Building Community

2015 giving through June

The Opus Foundation®

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

Des Moines

Children & Families of Iowa• Youth Work Readiness Program – Workforce

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

St. Louis

Youth Learning Center• Solve + Build + Play – 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

Congrats to the many deserving and impactful nonprofit organizations who have received grants from the Opus Foundation®.

Together, we are

Building Community.