hmong American Partnership, and Twin Cities Rise, Inc. were among the organizations selected. The Foundation also provided $50,000 to the Greater Twin Cities United Way’s Strategic Planning Fund that, along with other United Way funds, assisted 34 nonprofits with planning or executing organization or program mergers, creating alliances or partnerships with other organizations, or restructuring their own organizations in response to changes in financial support.

The Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation is a private family foundation. Since 1999, the Foundation has approved more than $22 million in grants. The Foundation carries out its mission -- To improve the lives of economically disadvantaged families and children, and support projects that maintain or improve the quality of life in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area -- by providing support to nonprofit organizations through a proactive community grants program, by creating its own initiatives and directing support to organizations that are important to family members.

A complete list of grants approved during 2003, and the list of Twin Cities' students receiving college scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association follows.

Capital Grants
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation/$3,000,000
American Swedish Institute/$50,000
The Children’s Theater Company/$500,000
Courage Center/$50,000
Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library/$1,000,000
Guthrie Theatre/$250,000
Hope Community, Inc./$75,000
Mayo Foundation/$1,000,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts/$1,500,000
Neighborhood Development Center/$100,000
Project for Pride in Living/$250,000
Walker Art Center/$1,000,000

Multi-Year General Operating Grants
Bridge for Runaway Youth/$30,000
Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicio, Inc./$30,000
Cornerstone Advocacy Center/$20,000
Day One Center/$15,000
Family & Children’s Service/$45,000
Goodwill Industries, Inc./Easter Seals Society/$60,000
Hmong American Partnership/$30,000
Minneapolis Urban League/$30,000
Neighborhood Health Care Network/$60,000
People Serving People/$30,000
Perspectives, Inc./$45,000
Pillsbury United Communities/$45,000
Second Harvest Heartland/$30,000
Summit Academy OIC/$30,000
Twin Cities Rise/$60,000
YWCA of Minneapolis/$30,000

Summer Camp Scholarship Program
CommonBond Communities/$8,000
Community Action Council/$10,000
Episcopal Community Services/$13,000
Freeport West, Inc./$5,000
Headwaters Intervention Center, Inc./$8,000
Hmong Minnesota Pacific Association, Inc./$10,000
ISD #11—Hamilton Elementary School/$5,000
ISD #11—Hoover Elementary/$6,600
ISD #15—Saint Francis/$5,400
ISD #186—Pequot Lakes Public School/$5,000
ISD #248—Martin County West/$8,000
ISD #279--Park Brook Elementary/$13,000
ISD #690—KIDS-n-US Program/$5,060
ISD #745—Albany Area Schools/$5,000
ISD #884—Rockford Area Public Schools/$11,000
ISD #91—Barnum Kids Plus/$5,000
ISD #97—Moose Lake Kids Plus/$6,000
Jefferson-Haven Tenant Organization/$7,000
Lao Family Community of Minnesota, Inc./$10,000
Merriam Park Community Services/$5,500
Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative/$10,000
Neighborhood Involvement Program/$8,000
Northland Area Family Service Center/$10,000
Northwoods Coalition for Battered Women/$5,000
PACT 4 Families Collaborative/$10,000
Professional Association of Treatment Homes/$11,000
South Central Children’s Project/$7,500
Tubman Family Alliance/$5,500
Washburn Child Guidance Center/$5,500
Youth Service Bureau, Inc./$10,000
YouthLink/$6,500

After School Services Program
Admission Possible/$50,000
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation/$10,000
Athletes Committed to Education/$20,000
Best Friends Minnesota/$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities/$20,000
Community Design Center of Minnesota/$10,000
East Side Neighborhood Service, Inc./$15,000
Harvest Preparatory School/$10,000
Jabbok Foundation/$10,000
La Oportunidad, Inc./$15,000
Park Avenue Foundation/$10,000
Plymouth Christian Youth Center/$15,000
Saint Paul Area Council of Churches/$10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation, CitySongs Program/$20,000
Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation/$15,000
YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis/$20,000
Youth Farm and Market Program/$20,000
YWCA of St. Paul/$20,000

Partnership Grants (Supporting community projects/programs of Pohlad-owned companies)
Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities/$25,000
City of Argle/$5,000
City of Pequot Lakes/$5,000
Hatton Park Board/$3,000
ISD 2683—Greenbush/Middle River Schools/$3,000
ISD 2859—Glencoe/Silver Lake Community Education/$3,250
ISD 599—Fertile-Beltrami/$5,000
ISD 740—Melrose/$5,000
ISD 876—Annandale/$2,750
Lawton-Bronson Summer League/$5,000
Osage Park and Recreation Department/$3,000
School District of Prentice/$5,000
Upper Tonka Little League/$5,000

Other Grants (For general operating expenses, unless noted)
Alzheimers Association/$150,000
General operating and reserve CapCure/$10,000
Children’s Cancer Research Center/$10,000
Clarke College/$25,000 College scholarships
Columbia Heights Public Schools/$5,000
Destination Imagination Project Family Hope Services/$2,500
Foundation for the Children of Iran/$500
Greater Twin Cities United Way/$50,000
Strategic Planning Fund Horatio Alger Association/$10,000
Institute for Successful Church Leadership/$10,000
Juvenile Diabetes Association/$6,000
Living Word Christian Center/$25,000
Lupus Foundation of Minnesota/$1,000
Minnesota Dance Theater/$5,000
Minnesota Medical Foundation/$5,000 Women’s Health Fund
New Harmony Community Music/$1,500 Project
Minnesota Department of Health, Minority Health Office/$250
Project Minnesota Special Olympics/$1,000
PACER Center/$2,000
Park Brook Elementary School/$4,000 Project
Saint John the Evangelist Church/$10,000
Wilder Foundation--Shannon Institute for Leadership/$1,000
Starkey Hearing Foundation/$5,000
Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation/$1,000
Go Latino 9/16 Celebration
Women and Philanthropy/$500

Horatio Alger Association – 2003 Minnesota Scholars
Cindy Acosta, Hopkins High School
Rachel Aldrich, Champlin Park High School
Maryam Ali, Southwest High School
Mahogany Arnold, North Community High School
Nicholas Asuncion, Roseville Area High School
Samara Blair, Hopkins High School
Annie Blake, School of Environmental Study
Billy Brown, John Johnson High School
Cassie Clark, Lakeville Senior High School
Julie Day, Saint Paul Area Learning Center
Alma Dzafic, Edina High School
Carly Elmgren, Chaska Senior High School
Greta Hansen, Wayzata High School
Jenny Harrington, Humboldt Senior High School
Hannah Haugberg, South High School
Mor Chia Her, Patrick Henry High School
Patty Hibbard, White Bear Lake Area High School
Dominique Jones, South High School
Dahir Ketibe, Edison Senior High School
Pa Lee, Patrick Henry High School
Ching Lo, Central High School
Courtney Lubrant, Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Drew McCullough, Forest Lake Senior High School
Chou Moua, Arlington High School
Peter Nadimi, Maple Grove Senior High School
Alex Pennie, Patrick Henry High School
Benn Pierce, Wayzata High School
Charly Reinert, Hopkins High School
Cara Schommer, Mound Westonka High School
Yusef Shaqalle, Edison Senior High School
Kaisha Sims, Fridley Senior High School
Jennifer Smith, Eden Prairie High School
Mary Ulrich, Academy of Holy Angels
Ma Lee Vang, Arlington High School
Vismai Vang, Patrick Henry High School
Yeng Vang, Edison Senior High School
Andy Welter, Shakopee Senior High School
Bonnie Wirtz, Highland Park Senior High School
Megan Wutke, New Life Academy
Zer Xiong, Champlin Park High School
Lyncy Yang, Central High School
See Yang, North High School