Ann Henderson
CEO, Mental Health Resources

As the leader of a nonprofit supported by the Constellation Fund, I can say firsthand that working with Constellation is radically different from working with most other philanthropic foundations. To understand why, one must first understand the work of the organization I lead, Mental Health Resources…

Mental Health Resources
By Cinnamon Janzer

Prior to 2018, Mary Redd was in and out of sometimes three-month stints at the hospital. She felt like she didn’t need her bipolar medication and had a social worker who was helpful but overworked and unreliable. Redd would call when she needed help but wouldn’t hear back for days. It was then that she was referred to Mental Health Resources…

Way to Grow
By Lauren Cutshal

After 2020’s disruptions in education, Maya and Maki — second grade students and twins —  were each struggling to read and comprehend material for their grade level. That changed when the family made a meaningful connection with someone who would become a key part of their support system: their Family Educator Amanda…

Matt Morton
Executive Director of CoLab

In the Constellation Fund’s efforts to build the kind of rocket ship that can reach for the stars of poverty impact, this past year, it added a critical component – the Constellation Lab, or “CoLab.” A partnership with the Foundation for Educational Research and Development (FERD), CoLab aims to reduce poverty by producing actionable data through funding and supporting high-quality, long-term research on programs, practices, and their effects…

Dianna and Joel Grebenick
Constellation Supporters

While neither of us were born in Minnesota, this state is our home. With careers in the financial services sector, we both moved here over a decade ago to work in a community with a robust economy and a high quality of life. While we have found that and more in the Twin Cities, we are keenly aware that many of our fellow residents have not shared in that same good fortune…

Andrew Dayton
Founder and CEO of the Constellation Fund

In the year ahead, the Constellation Fund will celebrate its fifth anniversary. While our organization is laser-focused on long-term impact, this short-term milestone offers the opportunity to reflect on what has been learned. Learning has been the operative word in these first years…

Constellation is proud to partner with a growing group of generous donors. Our board of directors funds 100% of the operating expenses so that 100% of the funds from the community are invested in what evidence says are the most impactful poverty-fighting organizations in the Twin Cities. Below are the generous supporters who made gifts between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Find information about becoming a donor to the Constellation Fund online or by contacting the team at [email protected].

$1,000,000+

Foundation for Educational
Research and Development

$500,000 – $999,999

Lynne and Andrew Redleaf
Foundation

$200,000 – $499,999

Anonymous (2)

Alyssa and Andrew Dayton

Cargill Foundation

Halloran Family Foundation

John Huepenbecker and Marcia Page

U.S. Bank

$100,000 – $199,999

Alida and Bill Messinger

Carlson Family Foundation

Cornelia and Eric Dayton

Elizabeth and Tim Welsh

George and Mary Dee Hicks

Jeff and Mary Werbalowsky

Jim and Norma Leslie

John and Lynn O’Neil

Julie and Doug Baker Jr.
Foundation

Pohlad Family

SMIKIS Foundation

The Corridoni Foundation for
Agency and Self – Determination

$50,000 – $99,999

Anonymous (1)

Amy and John Higgins

David and Kathleen MacLennan

Laura and Paul Bergren

Nancy and Rolf Engh

Racciatti Family Fund

Soran Foundation

The Edward J. Phillips Family
Foundation

$20,000 – $49,999

Anonymous (3)

Ameriprise

Amy Langer

Andrew Longen and Krista O’Malley

ARR Family Foundation

Barry and Kathleen Langton

Bill and Susan Sands

Bloomfield Family Foundation

Bob Gardner and Mary Jo Stocco

Charlie and Sally Lannin

Christianson Family

Chuck Rottinghaus and Kirsten Voss

Colleen Hartmon Bollom and Pat
Bollom

Dan and Mary O’Keefe

David Wilson and Michael
Peterman

Don and Lisa Beaupre

Ed and Libby Hlavka

Greg and Lori McMillan

Jacqui and Ronald Mason

James and Kathryn Ganley

John W. Mooty Foundation Trust

Karin Birkeland and Lee Mitau

Kevin and Nancy Rhein

Kirkland & Ellis Foundation

KRISBIN Foundation

Lenzmeier Family Foundation

Rhonda and Rory O’Neill

Rose Francis Foundation

Soigné Hospitality Group (Spoon
and Stable)

The Wendy & Colin Smith Family Foundation

$10,000 – $19,999

Anonymous (3)

Abigail MacKenzie Kerl and Ben Kerl

Ben and Mary Whitney

Brianna Mooty

Caroline Dayton

Casey and Xander Hector

Charlie Sellew and David Fiocco

Cheryl Appeldorn and Tom Schnettler

Chuck and Liz Mooty

Craig Bentdahl and Stephanie Simon

David Kristal

David Miller and Jennifer Melin Miller

Dayton King Foundation

Doug and Nora O’Leary

Dr. Allan Stillerman

Jacob Fishman and Kimberly Lear

Jay Cowles and Page Knudsen
Cowles

Joel and Laurie Kramer

John and Susan Simon

Johnnie Hicks and Paige Kaping

Knutson Construction

Lyle and Theresa Ward

Markus and Samantha Specks

McKinsey & Co.

Paul and Mary Donovan

Rob Albright

Senator Tina and Archie Smith

Sheri and Steve Lear

Spencer Family

The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota

$5,000 – $9,999

Anonymous (1)

Andrew and Meg Murphy

Andrew Hanson

Anna and John Helms

Archie Black and Jane McDonald Black

Audrey and Jim Lucas

Berit and Michael Francis

Bill O’Keefe

Christine Meuers

Clayton and Janna O’Toole

Dave Holden and Sarah Kies

David and Kiara Powell

Elaine and Marshall Siegel

Greg and Whitney Blasko

Hal Kaufman and Julie Berman

Hannah and Joe Helms

Helios Foundation

Jamie and Tammy Thingelstad

Jean and John Geisler

Jeff and Terri Greiner

Jim and Lauri Roberts

Jim and Meghan Dunbar

John Larsen

Kathy and Ward Armstrong

Maggie and Tom Borman

Maurice and Sally Blanks

Merle and Mort Kane

Robert Beach

Shannon Evenstad

Sunrise Banks

Susan D. Miller

$1,000 – $4,999

Anonymous (6)

Aaron Pearson and Lisa Sheppard
Pearson

Abbey Voelker

Adam Mohr and Saanii Hernandez

Adam and Hunter Wright

Aika Shoo and Alex Herman

Alex and Christina Clark

Alex and Tom Goodmanson

Ali and Jamie Lockhart

Alicia and John Popehn

Alix and Ben Aase

Alyssa Goolsby and Robert Hunter

Amanda and Joseph Cahill

Amanda and Rich Thomson

American Family Insurance

Amy Zaroff

Andrea and Russell King

Andrea Larson and Blake Berquist

Andrew and Emily Vennerstrom

Andrew Cholakian and Jessica
Nordell

Ann and David Heider

Ann and Mark Schulze

Anna and Willie Argo

Anne Paape

Ashley Adkison and John Anderson Jr.

Baird Foundation

Bank of America

Barbara Lannin

Ben and Eva Rasmussen

Ben and Lynn Oehler

Blake and Lindsay Holden

Blakely and Ryan Petersen

Brett and Jessie Sorensen

Brian Hoffman and Pahoua Yang Hoffman 

Britt and Rick Gage

Brown-Sill Fund: Jeffrey Brown and Katherine Sill

Caitlin Van Kooten

Carleton Johnson

Caspar and Laurie Borggreve

Cassie and David Benowitz

Cassie and Tom Jones

Charles and Emily Kelley

Charlie Pohlad

Cindy and Jim Murphy

Cory Petersen and Jessica Reipke

Dana Mortenson

Daniel Duty

David and Juanita Griffin

David and Leni Moore

David and Sheila Juran

Denise and Mark Rabogliatti

Desirae and Justin Butler

Dianna and Joel Grebenick

Dick and Sue Ward

Dr. Fayneese Miller and Robert
Biral

Flor and Peter Frey

Gavin and Jaclyn May

Geoff Turgeon

Gharib Family

Gigi and Ron Fingerhut

Hannah Yankelevich

Jacqueline Crowley

James Bremer and Tim Manning

Jason and Jill Pflaum

Jean Taylor

Jen and Matthew Bertolatus

Jessica Grittner

Jim and Peg Hicks

Jimmy and Larisa Sioris

John Chadwick

John Kennefick

Joseph and KaiMay Terry

June Cheng and Ron Garber

Justin Freiberg

Justin and Maddy Persuitti

Karen Grabow and Keith Halperin

Kelly and Jon Miller

Kerry and Sky Fauver

Kristin and Will England

Landmark Environmental LLC

Laura Delaney Taft and John Taft

Laura Fiedler

Lorene and Tom Magne

Maria and William Bloomfield

Marion and Will Parke

Mary Burnton

Mary Mullen

Matt Mach and Rita Mehta

Matthew Dalton

Meg and Tony Rodriguez

Microsoft

Mike Johnson

Mike McHugh

Northeast Bank Foundation

Owen Stockdale

Pam Nightingale

Piper Sandler                 

Rajiv and Rajni Shah

Rebecca Shavlik

Robert Bruininks and Susan Hagstrum

Scott Anderson

Sue Ward 

United Health Group

United Properties

Varde Partners

Up to $1,000

Anonymous (19)

Adam Burghduff

Adam Matula

Aileen Wu and James Barmann

Aimee and Thomas Martinez

Akshay Ramen

Alex and Hayley Hontos

Alex Rice-Slothower

Alexey Ponomarev

Alexis Gallagher

Alyssa and Bryan Toft

Amy Hertel Buckley and Matt Buckley

Andrew Dahlen

Ann Kim

Ann Schattenberg

Anna Horner

Anne Cashill

Arvind Sastry

Audrey Gotko

Benjamin Balling and Erin Booher

Benjamin Wheeler and Emily
Harris-Greene

Beth Silverwater and Norman Greenberg

Bobbi Evans

Boston and Molly Cardinal

Brad Bauer and Veronica Clark

Bradley and Lauren Sundick

Bradley Berman

Briar Andresen and Sjur Midness

Brigitte Mussack and Mark Waller

Britta Lillion

Bruce Boyce and Sally Takala

Calvin Noble

Camryn Green

Caroline Correia and Dennis Smith

CBRE

Chad Piersma

Chapel Puckett

Cheri Gengler

Chris Bemis and Janelle LeClair

Chris Geyer

Christian Moreno Cova

Chris Perry

Christopher Rogers

Christy Kujawa

Ciara McManus and Colter Hanson

Colette Edgar

Colleen Dornquast and Joe Weise 

Colton Heil

Connor Diggins

Cooper and Molly Hanning

Cooper Sande

Courtney Kelley

Daniel Frankowski

Daniel Hinueber

Danielle and David Rubin

David and Mary Dunn

David Oman and Laura Meier

Dawn Renner

DeAnn Barlow

Deborah Zwickey

Deniz Cultu

Denny and Jennifer Bennett

Derrick Frazier

Doug and Nora O’Leary

EDF Renewables, Inc

Elastic Co.

Elizabeth Tornell

Eric Roden

Erica Cantoni

Gordon Paynter

Grace Kinsey

Grant Tesdahl

Halvar Trodahl

Haoran Yu

Heidi Dick

Hilary Caligiuri

Holly Knoll

Isaac Swaiman

Jack Carter

Jackson Palmer-Kern

Jackson Schwartz and Rose Carr

Jacob and Anna Herd

Jacob Fenske

Jacob Frey and Sarah Clarke

Jacob Roche

Jacqueline Fogelberg

James and Stephanie Kent

James and Stephanie Pierce

Jamie Hanson

Jazmine Logan

Jeff Chen and Karen Ho

Jess Laumeyer

Jessica Bishop

Jill and Tim Geoffrion

Joe and Stacy McConnell

John Milligan

John Phillips

John Walsh

Jones Family

Jorden Cavanaugh

Jorge Sa

Joshua Dorothy and Nadege Souvenir

Judah Thomas

Jude Bricker

Julia Offenhauser

Julia Silvis

Julie and Kirk Mitchell

Justin Kaster

Kaitlyn Anderson

Kaitlyn Dipasupil

Kelsey Tyler

Kendra Reichenau

Kiel McElveen

Kingsley Neequaye

Kong Cheng Moua and Tiffany Xiong

Kylie Landa

Lara Boucher

Laura Clemens

Linda Pascoe

Lisa Ohlson

Logan Schuelke

Loralei Cruz Osborn

Maddy Morehouse

Mahareen Karim

Mai-Anh Tran

Marla Cumming

Martha Ballard and Paul Chrenka

Mary and Steve Grove

Mary Cate Peris

Matt Kalan and Michaella Holden

McGrath Charitable Gift Fund

Megan and Michael Muske

Michael Levine

Mike and Annie Kelly

Molly Mammen Heinz

Murid Amini

Obiefune Ezekoye

Oxana Korchagina

Paul Kelley

Paul Manning

Paul Prenevost

Paula Beck and Scott Moore

Piper Sandler

Pleasant Radford and Toni Newborn

Premier Banks

Prince Acheampong Hyeamang

Push Play LLC

Rachel and Tal Ganani

Rachel Hansen

Rachel Stranghoener

Rebecca Pinard

Renata Braudy

Robin Estrin

Ronald Randolph

Roshan Babu

Ruth Chun

Ryan and Annie Vetter

Ryan McKinney

Sailesh Sitaram

Sally Maenner

Samuel Cowan

Sara Bencic

Sarah Hauge

Sarah K. Oltmans

Sonja Pedersen-Green

Steve Beuning

Steve Spencer

Susan Hammel

Tareen family

The Dante Moreira Gilbert Fund

Thomson Reuters

Ullas Pathak

Vernon Rowland

Wells Fargo

Will Lyle