Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
Minnesota Valley Trust (mnvalleytrust.org) is the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, a 501(c)(3) that acquires, restores, and maintains land and provides financial and programmatic support for the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The site documents land acquisition and habitat restoration work, posts RFPs for restoration/engineering services, and lists staff, board, contact details, and donation information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Local conservation organizations or public agencies working on land acquisition, habitat restoration, refuge operations, or partnership projects with the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
Good Fit
- • Project or program tied directly to the Minnesota Valley refuge (habitat restoration, visitor center, refuge staffing, land donations).
- • Partnership or formal relationship with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the refuge’s Friends group.
- • Requests that match historically observed grant sizes (from low tens of thousands up to several hundred thousand dollars).
- • Capacity for project/perpetual management or long-term stewardship in Minnesota.
Geography
Observed giving is entirely in Minnesota across all available years; every dollar and every listed grant recipient is in-state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows only two distinct recipients and the three-year history repeatedly funds the same small set (primarily U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the local Friends group), indicating a narrow recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of funding new, unaffiliated grantees is limited (no new recipients in the latest year and low turnover across years), and no formal application process was identified; while a website and contact info exist, the pattern appears relationship-driven and focused on established partners.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
