Community
Rural Voice 2025 to Explore Mental Health, Social Isolation
Central Minnesotans are invited to attend Rural Voice 2025, a town-hall style event focused on mental health and social isolation and how we can find… 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
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
$500,000 Gift Lifts Cambridge Family Shelter Project
Cambridge, Minn.—A $500,000 gift from the Memorial Hospital Foundation is propelling New Pathways, Inc., closer to breaking ground on a permanent family shelter in Cambridge. Read More
Foundation Awards $343,000 in 1st Quarter Grants
The Initiative Foundation and its Partner Funds delivered 74 grants during the first quarter of 2025 for a total of $343,000. The Initiative Foundation awarded… Read More
Foundation Receives Grant for 5 Regional Main Street Projects
The Initiative Foundation has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)’s Main Street Economic Revitalization Program to… Read More