# Minneapolis Foundation et al. v. EPA (Environmental Justice grantmaker terminations) *Federal civil case, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, filed April 2025.* *Minneapolis Foundation et al. v. EPA* is a federal civil case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. It challenged the termination of an EPA Region 5 [[Environmental justice|environmental justice]] grantmaker award. The lead named plaintiff is the [[Minneapolis Foundation]].[^1] The case was filed in April 2025.[^1] According to the record summary that is the only source for this entry, the court ruled on June 17, 2025 that the termination was arbitrary and capricious, and $180 million was restored across three grantmakers.[^1] The record does not include the complaint, docket entries, a docket number or the court's opinion. It does not establish the full list of plaintiffs, the legal claims pleaded, or the reason the agency gave for the termination.[^1] ## Parties and instrument The case is captioned *Minneapolis Foundation et al. v. EPA*. The instrument at issue is an EPA Region 5 environmental justice grantmaker award, and the court is the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.[^1] The record gives the court only as "D. Md." and does not give a case number.[^1] ## Procedural history - **April 2025:** The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.[^1] - **June 17, 2025:** The court found the termination arbitrary and capricious.[^1] ## Outcome As of the June 17, 2025 ruling, the record summary reports that the termination was found arbitrary and capricious and that $180 million was restored across three grantmakers.[^1] The record does not show whether the ruling was appealed, and it does not give the later status of the funds.[^1] ## See also - [[Minneapolis Foundation]] - [[Environmental justice]] - [[Minneapolis]] - [[Minnesota]] ## Notes [^1]: Minnesota wiki records pipeline, *How Minnesota Got Here*, note [35], as carried in case row SA-4 (undated) — caption; court (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, "D. Md."); April 2025 filing; EPA Region 5 EJ grantmaker award instrument; June 17, 2025 finding that the termination was arbitrary and capricious, with $180M restored across three grantmakers. No URL is available in the record.