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Blandin Foundation is all about Minnesotans imagining, leading, and growing resourceful, inclusive communities.
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Grand Rapids Giving Area
Blandin Foundation has a perpetual and primary responsibility to the Grand Rapids area. Charles Blandin, founder of the Blandin Foundation, owned the Grand-Rapids based Blandin Paper Company in the early 20th Century.
While no longer legally connected in any way with the paper company, Itasca County communities continue
to be the focus of the majority of the Foundation’s resources, supporting
a wide spectrum of partners and initiatives focused on the vibrancy of these communities and the
organizations strengthening them.
Foundation News
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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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