Providing resources to strengthen and uplift Saint Paul’s East Side

Rooted Philanthropic focuses its giving and support on the neighborhoods of Saint Paul’s East Side and the surrounding communities. These neighborhoods radiate with potential and are filled with innovative and entrepreneurial efforts to improve people’s lives. Our focus is to support entrepreneurs and small business owners, ensure a quality education for our youth, strengthen women leaders, and engage the community in healthy living.

Areas of Philanthropic Focus

Our goal is to support sustainable, generational wealth, health and well-being by providing resources to the East Side communities. Planting deep roots and measuring our impact long-term will be key to breaking down systemic barriers that have historically inhibited equitable social and financial well-being for individuals, families and cultural communities

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  • Entrepreneurship

    Creating and building ideas and businesses is a long-term path to sustainable economic security and generational asset-building.

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  • Education

    A quality and holistic education is fundamental to opportunity.

  • Wellness

    The active pursuit of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being is an individual and collective set of activities that make each of us and our neighborhoods safer and more resilient.

  • Women Leaders

    Women in leadership have unique needs that when addressed and supported make our communities and institutions stronger.

Recognizing our Grantees

Grantee: East Side Community Investment Cooperative

Saint Paul, MN

We provide support to four local community organizations to create and launch an investment cooperative so East Side residents can engage in local real estate development building local wealth.

Grantee: Theresa Living Center

Saint Paul, MN

We provide general operating support to Theresa Living Center to increase their onsite programming and case management support for women and single-parent families to move from homelessness to stability and self-sufficiency.

Grantee: Future Leader Scholarship

Hill-Murray High School

We provide scholarship funding to Hill-Murray to support 80 East Side students in grades 9-12 to develop and advance their leadership skills.
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