by Kevin Bennett | Oct 3, 2023
At GHR Foundation, we believe in the potential and power of community. According to a 2023 report, Minnesota is the third most charitable state in the nation, has a rich legacy of corporate giving, and boasts one of the highest median incomes nationally. And yet, we...
by GroundBreak Coalition | Jul 17, 2023
Photo Credit: Molly Miles As a region, we have incredible prosperity, ability, and strength. We’re home to 15 Fortune 500 headquarters, and we have the 15th largest metropolitan economy in the U.S. We have enormous wealth in our region, though not everyone experiences...
by David Reiling | Apr 10, 2023
This spring, governments and financial systems around the world are responding to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). While the fallout will have a long-term impact on smaller and mid-size financial institutions, it is also revealing deeper issues about how...
by Ben Hecht | Mar 20, 2023
Commercial Development work group members at design sprint. Credit: Awa Mally Last May, GroundBreak launched with an ambitious, and necessary goal to create a future for the Minneapolis St. Paul region that is dramatically more inclusive, just, racially equitable, and...
by GroundBreak Coalition | Nov 30, 2022
In November, the GroundBreak Coalition caught its collective breath after the October “design sprints,” where work group members brainstormed innovative capital investment pathways that could close racial gaps in income and wealth. Those pathways are being developed...
by GroundBreak Coalition | Sep 30, 2022
The GroundBreak Coalition is committed to expanding economic opportunity in Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP). The roots of racial and cultural disparities in MSP run deep, beginning with the forced displacement of Indigenous peoples and running through to intentionally...
