Mayo Clinic in Rochester contributes more than $1.5 million in community support during the first quarter of 2024
Mayo Clinic in Rochester has provided more than $1.5 million in support to 64 community-based organizations so far this year. The grants are intended to help improve community health and vibrancy, reduce health and opportunity disparities, and address social determinants of health.
Highlights:
Ability Building Center – to expand training and work opportunities for adults with disabilities.
American Red Cross – to support blood supply and disaster response capacity.
Barbershop and Social Services – to support the Still We Rise Rochester’s Black Legacy traveling exhibit.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota – to provide youth mentorship programs.
Channel One Regional Food Bank – to reduce hunger and food insecurity in Southern Minnesota.
Collider Foundation – to nurture new entrepreneurs and businesses among BIPOC and underrepresented community members.
Community Food Response – to preserve and distribute wholesome, unused food to alleviate local food insecurity.
Earthfest – to celebrate and educate around local environmental sustainability efforts.
Elder Network – to strengthen services that allow older residents to live independently and thrive and thrive.
Family Service Rochester – to support mental health services and senior independence programs.
Friends of the City of Rochester Music Department - to support the 2024 forWARD Park Concert series.
Girl Scouts of Minnesota – to support youth mentorship and enrichment.
Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities and Colleges – to support collaborative workforce education and training initiatives.
Jeremiah Program – to expand their childcare program serving single mothers.
Med City Arts Festival – to support the 2024 event to celebrate the arts in Rochester
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans – to support housing and counseling programs that serve Minnesota veterans.
Minnesota Council on Nonprofits – to strengthen and sustain the capacity of local nonprofit organizations to serve our community.
Recovery is Happening – to support peer support counseling and housing services for residents confronting addiction.
Rochester Art Center – to support operational needs and help sponsor the 2024 special exhibit Dreaming our Futures: Ojibwe and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists and Knowledge Keepers.
Rochester Pride – to support the 2024 event in Rochester celebrating the LGBTQI+ community.
Rochester Sports Foundation - to expand and strengthen Rochester sports facilities and opportunities.
Rochester YMCA – YMCA of the North – to support youth enrichment programs in Rochester.
Sing Out Loud – to support youth enrichment in the choral arts and provide financial scholarship.
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation – to support early childhood care and education efforts in Rochester and Southeast Minnesota.
The Village Agricultural Cooperative – to help recent immigrant communities grow and sell culturally relevant food to support their livelihood and health.
United Way of Olmsted County - to support broad and far-reaching programs and services that improve social determinants of health for residents of Olmsted County.