October 2020

Beloved Community,

The summer was full of pandemic, physical distancing, mutual aid, and righteous anger. Through it all, HFJ grantee partners continued to care for community, fight for liberation, and call out for justice across Minnesota. Sometimes with grace, sometimes with fury. Always with hope.

With fall settling in, many of us are in back to school mode. We know it’s both familiar and different this year. As these routines become another new normal for now, everyone at Headwaters sends care to families, teachers, school staff, childcare workers, and, of course, to our students.

We are moving forward with our fundraising and grantmaking work. We also think it’s important to pause and share a few recent wins with you, because you helped make them possible. This is why we’re connecting with you today.

July 1st, 2019 marked a new fiscal year for Headwaters, and this past June 30th, 2020 closed it. During that time, we invested over $ 4.5 million in grants to 143 organizations* across Minnesota through the Giving Project Grant <[link removed]>, Community Innovation Grant <[link removed]>, Fund of the Sacred Circle <[link removed]>, Communities First Fund <[link removed]>, The Transformation Fund <[link removed]>, and our donor advised funds, among others. You, our network of donors, brought this remarkable level of HFJ grantmaking to life.

Here are highlights from our latest grantmaking work (expect more detail in our formal annual report, which will be published in early 2021):

* The average grant amount was over $ 30,000—up from a previous average of $ 15,000
* The latest Giving Project cohort raised and distributed over $ 230,000 to 14 organizations
* Communities First Fund raised over $ 1.1 millio
* The Transformation Fund raised over $ 2.5 million

And here are just three examples of what grantee partners have done thanks to these investments:

* The Transformation Fund raised over $ 2.5 million
* Manidoo Ogitigaan paid stipends to community members who picked medicine, gathered food, made home deliveries, and assisted with disaster relief. They also provided PPE to essential workers in Ponemah, and supplies to border patrol workers on the Red Lake Indian reservation.
* South Sudanese Foundation , based in the Fargo-Moorhead area, hired a distance learning coordinator to help refugee and immigrant students and their families connect to and use distance learning. They also hired a rapid response community coordinator to translate public health information at local, state, and federal levels, and then share the information through phone trees and designated social media platforms.
* Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County used HFJ grant dollars for their emergency fund, which received 8,000 requests for help with rent, utilities, food, and medical costs in the first month of the coronavirus pandemic. They are the only organization serving the Latinx community in the Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Zumbrota, and Pine Island region.

One of our core values is trust in community. While we invested in community-generated solutions, we also saw you placing your trust in us. Your giving increased so significantly, it led to Headwaters doubling our previous year’s grantmaking work.

Never forget how we achieved this together during a pandemic and an uprising after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd. Joy Elizabeth, one of our most recent Giving Project alums, sums this season up best: " It is amazing to see how incredibly generous we are being, both with ourselves and with each other. We have abundance and know how to show up, focused, for the community right now."

In solidarity,
HFJ Board Co-Chairs Avi Viswanathan and Coco

*The 143 organizations we invested in (groups with a "^" next to their name received support only from one of our donor advised funds):

* Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County used HFJ grant dollars for their emergency fund, which received 8,000 requests for help with rent, utilities, food, and medical costs in the first month of the coronavirus pandemic. They are the only organization serving the Latinx community in the Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Zumbrota, and Pine Island region.
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African Career and Education Resource, Inc
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Afro American Development Association
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Al Maa'uun
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All Parks Alliance for Change
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AMAZE ^
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American Indian Community Housing Organization
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Ananya Dance Theatre ^
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APIA MN Film Collective
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Appetite for Change
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Asian American Organizing Project
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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice ^
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Autism Society of Minnesota
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Awood Center
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Ayada Leads
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Bdote Learning Center
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Biodynamic Cohort ^
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Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project
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Black Table Arts
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Black Visions Collective
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BlackOUT Collective ^
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Body Wisdom ^
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Breast Cancer Action ^
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Building Dignity and Respect Standards Council ^
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BVM Capacity Building Institute ^
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Capital & Main ^
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Center for Popular Democracy ^
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Center for Third World Organizing ^
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Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization
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Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha
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Change Inc
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Chinook Fund ^
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City of Lakes Community Land Trust
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CloseKnit
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Community Stabilization Project
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Council on American Islamic Relations -CAIR-Minnesota, Inc.
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Dakota Wicohan
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Defend Glendale and Public Housing Coalition
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Division Of Indian Work
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Dream of Wild Health
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East Side Freedom Library ^
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Elliot Park Neighborhood, Inc.
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Envision Community
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Exodus Lending
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Exposed Brick Theatre
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Family Tree, Inc
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For The Culture ^
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Free Black Dirt
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Free Forest School ^
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Frogtown Neighborhood Association
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Good Food Purchasing Policy Twin Cities
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Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia
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Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery ^
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Greater Minnesota Worker Center
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Green America ^
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Groundswell ^
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Headwaters Foundation for Justice ^
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Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue
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Hmong American Farmers Association
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Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together
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Honor the Earth ^
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Hope Community
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Immigrant Development Center
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In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre ^
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Indigenous Environmental Network ^
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Indigenous Peoples Task Force ^
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Indigenous Roots
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InquilinXs UnidXs Por Justicia
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Isuroon
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Jewish Community Action ^
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Joyce Preschool
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Juxtaposition Arts
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Land Stewardship Project ^
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Landmark Conservancy ^
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Lao Assistance Center of MN
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Leaders of Color Collective
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Lower Phalen Creek Project ^
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Main Street Project ^
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Manidoo Ogitigaan
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Medical Students for Choice ^
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Metro Quail Forever ^
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Micro Grants ^
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Midwest Mixed
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Migizi Communications
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Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition ^
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Minnesota Voice
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Move to Amend ^
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Movement Voter Project ^
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MPD150
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National Black Food and Justice Alliance ^
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National Network of Abortion Funds ^
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Native American Community Development Institute
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Native Governance Center
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Navigate MN
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New Arab American Theater Works
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Niibi Center
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Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA)
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OutFront Minnesota Community Services
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Penumbra Theatre
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People's Movement Center ^
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PFund Foundation ^
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Postpartum Support International ^
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Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
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Pueblos de Lucha y Esperana
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re:power fund ^
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RECLAIM
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Redeemer Center for Life
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ReleaseMN8
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Resident Association of Greater Englewood ^
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Resource Generation ^
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Restaurant Opportunities Center of Minnesota (ROC-MN)
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Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment
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Rights4Girls ^
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Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
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Somali American Women Action Center
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South Sudanese Foundation
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Southerners On New Ground^
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Southside Family Charter School ^
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St. David's Center for Child and Family Development
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St. Paul Youth Services
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TakeAction MN
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The Bridge for Youth
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The Enitan Story
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The Nature Conservancy ^
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The SEAD Project
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The Shalom Center ^
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Third Wave Foundation ^
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Tiwahe Foundation ^
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Toxic Taters Coalition
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Trans Women of Color Collective ^
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Ujamaa Place ^
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Unicorn Riot
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Unite Cloud
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Upstream Arts
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Urban Homeworks
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Voices for Racial Justice
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WaterLegacy
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Well Being Development
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West Broadway Business & Area Coalition
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West Side Citizens Organization
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White Earth Land Recovery Project
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Women for Political Change
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Women's Environmental Institute ^
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Young Dance
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Young Muslim Collective ^
















































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