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CFO Role Transitions at the Initiative Foundation
LITTLE FALLS, MN—Initiative Foundation President Matt Varilek announced today that Michele Miller will succeed Lynn Bushinger as chief financial officer. Bushinger plans to retire in… Read More
Willis Joins Foundation’s Board of Trustees
LITTLE FALLS, MN—Matt Varilek, president of the Initiative Foundation, announced today that Carrie Willis, chief operating officer of Granite Partners in St. Cloud, has been… Read More
Grants Near $3 Million in Second Half of 2022
LITTLE FALLS, MN—The Initiative Foundation delivered $2.84 million through 341 grants during the second half of 2022. A partnership with the Otto Bremer Trust funded… Read More
Brainerd Businesses Gain Revitalization Grants
LITTLE FALLS, MN—Ten hometown projects that will bring more than $300,000 in Brainerd main street improvements have been approved by the Initiative Foundation as part… Read More
Take Initiators Fellowship Eligibility Quiz
LITTLE FALLS, MINN.—The Initiators Fellowship is recruiting for its 2024-2025 cohort. Launched by the Initiative Foundation in partnership with three other Minnesota Initiative Foundations, the… Read More
Revitalization Grants OK’d in Five Communities
LITTLE FALLS, MN—Fifteen hometown projects that will bring nearly $4 million in main street improvements to Brainerd, Cold Spring, Little Falls, Long Prairie and St. Read More