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UCare Foundation

Creating healthy communities and improving lives

Since 1998, the UCare Foundation has improved the lives of UCare members and their communities through grants that address urgent community health needs. We focus grant-making on initiatives that improve the health of underserved individuals — including seniors, people with disabilities, children and families across Minnesota. The UCare Foundation funds high-impact services, education, community outreach and research addressing health equity, social drivers and access barriers.

Championing the UCare mission

The UCare Foundation directly supports the UCare mission to improve the health of our members through innovative services and partnerships across communities. Grant-seeking organizations should consider if their mission and activities match the UCare Foundation’s mission and guidelines.



Team poses with side walk chalk at Pillsbury Elementary School
Adult and child hula hoop at Pillsbury Elementary School
Getting onboard the Twin City Mobile Market

“These grant funds have allowed clinics to reach more than 19,300 patients and families. Thanks to these additional outreach efforts, made possible by the grant from UCare, many of these families may have avoided gaps in health care coverage.”

- Children’s Health Network

“The funding from UCare helped us with catalyzing the opportunities for a profound collective impact across so many domains.”

- Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization (CAIRO)


“UCare’s generous support of ‘B4Stage4’ approach to mental health has helped ensure that your members have an open door to resources and support that can help prevent mental health concerns, avoid crises and minimize use of crisis, emergency and inpatient care.”

- Mental Health Association of Minnesota


2025 grants

No grant opportunities available at this time.

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Funding guidelines

Community grant application process

Past grant recipients

Questions?

Email: ucarefoundation@ucare.org (preferred)
Phone: 612-676-3595