IQ Magazine

IQ Magazine: Our Readers Are Leaders

Published twice annually, the Initiative Foundation’s award-winning IQ Magazine features in-depth stories about the economy, communities and generosity in Central Minnesota. The magazine focuses on regional trends, community issues and local solutions and serves as a source of insight and intelligence for busy leaders. By raising up your voice, we inspire knowledge that inspires action. Subscribe to receive your complimentary copy in the mail every April and October. Want to support the continued publication of IQ Magazine? Advertise in IQ Magazine.

Spring 2024

Where Passion Meets Purpose

2024-2025 Initiators Fellows drive meaningful social and community change.

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Partners in a Pandemic

Community-based funds bolster their hometowns during COVID-19. Read More

Pandemic Pivot

Wyoming Machine, Teehive, LINDAR make the switch to pandemic-related products. Read More

7 Fine Fellows

The expanded Initiators Fellowship supports emerging social entrepreneurs in Greater Minnesota. Meet our new cohort of regional difference-makers. Read More

Partners in Innovation

Together, the McKnight Foundation and Minnesota's Initiative Foundations have transformed hardship into opportunity. Read More

Smiles All Around

A scholarship program from Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation aims to diversify the dental profession in Central Minnesota. Read More

Succession Successes

How three Central Minnesota businesses have survived and even thrived after their owners have decided to move on. Read More

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