![]() An MPR analysis found that lawmakers approved more than $900 million for nonprofit organizations in the bills, both in direct appropriations and competitive requests yet to be filled. And I think that for the state legislature to get it, I think, is going to really help others kind of understand the significance and the importance of our work.ĭANA FERGUSON: 30,000 Feet is one of dozens of nonprofit organizations set to receive funding as part of Minnesota's next two year state budget. VANESSA YOUNG: It's been very challenging to find people who really get it, what we're trying to accomplish in terms of funders. Young says it's been tough to find donors who understand their mission. The nonprofit offers after school support and arts programs centered in culture and African-American empowerment. And after years of going to the Capitol with a request to fund the design and construction of a Black arts and tech center in Saint Paul, the legislature this year approved the $3.5 million ask. ![]() Dana Ferguson has the story.ĭANA FERGUSON: Vanessa Young and teachers encourage a room full of second and third graders to line up to go outside, and that means singing a song as they file out of the building that used to house a bank.ĭANA FERGUSON: Young is director of programs and Policy at a Saint Paul based nonprofit called 30,000 Feet. ![]() INTERVIEWER: Minnesota lawmakers approved nearly $8 billion in funding for nonprofit organizations around the state over the next two years, including some that have been waiting years for funding. ![]()
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