Past Partner Fund Grant Awards

Delano Area Community Foundation

• City of Longville—City Park Support: $1,300  
• Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Grants: $1,300  

• Flyer Athletic Boosters—Community and Volunteer Engagement: $750  
• Holy Trinity Catholic School—Volunteer Recognition: $375  
• Mary of Lourdes School—Volunteer Recognition: $375  
• Morrison County United Way—Volunteer Recognition: $750  

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation 

• Staples Area Women's Chorus—Her Voice Her Song Women's Choral Festival: $2,500  
• Staples Economic Development Authority—Historic Batcher Block Opera House (BBOH) Bond Preparation: $2,500  
• Kinship Partners, Inc.—Staples/Motley Area Lunch Buddy Program: $2,800  
• Staples Motley School District—College Exploration: $1,250  
• Staples Motley School District—Reality Store: $1,500 
• LEAP, Inc.—2020 Wellness Summit: $1,500

Black Oak Getty Community Foundation 

• Sauk Centre Sports Boosters—Sauk Centre Sports Boosters: $500  
• Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest—Junior Achievement - Sauk Centre: $1,000  
• CentraCare Health Foundation—Sauk Centre Community Garden Shed: $3,649  
• CommunityGiving—Sauk Centre Obstacle Course Challenge Park: $2,500  
• 510 Art Lab— Security and Keyless Entry: $1,000  
• The Yes Network—Youth Leadership and Work Readiness Training: $4,700  

Central Minnesota Builders Association Fund & Initiative 

The following schools and school districts received grants as part of the Central Minnesota Builders Association Presidents Fund & Initiative and its Tools for Schools project.  

• Albany School District: $2,097  
• St. Cloud Area School District: $1,000  
• St. Cloud Area School District—McKinley ALC: $1,500  
• Becker High School: $1,250  
• Cathedral High School: $500  
• Foley School District: $1,000  
• Little Falls School District: $1,000  
• Melrose School District: $1,500  
• Rocori School District: $800  
• Sauk Rapids-Rice High School: $1,500  
• Swanville High School: $4,000  
• St. Cloud Area School District: $1,300  
•  Upsala High School: $950  

Innovative Schools Project Fund 

• Swanville Dollars for Scholars—ISP Matching Grant: $5,000  

Gull Chain Preservation Endowment Fund 

• Gull Chain of Lakes Association—Amy L. Scott Family Foundation Grant: $1,000  

Josh Richardson Family Fund 

• Elk River School District—Replacement and Updating Tools at Rogers High School: $10,000  

Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation 

The following grants will support the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district:   

• Book Club Curriculum: $250  
• Connections and Teambuilding: $500  
• Extensions for Higher-Level Mathematical Thinking: $650  
• Flexible Seating for Success: $500  
• Strengths to Promote Resilience: $500  
• Classroom Transformation Kits: $500  
• Enhancing the Parent Education Learning Environment: $500  
• Fur Trade Living History Lyceums: $765  
• Enhancement of Social Emotional Literacy for Social Emotional Learning: $1,000  
• Instruments for the Music Classroom: $1,000  
• Vocabulary Instruction Read-Aloud Books: $550  
• Dash Robot Coding Projects: $750  
• Minecraft EDU in Fifth-Grade Math: $500  

Minnesota Pioneer Park Endowment Fund 

• Minnesota Pioneer Park: $450  

Manufacturing Fund of Central Minnesota 

• Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—Central Minnesota Women's Business Alliance: $2,500  

Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation 

• Lake Region Christian School—Classroom Enhancements: $3,115  

Braham Area Education Foundation 

The following grants will support Braham-area schools:   

• Students and Podcasts: $130  
• Art Department—Document Camera: $531  
• Graphing Calculator Classroom Set: $1,490  
• Third-Grade Chromebooks: $1,500  
• CNC Programing Initiative—Plasma Cutting: $1,500  

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Fund 

• Allina Associated Foundation—Grief Support Group: $2,500  
• Cambridge Area Pickleball Association (CAPA)—Community Partnership for Health and Wellness of Seniors: $10,000  
• Cambridge Community College Center Foundation—Health Sciences Scholarship Program: $25,000  
• Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County: $5,000

Edeburn Family Fund 

• First United Methodist Church of the St. Cloud Region—General Operations: $5,400  

Pillager Education Foundation 

The following grants will support Pillager-area schools:   

• Sustainable Food Preservation Through Canning, Dehydrating, Freezing and Fermenting.: $480  
• Interdisciplinary Outdoor Photo Wetland Observation Equipment: $2,500  
• C-Pen Reader Pens for Fourth-Grade Co-Taught Classroom: $513  
• Headphones for Collaborative Work and Flipped Classroom: $950  
• Technology Needs to Start an AV CLUB: $1,776  
• Elementary Innovative Instructional Programming: $990  
• Sensory Bins: $350  
• Interdisciplinary Trail Loop, Observation Platforms, Dock & Canoe Launch Materials: $2,500  

Chuck Christian Community Spirit Fund 

• Open Doors For Youth—Expand Connections Program: $1,200  

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund 

• Africa Jam—Operating Support: $1,000  
• The Yes Network—Operating Support: $1,500  

Bob and Marsha Bunger Endowment Fund 

• Milaca School District—Milaca High School Band: $750  

Anderson Brothers Family Fund 

• Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota—Annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse: $500  
• Healing Opportunity Provided Equally (HOPE)—Domestic Violence Awareness Month: $500  
• YMCA of Brainerd—Y Partners Annual Campaign: $1,100  

Hanowski Family Fund 

• Little Falls Sports Arena, Inc.—Blue Line Club: $750  

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund 

• Oasis Central Minnesota, Inc.—Operating Support: $500  
• Holy Family Church Belle Prairie—Holiday Gift Program: $1,500  

Artesian Homes Family Fund 

• Pillager School District—Sponsor the Children's Willy Wonka Production: $2,080  

Youthprise 

• Sauk Rapids-Rice School District—Compass Program: $32,991 

St. Cloud State Microlending Program Fund

• Victory Riders, Inc.—Adopt a Horse and Rider Program: $2,000   
• Spectrum High School—Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) College Readiness System: $1,000   
• Youth Investment Foundation—Outreach to At-Risk Youth: $3,000   
• Sherburne County Area United Way—Serving People in Need: $1,000   
• True Friends—Enrichment Activities for People with Disabilities: $2,500   
• Sherburne History Center—Elk River History Buffs Monthly Program: $500   
• Open Doors For Youth—Providing a Welcoming Community Facility for Homeless Youth: $3,500   
• Boys & Girls Club of Elk River—Financial Literacy Program: $3,500   
• Elk River School District Early Childhood Family Education—Strengthening Family Ties: $3,000   
• Sherburne County Trail Association—Automated External Defibrillator for Sherburne County Trail Shed: $1,000   
• Great River Family Promise—Family Emergency Funds: $1,000   
• Thumbs Up High 5K & 10K Run, Walk, Bike and Blade Event: $2,000   
• Community Aid of Elk River—Kidz Kitz: $1,000   
• Faith in Action in Sherburne County—Elder Care: $1,000   
• Rivers of Hope—Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Services for Youth: $5,000   
• Christians Reaching Out In Social Service—Food Support Warehouse Expansion: $1,000   
• 728 Cadets, Inc.—Marching Arts Program 2019-2020: $2,500   
• Running for Justice—Sex Trafficking “Awareness and Education is Power” Conference: $2,000   
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud—Elk River Senior Dining: $1,000   
• YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities—Elk River Youth Summer Child Care and School Release: $1,500   
• Guardian Angels Care Center—Living Spirit Tap, Toe and Fun: $1,000   

• Pine City Area History Association—Replace Building Foundation of Rural School Museum: $5,000   
• Fostering Families, Inc.—Sweet Dreams: $1,500   
• Snake River Valley Conservation Club—Pine City Water Treatment Ponds Birding Platform and Trail: $1,500   

• Morrison County Food Shelf—Supershelf Food Funding: $1,500   
• Royalton School District—Care Closet: $750    
• Morrison County United Way—Imagination Library: $500   
• Oasis Central Minnesota, Inc.—Personal Care Items for Families and Individuals Experiencing Homelessness: $1,500   
• Little Falls School District—Distributed Education Clubs of America (DECA) Scholarships for Career Development Conferences: $750   
• City of Royalton—Royalton Dog Park: $1,000   
• Great River Arts Association—Redefining Great River Art's Classroom Spaces: $1,000   
• Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration—Youth Volunteer Impact Leadership Training: $1,000   
• Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls—Financial Aid for Families in Need or With Special Circumstances: $500   
• Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest—Morrison County Biz Town for 2019-2020: $1,000   
• Lifetrack Resources, Inc.—Deaf or Hard of Hearing Peer-to-Peer Support Programming: $500   

• LEAP, Inc.—June Fest and Railroad Days 2019: $2,000   
• Faith Lutheran Church—Back to School Fair: $2,000   

• Tusen Tack—Strengthening Tusen Tack's Storage Capacity to Meet Growing Organizational Need: $5,000   
• Isanti County Commission on Aging—Providing Programs and Services to Senior Citizens of Isanti County: $5,000   
• New Pathways, Inc.—Path to Home Cambridge Site Program: $10,000   
• Braham Elementary Parent Organization—Playground for Community at the High School: $5,000   

• Anoka Ramsey Community College Foundation—Scholarship in Memory of Evan Stein: $2,000   
• Animal Humane Society—Animal Care at Coon Rapids Site: $2,000   
• Cambridge Community College Center Foundation—2020 Scholardazzle Fundraiser: $1,500   
• Isanti County Humane Society—Animal Care: $2,000   
• Mayo Clinic—Alzheimer's Program: $2,000   
• Mayo Clinic—Cancer Program: $2,000   
• Tres Islas Orphanage Fund—Mexican Orphanages Animal Care: $2,500   
• Tres Islas Orphanage Fund—Mexican Orphanages Operating Support: $2,100   
• A Place for You—2019 Fundraising Banquet to Support Housing for Homeless Individuals: $2,000   
• Allina Associated Foundation—Reach Out & Read Program: $1,500   
• Family Pathways—Food Shelf Program: $2,000   
• Family Pathways—Refuge Network Shelter Domestic Abuse Program: $3,000   
• Minnesota Safe Ride—Sober Cab Program: $2,000   
• New Pathways, Inc.—Housing for Homeless Families: $3,000   
• Pine Technical & Community College Foundation—Scholarships: $2,000   
• University of Minnesota Foundation—Veterinary Medicine Scholarship: $2,000   
• Cambridge-Isanti Dollars for Scholars Foundation—Scholarships for Cambridge-Isanti Students: $2,000   

• Bridges of Hope—7th Annual Run For Hope Sponsorship: $1,000   
• Breath of Life Adult Day Service—General Operations: $1,000   
• Salvation Army—Operating Support: $2,000   
• This One's For Hop, Inc.—Smiles For Jake: $2,000   
• Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Inc.—Kids-Packs-To-Go: $1,000   
• Kinship Partners, Inc.—Lunch Buddies: $500   
• Mid-Minnesota Women's Center, Inc.—General Operations: $1,000