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PLAY WITH PURPOSE

Every lottery ticket you buy helps make a real impact across Minnesota. Since 1990, the Minnesota Lottery has generated $4.3 billion for programs that benefit our state.

Who Benefits

Minnesota Wins together

The benefits of lottery dollars can be seen throughout Minnesota. Since 1991, the lottery-funded Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund has provided $1.112 billion to more than 1,700 projects around the state to help preserve, protect, and restore our environment. Each ticket may seem small on its own, but together, they create something truly meaningful for communities statewide. Here are just a few of the projects making a difference across Minnesota's 87 counties.

WHERE the money GOes

LOTTERY DOLLARS
ARE ALL AROUND US

Northeast

Support Friends of the Boundary Waters wilderness education
Understand the Lake Superior ecosystem
Continued research for the Voyageurs Wolf Project
Develop and expand Mesabi Trail
Protect Minnesota’s moose populations

Northwest

Protect Minnesota’s elk population
Prevent aquatic invasive species
Install community solar gardens
Grow environmental education at Deep Portage Learning Center in Hackensack
Expand Paul Bunyon State Trail

Central

Expand Sibley State Park in Kandiyohi County
Upgrade Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in Aitkin
Develop National Loon Center in Crosslake
Restore pollinator habitat
Protect Mississippi River in Stearns County

Twin Cities

Expand and develop the Twin Cities Metropolitan Regional Park and Trail System
Grow environmental education opportunities for youth through Wilderness Inquiry
Restore Minnesota’s rusty-patched bumblebee populations
Benefit Minnesota’s wildlife through the Metro Conservation Corridors Partnership