Minneapolis Parks Foundation

Multiply Your Impact for Minneapolis Parks!

Great parks change lives. This Give to the Max Day, your gift can make an even greater difference.

Great parks are where neighbors become friends, children discover new opportunities, families make lasting memories, and communities grow stronger together. From sports that teach the values of fairplay and friendship, to programs that ease the epidemic of loneliness, parks have the power to make our communities healthier, happier, safer, and stronger. 

This Give to the Max Day, join the Minneapolis Parks Foundation in helping make these experiences possible for generations to come. Thanks to a generous challenge grant from the Wilson Foundation, every $1 you give this year will be matched with $2, extending the impact of your gift.

Your gifts this year will support the transformation of North Commons Park, helping bring new opportunities, welcoming spaces, and life-changing experiences to the Northside community, and the region beyond.

Please join us with your gift today, thank you!

About the Minneapolis Parks Foundation

Since 2003, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation has been an independent nonprofit dedicated to supporting and strengthening Minneapolis’s continually evolving park system. Over the past two decades, generous donors and park advocates have helped the Foundation secure more than $50 million for major park improvements and programs. Through community engagement, strategic leadership, and philanthropic investment, we champion innovation, advance equity, and help create parks that reflect the needs and aspirations of the communities they serve.

We believe great parks are essential to thriving communities. They give children room to play and learn, provide opportunities for people of all ages to stay active and healthy, and create welcoming places where people can connect and belong. 

When you invest in parks, you invest in people.

Transforming North Commons Park

This Give to the Max Day, all gifts to the Minneapolis Parks Foundation will support the transformation of North Commons Park, one of the region’s oldest and most iconic parks.

With $20.8 million raised toward our $23.5 million campaign goal, we’re getting closer to realizing this exciting vision. Your support can help us reach the finish line and fully activate this revitalized community gathering place.

An investment in North Commons Park is an investment in the people who use it every day and in the generations of families who will enjoy it in the years ahead.

Multiply Your Impact

Thanks to a generous challenge grant from the Wilson Foundation, every dollar donated this Give to the Max Day will be met with a $2 match. Your support today will help ensure one of the region’s oldest and most iconic parks continues to serve our community for generations to come.

Join us this Give to the Max Day, multiply your impact, and help build a stronger future through parks.

Thank you!

Image credits: Caroline Yang, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board