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Long Prairie Enterprise Academy Class Graduates 10

The Initiative Foundation is celebrating the graduation of 10 entrepreneurs who are dedicated to building their homegrown business ideas in the Long Prairie area. These… 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

Fellowship Ramps Up Recruitment for 2026-27 Cohort

The Initiators Fellowship is recruiting for its 2026-2027 cohort. Launched by the Initiative Foundation and its Minnesota Initiative Foundation partners, the two-year program provides a… Read More

Seven Graduate From Long Prairie Enterprise Academy Class

The Initiative Foundation is celebrating the graduation of seven entrepreneurs who are dedicated to building their homegrown business ideas in the Long Prairie area. These… Read More

Revitalization Grants Leverage $47 Million in Improvements

Through a yearlong partnership with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), the Initiative Foundation awarded $4.3 million in grants to six communities… Read More

Voerding Named Next Initiative Foundation President

The Initiative Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Brian Voerding has been named president of the Little Falls-based organization and will lead… Read More