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Blandin Foundation Supports Long-Term Storm Recovery in Northern Minnesota with $100,000 Grant
Recovery efforts will focus on regional coordination, community-driven rebuilding and ensuring vulnerable residents aren’t left behind.
Blandin Foundation Awards Scholarships to 380 Local Students
The total amount awarded for the 2025-26 school year is $1.7 million to students from 11 Itasca-area schools or to students who attend school from home or online.
Blandin Foundation Invests More Than $10 Million to Strengthen the Itasca Area
Blandin Foundation awarded $10.2 million to 48 organizations across Itasca County and rural northern Minnesota.
Free Range Food Co-op Closer to Becoming Reality with Blandin Foundation Grant
“This grant supports a model of economic development that puts ownership and opportunity into the hands of the community,” said Kyle Erickson, Director of Rural Grantmaking. “This is community wealth building in action.”
Blandin Foundation Supports Reif Performing Arts Center Expansion With $475,000 Grant
Potential new facilities would serve as additional year-round cultural and civic hubs, and extensive community input will shape the feasibility analysis.
From Shared Meals to a Shared Vision: Marietta’s New Gathering Space
A grant from Blandin Foundation is helping the towns of Marietta, Bellingham and Madison to build a new community center.
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Blandin Foundation Supports Long-Term Storm Recovery in Northern Minnesota with $100,000 Grant
August 4, 2025
Grant will help impacted residents navigate insurance deductibles, home repair assistance and mental health care through disaster case managers Summary: Blandin Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF) to support long-term recovery in storm-impacted counties and the White Earth Nation following the June 21 derecho. The grant will help launch a…
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Doing More, Building More, Helping More
October 2, 2025
Itasca County Habitat for Humanity is tackling the area’s housing crisis with help from a capacity building grant. In Blandin Foundation’s home giving area of Itasca County, the ongoing need for affordable housing is great. Most lenders generally agree that households should spend no more than 30 percent of their monthly income on their mortgage…
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