FACT: The Twin Cities is one of the most generous philanthropic communities in the country.
FACT: The proportion of our population living in poverty has risen by 60% over the past two decades.
At the Constellation Fund,
we don’t like that math.


Bright Giving
Constellation works to turn good intentions into great results. We use the best available evidence to invest in the fight against poverty. We conduct rigorous benefit-cost analyses to understand the projected per-dollar impact of poverty alleviation programs. Our deep quantitative analysis is matched with thoughtful on-the-ground community insights in order to find, fund, and empower poverty-fighting nonprofits creating transformational impacts in the Twin Cities.


Powerful Partnerships
We work with world-class experts to measure the projected poverty-fighting impacts of our investments. Top local companies surround our grantees with pro bono capacity-building support through our innovative Beyond Dollars program to help scale their impact – and yours. And our generous Leadership Supporters pay for all of our overhead costs so that every dollar you donate to Constellation goes directly to effectively alleviating poverty in our community.


Measurable Impact
Everyone experiencing poverty deserves the opportunity to break the cycle once and for all. By leveraging the best available evidence — quantitative and qualitative — we ensure that 100% of the precious philanthropic resources of our generous donors is invested into organizations creating deep and measurable lifetime benefits for those living in poverty in the Twin Cities.