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Minnesota Federated Funds

Here are the major workplace giving programs (federated funds) operating in Minnesota:

Community Health Charities - Minnesota
Community Health Charities - Minnesota (formerly the HealthFund of Minnesota) promotes employer and employee support for community health through contributions to specific charities dedicated to preventing, managing and curing chronic health conditions. The program raises funds for its 21 member health organizations in Minnesota and seven national health charities. CHCM is an affiliate of Community Health Charities, the largest workplace giving program devoted exclusively to health. 

Community Solutions Fund
The Community Solutions Fund, formerly called the Cooperating Fund Drive, represents 39 of the area's leading community self-help and activist organizations, serving as a central funder and resource developer for the Twin Cities social change community.

Minnesota Environmental Fund
Since 1991, the Minnesota Environmental Fund has supported vital environmental protection, preservation and conservation efforts of organizations working throughout Minnesota.

Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless
This organization helps Minnesotans with life's most basic needs — food and shelter. Each year, OYH awards approximately $500,000 in grants to food shelves, food banks, on-site feeding programs, shelters, transitional and permanent supportive housing programs. This includes helping homeless children and youth who are in shelters and transitional housing programs by providing for school supplies, activity fees, athletic shoes and other essentials.

UNCF (United Negro College Fund)
UNCF is a national higher-education assistance organization that raises funds for 39 private, accredited four-year historically black colleges and universities in the United States.

United Way
The United Way is a national system of volunteers, contributors and local charities built on the proven effectiveness of local organizations helping people in their own communities. There are nearly 50 United Ways in operation in communities throughout Minnesota. The following Minnesota United Way agencies also have their own websites:

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