Our Vision

While celebrating all the varied benefits of Minneapolis’s nationally renowned and locally treasured system, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation focuses on elevating the capacity of our parks to deliver the following outcomes.

ADVANCE EQUITY AND CULTURAL INCLUSION
When all people have access to valued parks and public spaces, feel welcome, and see themselves reflected in those spaces, a community is healthier, safer, and happier.

FOSTER COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Parks provide healthy air, water, and soil, and places to play and exercise, on both the individual and community level. Parks also provide places where we can learn about our neighbors and form new and deeper connections.

DEEPEN CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD
In our increasingly urbanized world, maintaining places of natural beauty, respite, and awe helps us maintain our humanity.

STRENGTHEN CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY
Cities must adapt and develop new methods to protect and restore natural systems and clean water and to mitigate the economic impact of climate change.

SPARK ECONOMIC VITALITY
Thriving parks and public spaces can attract investment and bring prosperity to the broader community without sparking displacement.