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Foundation Awards $100,000 to Support Rural Food Shelves
The Initiative Foundation has awarded $100,000 in grants to 18 rural food shelves across Central Minnesota to help communities manage a surge in demand in… Read More
8 Groups Finish Continuous Improvement Training
The Initiative Foundation is proud to celebrate eight Central Minnesota organizations that successfully completed the 2025 Continuous Improvement program. This year’s participants made meaningful strides… Read More
Local Banks, FHLB Des Moines Drive $140K Investment
LITTLE FALLS, Minn.–Thanks to the generosity of 11 Central Minnesota financial institutions, the Initiative Foundation has secured $140,000 in community investments through a partnership with… Read More
Swanson Named 2025-2026 Policy Fellow
Tim Swanson, business finance manager for the Initiative Foundation in Little Falls, has been selected as a Policy Fellow through the University of Minnesota’s Hubert… Read More
Foundation Relaunches Thriving Communities Initiative
The Initiative Foundation is proud to relaunch its Thriving Communities Initiative as a pilot program to empower smaller Central Minnesota communities—those under 5,000 residents—to build… Read More
More than $12,000 Raised for Wadena Fire Victims
After a February fire displaced residents of a 12-unit apartment building in Wadena and killed one person, the Initiative Foundation joined forces with local community… Read More