Providing resources to strengthen and uplift Saint Paul’s East Side
Rooted Philanthropic focuses its giving and support on the neighborhoods of the city of Saint Paul’s East Side. 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, and strengthen the community through wellness efforts.
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 all who call the East Side home.
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Entrepreneurship & Small Business
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.
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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.
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Special Initiatives
Occasionally, the foundation addresses a need identified by the community by facilitating short or long-term initiatives that do not neatly fit into one of our three funding pillars.
Recognizing our Grantees
News & Happenings
2025 Was Another Impactful Year
Fiscal year 2025 was another productive year, working in partnership with so many critical East Side stakeholders. We are excited to release our 2025 Impact Report and 2025 990PF.
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The Resiliency Fund: Supporting East Side Businesses Through Disruption
To help East Side Saint Paul businesses weathering road construction and shifts in governmental supports, we are investing $810,000 in a mix of business loans and technical support over the next 12-18 months.
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East Side Saint Paul Women Leaders Initiative Launches Second Cohort
Despite significant progress in gender equality, women in leadership continue to encounter a range of barriers that hinder their advancement and influence. Isolation and burnout are two of the biggest challenges these women face, along with a lack of access to mentors or networking opportunities and representation…
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