Past Partner Fund Grants

4th Quarter 2023 Partner Fund Grants

Mille Lacs Area Community Foundation

  • Isle School District (ISD #473)—Inclusive Playground: $500
  • Onamia City Council (Parks and Recreation)—City Park Improvement: $500
  • Isle Area Pickleball Association—Court Renovation Project: $500
  • Wild and Free Wildlife Rehabilitation Program—Privacy Fencing for Fawn and Raccoon Enclosures: $500
  • East Central Regional Development Commission—Lake Mille Lacs Scenic Byway Common Loon Artificial Nesting Platform: $500

Delano Area Community Foundation

  • Love INC Heartland—Fresh Start: $500
  • Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture—Delano Old-Fashioned Christmas 2023: $950
  • NourishingHOPE: $1,000
  • Loretto Lightning Robotics, Booster Club—Start-up Costs: $1,000
  • Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture—Delano Dramatic Company 2023 –24 Season: $1,000
  • Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture—2024 Sculpture Fest and Sculpture Walk: $950
  • City of Delano—Senior Center Lunch Program Equipment and Scholarships: $1,000

Longville Area Community Foundation

  • Longville Area Community Foundation—Operating Support: $13,200
  • Scott & Jane Stuart Memorial Park Endowment (LACF Memorial Park Endowment)
  • Longville Area Community Foundation—Scott & Jane Stuart Memorial Park Fund Grant: $2,900
  • Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Fund (LACF Stuart Memorial)
  • Longville Area Community Foundation—Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Fund Grant: $1,600

Greater Pine Area Endowment

  • A Place For You—A Kitchen For You: $3,000

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation

  • City of Motley—Motley Fire Department Equipment: $1,606
  • Lamplighter Community Theatre—Lionel Bart’s Oliver Production: $2,647
  • Staples Historical Society—Polar Xpress Kids Holiday Extravaganza: $4,000
  • SPARKS Mentoring of Staples Motley—Lunchtime Buddies: $2,647

Black Oak Getty Community Foundation

  • Sauk Centre Area Combined Fund: $2,000
  • Sauk Centre Sno-Cleats, Inc.—Youth Snowmobile & ATV Education and Training Center: $2,500
  • Crow River Trail Guards, Inc.—Funding for Two Tents to be Used by the Youth in the Crow River Trail Guards: $700
  • Terebinth Refuge—Basic Needs: $1,000
  • Holy Family School—Lunchroom and Classroom Equipment Updates: $2,100
  • Sauk Centre School District—Archery Program: $2,700
  • Sauk Centre School District—Sauk Centre Public School Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Learning Initiative: $2,000

Central Minnesota Builder’s Association Fund & Initiative

  • Milaca School District (ISD #912)—Tools for Schools: $2,000

Gull Chain Preservation Endowment Fund

  • Gull Chain of Lakes Association—2022 and 2023 Disbursements: $36,600
  • Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation—Gull Chain of Lakes Association Aquatic Invasive Species Fund: $36,600

Josh Richardson Family Fund

  • Elk River School District (ISD #728)—Tools and Equipment for Construction Classes at Rogers High School: $11,500

Jeanette and Mel Beaudry Fund

  • Faith in Action in Sherburne County—Operating Support: $500
  • Serving Workers for the Harvest—The Hope Connection: $700
  • Serving Workers for the Harvest—Warriors: $700

Friends of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Fund

  • Friends of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Inc.—Amphitheater Construction: $12,100

Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to Sauk Rapids-Rice School District (ISD #47):

  • Test of Composure and Precision: $560
  • Essential Living Skills Sensory Room: $1,000
  • Yearbook Cameras for Middle School: $650
  • Sensory Room: $985
  • Ready Bodies Learning Minds Through Movement: $650
  • Let’s Play with Communication: $1,000
  • Physical Education/Large Motor: $1,000
  • Real World Math Gardening: $1,000
  • Recess Activities for Students With a Disability, Limitations and/or Restrictions: $1,000
  • Kindergarten Sensory Exploration: $784
  • Middle School Media Refresh: $1,000

Loren and Kathy Morey Family Fund

  • The Hormel Institute University of Minnesota Medical Research Center—General Research Donation in Honor of Mark Morey: $3,600

Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation

  • Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation—Operating Support: $15,000

Albany Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to Albany Area Schools:

  • Math Stackers: $289
  • Reading Outside of the Textbook: $400
  • Flexible Seating: $700
  • Early Childhood Hands-on Exploration Color Changing Light Table: $512
  • Recreational Sports Kayaks: $500
  • New 3D Carving with a CNC Router: $395
  • Critical Thinking Games in Math: $223
  • Bird’s Eye View—Using a Drone in Media Class: $525
  • Alternative Seating for Science Pod: $1,125
  • Dramatic Play Materials/STEM Materials/Flexible Seating Options: $400

Braham Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to Braham Area Schools:

  • The Power of Three: $530
  • Lake Mason Partnership: $1,390
  • Early Childhood Home Backpacks: $500

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

  • Every Meal—Weekend Meal Program: $2,500
  • Isanti County Commission on Aging—General Operating Support for the Cambridge Senior Activity Center: $10,000

Patriot Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Pequot Lakes School District:

  • Fifth-grade Hat Knitting: $1,200
  • Long Lake Conservation Center Trip: $1,500
  • Dye Sublimation: $2,480
  • Startup of E-sports Program: $3,000
  • Shop Improvement: $3,500
  • Pequot Lakes Scholarship Program: $5,000
  • Robot Drivetrain: $220

Royalton Education Foundation

  • Royalton School District (ISD #485)—Care Closet: $1,500

Bluejacket Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Cambridge-Isanti School District:

  • Lego Masters: $2,000
  • Archery in Our Schools and Community: $2,000
  • Third-grade Grow Lights: $1,000
  • Bluejacket Broadcasting Drone Video and Steady Cam Acquisition: $1,317
  • Classroom Self-regulation Tools: $1,650
  • DSLR Cameras: $1,772

Marie and David Fischer Family Charitable Fund

  • Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota—Camp Knutson: $10,000

Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County Fund

  • Cambridge Isanti School District—Early Childhood for Isanti County: $3,100

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians Fund

  • Little Falls Community School District—INSPIRE Program: $4,000
  • Sprout MN—Music at the Farmers Market: $200

Chuck Christian Community Spirit Fund

  • Gifts Anonymous—Operating Support: $1,600

Gaalswyk Family Fund

  • Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center of Brainerd—Operating Support: $1,000
  • My Neighbor to Love Coalition—Operating Support: $600

Family Farm Fund

  • Sprout MN—Food Hub Merger Feasibility & Planning Study: $3,000

Patrick & Jane Mitchell Family Fund

  • Terebinth Refuge—Operating Support: $5,000
  • Rocori Area Dollars for Scholars—2023-24 Scholarships: $1,000
  • Stearns County Historical Society, Inc.—Operating Support: $2,000
  • Anna Marie’s Alliance—Operating Support: $5,000
  • Abbott House Foundation—Operating Support: $3,000
  • Great River Educational Arts Theatre—Great Theatre Program: $3,000
  • Africa Jam—Operating Support: $2,000
  • Andra Heart Foundation—Operating Support: $2,500
  • Rocori School District—Action Pack Program: $2,000
  • The Yes Network—Operating Support: $3,000
  • United Way of Central Minnesota—Operating Support: $2,000
  • Youth for Christ, Inc., Central Minnesota—Operating Support: $2,500
  • CommunityGiving—Operating Support: $2,000
  • St. Cloud State University Foundation, Inc.—Baseball Program: $3,000

Colette & Paul Cameron Donor Advised Fund

  • Golfers Organized for Little Falls Golf—Operating Support: $12,000

Bob & Marsha Bunger Family Endowment Fund

  • Quiet Oaks Hospice House—Operating Support: $1,100

Anderson Brothers Family Fund

  • Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Inc.—Child Hunger Program Crow Wing County: $2,000
  • Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen—Operating Support: $2,000
  • The Salvation Army, Brainerd—Operating Support: $2,000
  • Brainerd Baxter Youth Center—Operating Support: $2,000
  • Salem Lutheran Church of Deerwood—Outreach Program: $2,000
  • Mid-Minnesota Women’s Center, Inc.—Operating Support: $2,300

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

  • Holy Family Church Belle Prairie—Holiday Gift Program: $1,200

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

  • Camp Shamineau of the Evangelical Free Church—Camp Sponsorship Artesian: $22,000

3rd Quarter 2023 Partner Fund Grants

Three Rivers Community Foundation

  • Every Meal—Weekend Meal Program: $1,500
  • Options, Inc.—Outside Options: $2,500
  • A Spark of Possibilities—More Green Time Instead of Screen Time: $2,000
  • Senior Community Services—Enabling Independence and Housing Choice for Seniors: $1,000
  • Faith in Action in Sherburne County—Furniture for Families Program: $1,000
  • Community Aid of Elk River—Kids Weekend Package Program: $5,000
  • Main Street Family Services—Programing and Staff Development: $4,000
  • Elk River Timber Bay—Mentorship for At-risk Youth: $2,500
  • Elk River YMCA—Childcare Scholarships: $2,500
  • Granny’s Closet—Good Nights From Granny’s: $2,500
  • Sherburne County Area United Way—Community Connect: $1,000
  • Open Doors For Youth—Connecting Youth Experiencing Homelessness to a Brighter Future: $2,000
  • Magnus Veterans Foundation—Sponsor a Vet: $2,000
  • Sherburne County Health & Human Services—Child Foster Care and Kinship Provider Support: $3,000
  • Thumbs Up High 5K—Thumbs Up for Youth Mental Health: $2,500
  • Christians Reaching Out In Social Service—Food Rescue Truck: $3,000
  • Young Life—Great River Young Life Area Growth Project—Young Adult Emerging Leader Program: $1,500
  • Rivers of Hope—Domestic Violence Advocacy and Education for Youth: $2,500
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota—Youth Mentoring: $2,000
  • Gifts Anonymous—Gifts Anonymous 2023: $1,000

Greater Pine Area Endowment

  • Pine EMS, Inc.—Radios: $3,000
  • Pine Dragons PTO—Strike Out School Supplies and Color Run Fundraiser: $2,500

Morrison County Area Foundation

  • Employment Enterprises, Inc.—Increasing Opportunities for Community Employment for Our Disabled Community Members: $1,000
  • Hands of Hope Resource Center—Mental Health Services for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence in Morrison County: $1,000
  • Friends of Linden Hill, Inc.—Linden Hill Historic Estate and Museum Sprinkler System Project: $1,000
  • Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls—Green Fair Folk Festival: $1,000
  • EAA 1681 Lucky Leven, Inc.—The Spirit of Aviation: $1,000
  • Little Falls Community School District—A Touch of Art on Community Hearts: $1,000
  • Morrison County United Way—2023-2024 Tools for Schools: $1,000

Central Minnesota Builders Association Fund & Initiative

The following schools and school districts received funding for the Central Minnesota Builders Association Tools for Schools program for the 2023-2024 school year:

  • Albany Area School District: $2,437
  • Becker Public Schools: $2,024
  • Browerville Public Schools: $1,500
  • Elk River School District: $1,900
  • Eden Valley-Watkins School District: $2,000
  • Little Falls Community School District: $1,000
  • Melrose Area School District: $1,000
  • Monticello School District: $2,000
  • St. Cloud Area School District—North Junior High School: $1,500
  • Rocori High School: $2,000
  • Royalton High School: $1,000
  • Sartell-St. Stephen High School: $2,000
  • Sauk Rapids-Rice High School: $2,250
  • Swanville School District: $2,000
  • Cathedral High School: $900

Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation

  • Lake Region Christian School—Scholarships and Classroom Enhancements: $32,000

Braham Area Education Foundation

  • Braham Area Schools—ECFE Carnival Kickoff: $250
  • Braham Area Schools—Food Preservation: $1,547

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

  • City of Isanti—Isanti Bluebird Park: $5,000
  • Cambridge-Isanti School District—Increase Childcare Capacity in Isanti County: $1,000
  • Children’s Dental Services, Inc.—Comprehensive Dental Care for 500 Children, Pregnant People and Families in Central Minnesota: $5,000
  • Isanti County Commission on Aging—Sunset Room Phase 2: $5,000
  • Isanti County Historical Society—General Operations: $500

Women’s Leadership Fund

  • Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—Women’s Business Alliance: $1,607

Wadena City Library Fund

  • City of Wadena—Library Renovation Project: $25,000

Early Childhood Fund for Morrison County

  • Arrows Family Services—Family Home Visiting: $2,300

Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund

  • North Dakota State University—Scholarship for Lucas Kruchten: $1,000

Pillager Education Foundation

  • Pillager School District—Pillager Education Foundation Scholarships: $26,850

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians Fund

  • Lakes Area Music Festival—Education Programs: $1,000

Salem Lutheran Church Outreach Foundation

  • Salem Lutheran Church of Deerwood—General Operations: $30,700

John and Bonnie Schlagel Endowment

  • Animal Humane Society—Coon Rapids Location Support: $2,000
  • Anoka Ramsey Community College Foundation—Scholarship in Memory of Evan Stein: $2,000
  • Cambridge Ambassador Program—General Operations: $1,500
  • Cambridge Community College Center Foundation—2024 Cambridge Scholardazzle Fundraiser: $1,500
  • Grandy Community Center, Inc.—General Operations: $2,000
  • Isanti County Humane Society—Animal Care: $2,000
  • Mayo Clinic—Alzheimer’s Program: $2,000
  • Mayo Clinic—Cancer Program: $2,500
  • Tres Islas Orphanage Fund—Mexican Orphanages—General Operations: $1,000
  • University of Minnesota Foundation—Veterinary Medicine Scholarship: $2,500
  • A Place For You—Housing for Homeless Individuals: $2,000
  • Alexandra House, Inc.—Domestic Abuse Program: $2,000
  • Cambridge-Isanti School District—Early Childhood Program: $2,000
  • Cambridge-Isanti Dollars for Scholars Foundation—Scholarships: $2,000
  • Family Pathways—Food Shelf Program: $2,800
  • Family Pathways—Refuge Network Shelter Domestic Abuse Program: $3,000
  • New Pathways, Inc.—Housing for Homeless Families: $3,000
  • Pine Technical & Community College Foundation—Scholarships: $2,000

Colette & Paul Cameron Donor Advised Fund

  • Golfers Organized for Little Falls Golf—Improvements to Little Falls Golf Course: $4,531

Hanowski Family Fund

  • Little Falls Sports Arena, Inc.—Blue Line Club: $1,000

Madden’s Pine Beach Scholarship Fund

  • Pillager School District—Madden’s Pine Beach Scholarship: $3,500

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

  • Healing Hearts Horse Ranch—Volunteer Development Committee: $10,000
  • Lighthouse Beginnings—General Fund: $10,000

Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation

  • Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment—Scholarships to the Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment Fall Course: $1,000
  • Brainerd Sports Boosters Club, Inc.—Brainerd Warrior Fishing Team: $500

2nd Quarter 2023 Partner Fund Grants

Rum River Community Foundation

  • Milaca School District—Replacement of Hurdles: $800
  • City of Milaca—2023 Milaca Parade: $600
  • Arrows Family Services—Youth First: $1,000
  • Trinity Lutheran Church of Milaca—Milaca Wolves Snack Pack Program: $1,000
  • Milaca School District—Milaca Do-abetic Pack: $600
  • Milaca Public School—Varsity Baseball Mound: $1,000
  • Save the Brays Donkey Rescue—Save the Barn: $500

The following grants were awarded to the city of Milaca:

  • 2023 Milaca Parade: $600
  • Milaca Recfest & Activities: $600
  • Milaca Trail System Rest Area Benches: $1,000
  • Milaca Senior Center Ongoing Activities: $500

Greater Pine Area Endowment

  • Changing Gaits, Inc.—Youth Guidance: Two NEVER Alone Again.: $612
  • Pine Dragons Parent Teacher Organization—End of Year Appreciation Events: $1,250
  • Children of Joy Preschool—Playground Improvement Project: $4,150

Staples-Motley Area Community Foundation

  • Staples-Motley School District—REACH, Building a Leadership Community in the Classroom: $1,500
  • Motley Community Events Organization—June Fest 2023: $4,900
  • Wadena County—Free Rides for Summer Recreation/Activities: $1,500
  • LEAP, Inc.—Staples-Motley GradBlast: $4,150
  • LEAP, Inc.—Barn Quilts & More: $1,700
  • City of Motley—Converse Park, Skatepark: $2,000
  • Faith Lutheran Church—Back to School Fair 2023: $3,000
  • Staples-Motley School District—High School Reality Store: $1,250
  • Staples Area Men’s Chorus—Little Red Caboose 2023: $1,200

Hackensack Lakes Area Community Foundation

  • Hackensack Game Changers—Neighbor Helping Neighbor Community Clean-up Project: $800
  • Hackensack Game Changers—Hackensack Community Garden New Storage Shed: $250
  • SNIP-Spay & Neuter Impact Program of Central Minnesota: $750
  • Northwoods Arts Council—2023 Musical Events: $500
  • Pine Mountaineer Senior Citizens Club—Community Support: $500
  • Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—Walking Path: $500

Cambridge Area Community Foundation

  • Allina Health, Cambridge—Happiness Advantage Initiative: $3,695

Julius & Tracy Kurpius Fund

  • Central Lakes College Foundation—Living Legacy Garden: $1,800

Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district:

  • Reading is for Everyone: $1,500
  • Third-grade Engineers: $510

Little Falls Education Foundation

  • Morrison County Food Shelf—General Operating Support: $1,000

The following grants were awarded to the Little Falls school district:

  • Functional Life Skills: $1,500
  • Bringing Dramatic Play into Kindergarten: $1,500
  • Enhanced Learning in Middle School Physical Education: $1,013
  • Let’s Meet our Sensory Needs: $1,300
  • Supplies for Independent Living and Vocational Skills Classes: $600
  • Reading Adventures: $1,500

Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation

  • Lake Region Christian School—General Operating Support: $1,207

Albany Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Albany-area school district:

  • Battle of the Books: $500
  • Project Build-a-better Library: $500
  • Mission Ukulele: $775
  • Collaboration Space: $1,225
  • Outdoor Classroom Resources: $500
  • Fire-up My Detroit Diesel: $850

Braham Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to Braham area schools:

  • Long Lake Conservation Camp: $2,000
  • Hydroponics and Sustainable Agriculture: $4,095
  • S.M.A.R.T. Training: $2,240
  • Braham High School Student Support: $750

Memorial Hospital Foundation

  • North Star Family Advocacy Center—Foster Parent Appreciation Sponsorship: $500

Royalton Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Royalton school district:

  • Preschool STEM and Literacy: $450
  • Kindergarten Life Skills and Social-Emotional Supports: $350
  • Science Department Anatomy Models: $1,274
  • Academic Enrichment: $250
  • STEM Kits—Lego, Snap Circuits and Magnets: $250
  • Academic Enrichments: $400
  • Young Learners: $1,400
  • Preschool Social and Emotional Skills: $450
  • STEM Building and Brain Puzzle Ideas: $258

Bluejacket Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Cambridge-Isanti school district:

  • Woodworking—Building a Cedar-strip Canoe: $1,000
  • STEM/STEAM Cart and Lego Wall Initiative: $1,500
  • Cross-Country Skiing Initiative: $2,000
  • Mole Day, Chemistry Demonstrations, Third-grade Demonstrations: $1,500
  • Kiln Shelves for Drippy Glaze and Glaze Experiments: $2,000
  • Mobile Grow Carts: $1,350
  • ProStart Program: $1,000

Lakes Area Medical Development Fund

  • Park and Library Foundation of Crosslake—Pine River Overlook Park: $4,000

Brainerd Public Schools Foundation Early Childhood Fund

  • Brainerd Public Schools Foundation—Early Childhood Support: $1,500

Onamia Early Childhood Endowment Fund

  • Mille Lacs Health System—Story Time Fun at Onamia Depot Library: $1,100

Pillager Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Pillager school district:

  • Book Vending Machine: $1,000
  • Author Workshop: $600
  • Word Work for Kids: $500
  • Elementary Music Garden: $3,000

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians Fund

The following grants were awarded to the Little Falls school district:

  • Podium Award for the Northwestern University Wind Conducting Symposium: $1,200
  • Spotlight Music Camp Award for MMEA All-State Symphonic Band: $270
  • Spotlight Award: Shell Lake Jazz Camp 2023: $1,150
  • Spotlight Award: Bemidji Music Camp 2023: $2,325
  • Friends of Linden Hill, Inc.—Music Sponsor: A Midsummer Soiree 2023: $250
  • Great River Arts—Markets and Music on the Mississippi: $1,000

Paula and Chad Becker Fund

  • Friends of Chimbote—General Operations: $2,500

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

  • Sioux River Sportmens Club—Canton C-Hawks Trap Shooting Team: $1,000
  • Saint Benedict’s Monastery: $7,500
  • Quiet Oaks Hospice House—General Operating Support: $3,400

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

  • Little Falls Community School District—Shawn Grittner Memorial Scholarship: $1,000
  • Artesian Homes Charitable Fund
  • Pillager Family Council—Pillager Community Project: $2,500

Corey Borg-Massanari Fund

  • Silverton San Juan County Ambulance Association, Inc.—Supplies and Equipment: $1,000

1st Quarter 2023 Partner Fund Grants

Three Rivers Community Foundation

  • Elk River School District (ISD #728)—Three Rivers Community Foundation Scholarships: $22,500
  • Spectrum High School—Three Rivers Community Foundation Scholarship: $1,500

Staples-Motley Area Community Foundation

  • Sourcewell—2023 Students of Character Sponsorship: $1,000
  • LEAP, Inc.—2023 Sponsorship for the Staples-Motley High School Speech Team: $1,000
  • Lakewood Health System Foundation—2023 Night of Giving Venue Sponsor: $1,000

ILT Endowment Fund

  • Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation—Education for Underrepresented Founders: $10,000

Tollefson Scholarship

  • Pine City School District—Pine City High School Tollefson Scholarship: $15,000

Mary Jean Tillman Healthcare Scholarship Fund

  • Little Falls Community School District (ISD #482)—Mary Jean Tillman Healthcare Scholarship: $5,000

Irene Myres Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

  • Pequot Lakes School District (#ISD 186)—Irene Myres Memorial Endowed Scholarship: $1,200

Silver Lining Scholarship Fund

  • Little Falls Community School District (ISD #482)—Silver Lining Scholarship Fund: $500

Dorn Family Fund

  • Delano School District (ISD #879)—Dorn Family Fund Scholarship: $1,100

Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship Fund

  • Central Lakes College Foundation—Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship: $500
  • St. Cloud State University Foundation, Inc.—Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship: $1,000

Archie & Isabelle Powell Family Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Elk River School District (ISD #728)—Archie and Isabel Powell Family Memorial Scholarship Fund: $1,500

ZES Scholarship Fund

  • Elk River School District (ISD #728)—ZES Scholarship: $500

Sacred Heart Area School Endowment Fund

  • Sacred Heart Area School—Endowment Fund: $1,900

Staples Knights of Columbus Council #1803-Lloyd & Marion Giddings Scholarship Fund

  • Staples & Motley Dollars for Scholars—Staples Knights of Columbus Council #1803-Lloyd & Marion Giddings Scholarship Fund: $2,900

James & Susan Kurpius Fund for the Staples-Motley Dollars for Scholars

  • Staples & Motley Dollars for Scholars—James & Susan Kurpius Fund: $3,800

Minnesota Pioneer Park Endowment Fund

  • Minnesota Pioneer Park—2023 Operating Support: $1,000

Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation

  • Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation—Operating Support: $10,000

Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation

  • Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation—General Operations: $20,000
  • Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation—Operating Support: $2,000

Patriot Foundation

  • Pequot Lakes School District (ISD 186)—Digital Art Making: $4,000
  • Pequot Lakes School District (ISD 186)—Outdoor Exploration Kits: $1,000

Ellen McGregor Endowment for Education

  • Verndale Area Christian Academy—Ellen McGregor Endowment for Education: $15,000

Lakes Area Medical Development Fund

  • Advocates for Reproductive Education—GetFitFair and STI Testing Day hosted by WeARE Clinic at Central Lakes Community College: $3,000
  • Lakes Area Interfaith Caregivers—Rides for Low-income Seniors: $5,000

Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund

  • Bemidji State University—Scholarship for Louis Dean Gruber: $1,000
  • University of North Dakota—Scholarship for Chase Jackson: $1,000
  • Central Lakes College—Scholarship for Micah J. Olson: $1,000

The Bruske-Johnson Scholarship Fund

  • Isle School District (ISD 473)—The Bruske-Johnson Memorial Scholarship: $3,000

Edeburn Family Fund

  • Lazarus Project—Operating Support: $25,000

Paula and Chad Becker Fund

  • Christ the King Catholic Church—Church and School Operations: $10,000
  • Browerville Public Schools—Agriculture Education and Athletic Operations: $3,000

CWEPA Fund

  • Crow Wing County Lakes and Rivers Alliance—General Operating Support: $3,800

Thrive Fund

  • Milestones Thrive Fund—2023 Disbursement: $6,900

Alternative Sources of Energy Fund

  • Milaca Scholarship Foundation—Alternative Sources of Energy: $4,350
  • Milaca School District (ISD 912) —Milaca High School Science Department: $1,450

Land and Waters Preservation Trust

  • Whitefish Area Property Owners Association—2023 Operating Support: $14,900

Colette & Paul Cameron Donor Advised Fund

  • Friends of Pine Grove Zoo—Animal Acquisition: $12,000

Beverly M. Pantzke Scholarship Fund

  • Little Falls Community School District (ISD 482)—Beverly M. Pantzke Scholarship Fund: $24,600

Mark Wood Foundation

  • Little Falls Community School District (ISD 482)—Mark Wood Foundation: $5,800

Paws and Claws Animal Shelter

  • Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—Operating Support: $1,700

Little Falls Scholarship Fund

  • Little Falls Community School District (ISD 482)—Little Falls Scholarship Fund: $3,300

William & Ethel Nelson Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Royalton School District (ISD #485)—William & Ethel Nelson Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship: $1,700

Betty Ford Menzel Scholarship Fund

  • Crosby-Ironton School District (ISD 182)—Betty Ford Menzel Scholarship Fund: $2,500

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

  • St. Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation—Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund: $1,100

Lake Region Conservation Club

  • Sullivan Lake First Response Team—Operating Support: $550
  • Hillman Area First Response Team—Operating Support Grant: $550

H. Eugene Menzel Scholarship Fund

  • Aitkin Dollars for Scholars—H. Eugene Menzel Scholarship: $1,600

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

  • Lincoln Evangelical Free Church—General Operations: $30,000
  • Heritage Church—General Operations: $15,000
  • The Link—General Operating Support: $30,000
  • Pillager School District (ISD 116)—Pillager Huskies Fishing Team: $1,000

Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation

  • Central Lakes Search and Rescue, Inc.—Training Through FUNSARS/SARTECH II: $2,000
  • Northwest Human Remains Dectection—Advanced Training in Human Detection: $2,000

Fregin Foundation

  • Little Falls Community School District (ISD 482)—Fregin Foundation Scholarship: $1,000

Skolmate Fund for the Welfare of Animals

  • Morrison County Animal Humane Society—Operating Support: $1,600
  • Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—Operating Suppport: $1,600

Past Partner Fund Grants

The Staples-Motley Area Community Foundation supported a 2022 Back to School Fair.

4th Quarter 2022

Delano Area Community Foundation

  • Delano School District—COMPASS Program: $600
  • Delano Friends of the Library—Pizza and Concert in the Park Fundraiser for Delano Public Library: $500
  • Love INC-Heartland—Fresh Start Program: $500
  • Nourishing HOPE: $500
  • City of Delano – Delano Senior Van Purchase: $1,000

The following grants were awarded to Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture:

  • 2023 Sculpture Fest and Sculpture Walk: $500
  • Delano 2022 Old Fashioned Christmas: $1,000
  • Delano Community Band 2022-2023 Season: $500
  • Delano Dramatic Company 2022 – 2023 Season: $500
  • “Trumpeter” Sculpture by Willicey Tynes: $500

Longville Area Community Foundation

  • Longville Area Community Foundation—Operating Support: $11,300

Scott & Jane Stuart Memorial Park Fund

  • Longville Area Community Foundation—Scott & Jane Stuart Memorial Park Fund Grant: $2,700

Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Fund

  • Longville Area Community Foundation—Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Fund Grant: $1,500

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation

  • LEAP, Inc.—Staples-Motley Activities Foundation: $1,500
  • LEAP, Inc.—Candidate Forum by Tim Rice: $1,000
  • Pohl Children’s Foundation—Forever Family Grief Support Group: $500
  • Staples-Motley School District—Purchase Tumble Floor: $700
  • Central Minnesota Council, Boy Scouts of America—Redevelopment of Scouting Programs in Staples and Motley: $2,500
  • Staples Area Women’s Chorus—Our Voice Our Song 2023: $3,500
  • Staples Historical Society—2nd Annual Children’s Christmas Festival: $2,000

Black Oak Getty Community Foundation

  • Centre Mat Youth Wrestling Club—Safety Equipment: $1,000
  • St Nick Project: $1,000
  • Fairy Lily Long Lake Association—Conservation and Environment: $1,000
  • Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest—Sauk Centre: $1,000
  • Sauk Centre Dollars for Scholars: $1,000
  • Sauk Centre Area Combined Fund: $2,500
  • Ivy’s Legacy Foundation: $3,000
  • Punkins And Monkeys Nursery—Preschool Classroom and Equipment Improvement: $1,250
  • ANVIL Foundation, Inc. – 3rd Annual Youth Trapshooting Tournament: $500

ILT Endowment Fund

  • Africa Strong, Inc.—Equipment Support: $800

Josh Richardson Family Fund

  • Elk River School District—Tools and Materials for Construction Classes: $11,100

Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District:

  • Molecular Model Kits for Chemistry Courses: $990
  • Lettuce Grow, Indoor Hydroponics Farmstand: $1,000
  • Literacy Enhancement Grant: $1,000
  • Reading Haven: $1,000
  • Fine Motor Activities for First Grade: $855
  • First-Grade Fine Motor Bins: $855
  • Third-graders Storming Forward From COVID-19: $1,000
  • Sixth-grade Earth Science, Classroom & Hands-on Materials: $800

Loren and Kathy Morey Family Fund

  • The Hormel Institute University of Minnesota Medical Research Center—General Research Fund Donation: $3,400

Manufacturing Fund of Central Minnesota

  • Central Lakes College Foundation—Equipment Purchases in Memory of Richard F. (Dick) Donat: $5,000
  • Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—Women’s Business Alliance: $9,490

Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation

  • Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation—General Operations: $15,000

Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation

  • Lake Region Christian School—Scholarships and Classroom Enhancements: $3,300

Braham Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to Braham Area Schools:

  • Lounge: $500
  • Home Backpacks for 2-year-olds: $500
  • PreK to Sixth-grade Sensory Rooms: $1,000
  • Preschool Scholarships and Arrowhead Bus Passes: $2,100
  • Ceramics/Pottery Kiln Purchase: $2,500

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

  • Pregnancy Resource Center of Cambridge/Lex Specialty Clinic—Free Medical Services: $10,000
  • The City of Cambridge—Regional Wellness Center Feasibility Study: $17,000

Patriot Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Pequot Lakes School District:

  • Culinary: $1,500
  • Hat Knitting: $750
  • Sixth-grade Wolf Ridge Trip: $1,500
  • Probability Carnival: $690
  • Early Explorers Playspace, Eagle View Campsite Tent With Stage: $1,500
  • Middle School Reader’s Advisory Board: $400

Women’s Leadership Fund

  • Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—SOAR Success Circle for Women and 2023 SheLeads Event: $10,000

Marie and David Fischer Family Charitable Fund

  • Camp Knutson—Cabin Rebuild: $38,000

Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County Fund

  • Cambridge-Isanti School District—Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County: $2,250

Edeburn Family Fund

  • LAZARUS PROJECT—General Operations: $17,000

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians’ Fund

  • Little Falls Community School District—INSPIRE Program: $3,044

Chuck Christian Community Spirit Fund

  • Magnus Veterans Foundation—Sponsor-A-Vet Program: $1,500

Gaalswyk Family Fund

  • My Neighbor to Love Coalition—Operating Support: $500
  • Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center of Brainerd Minnesota—Operating Support: $900

Fish Trap Lake Endowment Fund

  • Fish Trap Lake Property Owners Association—Shoreline Restoration: $500

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

  • The Yes Network—Operating Support: $10,000

Colette & Paul Cameron Donor Advised Fund

  • Golfers Organized for Little Falls Golf—Improvements of Little Falls Golf Course: $10,000

Bob & Marsha Bunger Family Endowment Fund

  • Quiet Oaks Hospice House—General Operations: $1,100

Anderson Brothers Family Fund

  • Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Inc.—Child Hunger Program: $3,000

The following grants were awarded to the Pillager School District:

  • Pro Start Program: $1,700
  • Woods Program: $1,700
  • Metals Program: $1,700
  • Hanowski Family Fund
  • Little Falls Sports Arena, Inc.—Blue Line Club: $1,000

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

  • Holy Family Church Belle Prairie—Holiday Gift Program: $1,500
  • Oasis Central Minnesota—Feeding the Homeless: $200

Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation

  • Northern Lakes Rescue—General Operations: $500
  • Cascadia Search Dogs—Snow and Avalanche Training: $2,400

3rd Quarter 2022

Three Rivers Community Foundation

  • Faith in Action in Sherburne County—Furniture for Families Program: $1,500
  • Youth Investment Foundation—Elk River Area Timber Bay: $4,000
  • Christians Reaching Out In Social Service—Marketplace Food Shelf: $3,000
  • Sherburne County Health & Human Services—Child Foster Care and Kinship Provider Support: $3,000
  • Open Doors For Youth—Connections for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: $4,000
  • Main Street Family Services—Creating Access to Services for Underserved Individuals, Children and Families: $4,000
  • Rivers of Hope—Domestic Violence Prevention Through Youth Advocacy and Education: $4,000
  • Granny’s Closet—Good Nights From Granny’s by Granny’s Closet: $3,000
  • Thumbs Up High 5K—No One Eats Alone: $2,000
  • Young Life Capernaum—Special Needs Ministry Rebuild and Collaboration: $2,500
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota—Youth Mentoring: $2,000
  • Elk River YMCA—Child Care Scholarships: $2,500
  • Community Aid of Elk River—Kids Weekend Package Program: $4,000
  • Sherburne County Area United Way—Community Connect: $2,500

Mille Lacs Area Community Foundation

  • Family Pathways—Food Access Volunteer Recognition and Support in Mille Lacs County: $1,000
  • Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District—Mille Lacs Compass Lunch & Learns: $1,000

Greater Pine Area Endowment

  • Pine Center for the Arts, Inc.—Art on the Corner: $1,200
  • Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc.—No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town: $7,500

Morrison County Area Foundation

  • Pay It Forward Foundation—I.C.E. Fest Storage Trailer and Mobile Billboard: $500
  • Morrison County United Way—Tools for Schools 2022-2023 School Year: $1,000
  • Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota—Hands & Voices: $500
  • Horizon Health, Inc.— Enhancing the Lives of Seniors: $1,000
  • Swanville Dollars for Scholars—Disc Golf Course: $1,000
  • Little Falls Community School District—Morrison County Ski Trail Development: $1,000
  • Hands of Hope Resource Center—Mental Health Services for Victims of Abuse: $1,000
  • Upsala School District—Upsala Elementary School Accessible Playground: $1,000

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation

  • Staples Area Men’s Chorus—Railroad Days Project: $1,500
  • Staples Area Men’s Chorus—Variety Show Donation: $1,500

Central Minnesota Builder’s Association Fund & Initiative

The following grants were given toward the Tools for Schools program:

  • Albany Area School District: $2,394
  • Becker Public Schools: $1,950
  • Browerville Public Schools: $1,750
  • Cathedral High School: $900
  • Eden Valley-Watkins School District: $2,000
  • Kimball Area School District: $1,000
  • Little Falls Community School District: $1,000
  • Melrose Area School District: $1,500
  • St. Cloud Area School District—North Jr. High: $1,500
  • Rocori School District: $850
  • Royalton School District: $1,000
  • Sartell-St. Stephen School District: $1,500
  • Sauk Rapids-Rice School District: $2,250
  • Swanville School District: $2,000
  • Upsala School District: $1,000
  • St. Cloud Area School District: $2,500

Julius and Tracy Kurpius Fund

  • Central Lakes College Foundation—Living Legacy Gardens: $1,800

Lake Region Christian Education Foundation

  • Scholarships and Classroom Enhancements: $32,700

Braham Area Education Foundation

  • Braham Area Schools—Nature School at Long Lake Conservation Center: $1,500

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

  • Isanti County Commission on Aging—General Operating Support for the Cambridge Senior Activity Center: $10,000
  • Pine Technical & Community College Foundation—Scholarship Program: $5,000
  • Isanti County—Children’s Dental Services: $5,000
  • New Pathways, Inc.—Path to Home Program: $10,000

Wadena City Library Endowment

  • City of Wadena—Library Renovation Project: $245,000

Onamia Early Childhood Endowment Fund

  • Mille Lacs Health System—Story Time Fun at Onamia Depot Library: $800

Early Childhood Fund for Morrison County

  • Little Falls Community School District—Early Childhood Family Engagement: $1,900

Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund

  • Central Lakes College—Scholarship for Evan Hutchison: $1,000

Pillager Education Foundation

  • Pillager School District—Concession Stand Management: $500

Gaalswyk Family Fund

  • Port Group Homes—Operating Support: $300

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

  • Stearns County Historical Society, Inc.—John Decker Archival Fund: $2,000
  • River Park Community Foundation, Inc.—Alexander Park and Firefighters Splash Pad: $3,000
  • Abbott House Foundation—Operating Support: $2,000
  • Africa Jam—Operating Support: $1,500
  • Andra Heart Foundation—Operating Support: $2,000
  • Anna Marie’s Alliance—Operating Support: $5,000
  • Great River Educational Arts Theatre—Great Theatre Program: $2,500
  • Rocori School District—Action Pack Program: $1,000
  • St. Cloud State University Foundation, Inc.—Baseball Program: $3,000
  • Terebinth Refuge—Operating Support: $2,000
  • The Yes Network—Operating Support: $5,000
  • United Way of Central Minnesota—Operating Support: $2,000
  • CommunityGiving Women’s Fund—Operating Support: $2,000
  • Youth for Christ, Inc. Central Minnesota—Operating Support: $2,500

John and Bonnie Schlagel Endowment

  • Animal Humane Society—Animal Care at Coon Rapids Location: $2,000
  • Anoka Ramsey Community College Foundation—Scholarship in Memory of Evan Stein: $2,000
  • Cambridge Community College Center Foundation—2023 Cambridge Scholardazzle Fundraiser: $1,500
  • Isanti County Humane Society—Animal Care: $2,000
  • Mayo Clinic—Alzheimer’s Program: $2,000
  • Mayo Clinic—Cancer Program: $2,000
  • Tres Islas Orphanage Fund—General Operations: $1,650
  • Grandy Community Center, Inc.—General Operations: $1,650
  • Cambridge Ambassador Program—General Operations: $1,650
  • University of Minnesota Foundation—Veterinary Medicine Scholarship: $2,000
  • A Place For You—Housing for Homeless Individuals: $2,000
  • Cambridge Isanti Dollars for Scholars Foundation—Scholarships: $2,000
  • Family Pathways—Food Shelf Program: $2,450
  • Family Pathways—Refuge Network Shelter: $3,000
  • Minnesota Safe Ride—General Operations: $2,000
  • New Pathways, Inc.—Housing for Homeless Families: $3,000
  • Pine Technical & Community College Foundation—Scholarship Program: $2,000
  • Cambridge-Isanti School District—Early Childhood Program Operations: $2,000

Anderson Brothers Family Fund

  • Kinship Partners, Inc.—General Operations: $3,000

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

  • Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center of Brainerd Minnesota—Operating Support: $1,000
  • Camp Shamineau of the Evangelical Free Church—Camp Sponsorship: $10,000

Cory Borg-Massanari Foundation

  • Brainerd High School Physical Education Department—Snowshoes: $2,100
  • Colorado-Rapid Avalanche Deployment—Avalanche Rescue Dogs: $3,000
  • Gtk9 Foundation, Inc.—Operating Expense: $2,500

Randall Area Flood Recovery Fund

  • St. James Catholic Church—Randall Area Flood Recovery: $83,500
  • St. James Catholic Church—Randall Area Flood Recovery: $10,128
  • Boone’s Market—Randall Flood Relief: $5,000
  • OK Tire & Bait—Randall Flood Relief: $5,000

2nd Quarter 2022

Rum River Community Foundation

  • Milaca Fine Arts Council—Music in the Park 2022: $1,000
  • Mille Lacs County Operation Community Connect: $500
  • Trinity Lutheran Church of Milaca—Snack Pack Program: $1,000
  • Milaca American Legion Post 178—Project Mobile Scouts: $900
  • Milaca School District—Milaca High School Day of Service: $500

The following grants were awarded to the City of Milaca:

  • Milaca RecFest: $500
  • 2022 Kids Events: $500
  • 2022 Milaca Parade and Festival: $1,000
  • South Trail Expansion: $1,000

Greater Pequot Lakes Community Foundation

  • City of Pequot Lakes—Christmas Tree Lights Project: $5,000
  • Community Action of Pequot Lakes—Pequot Lakes Splash Pad: $3,500

Greater Pine Area Endowment

  • University of Minnesota Foundation—Pine City Discovery Garden: $10,000

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation

  • Wadena County—Free Rides for Summer Recreation/Activities: $750
  • Faith Lutheran Church—Back to School Fair 2022: $2,500
  • Staples-Motley School District—Cardinal REACH Program: $2,000
  • Staples-Motley School District—Middle and High School Special Education Field Trip: $600
  • Staples Historical Society—Second Annual Children’s Christmas Festival: $3,000

The following grants were awarded to LEAP, Inc.:

  • Motley June Fest 2022: $3,000
  • Staples-Motley Athletic Hall of Fame Digital Media Display: $3,000
  • Staples Rotary Technology Project for Hybrid Meetings: $1,200
  • 2022 Railroad Days: $2,500
  • Downtown Windows: $2,500

Black Oak Getty Community Foundation

  • Sauk Centre School District—Archery Program: $2,000

Hackensack Lakes Area Community Foundation

  • Hackensack Game Changers—Seasonal Decorations: $1,000
  • Northwoods Arts Council—Lakeside Concert Series 2022: $500
  • Faith in Action for Cass County—Heartland Quilters Quilting for a Cause: $575
  • Hackensack Game Changers—Hackensack Community Garden: $650
  • Hackensack Game Changers—Dog Park: $500
  • Foothills Christian Academy Clay Target Team: $750
  • Northwoods Arts Council—Wayne & The Boys Sponsorship: $300

Mel and Jeanette Beaudry Fund

  • Great River Faith in Action—Operating Support: $900
  • Serving Workers for the Harvest—The Hope Connection: $1,000

James Kurpius Family Fund

  • Staples & Motley Dollars for Scholars—2022 Scholarships: $3,500

Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District:

  • Seventh-grade Novel Extensions: $750
  • Flexible Seating: $500
  • Kindergarten Dramatic Play Centers: $900

Little Falls Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Little Falls Community School District:

  • Functional Life Skills: $1,500
  • Games and Activities for Personalized Learning in Preschool: $1,500
  • Infinity Wall: $1,500
  • Snapmaker 2.0 Modular 3-in-1 3D Printer: $1,472
  • Middle School Fitness Room: $1,300
  • Preschool Playground: $1,500

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

  • Cambridge Surplus Food Distribution—Emergency Relief Grant: $5,000
  • Anoka Ramsey Community College Foundation—Telehealth Simulation Lab for Healthcare Students: $12,500
  • Cambridge Farmer’s Market: $2,500

Royalton Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Royalton School District:

  • STEAM Bins: $325
  • Creative Minds: $1,000
  • Lego Education SPIKE: $1,100
  • Kindergarten STEAM: $897
  • STEAM Lab: $696
  • STEAM Building Materials for Kindergarten: $413
  • Becoming Better Prepared for the Future—Solving Problems Through Learning: $1,041

Ellen McGregor Endowment for Education

  • Family Life Church of the Assemblies of God—2022 Verndale Area Christian Academy: $15,000

Lakes Area Medical Development Fund

  • Community Action of Pequot Lakes—Pequot Lakes Splash Pad: $10,000
  • Crow Wing County Judicial Center—DWI Court Incentive: $1,700

Pillager Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Pillager School District:

  • Gross Motor Equipment for Classroom: $630
  • Dynamic Vocabulary Improvement Program: $499
  • STAR/Structured Teaching: $530
  • Pillager Robotics VEX V5 Competition: $5,000

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pickney Young Musicians’ Fund

  • Friends of Linden Hill, Inc. – A Midsummer Soiree: $250

The following grants were awarded to the Little Falls Community School District:

  • Bemidji MusiCamp For Middle School Students: $2,050
  • All State Band/Orchestra Scholarships: $600
  • Spotlight Scholarship for Shell Lake Jazz Camp 2022: $575

Land and Waters Preservation Trust

  • Whitefish Area Property Owners Association—Operating Support: $14,500

Patrick & Jane Mitchell Family Fund

  • Saint Benedict’s Monastery—Monastic Scholarship: $5,000

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

  • Little Falls Community School District—Shawn Grittner Memorial Scholarship 2022: $500

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

  • Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center of Brainerd—Operating Support: $7,000
  • Quincy House—General Operating Support: $5,000

Operational Reserve Fund of Northern Waters Land Trust

  • Northern Waters Land Trust—Operating Support: $32,000

1st Quarter 2022

Three Rivers Community Foundation

  • Sherburne County Health & Human Services—Donation for Car Seats: $1,600

Three Rivers Community Foundation Scholarship Fund

The following grants were awarded for scholarships:

  • Elk River High School: $7,500
  • Rogers High School: $7,500
  • Zimmerman High School: $4,000
  • Ivan Sand High School: $1,500
  • Spectrum High School: $1,500

Staples-Motley Area Community Foundation

  • Sourcewell Students of Character—Platinum Event Sponsorship: $1,000
  • Lakewood Health System Foundation—Night of Giving Venue Sponsor: $1,000
  • City of Staples—Playground Project: $3,757
  • City of Staples—Dower Lake Project: $7,621

Tollefson Scholarship Fund

  • Pine City High School—Tollefson Scholarship: $15,000

Mary Jean Tillman Healthcare Scholarship Fund

  • Little Falls Community High School—Mary Jean Tillman Healthcare Scholarship: $5,000

Irene Myres Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

  • Pequot Lakes High School—Irene Myres Memorial Endowed Scholarship: $1,000

Silver Lining Scholarship Fund

  • Little Falls Community High School—Silver Lining Scholarship Fund: $750

Dorn Family Fund

  • Delano High School—Dorn Family Fund Scholarship: $1,100

Bert & Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship Fund

  • St. Cloud State University Foundation, Inc.—Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship: $1,000
  • Central Lakes College Foundation—Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship: $500

Archie & Isabelle Powell Family Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Elk River High School—Archie & Isabel Powell Family Memorial Scholarship: $1,500

Sacred Heart School Area Endowment Fund

  • Sacred Heart School Area Endowment Fund: $1,300

Staples Knights of Columbus Council #1803-Lloyd & Marion Giddings Scholarship Fund

  • Staples & Motley Dollars for Scholars: $2,900

Manufacturing Fund of Central Minnesota

  • Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—Women’s Business Alliance: $5,500

Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation

  • Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation—Operating Support: $10,000

Albany Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Albany Area School District:

  • Middle School Science Advanced Hot Plate Stirrer: $1,000
  • Multisensory and Game-based Learning: $500
  • Music Department Computer Project: $1,000
  • Social Emotional Learning within Multi-tiered System of Supports: $500
  • Interval Timers: $939
  • Digital Art, Graphic Design, and Publication: $1,630
  • Getting Torqued with Diesel: $672
  • Collaboration Space: $1,500
  • Greenhouse: $1,625
  • Growing Healthy Plants with Meters: $840

Braham Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to Braham Area Schools:

  • Lego Stop Motion Animation: $750
  • Calming Items for Elementary Classrooms: $840

Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund

  • Central Lakes College—Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Scholarship to Wyatt Bunting: $1,000
  • Central Lakes College—Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Scholarship to Riley DeVriendt: $1,000

Bob & Pauline Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Isle High School—Scholarship: $3,000

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians’ Fund

The following grants were awarded to the Little Falls Community School District:

  • Purchase of an Eastman Euphonium and Selmer Bass Clarinet: $3,195
  • Instrument and Supplies for Music Program: $385

Paula & Chad Becker Fund

  • Christ the King Catholic Church—Operating Support: $12,000
  • Browerville Public Schools—High School Athletics: $2,000
  • Southwest Minnesota State University—Wrestling Program: $2,000
  • Saint John’s University—Wrestling Program: $2,000
  • Delano Youth Baseball-Softball—2022 Cooperstown Baseball: $2,000

CWEPA Fund

  • Crow Wing County Lakes and Rivers Alliance—General Operating Support: $3,700

The Thrive Fund

  • Milestones—2022 Disbursement: $6,000

Alternative Sources of Energy Fund

  • Milaca Scholarship Foundation: $4,200
  • Milaca High School Science Department: $1,400

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

  • Rocori Area Dollars for Scholars: $500

Beverly M. Pantzke Scholarship Fund

  • Little Falls Community High School—Scholarships: $24,000

Anderson Brothers Family Fund

  • Salvation Army—Food Pantry Donation: $1,000

Mark Wood Foundation

  • Little Falls Community School—Lincoln Elementary School: $5,700

Paws & Claws Animal Shelter

  • Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—Operating Support: $1,700

Little Falls Scholarship Fund

  • Little Falls Community High School—Scholarship: $3,300

William & Ethel Nelson Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Royalton School District—Scholarship: $1,600

Betty Ford Menzel Scholarship Fund

  • Crosby-Ironton High School—Scholarships: $2,300

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

  • St. Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation Fund—Scholarships: $1,100

Lake Region Conservation Club

  • Hillman Area First Response Team—Operating Support Grant: $500
  • Sullivan Lake First Response Team—Operating Support: $500

H. Eugene Menzel Scholarship Fund

  • Aitkin Dollars for Scholars—Scholarships: $1,300

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

  • Pillager School District—Huskies Fishing Team: $1,000
  • Pillager Booster Club—Grad Blast Committee 2022: $500

Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation

  • Silverton San Juan County Ambulance Association, Inc.—Equipment and Supplies: $6,000

Fregin Foundation

  • Little Falls Community High School—Scholarships: $500

Skolmate Fund for the Welfare of Animals

  • Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—Operating Support: $1,500
  • Morrison County Animal Humane Society—Operating Support: $1,500

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