Committed to Building Community in the neighborhoods in which associates live, work and play, the Opus Foundation awarded grants to organizations making an impact in their communities

1. Building Community
2015 giving through June
The Opus Foundation®

2. Community stewardship is at the core of our
organization and the Opus Foundation® – and
has been from the beginning.
Since its inception in 2000, the Opus Foundation
has given out grants totaling more than $33
million. Through Opportunity and Impact grants,
the Opus Foundation awards approximately $3
million annually to projects and programs that
build our communities and make them better
places to live, work and raise families.

3. The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the following areas:
Early Childhood Education – to provide high-quality experiences for
preschool-age children that result in enhanced kindergarten readiness
Youth Development – to promote healthy social and academic
development of youth with an emphasis on supporting youth to stay in
school and stay on track to pursue post-secondary education
Workforce Development – to strengthen the workforce in our
communities and help position and prepare under/unemployed
individuals for career advancement and greater self-sufficiency
Community Revitalization – to increase the vitality of economically
disadvantaged neighborhoods, including the development of small
businesses, affordable housing and/or other important community assets
such as community centers
Pressing/Emerging Needs – to respond to emergency needs such as
food, clothing or shelter resulting from economically challenging times

4. Impact Fund Grants
Impactful investments of $20,000 - $75,000
Awarded semiannually through a competitive
grant process to strengthen Opus communities

7. Chicago
Aspire of Illinois
• All Are Welcome Initiative – Youth Development
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
• Early Childhood Educational Enhancements

8. Denver
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
• Strengthening STEMThrough Better Science –
Youth Development
Colorado Construction Institute
• CCI Construction Skills Training – Workforce
Development
Denver Urban Scholars
• US @ Bridge Project – Youth Development

9. Des Moines
Children & Families of Iowa
• Youth Work Readiness Program – Workforce
Development

10. Kansas City
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City
• Project Learn at new Olathe Club – Youth
Development

11. Milwaukee
Acts Community Development Corporation
• Build on Success Program – Community
Revitalization
Children's Outing Association
• Early Childhood Center Expansion

12. Minneapolis
CommonBond Communities
• One CommonBond – Community Revitalization
Cookie Cart
• Curriculum Development Project – Workforce Development
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
• Corporate Work Study Program – Youth Development
East Side Neighborhood Service Inc.
• FutureConnect Career Readiness Program – Youth Development
Mayo Clinic Rochester
• Bridges to Health Care – Workforce Development
Summit Academy OIC
• East Metro Expansion – Workforce Development

13. Phoenix
Diversity Leadership Alliance
• Youth Leadership Academy – Youth Development
New Pathways for Youth Inc.
• Transformative Mentoring Program – Youth
Development

14. St. Louis
Youth Learning Center
• Solve + Build + Play – Youth Development

15. Opportunity Fund
Designed for quick response to needs and
opportunities in our communities
Grants of $1,000 - $5,000 made monthly for
eligible projects and activities

16. Early Childhood Education
• Fifth City Child Development Institute INC
Preschool Program – Chicago
• St. Vincent de Paul Center – Chicago
• Phillips Eye Institute Foundation – Minneapolis
• Wisconsin Montessori Society Inc. – Milwaukee
• Drake University CHARACTER COUNTS! – Des
Moines

17. Pressing/Emerging Needs
• Dupage P A D S Inc. – Chicago
• La Casa Norte – Chicago
• Joppa Outreach, Inc. – Des Moines
• Cross-Lines Community Outreach – Kansas City
• Guest House of Milwaukee, Inc.
• Eastside Meals on Wheels, Inc. – Minneapolis
• Angel Foundation – Minneapolis
• Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation – Minneapolis
• Intercongregation Communities Association Inc. – Minneapolis
• Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Ministries Foundation – Minneapolis
• 360 Communities – Minneapolis
• Food Outreach, Inc. – St. Louis
• The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri – St. Louis

18. Workforce Development
• Mile High United Way, Inc. – Denver
• AGC Construction Education and Research
Foundation – Denver
• Cristo Rey Jesuit Milwaukee High School –
Milwaukee
• Carver-Hennepin Options For Innovative Community
Employment – Minneapolis
• RESOURCE, Inc. – Minneapolis
• Dress for Success – Phoenix

19. Youth Development
• Bridge Communities Inc. – Chicago
• Regents of the University of Colorado – Denver
• Colorado Seminary – Denver
• Joppa Outreach, Inc. – Des Moines
• Ball State University Foundation – Indianapolis
• Outreach, Inc. – Indianapolis
• Urban Ecology Center – Milwaukee
• St. Gabriel Parish School – Milwaukee
• Aeon – Minneapolis
• University of Northern Iowa Foundation – Minneapolis
• National Football League Alumni Inc. – Minneapolis

20. Youth Development
• Urban Boatbuilders, Inc. – Minneapolis
• Marquette University – Minneapolis
• University of Minnesota Foundation – Minneapolis
• Camp Fire USA – Minneapolis
• CommonBond Communities – Minneapolis
• Academy of Holy Angels – Minneapolis
• Zenon Dance Company and School Inc. – Minneapolis
• Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia – Minneapolis
• Christ Community Lutheran School – Minneapolis
• Youth Frontiers, Inc. – Minneapolis
• Special Olympics Minnesota – Minneapolis
• Youth Learning Center – St. Louis

21. Congrats to the many deserving and
impactful nonprofit organizations
who have received grants from the
Opus Foundation®.
Together, we are
Building Community.