Grant History
The endowment funds of the Saint Anthony Park Community Foundation are invested with and managed by St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation. Our endowment totals $1,271,273 (as of October 21, 2024) and since the first grant in 1999, more than $1.1 million has been awarded to over 60 local organizations and community initiatives.
Grant support comes from four endowed funds:
The Gerald R. McKay Family Music Fund, named after one of our founding Board Trustees, Gerry McKay. This fund honors Gerry’s love of music and the arts and recognizing the importance role music and the arts have in our community.
The SAP Environmental Education Fund, this fund focuses on initiatives that have a focus on the improving our environment, build or natural, projects addressing the impacts of climate change and sustainability & environmental education initiatives.
The Andy Boss Fund, named after founding Board Chair, Andy Boss, who was at the time, Sunrise Bank President. This fund supports a wide variety of programs that support aging in place, youth, education, health and wellbeing, economic and community development initiatives.
The Michael Brasel Fund for Youth, the newest fund, which was established in 2023, honors Michael Brasel, a local neighbor, friend, husband and dad who tragically lost his life in 2023. Funds from this fund are used to support positive youth development initiatives.
2024 Grant Total $42,000 to 16 community non-profits and initiatives:
Schubert Club: Music in the Park
SAP Areas Seniors: Operational
Saint Anthony Park Branch Library Association: Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival
SAP Community Council: Operational
International Institute of Minnesota: Community Field Trips
Park Bugle: Operational
Creative Enterprise Zone: Operational & Chromazone Arts Festival
St. Anthony Park Elementary School: Artist in Residency & Wolf Ridge
Minnesota Urban Debate League: Support for debate teams at Central High School, Como Park Senior High School, and Murray Middle School
Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute: Leaders are Readers’ literacy and literary arts program
Elpis Enterprises: Educational Workshops at SAP Elementary
Every Meal: Operational
BrightSide Produce: Establishment of a Farmer’s Market in South Saint Anthony Park
Children's Dental Services: Dental Health Education Programs
Transition Town-All Saint Anthony Park: Community Event & Website development
Murray Parent Teach Organization: Bike Education Programs
2023 Grant Total $41,200 to 14 community non-profits and initiatives:
Schubert Club
Uban Boat Builders
SAP Areas Seniors
Exodus Lending
Keystone Community Services
Saint Anthony Park Branch Library Association
Minnesota Urban Debate League
SAP Community Council
International Institute of Minnesota
Park Bugle
Creative Enterprise Zone
Saint Anthony Park Faith Leaders
Children’s Dental Service
St. Anthony Park Elementary School
2022 Grant Total $35,000 to 15 community non-profits and initiatives:
Schubert Club
Uban Boat Builders
MN Tool Library
SAP Areas Seniors
Exodus Lending
Keystone Community Services
Saint Anthony Park Branch Library Association
Minnesota Urban Debate League
SAP Community Council
International Institute of Minnesota
Park Bugle
Creative Enterprise Zone
Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute
Tech Dump
St. Anthony Park Elementary School
2021 Grant Total $36,650 to 14 community non-profits and initiatives:
Transition Town
The Schubert Club
Saint Anthony Park Community Council
Saint Anthony Park Area Seniors
Park Bugle
Minnesota Urban Debate League
Minnesota Tool Library
Langford Park Hockey
Keystone Community Services
International Institute of Minnesota
Close Up Foundation
Avalon School
University of Minnesota Rapport Center Murray School Partnership
2020 Grant Total $30,352 to 13 different community non-profits and initiatives:
Chanson Music & Voice Academy
Creative Enterprise Zone
FilmNorth
International Institute of Minnesota
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest
Keystone Community Services
Park Bugle
Saint Anthony Park Area Seniors
Saint Anthony Park Community Council
Schubert Club
St. Paul Urban Tennis
Murray Class of 1965 Raptor Partnership Program & Teacher Fund
2019 - Grant Total $39,750 to 24 different community non-profits and initiatives:
The Bugle
The Creative Enterprise Zone
Como High School
Transition Town
Film North
Gremlin Theatre
International Institute
Keystone Community Services
Murray Middle School
St. Anthony Park Leisure Center
St. Anthony Park School Association
St. Anthony Park Area Seniors
Schubert Club
Shakespeare in St. Anthony Park
St. Paul Urban Tennis
Junior Achievement
Avalon Charter School
2018 - Grant Total $37,500 to 15 different community non-profit and initiatives:
St. Anthony Park Area Seniors
Music in the Park
The Bugle
Gremlin Theatre
The Creative Enterprise Zone
St. Anthony Park Community Council
Known by Heart
FilmNorth
The International Institute
Shakespeare in St. Anthony Park
Prior to 2018
4th in the Park
Avalon School
Community Child Care
Como High School
Creative Enterprise Zone
District 12
Edible Landscapes
Episcopal Homes of Minnesota
Gremlin Theater
Hampden Park Co-op
IFP Minnesota
International Institute
Jennings Learning Center
Joy of the People Soccer
Keystone Services
Known By the Heart
Langford Bandshell
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota State Fair
Murray Middle School
Music in the Park Series
Neighborhood Quilt Book
Neighborhood Recycling Corporation
Park Bugle
Park Bugle Young Journalists Program
Shakespeare in the Park
St. Anthony Park Area Seniors
St. Anthony Park Branch Library
St. Anthony Park Co-op Preschool
St. Anthony Park Community Band
St. Anthony Park Community Council
St. Anthony Park Elementary School
St. Anthony Park Garden Club
St. Matthew’s Tutoring Program
St. Paul Vocal Forum
St. Paul Parks & Recreation Tree Fund
Store to Door
Think Small
Transition Town
Tu Dance Company
UMC Nursery School