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.
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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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Women Leaders
Women in leadership have unique needs that when addressed and supported make our communities and institutions stronger.
Recognizing our Grantees
News & Happenings
East Side Community Investment Cooperative Launched by Local Partners
An investment cooperative provides the opportunity for individual residents to engage in local real estate development at a smaller resource level while having a positive impact on their community and building long-term wealth. It also provides for meaningful development to happen that meets the needs and interests of the local community.
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Theresa Living Center Provides Critical Housing Support for East Side Women
Theresa Living Center helps women and single-parent families move from homelessness to stability and self-sufficiency. Our general operating support helped increase onsite programming and case management staffing.
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Vong Thao Joins Our Team
Vong Thao brings over 15 years of experience to Rooted Philanthropic as Program Officer-Entrepreneurship & Small Business. He joins the team on September 18, 2023.
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