Representative Grants
made by Beim Foundation in 2011

***NOTE: These grants were awarded under guidelines in 2011;  in 2012, the Foundation's giving will follow different guidelines***

The Arts

ORGANIZATION/PROGRAMAMOUNT
Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
Support for Education and Community Program
$7,000
Illusion Theater, Minneapolis, MN
Support for Clay Studio Equipment
$10,000
Minnesota Boychoir, St. Paul, MN
Support for Purchase of a multi-function color printer
$8,000
Youth in Focus, Seattle, WA
Support for Core Photography Classes
$10,000

Education

ORGANIZATION/PROGRAM AMOUNT
Admission Possible, St. Paul, MN
Support for the High School Programs
$7,500
Minnesota Literacy Council, St. Paul, MN
Support for the Early Literacy and Families Program
$10,000
Mounds Park Academy-Breakthrough Saint Paul, MN
Support for Breakthrough Saint Paul's Middle School Program
$10,000
The Works, Edina, MN
Support for Going Beyond the 3 R’s: Helping Gifted & Talented Students Boost their 4C’s
$7,800

Human Services

ORGANIZATION/PROGRAMAMOUNT
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN
Support for Wilder Adult Day Health Services
$8,000
Genesis II for Families., Minneapolis, MN
Support for Youth Independent Living Skills Training
$6,000
Montana State University Foundation, Bozeman, MT
Support for MSU Extension’s Montana Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Project
$10,000
The Center for Grieving Children, Portland, ME
Support for the Multicultural Peer Support Program
$7,500
Wellshare International, Minneapolis, MN
Support for the East Africans Elders Connection Project
$7,500

The Environment

ORGANIZATION/PROGRAMAMOUNT
Audubon MN, St. Paul, MN
Support for Engaging Diverse Communities to Help Birds in Decline
$12,500
Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
Support for the Center for Global Environmental Education’s 2012 River Institute
$15,500
Historic St. Paul, St. Paul, MN
Support for The Center for Global Environmental Education's 2011Support to implement the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary Educational Program
$6,000
Tree Trust, St. Louis Park, MN
Support for Learning with Trees
$10,000