MINNEAPOLIS (August 12, 2024) – Greater Twin Cities United Way (United Way) has awarded $3.5 million in grants to over 100 nonprofits in the Greater Twin Cities through the Otto Bremer Trust’s Community Responsive Fund.
United Way granted funds based on the greatest needs in the seven-county metro area, as informed by United Way’s 211 resource helpline data, learnings from local nonprofits, people with lived experience, and government experts. Funding includes grants through United Way’s Community Investments Program and capacity grants to food security, housing, and mental health service organizations receiving a high volume of referrals from United Way’s 211 resource helpline and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, to bolster the organizations’ ability to meet the needs of individuals. Award notifications have gone out to grant recipients.
As a trusted philanthropic intermediary partner to Otto Bremer Trust (OBT), United Way serves as a local resource to provide guidance on regional challenges and opportunities, and community dynamics, ensuring that OBT is making a strong, positive impact in the regions it serves by distributing grants to support local organizations that directly respond to immediate challenges and opportunities in the local community.
OBT’s Community Responsive Fund grants align with its mission to support organizations that address community asset building, basic needs, health and well-being, restorative and responsive services, and bringing stability to individuals and families facing disruptive forces in life.
“We are honored to have been chosen as a partner with the Otto Bremer Trust on its Community Responsive Fund,” said Shannon Smith Jones, Senior Vice President of Community Impact at Greater Twin Cities United Way. “There are so many deserving nonprofit organizations in our area that are doing important work, and these funds will make an impact on our entire community.”
“The Otto Bremer Trust’s Community Responsive Fund grants go to organizations addressing unmet needs and opportunities,” said Dan Reardon, co-CEO and trustee, OBT. “By partnering with Greater Twin Cities United Way to provide insight and to administer this fund, we will continue to make an increased impact in the Greater Twin Cities, and these recent grants are just one example of the many ways in which we are doing just that.”
For more information about Greater Twin Cities United Way, visit gtcuw.org.
For more information about Otto Bremer Trust, visit ottobremer.org.
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About Greater Twin Cities United Way: Greater Twin Cities United Way unites changemakers, advocates for social good and develops solutions to address the challenges no one can solve alone to create a community where all people thrive. The organization serves the community through five key offerings: Crisis and Information Support (211 resource helpline, 988 Crisis and Suicide Lifeline), innovation initiatives, nonprofit partnerships, advocacy work with legislators, and business and individual donor partnerships. For more information, visit www.gtcuw.org and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram and LinkedIn.
About the Otto Bremer Trust: The Otto Bremer Trust is a private charitable trust based in St. Paul, Minn. Created in 1944 by business and community leader Otto Bremer, it is committed to supporting an enhanced quality of life for residents of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Since its founding, OBT has invested more than $1 billion in its region’s people, places, and opportunities.
Media Contact: press@gtcuw.org
