Mission360 Owner and Principal Consultant, Patrice Tetta, has provided project guidance and served as the primary or sole writer on grant proposals that have resulted in over $260 million in funding from government and private sources over the past two decades, including the following in the past five years alone:
Client Name, Grant Purpose, Funder, Total $ Award
2026 through June 30
Community Thread, General Operations, FC and KB. Andersen Foundation, $350,000
Bloomington Public Schools, Teacher Mentorship and Retention, Minnesota Department of Education, $250,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), Restorative Practices Initiative, MN Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families, $236,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $110,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Grow Your Own Early Educators, MN Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families, $69,000
Community Thread, General Operations, Saint Croix Valley Foundation, $54,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Follow Along Program, MN Department of Health, $45,017
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Capacity-Building, Sauer Family Foundation, $40,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Julie and Doug Baker, Jr. Foundation, $40,000
Community Thread, General Operations, Andersen Corporate Foundation, $31,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), General Operating Support, Bigelow Foundation, $30,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Emergency Funding, Medica Foundation, $24,200
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Environmental Education, MN Dept. of Natural Resources, $24,200
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), General Operating, City of Saint Paul/Cultural Star Program, $24,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Emergency Funding, Sheltering Arms Foundation, $15,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Extension Grant, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $10,000
Community Thread, Holiday Toy Drive, Discover Stillwater, $7,500
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Emergency Funding, Grissinger Foundation, $7,500
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, “Reclaiming Care”, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $5,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Capital (Indoor Play Equipment), Tegeder Fund, $5,000
2025
University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, TRIO Student Support Services - Regular, US Department of Ed (Federal), $2,387,115
Minnesota State/Century College, TRIO Student Support Services - Regular, US Department of Ed (Federal), $2,003,315
Minnesota State/Century College, TRIO Student Support Services – Vets, US Department of Ed (Federal), $1,361,820
Minnesota State/Century College, TRIO Student Support Services – STEM, US Department of Ed (Federal), $1,361,820
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Pathway II Early Learning Scholarships, MN Department of Ed (State), $119,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $110,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Medica Foundation, $100,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, PreK Program, I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation, $92,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Follow Along Program, MN Department of Health, $47,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), Operating Support, MN State Arts Board, $41,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Mortenson Family Foundation, $40,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Capacity-Building, Sauer Family Foundation, $40,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), General Operating Support, Bigelow Foundation, $30,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), General Operating Support, The Saint Paul Foundation, $30,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Family Navigation, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, $30,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, Old National Bank, $25,000
Baby’s Space: A PlacGrow, General Operating, Women United , $16,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Walser Foundation, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma Informed Preschool Program, Emerson Global, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, James B. Linsmeyer Foundation, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Aegon/TransAmerica, $7,500
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Messerli Kramer Foundation, $5,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, MBSR Program, Trust for the Meditation Process, $5,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, United Way 80 x 3, $5,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, American Family Dreams Foundation, $5,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, $5,000
2024
Washington State Employment Security Dept., Washington Service Corps, AmeriCorps (Federal), $6,931,800
Washington State Employment Security Dept., Washington Reading Corps, AmeriCorps (Federal), $1,742,680
Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, Drive for 5 Workforce Development, MN Dept. of Employment & Econ. Dev, $800,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Arise Community Credit Union, McKnight Foundation, $500,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Community Connectors/Parent Ed, MN Department of Health, $138,070
Ready, Set, Smile, School-Based Dental Clinics, CareQuest, $125,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, PreSchool Programming, I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation, $92,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $86,500
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Otto Bremer Trust, $70,000
Ready, Set, Smile, School-Based Dental Clinics, Medica Foundation, $50,000
Ready, Set, Smile, School-Based Dental Clinics, Delta Dental Foundation, $50,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, Allianz Life, $50,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Donaldson Foundation, $47,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Mortenson Family Foundation, $40,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma Informed Capacity Building, Beim Foundation, $38,000
Association for Black Economic Power, General Operating, The Minneapolis Foundation, $35,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, Wells Fargo, $25,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Out of School Time Funding, Grissinger Foundation, $20,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Walser Foundation, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma Informed Preschool Program, Emerson Global, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma Informed Capacity Building, Sheltering Arms Foundation, $10,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, First Bank and Trust, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Messerli Kramer Foundation, $5,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, GTCUW 80x3 Continuation, $5,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, Associated Bank, $5,000
2023
Washington State Employment Security Dept., Washington Service Corps, AmeriCorps (Federal), $6,369,300
Hamline University, Strengthening Institutions, US Department of Ed (Federal), $2,200,000
Washington State Employment Security Dept., Washington Reading Corps, AmeriCorps (Federal), $1,778,750
Bloomington (MN) Public Schools, Grow Your Own Educators Program, MN Department of Ed (State), $750,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Community Credit Union, McKnight Foundation, $550,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Pathway II Early Learning Scholarships, MN Department of Ed (State), $105,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Otto Bremer Trust, $70,000
Ready, Set, Smile, School-Based Dental Clinics, Otto Bremer Trust, $65,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, Allianz Life, $50,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Credit Union Launch, The Minneapolis Foundation, $40,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Mortenson Family Foundation, $35,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Summer STEM Programming , Minneapolis Public Schools, $35,000
Denden Eritrean Youth Development Assoc., General Operating, F.R. Bigelow Foundation, $30,000
Denden Eritrean Youth Development Assoc., General Operating, The Saint Paul Foundation, $30,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Family Navigation, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, $30,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, Old National Bank, $25,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, Huntington Bank, $20,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma Informed Capacity Building, Beim Foundation, $15,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma Informed Capacity Building, Sheltering Arms Foundation, $15,000
Denden Eritrean Youth Development Assoc., General Operating, Mardag Foundation, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Capital, First Children’s Finance, $10,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, CenterPoint Energy, $10,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Financial Empowerment Center, First Bank and Trust, $10,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Credit Union Charter Application, MN Department of Commerce, N/A
2022
Washington State Employment Security Dept., Washington Service Corps, AmeriCorps (Federal), $6,369,300
Minnesota State/Century College, TRIO Upward Bound/Saint Paul Schools, US Department of Ed (Federal), $2,020,310
Bloomington (MN) Public Schools, Concurrent Enrollment Program, MN Department of Ed (State), $2,018,750
Washington State Employment Security Dept., Washington Reading Corps, AmeriCorps (Federal), $1,778,750
Minnesota State/Century College, Minority-Serving Institutions Program, US Department of Ed (Federal), $1,775,000
Minnesota State/Century College, TRIO Upward Bound/North Saint Paul, US Department of Ed (Federal), $1,488,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Credit Union Launch, Gates Foundation, $350,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operations, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $225,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, 80 x 3 Capacity Building, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $115,000
Bloomington (MN) Public Schools, Concurrent Enrollment Program, MN Department of Ed (State), $100,000
Association for Black Economic Power, Gen Op/Credit Union Launch, McKnight Foundation, $100,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), TiWakan Arts Programming, MN Humanities Center, $80,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Family Navigation, MN Department of Health (State), $80,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Family Engagement , MN Department of Ed (State), $65,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Parent Engagement, Minneapolis Public Schools, $64,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Capacity-Building, Sauer Family Foundation, $50,000
Students United, Student Leadership Skills Development, Graves Foundation, $30,000
Denden Eritrean Youth Development Assoc., General Operating, F.R. Bigelow Foundation, $30,000
Denden Eritrean Youth Development Assoc., General Operating, F.R. Bigelow Foundation, $30,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operations, American Family Dreams Foundation, $30,000
Students United, Student Leadership Skills Development, John and Denise Graves Foundation, $25,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), TiWakan Arts Programming, MN State Arts Board (State), $25,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), General Operating Support, Bigelow Foundation, $20,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Aegon/TransAmerica, $20,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Mortenson Family Foundation, $20,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating Funds, Giving WoMN, $20,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Out of School Time Funding, Grissinger Foundation, $20,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), General Operating Support, Saint Paul Foundation, $15,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, The Beim Foundation, $15,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Sheltering Arms, $12,500
Students United, Student Leadership Skills Development, ECMC Foundation, $5,000
2021
Washington State Employment Security Dept., Washington Reading Corps, AmeriCorps (Federal), $6,124,500
Minnesota State/Century College, TRIO Education Talent Search (ETS), US Department of Ed (Federal), $1,764,105
Minnesota State/Century College, Minority-Serving Institutions, US Department of Ed (Federal), $1,177,500
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Community Navigator Hub, MN Dept of Human Services (State), $408,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Out-of-School-Time Programming, MN Department of Ed (State), $398,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), Reparative Community Circles, Bush Foundation, $200,000
Global Health Link, Community First Services and Supports, MN Dept of Human Services (State), $120,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Pathway II Early Learning Scholarships, MN Department of Ed (State), $105,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating, Women United, $99,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Otto Bremer Trust, $65,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), Justice System Transformation, Saint Paul Foundation, $40,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), Justice System Transformation, Bigelow Foundation, $40,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Sauer Family Foundation, $40,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Medica Foundation, $25,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, General Operating Funds, I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation, $25,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Mortenson Family Foundation, $20,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, CHS Backyard Giving, $5,000
2020
Washington State Employment Security Dept., Washington Reading Corps, AmeriCorps (Federal), $1,800,000
Bloomington (MN) Public Schools, Comprehensive Literacy Development, MN Department of Ed (State), $899,404
Minnesota State/Century College, STEM Scholarships, National Science Foundation, $875,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), Juvenile Justice Reform, Bush Foundation, $203,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), Juvenile Justice Reform, Bush Foundation, $203,000
Bloomington (MN) Public Schools, Engineering & Robotics Career Pathway , MN Department of Labor (State), $90,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $84,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Otto Bremer Trust, $65,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), TiWakan Arts Programming, MN Humanities Center, $60,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Medica Foundation, $25,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation, $25,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), General Operating Support, Bigelow Foundation, $20,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, Trauma-Informed Child & Family Svcs, Mortenson Family Foundation, $20,000
Oyate Hotanin (Voice of the People), General Operating Support, Saint Paul Foundation, $15,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, COVID-19 Emergency Funding, Sheltering Arms, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, COVID-19 Emergency Funding, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, COVID-19 Emergency Funding, The Minneapolis Foundation, $10,000
Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow, COVID-19 Emergency Funding, Greater Twin Cities United Way, $8,000