Meet the eight organizations selected as 2024 Bush Prize winners!

Every year we celebrate organizations that are highly valued in communities across the region with the Bush Prize. Today, along with our community grant partners, we’re excited to announce the 2024 Bush Prize winners!

Bush Prize winners are doing big things in partnership with their communities. They have a strong track record of successful community problem solving and work collaboratively to make our region better for everyone. 

The Prize gives each organization flexible funding of up to $500,000 to further their work in whatever way they see fit. They can build up reserves, test that next big idea or anything else that would best support their ongoing work.

One of our operating values is to “work beyond ourselves,” which includes the commitment to both lead and follow. We’re following the good work of our grant partners who operate each Bush Prize throughout the region and select the winning organizations and finalists in their communities.

We congratulate the Bush Prize winners and celebrate their work!

Bush Prize: Minnesota 

Green Card Voices uses multimedia storytelling to build inclusive and integrated communities between immigrants and their neighbors.

Minnesota Education Equity Partnership transforms systems, structures, and public narratives to advance race equity and excellence in education.

Mni Sota Fund helps build Indigenous wealth and supports the economic self-determination of Indigenous peoples in Mni Sota Makoce (Minnesota).

Bush Prize: Native Nations

Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition supports culturally grounded, grassroots advocacy and provides national leadership to end sexual violence.

Lakota Nation Invitational convenes the largest multi-sport youth empowerment tournaments in South Dakota, connecting Native youth across a broad spectrum of athletic, academic, and cultural events centered on respect, accountability, and inclusivity.

Bush Prize: North Dakota

North Dakota Native Vote addresses the unique challenges faced by Native communities throughout the state to ensure Native people have access to and participate in the democratic process.

North Dakota Assistive aims to provide access to the latest innovative assistive technologies for people living with disabilities and older adults to create personalized solutions to break barriers.

Bush Prize: South Dakota

Call to Freedom helps lead efforts in South Dakota to address and stop human trafficking. Their innovative and collaborative efforts include supporting survivors and raising awareness statewide.

The Bush Prize is operated by our community grant partners Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Good Relatives Collaborative, Strengthen ND and South Dakota Community Foundation. Learn more.