At Open Your Heart, we use the word "impact" a lot. It’s built into the name of our Community Impact Grant program, and is the word we use to measure how your generosity transforms lives. But sometimes, it is the words of our Community Partners that have the greatest...
HOPE Coalition receives grant from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless
At a time when individuals and households throughout Minnesota are experiencing hardships in numbers never seen before, the Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Foundation is working hard to ensure their funding reaches those in need in every corner of the...
Advocates for Family Peace receives grant from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless
At a time when individuals and households throughout Minnesota are experiencing hardships in numbers never seen before, the Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Foundation is working hard to ensure their funding reaches those in need in every corner of the...
Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless announces 17th annual Summer Challenge to help Hill City Area Food Shelf meet increased need
Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless has announced the launch of the 17th annual Open Your Heart Summer Challenge grant. This grant opportunity provides participating food shelves in Minnesota with a matched grant proportional to the food shelves’ fundraising...
New Pathways receives grant from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless
At a time when individuals and households throughout Minnesota are experiencing hardships in numbers never seen before, the Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Foundation is working hard to ensure their funding reaches those in need in every corner of the...
Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless announces summer challenge for Walker Area Food Shelf meet increased need
WALKER — Open Your Heart (OYH) to the Hungry and Homeless announces the launch of the 17th annual Open Your Heart Summer Challenge grant. This grant opportunity provides participating food shelves in Minnesota with a matched grant proportional to the food shelves’...
🎉☀️The Summer Challenge Begins Today!
The Summer Challenge: Harnessing the Power of Collective Giving We know what you're thinking, How can it already be July?! At Open Your Heart (OYH), July is more than midsummer, it is the beginning of the Summer Challenge. For the last 17 years, OYH has partnered with...
Community Impact Grant: 2026 Grant Partners
With nearly $100,000 invested through our Community Impact Grant, we’re partnering with a diverse group of organizations and initiatives committed to improving quality of life across Minnesota. From youth programs and food security efforts to stabilization and...
Final 2025 Grants: $75,000 Awarded to 17 Crisis Agencies
Thanks to your support, Open Your Heart has completed its final grant round of 2025, awarding $75,000 to 17 Minnesota crisis service agencies. This investment will indirectly reach nearly 119,000 Minnesotans experiencing food and housing insecurity. Your generosity...
Gratitude in Action: 2025 Round Two Impact Grants
Thanks to our incredible supporters, Open Your Heart has proudly awarded over $75,000 in funding to 20 Minnesota crisis service agencies. This support will indirectly serve more than 276,000 Minnesotans facing food and housing insecurity—proving that generosity truly...