The Philanthropic Partners Program is an initiative of SVP MN to increase venture philanthropy among small to mid-sized businesses.  The Philanthropic Partners Program is designed for businesses that want to give back but have limited staff and expertise to do so.

SVP MN provides training and tools for a Philanthropic Partner business to make a grant to a social venture of its choice.  The Philanthropic Partner company also provides volunteers from among its employees and management team to assist the social venture with a capacity building project.

SVP MN provides our Philanthropic Partners a meaningful model for corporate philanthropy.  The combination of giving your company’s money and talent to develop a high-impact social venture is what makes the program so powerfully engaging.  Each of the Investees below received a $25,000 general operating grant and assistance with organizational capacity building projects from the Philanthropic Partner company.

East Side Learning Center

Philanthropic Partner: Coughlin Companies

High School for Recording Arts

Philanthropic Partner: Lubrication Technologies, Inc.