GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Applications for Blandin Foundation’s education grants are available and being accepted until March 1. The grants provide $1,000 to $5,000 per student for the 2021-2022 school year. Students may reapply each year, until they are age 25 or have earned up to a bachelor’s degree. Grants are available to local students …
Looking for our grantmaking from the past year? Check out a couple new resources on our Grant Lists page: Itasca Area Grants 2020 – all grants made in the Itasca area, including COVID-19 grants. Plus great stories about local leaders who stepped up to answer the community’s call during COVID. Full 2020 Grants List – …
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank blogpost breaks down the short-term and long-term effects of COVID on the Minnesota and Upper Midwest economies. Read the post, including perspective from Blandin Foundation CEO Tuleah Palmer on how COVID has added to child-care challenges for low-wage workers. For more on how Blandin Foundation is responding to community needs …
New profile extruder for polypropylene at Grand Rapids facility will create material for totes, trays and boxes Aided by recent grants from the Blandin Foundation, the Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation, the Otto Bremer Trust and Enbridge, MDI announced that it is purchasing a polypropylene extruder that will be located at its Grand …
Construction of the new Mikinaak Park in Ball Club wrapped up earlier this fall. The 3-year project, sparked by young people’s vision for a park accessible for people of all abilities, brought the community together and transformed community space into a gathering place welcoming for all. Its name means “turtle” in Ojibwe, one of many …
Our annual broadband conference wraps up today. Thomas Friedman keynotes this morning, then get a glimpse of how your county’s broadband service stacks up to state goals, with a discussion of our annual broadband county profiles. Plus, you can catch up with the entire month’s conversations! Join the Conversation
Ask everyone you meet today if they’ve filled out their Census form. If they haven’t — or can’t remember — encourage them to go to www.2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020. See your community (including townships) response rate here. Each person missed in the Census count means Itasca County misses out on $2,796 — per person — …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — Blandin Foundation trustees approved $2 million in grants at their September meeting, including several that continue the Foundation’s emergency and ongoing support of area entrepreneurs and employers. A $50,000 program-related investment approved to the Cohasset Economic Development Authority supports small businesses within the City of Cohasset. Similar investments made in Itasca …
Enough Minnesota communities cannot be strong unless they are working for – and safe for – every person. Today’s mix of health, economic and racial crises rip off our bandage covering historical inequities, deep-seated injustice and unequal opportunities. We cannot deny that we are in trouble. Our communities, our leaders, need every person and …
Tuleah Palmer has decades of experience leading impactful, complex nonprofits and programs GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (May 8, 2020)—Trustees of Blandin Foundation have selected Tuleah S. Palmer of Cass Lake, Minn., as the foundation’s next president and CEO following a national search. Palmer currently serves as executive director of Northwest Indian Community Development Center in Bemidji, …