2025

Grantees Map & List

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Grantee	Amount
Ann Bancroft Foundation Event support for Ann Bancroft Foundation Girlhood Summit on October 11, 2025, so that girls and young women from rural areas throughout Minnesota may attend, regardless of their financial situation or lack of reliable transportation	$5,000 2025
Ardenhurst Township Project support for community beautification and safety	$10,000 2025
Auntie's House Capacity support to develop programming for an arts and culture community hub in Itasca County	$60,000 2025
Bearville Township Capital support for a fire hall/community center in the Itasca County area	$175,000 2025
Bigfork Valley Foundation Support for Bigfork School Music Boosters to reestablish a music program at Bigfork School, and funding for the Itasca Strings Scholarship Program ($18,000 for Music Boosters and $2,000 for Itasca Strings Scholarships Program)	$20,000 2025
Bigfork Valley Hospital Capital support to implement new Electronic Health Record software in the Itasca County area	$250,000 2025
Blackberry Township Capital support to renovate the park and community center in the Itasca County area	$50,000 2025
Bowstring Township Capital support to build a community park and recreation area in Itasca County	$75,000 2025
Bridges of Hope Support for Operation Sandwich and the homeless shelter in the Brainerd Lakes Area, ensuring access to food and safe shelter, providing basic resources that stabilize families, reduce insecurity, and support workforce readiness	$10,000 2025
Carpenter Township Capital support for community center upgrades in Itasca County	$10,000 2025
City of Calumet Capital support for improvements to city owned structures and implementation of a community garden, and Hill Annex mine museum in the Itasca County area	$125,000 2025
City of Chisholm Community or library programming to help build community, improve public spaces, and create joy	$5,000 2025
City of Chisholm Support for small grass-roots work in community building in the city of Chisholm	$5,000 2025
City of Chisholm Donation in support of commemorative work in rural Minnesota	$25,000 2025
City of Cohasset Capacity support for strategic planning, workforce/housing development, business support, and community engagement in Itasca County	$87,000 2025
City of Deer River Project support to improve downtown business accessibility and improvements in the Itasca County area	$100,000 2025
City of Grand Rapids Funding support for Pokegama Golf Course to make improvements to the course and resolve long-standing maintenance issues that will benefit a wide range of community members	$8,000 2025
City of Hibbing Funding to support programming at the library and parks and rec in Hibbing, Minnesota	$5,000 2025
City of Hill City Capital support to continue to enhance the campground and recreation space in the Itasca County Area	$75,000 2025
City of Keewatin Capital support to improve safety and accessibility of Keewatin city hall in Itasca County	$75,000 2025
City of Marble Capital support to renovate city hall and upgrades to the city park in the Itasca County area	$60,000 2025
City of Nashwauk Capital support to renovate the playground in the Itasca County area	$150,000 2025
City of Northome Capital support for safety and accessibility upgrades to community-owned facilities in the Itasca County area	$65,000 2025
City of Squaw Lake Capital support to install an LED sign and additional town signage in Itasca County	$46,000 2025
Edge of the Wilderness Community Center Support for Stages Theatre Summer Show, which brings arts to an underserved community, creating accessible systems to share resources of the metro area, and exposes youth artists to very rural northern MN	$5,000 2025
Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center Capital/capacity building support for energy improvements, strategic planning and high-speed fiber optic lines in the Itasca County area	$80,000 2025
Feeley Township Capital support for town hall renovations and equipment upgrades in the Itasca County area	$22,000 2025
Fire in the Village Capacity building support to develop and sustain new creative community gathering models and cultural organizing strategies in the Itasca County area	$90,000 2025
Free Range Food Co-op Capital support for the Free Range Food Co-op in the Itasca County area	$375,000 2025
Friends of Frog Tree Farm General operating and programmatic support to advance the organization's mission to be stewards of the environment and teach others about sustainable practices, while seeking to build a strong, sustainable, equitable future for Minnesotans	$5,000 2025
Friends of the Finland Community Community center capital improvements in rural Minnesota	$30,000 2025
Goodland Township Capital support for community center revitalization in Itasca County	$50,000 2025
Grace House of Itasca County Project support for Warming Shelter feasibility project and homeless housing in Grand Rapids and the Itasca County area	$50,000 2025
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Support for the Free Range Food Coop, an example of placemaking, community building, and a support for community health and the local food economy	$5,000 2025
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation For Itasca Area Cancer Crisis Endowment	$5,000 2025
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Funding support for Free Range Food Co-op	$8,000 2025
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Funding support for the Eric Northard Travel Scholarship, providing high school students the potentially life changing opportunity to be immersed in foreign cultures	$25,000 2025
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Support for the Free Range Food Co-op	$25,000 2025
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation For the benefit of Star of the North Lion's Club for the Star of the North Lion's Club fund, which serves the Grand Rapids area community through small, local grants	$6,000 2025
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Project support to build capacity and grow local endowment funds in the Itasca County area	$1,000,000 2025
Grand Rapids Economic Dev. Authority Project support for Community Wealth Building and Rural Placemaking in Itasca County	$700,000 2025
Grand Rapids FFA Alumni and Supporters Supporting students throughout the region through a commitment to equity, promotion of leadership, and strong civic engagement	$10,000 2025
Grand Rapids Players Inc Project support to bring live performances to five small communities in the Itasca County area	$10,000 2025
Grand Rapids Players Inc Rural placemaking through community theater	$5,000 2025
Greenway Joint Recreation Association Capital support to upgrade front entrance doors and add outdoor lighting near storage facility in the Itasca County area	$50,000 2025
Habitat for Humanity of Itasca County Capacity support to increase home preservation impact in Itasca County	$87,500 2025
Headwaters Foundation for Justice Supports community leaders, advocates, and volunteers across MN, while helping community members build skills to address community issues by partnering and collaborating with others	$5,000 2025
Hope House Of Itasca County Operational and programming support to help individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges reclaim their lives and build a strong foundation for the future	$9,000 2025
Inger Local Council Capital support for community park upgrades and outdoor cultural space in the Inger Community in Itasca County	$75,000 2025
Initiative Foundation Support for programming that strengthens small communities across central Minnesota through entrepreneurship, workforce development, and local investment that builds community wealth	$5,000 2025
ISD 317 Deer River Project support for coordination of Full Service Community School efforts within the Itasca County area	$185,000 2025
Itasca Area Schools Collaborative Project support for Early Edge program in the Itasca County area	$600,000 2025
Itasca Area Schools Collaborative Capacity building to support high school career pathway programming/internships in the Itasca County area	$125,000 2025
Itasca Community Television, Inc. Strengthening the local information ecosystem in the Itasca County area	$5,000 2025
Itasca Community Television, Inc. programming support to increase organizational capacity through the implementation of service journalism in Itasca County, Minnesota	$500,000 2025
Itasca County Family YMCA Inc Support for general operations and programming	$7,000 2025
Itasca County Health & Human Services Project support to establish a Mental Health Court in Itasca County	$80,000 2025
Itasca County Housing/Redevel Authority Project support for housing development in Itasca County	$700,000 2025
Itasca County Land Department Capital support for accessibility improvements at Bass Lake Campground in the Itasca County area	$35,000 2025
Itasca Economic Development Corporation Project support for Bigfork community revitalization program for area businesses in the Itasca County area	$33,000 2025
Itasca Friendship Club Capacity building support to develop strategies for events planning and a media campaign in Itasca County	$20,000 2025
Itasca Life Options Project support for programming support to increase organizational capacity and enhanced services to people with IDDs in Itasca County.	$270,000 2025
Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program Capacity building support to adopt the principles of social transformation through music, and conduct strategic planning in the Itasca County area	$70,000 2025
Itasca Pride Project and capacity support for placemaking in Itasca County	$25,000 2025
Itasca Water Legacy Partnership Matching gift contribution	$300 2025
KOOTASCA Community Action, Inc Project support for organizational capacity and development in the Itasca County area	$500,000 2025
Leech Lake Tribal College Project support for LLTC's presidential leadership transition.	$30,000 2025
Let's Go Fishing - Itasca Support for programming that provides no-cost, on-the-water experience for the elderly, veterans, disabled, low-income, and more each season	$5,000 2025
Lower Sioux Indian Community Funding support for arts and cultural programming at Cansayapi Wicoicage Oti, Lower Sioux Cultural Incubator	$25,000 2025
MacRostie Art Center Capacity building support to improve efficiency and fundraising, be more effective in reaching underserved populations, and to conduct strategic planning in the Itasca County area	$40,000 2025
MacRostie Art Center Creative placemaking in the Grand Rapids area	$5,000 2025
Marcell Family Center, Inc Capital support for community center upgrades in Itasca County	$70,000 2025
Minnesota Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors Funding to support NACD's work in rural Minnesota	$25,000 2025
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Inc Project support for rural communities to navigate impending changes in funding and regulation in Rural Minnesota	$75,000 2025
Minnesota Council on Foundations Project support to build nonprofit capacity to access quality data to inform their work in rural Minnesota	$40,000 2025
Minnesota Council on Foundations Annual Membership Grant	$22,250 2025
Minnesota Humanities Center Funding support for Sketches of Minnesota in Bigfork in October, 2025	$10,000 2025
Mississippi Headwaters Area Dental Health Center Operational support for organizational resilience and sustainability for its work in rural Minnesota	$200,000 2025
Mobility Mania-Accessibility for All Capacity building for microtransit expansion to Deer River/Ball Club in Itasca County area	$80,000 2025
Mukwa Funding for Mukwa, to support programming that empowers Indigenous leadership and promotes Native American well-being, equity, and understanding through education, outreach, and systemic change	$5,000 2025
New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center General operating support for services that aid women and their families in need	$7,000 2025
Northern Community Radio KAXE Project support to continue to strengthen rural journalism in the Itasca County	$200,000 2025
Northern Community Radio KAXE Support for local community radio that connects rural people and reports on local events	$5,000 2025
Northern Itasca Joint Powers Board Planning/capacity building support for improvements to the waste treatment system in the Itasca County area	$5,000 2025
Northome Fire Department Capital support for fire equipment upgrades in the Itasca County area	$90,000 2025
Northwest Minnesota Foundation Disaster recovery support in the Bemidji area.	$100,000 2025
Onyx Collective General operating support to aid in the goal of providing Black people in rural Minnesota opportunities for wholeness and healing	$5,000 2025
Peacemaker Resources General operating support for this rural, Indigenous women-led org that offers culturally responsiveness trainings and events, seeking to promote authentic connections in rural MN	$5,000 2025
Project Optimist Funding for Project Optimist, which engages residents of greater MN through storytelling & arts-based approach to collaborate across common divides, tackle problems & grow more optimistic about the future of their communities, region & world	$10,000 2025
Project Optimist Funding for Project Optimist, which engages residents of greater MN through storytelling & arts-based approach to collaborate across common divides, tackle problems & grow more optimistic about the future of their communities, region & world	$10,000 2025
Reif Arts Council Project support for planning and capacity building to support Rural Placemaking in Itasca County	$300,000 2025
S Lake Local Indian Council Capital support for community center upgrades and build an outdoor cultural space in the S Lake Community in Itasca County	$75,000 2025
Sam's Place Capital support for building upgrades in the Itasca County area	$65,000 2025
Sand Lake Township Capital support to upgrade community center facility in Itasca County	$35,000 2025
Scenic Rivers Health Services Capital support to implement EPIC Electronic Health Record system at its clinics in rural northeastern Minnesota	$500,000 2025
Third Coast Chamber Collective Project support for strategic planning in the Itasca County area	$10,000 2025
Town of French Funding to support community program and facility upgrades	$5,000 2025
Two Spirit Advocacy Support for Two Spirit Advocacy in building inclusive community and welcoming space for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the Bemidji area	$10,000 2025
United Way of 1,000 Lakes Project/Capacity Building support to increase financial stability through the establishment of a planned giving strategy in the Itasca County area	$40,000 2025
United Way of Northeastern Minnesota Support of nonprofits, programs, and collaborations that equip and empower local people to thrive in the core Iron Range communities, in the focus areas of youth opportunity, healthy community, community resilience, and financial stability	$5,000 2025
Voices For Ethnic and Multicultural Awareness Corporation Operating support to bring cross-cultural understanding, foster an inclusive community, and educate community members on the contributions of multicultural communities in Northern, rural Minnesota	$25,000 2025
Warba Feeley Joint Recreation Board Capital support to renovate and upgrade the community park in the Itasca County area	$20,000 2025