Bush Prize: Minnesota
The Bush Prize: Minnesota honors organizations leading innovative, community-driven solutions to local challenges with unrestricted funding to inspire sustainable and equitable change.
Funder: Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027: Full application deadline — Bush Prize: Minnesota (closes at 1 p.m.)
Funding Amounts: $250,000 unrestricted award for each honoree; $10,000 for each finalist; annual program
Summary: Honors Minnesota organizations leading innovative, community-driven solutions with flexible, unrestricted funding to amplify their impact and inspire systemic change.
Description
The Bush Prize: Minnesota recognizes and celebrates organizations in Minnesota that demonstrate extraordinary leadership in engaging their communities to create innovative solutions for local challenges. Administered by the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation as a Community Grant Partner of the Bush Foundation, this annual award provides flexible, unrestricted support to organizations with a proven history of creative problem-solving, community-led approaches, and transformational impact. The prize aims to highlight organizations that serve as models for sustainable and equitable change, inspiring wider regional progress.
