Opus Foundation Approves $1.4 Million in Grants

Committed to building community for a better tomorrow, in May 2024 the Opus Foundation approved nearly $1.4 million in single and multi-year grants to nine impactful nonprofit organizations.

The Foundation is proud to support the following organizations that received Impact Fund and multi-year grants in May:

• Camp Fire Minnesota to advance equity in environmental education
• Denver Kids, Inc. for the Denver Community Engagement Partnership Program & Program Director
• Dunwoody College of Technology (Minneapolis) for the Pathways to Careers Program
• Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana for the Mission Coach Program
• Lake Street Council (Minneapolis) for the Lake Street Small Business Support
• LINK Unlimited Scholars (Chicago) for College Success & Persistence
• PREP-KC (Kansas City) to expand market value assets in construction and skilled trades
• Project Iowa for The Rooted Model workforce development program
• Starfish Initiative (Indianapolis) for a small group mentoring program

Over the coming weeks, we'll profile the following nonprofits who recently received a second payment of their multi-year grants:

• CommonBond Communities
• PREP-KC
• New Pathways for Youth

Additionally, from January to July, the Foundation also awarded $133,500 with 20 opportunity fund grants. Opportunity fund grants are awarded monthly and are designed to provide a quick response to needs and opportunities in our communities.

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The Opus Foundation® is the corporate foundation for The Opus Group and is building community for a better tomorrow by supporting projects and programs that make our communities better places to live, work and raise families. The Foundation is committed to improving conditions that disproportionately affect historically underinvested individuals and communities by resourcing key focus areas of early childhood education, youth development, workforce development, community revitalization and pressing/emerging needs. Read more about the Foundation's work. The Opus Foundation is a separate entity from The Opus Group and is led by its own Board of Directors.