MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 12, 2016) – Today, Green Minneapolis, the conservancy group charged with fundraising for the Downtown East Commons, announced it has raised $10.5 million toward the project’s completion.
This includes an additional $2 million from the Minnesota Vikings and new corporate funds from several Minnesota companies. Target Corporation, Carlson and the Carlson Family Foundation, Land O’Lakes, Thrivent Financial, Veit USA and Xcel Energy all made contributions.
The Vikings’ current contribution is in addition to their prior contribution of $1 million for a total Vikings contribution of $3 million to the Commons.