Google Awards $175K to 5 Minnesota nonprofits through Impact Challenge
14 Feb 2020
Google announced this week that it had selected five Minnesota nonprofits to receive funds as part of its Impact Challenge.
The five winners were selected by a panel of local judges that includes Shawntera Hardy, co-founder of Civic Eagle; Eric Dayton, CEO of Askov Finlayson; and Gersson Rosas, the Timberwolves’ president of basketball operations.
Each of the organizations will receive $175,000 to support projects aimed at creating economic opportunity in their communities.
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