Home
Vibrant. Rural. Community.
Blandin Foundation is all about Minnesotans imagining, leading, and growing healthy, inclusive – vibrant – communities.
Living Vibrant
Where do you imagine your community tomorrow? At Blandin Foundation, we see a world of possibilities within your answers. Discover how vibrant rural Minnesota is.
Itasca Area
Your partner in building healthy rural communities in the place we call home. Meeting spaces, grants, and more.
Opportunities
We meet communities where they’re at with: Leadership training, Broadband information and support Grants.
What are the possibilities?
You have resources. We have resources. Put them together, and you have a powerful approach your community can use to design and claim its future.
We Have Resources
Our programs train community leaders, support communities as they include and create opportunities for all people, and support work at home in the Itasca Area.
Learn MoreYou Have Resources
Information to support you in building your community. Whether you need research to prove a need, information on evaluation, or want to learn more about topics rural Minnesota cares about – you’ll find it here.
Learn More
Spot Us
Blandin Foundation stands with communities as they design and claim their futures. That’s thousands of partnerships in hundreds of communities over more than 75 years.
Take a LookLatest News
Four Iron Range communities selected for Blandin Foundation Broadband Communities Program
November 15, 2018
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (November 15, 2018) – Blandin Foundation announced today that it has selected four Iron Range entities for intensive, two-year partnerships with the Foundation to advance local broadband initiatives. East Range Joint Powers Board, Iron Range Tourism Bureau, Laurentian Chamber of Commerce and Tower Economic Development Authority all were successful in their bids… Read More
Current and Upcoming Leadership Training
LPEP - Red Wing
LPEP January 17 - July 11
Lake City Area
BCLP January 28 - February 1
Glencoe Area
BCLP February 11 - 15
Plainview Area
BCLP February 25 - March 1
Quad Cities Area
BCLP March 11 - 15
Aitkin Area
BCLP March 25 - 29
Blackduck, Kelliher, Northome Area
BCLP April 8 - 12
Learn About LeadershipUpcoming Grant Deadlines
$10,001 - $50,000
January 1 - December 31
$1,001 - $10,000
January 1 - December 31
Blandin Leadership Program Grants
January 1 - December 31
Itasca Area Donations ($100 - $1,000)
January 1 - December 31
Over $50,000
December 15
Learn About Grants