Past Partner Fund Grants

Delano Area Community Foundation

• Delano School District—COMPASS Program: $600
• Delano Friends of the Library—Pizza and Concert in the Park Fundraiser for Delano Public Library: $500
• Love INC-Heartland—Fresh Start Program: $500
• Nourishing HOPE: $500
• City of Delano – Delano Senior Van Purchase: $1,000

The following grants were awarded to Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture:

• 2023 Sculpture Fest and Sculpture Walk: $500
• Delano 2022 Old Fashioned Christmas: $1,000
• Delano Community Band 2022-2023 Season: $500
• Delano Dramatic Company 2022 – 2023 Season: $500
• “Trumpeter” Sculpture by Willicey Tynes: $500

Longville Area Community Foundation

• Longville Area Community Foundation—Operating Support: $11,300

Scott & Jane Stuart Memorial Park Fund

• Longville Area Community Foundation—Scott & Jane Stuart Memorial Park Fund Grant: $2,700

Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Fund

• Longville Area Community Foundation—Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Fund Grant: $1,500

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation

• LEAP, Inc.—Staples-Motley Activities Foundation: $1,500
• LEAP, Inc.—Candidate Forum by Tim Rice: $1,000
• Pohl Children’s Foundation—Forever Family Grief Support Group: $500
• Staples-Motley School District—Purchase Tumble Floor: $700
• Central Minnesota Council, Boy Scouts of America—Redevelopment of Scouting Programs in Staples and Motley: $2,500
• Staples Area Women’s Chorus—Our Voice Our Song 2023: $3,500
• Staples Historical Society—2nd Annual Children’s Christmas Festival: $2,000

Black Oak Getty Community Foundation

• Centre Mat Youth Wrestling Club—Safety Equipment: $1,000
• St Nick Project: $1,000
• Fairy Lily Long Lake Association—Conservation and Environment: $1,000
• Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest—Sauk Centre: $1,000
• Sauk Centre Dollars for Scholars: $1,000
• Sauk Centre Area Combined Fund: $2,500
• Ivy’s Legacy Foundation: $3,000
• Punkins And Monkeys Nursery—Preschool Classroom and Equipment Improvement: $1,250
• ANVIL Foundation, Inc. – 3rd Annual Youth Trapshooting Tournament: $500

ILT Endowment Fund

• Africa Strong, Inc.—Equipment Support: $800

Josh Richardson Family Fund

• Elk River School District—Tools and Materials for Construction Classes: $11,100

Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District:

• Molecular Model Kits for Chemistry Courses: $990
• Lettuce Grow, Indoor Hydroponics Farmstand: $1,000
• Literacy Enhancement Grant: $1,000
• Reading Haven: $1,000
• Fine Motor Activities for First Grade: $855
• First-Grade Fine Motor Bins: $855
• Third-graders Storming Forward From COVID-19: $1,000
• Sixth-grade Earth Science, Classroom & Hands-on Materials: $800

Loren and Kathy Morey Family Fund

• The Hormel Institute University of Minnesota Medical Research Center—General Research Fund Donation: $3,400

Manufacturing Fund of Central Minnesota

• Central Lakes College Foundation—Equipment Purchases in Memory of Richard F. (Dick) Donat: $5,000
• Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—Women’s Business Alliance: $9,490

Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation

• Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation—General Operations: $15,000

Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation

• Lake Region Christian School—Scholarships and Classroom Enhancements: $3,300

Braham Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to Braham Area Schools:

• Lounge: $500
• Home Backpacks for 2-year-olds: $500
• PreK to Sixth-grade Sensory Rooms: $1,000
• Preschool Scholarships and Arrowhead Bus Passes: $2,100
• Ceramics/Pottery Kiln Purchase: $2,500

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

• Pregnancy Resource Center of Cambridge/Lex Specialty Clinic—Free Medical Services: $10,000
• The City of Cambridge—Regional Wellness Center Feasibility Study: $17,000

Patriot Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Pequot Lakes School District:

• Culinary: $1,500
• Hat Knitting: $750
• Sixth-grade Wolf Ridge Trip: $1,500
• Probability Carnival: $690
• Early Explorers Playspace, Eagle View Campsite Tent With Stage: $1,500
• Middle School Reader’s Advisory Board: $400

Women’s Leadership Fund

• Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—SOAR Success Circle for Women and 2023 SheLeads Event: $10,000

Marie and David Fischer Family Charitable Fund

• Camp Knutson—Cabin Rebuild: $38,000

Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County Fund

• Cambridge-Isanti School District—Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County: $2,250

Edeburn Family Fund

• LAZARUS PROJECT—General Operations: $17,000

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians’ Fund

• Little Falls Community School District—INSPIRE Program: $3,044

Chuck Christian Community Spirit Fund

• Magnus Veterans Foundation—Sponsor-A-Vet Program: $1,500

Gaalswyk Family Fund

• My Neighbor to Love Coalition—Operating Support: $500
• Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center of Brainerd Minnesota—Operating Support: $900

Fish Trap Lake Endowment Fund

• Fish Trap Lake Property Owners Association—Shoreline Restoration: $500

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

• The Yes Network—Operating Support: $10,000

Colette & Paul Cameron Donor Advised Fund

• Golfers Organized for Little Falls Golf—Improvements of Little Falls Golf Course: $10,000

Bob & Marsha Bunger Family Endowment Fund

• Quiet Oaks Hospice House—General Operations: $1,100

Anderson Brothers Family Fund

• Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Inc.—Child Hunger Program: $3,000

The following grants were awarded to the Pillager School District:

• Pro Start Program: $1,700
• Woods Program: $1,700
• Metals Program: $1,700
• Hanowski Family Fund
• Little Falls Sports Arena, Inc.—Blue Line Club: $1,000

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

• Holy Family Church Belle Prairie—Holiday Gift Program: $1,500
• Oasis Central Minnesota—Feeding the Homeless: $200

Nancy and Thomas Adams Family Charitable Fund

• Community Action of Pequot Lakes—General Operations: $2,000

Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation

• Northern Lakes Rescue—General Operations: $500
• Cascadia Search Dogs—Snow and Avalanche Training: $2,400

Three Rivers Community Foundation

• Faith in Action in Sherburne County—Furniture for Families Program: $1,500
• Youth Investment Foundation—Elk River Area Timber Bay: $4,000
• Christians Reaching Out In Social Service—Marketplace Food Shelf: $3,000
• Sherburne County Health & Human Services—Child Foster Care and Kinship Provider Support: $3,000
• Open Doors For Youth—Connections for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: $4,000
• Main Street Family Services—Creating Access to Services for Underserved Individuals, Children and Families: $4,000
• Rivers of Hope—Domestic Violence Prevention Through Youth Advocacy and Education: $4,000
• Granny’s Closet—Good Nights From Granny’s by Granny’s Closet: $3,000
• Thumbs Up High 5K—No One Eats Alone: $2,000
• Young Life Capernaum—Special Needs Ministry Rebuild and Collaboration: $2,500
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota—Youth Mentoring: $2,000
• Elk River YMCA—Child Care Scholarships: $2,500
• Community Aid of Elk River—Kids Weekend Package Program: $4,000
• Sherburne County Area United Way—Community Connect: $2,500

Mille Lacs Area Community Foundation

• Family Pathways—Food Access Volunteer Recognition and Support in Mille Lacs County: $1,000
• Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District—Mille Lacs Compass Lunch & Learns: $1,000

Greater Pine Area Endowment

• Pine Center for the Arts, Inc.—Art on the Corner: $1,200
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc.—No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town: $7,500

Morrison County Area Foundation

• Pay It Forward Foundation—I.C.E. Fest Storage Trailer and Mobile Billboard: $500
• Morrison County United Way—Tools for Schools 2022-2023 School Year: $1,000
• Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota—Hands & Voices: $500
• Horizon Health, Inc.— Enhancing the Lives of Seniors: $1,000
• Swanville Dollars for Scholars—Disc Golf Course: $1,000
• Little Falls Community School District—Morrison County Ski Trail Development: $1,000
• Hands of Hope Resource Center—Mental Health Services for Victims of Abuse: $1,000
• Upsala School District—Upsala Elementary School Accessible Playground: $1,000

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation

• Staples Area Men’s Chorus—Railroad Days Project: $1,500
• Staples Area Men’s Chorus—Variety Show Donation: $1,500

Central Minnesota Builder’s Association Fund & Initiative

The following grants were given toward the Tools for Schools program:

• Albany Area School District: $2,394
• Becker Public Schools: $1,950
• Browerville Public Schools: $1,750
• Cathedral High School: $900
• Eden Valley-Watkins School District: $2,000

• Kimball Area School District: $1,000
• Little Falls Community School District: $1,000
• Melrose Area School District: $1,500
• St. Cloud Area School District—North Jr. High: $1,500
• Rocori School District: $850
• Royalton School District: $1,000
• Sartell-St. Stephen School District: $1,500
• Sauk Rapids-Rice School District: $2,250
• Swanville School District: $2,000
• Upsala School District: $1,000
• St. Cloud Area School District: $2,500

Wadena City Library Endowment

• City of Wadena—Library Renovation Project: $245,000

• The Yes Network—Operating Support: $5,000
• United Way of Central Minnesota—Operating Support: $2,000
• CommunityGiving Women’s Fund—Operating Support: $2,000
• Youth for Christ, Inc. Central Minnesota—Operating Support: $2,500

John and Bonnie Schlagel Endowment

• Animal Humane Society—Animal Care at Coon Rapids Location: $2,000
• Anoka Ramsey Community College Foundation—Scholarship in Memory of Evan Stein: $2,000
• Cambridge Community College Center Foundation—2023 Cambridge 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—General Operations: $1,650
• Grandy Community Center, Inc.—General Operations: $1,650
• Cambridge Ambassador Program—General Operations: $1,650
• University of Minnesota Foundation—Veterinary Medicine Scholarship: $2,000
• A Place For You—Housing for Homeless Individuals: $2,000
• Cambridge Isanti Dollars for Scholars Foundation—Scholarships: $2,000
• Family Pathways—Food Shelf Program: $2,450
• Family Pathways—Refuge Network Shelter: $3,000
• Minnesota Safe Ride—General Operations: $2,000
• New Pathways, Inc.—Housing for Homeless Families: $3,000
• Pine Technical & Community College Foundation—Scholarship Program: $2,000
• Cambridge-Isanti School District—Early Childhood Program Operations: $2,000

Rum River Community Foundation

• Milaca Fine Arts Council—Music in the Park 2022: $1,000
• Mille Lacs County Operation Community Connect: $500
• Trinity Lutheran Church of Milaca—Snack Pack Program: $1,000
• Milaca American Legion Post 178—Project Mobile Scouts: $900
• Milaca School District—Milaca High School Day of Service: $500

The following grants were awarded to the City of Milaca:

• Milaca RecFest: $500
• 2022 Kids Events: $500
• 2022 Milaca Parade and Festival: $1,000
• South Trail Expansion: $1,000

• Hackensack Game Changers—Hackensack Community Garden: $650
• Hackensack Game Changers—Dog Park: $500
• Foothills Christian Academy Clay Target Team: $750
• Northwoods Arts Council—Wayne & The Boys Sponsorship: $300

Mel and Jeanette Beaudry Fund

Ellen McGregor Endowment for Education

• Family Life Church of the Assemblies of God—2022 Verndale Area Christian Academy: $15,000

Lakes Area Medical Development Fund

Three Rivers Community Foundation

• Sherburne County Health & Human Services—Donation for Car Seats: $1,600

Three Rivers Community Foundation Scholarship Fund

The following grants were awarded for scholarships:

• Elk River High School: $7,500
• Rogers High School: $7,500
• Zimmerman High School: $4,000
• Ivan Sand High School: $1,500
• Spectrum High School: $1,500

Staples-Motley Area Community Foundation

• Sourcewell Students of Character—Platinum Event Sponsorship: $1,000
• Lakewood Health System Foundation—Night of Giving Venue Sponsor: $1,000
• City of Staples—Playground Project: $3,757
• City of Staples—Dower Lake Project: $7,621

Tollefson Scholarship Fund

• Pine City High School—Tollefson Scholarship: $15,000

Mary Jean Tillman Healthcare Scholarship Fund

• Little Falls Community High School—Mary Jean Tillman Healthcare Scholarship: $5,000

Irene Myres Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

• Pequot Lakes High School—Irene Myres Memorial Endowed Scholarship: $1,000

Silver Lining Scholarship Fund

• Little Falls Community High School—Silver Lining Scholarship Fund: $750

Dorn Family Fund

• Delano High School—Dorn Family Fund Scholarship: $1,100

Bert & Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship Fund

• St. Cloud State University Foundation, Inc.—Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship: $1,000
• Central Lakes College Foundation—Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship: $500

Archie & Isabelle Powell Family Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Elk River High School—Archie & Isabel Powell Family Memorial Scholarship: $1,500

Sacred Heart School Area Endowment Fund

• Sacred Heart School Area Endowment Fund: $1,300

Staples Knights of Columbus Council #1803-Lloyd & Marion Giddings Scholarship Fund

• Staples & Motley Dollars for Scholars: $2,900

Manufacturing Fund of Central Minnesota

• Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—Women’s Business Alliance: $5,500

Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation

• Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation—Operating Support: $10,000

Albany Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Albany Area School District:

• Middle School Science Advanced Hot Plate Stirrer: $1,000
• Multisensory and Game-based Learning: $500
• Music Department Computer Project: $1,000
• Social Emotional Learning within Multi-tiered System of Supports: $500
• Interval Timers: $939
• Digital Art, Graphic Design, and Publication: $1,630
• Getting Torqued with Diesel: $672
• Collaboration Space: $1,500
• Greenhouse: $1,625
• Growing Healthy Plants with Meters: $840

Braham Area Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to Braham Area Schools:

• Lego Stop Motion Animation: $750
• Calming Items for Elementary Classrooms: $840

Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund

• Central Lakes College—Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Scholarship to Wyatt Bunting: $1,000
• Central Lakes College—Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Scholarship to Riley DeVriendt: $1,000

Bob & Pauline Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Isle High School—Scholarship: $3,000

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians’ Fund

The following grants were awarded to the Little Falls Community School District:

• Purchase of an Eastman Euphonium and Selmer Bass Clarinet: $3,195
• Instrument and Supplies for Music Program: $385

Paula & Chad Becker Fund

• Christ the King Catholic Church—Operating Support: $12,000
• Browerville Public Schools—High School Athletics: $2,000
• Southwest Minnesota State University—Wrestling Program: $2,000
• Saint John’s University—Wrestling Program: $2,000
• Delano Youth Baseball-Softball—2022 Cooperstown Baseball: $2,000

CWEPA Fund

• Crow Wing County Lakes and Rivers Alliance—General Operating Support: $3,700

The Thrive Fund

• Milestones—2022 Disbursement: $6,000

Alternative Sources of Energy Fund

• Milaca Scholarship Foundation: $4,200
• Milaca High School Science Department: $1,400

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

• Rocori Area Dollars for Scholars: $500

Beverly M. Pantzke Scholarship Fund

• Little Falls Community High School—Scholarships: $24,000

Anderson Brothers Family Fund

• Salvation Army—Food Pantry Donation: $1,000

Mark Wood Foundation

• Little Falls Community School—Lincoln Elementary School: $5,700

Paws & Claws Animal Shelter

• Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—Operating Support: $1,700

Little Falls Scholarship Fund

• Little Falls Community High School—Scholarship: $3,300

William & Ethel Nelson Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Royalton School District—Scholarship: $1,600

Betty Ford Menzel Scholarship Fund

• Crosby-Ironton High School—Scholarships: $2,300

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

• St. Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation Fund—Scholarships: $1,100

Lake Region Conservation Club

• Hillman Area First Response Team—Operating Support Grant: $500
• Sullivan Lake First Response Team—Operating Support: $500

H. Eugene Menzel Scholarship Fund

• Aitkin Dollars for Scholars—Scholarships: $1,300

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

• Pillager School District—Huskies Fishing Team: $1,000
• Pillager Booster Club—Grad Blast Committee 2022: $500

Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation

• Silverton San Juan County Ambulance Association, Inc.—Equipment and Supplies: $6,000

Fregin Foundation

• Little Falls Community High School—Scholarships: $500

Skolmate Fund for the Welfare of Animals

• Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—Operating Support: $1,500
• Morrison County Animal Humane Society—Operating Support: $1,500

Three Rivers Community Foundation

• Main Street Family Services—Reaching Underserved Communities: $2,000
• Sherburne County Area United Way—Community Connect: $3,000

Mille Lacs Area Community Foundation

• East Central Regional Development Commission—Lake Mille Lacs Bird Trail: $1,000
• Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District—Community of Mille Lacs Stewards Picnic: $1,000

Delano Area Community Foundation

• Love INC-Heartland—Fresh Start: $300
• Delano Fire Department—Safety Education in the Community: $500
• City of Delano—Senior Center Lunch Enhancement Program: $1,000
• Delano Friends of the Library—2022 Summer Reading Program: $500
• Delano Public Schools—DIS Store Folder Program: $500

The following grants were awarded to the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture:

• Delano Community Band: $1,000
• Delano Second Annual Sculpture Walk: $1,000
• Delano Old Fashioned Christmas: $1,000

Longville Area Community Foundation

• Longville Area Community Foundation—Operating Support: $9,000

Scott & Jane Stuart Memorial Park Fund

• Longville Area Community Foundation—Scott & Jane Stuart Memorial Park Fund Grant: $2,100

Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Fund

• Longville Area Community Foundation—Jim & HK Stuart Memorial Fund Grant: $1,400

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation

• Staples Area Women’s Chorus—Our Voice Our Song 2022: $1,500
• Central Minnesota Boys Choir—Minnesota Boychoir Festival: $1,500
• Kinship Partners, Inc.—Rebuilding Youth Mentoring Programs in the Staples-Motley Area: $1,500
• Staples Historical Society—First Annual Children’s Christmas Festival: $1,500

Black Oak Getty Community Foundation

• Terebinth Refuge—Shelter Program: $2,500
• Eagle’s Healing Nest—General Operations: $2,000
• Community Connection of Sauk Centre—Operating Support: $1,000

Sartell DOGPAC Fund

• City of Sartell—Grant Closeout: $469

Josh Richardson Family Fund

• Elk River High School and Zimmerman High School—Woods and Construction Classes: $10,300

Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District:

• Xylophones for All: $500
• Mini Golf: $968
• Opening Doors to the Culinary Pathway: $1,000

• Class Spikeball Set for Physical Education: $960
• Diversity in School: $1,000
• Additional Xylophones for Kindergarten to Fifth-Grade Music Classes: $500

Loren & Kathy Morey Family Fund

• The Hormel Institute University of Minnesota Medical Research Center—General Research Fund Donation: $3,200

Manufacturing Fund of Central Minnesota

• Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—Women’s Business Alliance: $11,000
• Lake Region Christian School Education Foundation
• Lake Region Christian School—General Operations: $7,000

Braham Area Education Foundation

• Braham Area Schools—Art Kaunonen Scholarship: $1,000

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

• Rise, Inc.—Community-Integrated Whole-Family Health and Wellness for Isanti’s Most Vulnerable Neighbors: $5,000
• Isanti County Commission on Aging—Emergency Relief Grant: $10,000

Patriot Foundation

The following grants were awarded to the Pequot Lakes School District:

• Patriot CubeSat Program: $3,000
• Fashion Trends: $1,500
• Sixth-Grade Field Trip to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center: $1,500
• Early Childhood Outdoor Playspace: $4,200
• Eagle View Yurt Outdoor Classroom: $2,550
• Advancing the Vision Screening Process in Pequot Schools: $4,000

Women’s Leadership Fund

• Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc.—Seize Opportunities And Rise (SOAR) Success Circle for Women: $5,000

Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County Fund

• Cambridge-Isanti School District—Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County: $900

Edeburn Family Fund

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota—Operating Support: $750
• Saint John’s University—Annual Fund Support in Honor of Kent Edeburn ’19 and Elliot Edeburn ’21: $500
• Anna Marie’s Alliance—Operating Support: $750
• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Inc.—General Support: $750

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians’ Fund

• Little Falls Community School District—Percussion: $1,100

Chuck Christian Community Spirit Fund

• Thumbs Up High 5K—Teen Mental Health Initiative: $1,400

Gaalswyk Family Fund

• Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center—Operating Support: $1,250

Salem Lutheran Church Outreach Foundation

• Salem Lutheran Church of Deerwood—General Operations: $26,700

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

• Rocori Food Shelf, Inc.—Operating Support: $1,000
• Abbott House Foundation—Operating Support: $1,000
• Abbott House Foundation—Bicycle Program Support: $2,000
• Rocori School District—Action Pack Program: $1,000
• Anna Marie’s Alliance—Operating Support: $1,000
• St. Cloud State University Foundation, Inc.—Baseball Program: $2,500
• Andra Heart Foundation—Operating Support: $1,000
• Africa Jam—Operating Support: $1,000
• United Way of Central Minnesota—Operating Support: $1,000
• The Yes Network—Operating Support: $2,500
• Mitchell School District—Action Pack Food Program: $1,000
• Mitchell School District—Gertie Bell Rogers Elementary School Outdoor Classroom Project: $5,000
• Mitchell Area Safehouse Foundation—Operating Support: $2,000
• Great River Educational Arts Theatre—Great Theatre Program: $2,000
• CommunityGiving, Rocori Area Community Foundation—Pickleball Courts Project: $2,500
• Saint Benedict’s Monastery—General Operations: $2,500
• St. Boniface Catholic Church—General Operations: $2,000

John and Bonnie Schlagel Endowment

• Anoka-Ramsey Community College Foundation—Scholarship in Memory of Evan Stein: $1,300
• Mayo Clinic—Cancer Program: $2,000
• University of Minnesota Foundation—Veterinary Medicine Scholarship: $1,000

Colette & Paul Cameron Donor Advised Fund

• Golfers Organized for Little Falls Golf—Capital Equipment Acquisition: $10,000

Anderson Brothers Family Fund

• Brainerd Family YMCA—Back to the Future Campaign: $5,000
• Healing Opportunity Provided Equally—Domestic Violence Awareness Month: $600

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

Holy Family Church, Belle Prairie—Holiday Gift Program: $1,500
Oasis Central Minnesota—General Operations: $500

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

The Church on the Wise Road—Jamaican Missions: $10,000
Lincoln Evangelical Free Church—General Operating Support: $30,000

Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation

Heartland Animal Rescue Team Humane Society—Operating Support: $500

Three Rivers Community Foundation

• Open Doors For Youth—Mental Health Support for Homeless Youth: $5,000
• Thumbs Up High 5K—Teen Mental Health Initiative: $5,000
• Youth Investment Foundation—Elk River Area Timber Bay: $5,000
• YMCA of the North, Elk River—Childcare Scholarships: $2,500
• Granny’s Closet—Good Nights From Granny’s: $3,000
• Christians Reaching Out In Social Service—Food Rescue: $4,000
• Rivers of Hope—Youth Advocacy for Survivors of Domestic, Family and Teen Dating Violence: $5,000
• Community Aid of Elk River—Culturally Specific Food: $4,000
• Young Life—Walk With Me Relaunch Project: $2,500

Greater Pine Area Endowment

• Pine Emergency Medical Service—Operating Support: $5,000
• Pine City Elementary School—Pine Dragons Parent Teacher Organization: $3,300
• New Horizon Thrift Store—Technology Project: $3,869
• Pine Center for the Arts, Inc.—Energy Efficiency: $15,000
• Changing Gaits, Inc.—The Power of YOU—A One-Day Enrichment Program for Pine City High School Students: $2,000
• Pine Technical and Community College—Childhood Development Associates Certification Fall Cohort Scholarship: $400

Morrison County Area Foundation

• Horizon Health, Inc.—Improving the Lives of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities in Morrison County: $1,500
• Morrison County United Way—Tools For Schools: $1,000
• Little Falls Community School District—DECA Scholarships for Career Development Conferences: $1,000
• Little Falls Community School District—Dr. S. G. Knight Elementary Association Playground and Project Fund: $1,500
• Oasis Central Minnesota—Greater Resources: $2,000
• ConnectAbility of Minnesota—2021 Rural Transportation for Residents Living with Disabilities and the Elderly in Morrison County: $1,500
• City of Pierz—City Hall Bench and Planters: $800

Central Minnesota Builders Association Fund & Initiative

The following grants will support Tools for Schools.

• Albany Area School District: $2,376
• St. Cloud Area School District—ALC McKinley: $1,500
• Becker Public Schools: $1,400
• Browerville Public Schools: $1,249

• Foley School District: $1,000
• Kimball Area School District: $750
• Little Falls Community School District: $1,000
• Melrose Area School District: $1,500
• St. Cloud Area School District—North Junior High School: $1,500
• Rocori High School: $560
• Sartell High School: $1,468
• Sauk Rapids-Rice High School: $1,500
• St. Cloud Area School District—South Junior High School: $1,500
• Swanville High School: $2,500
• Upsala High School: $1,000
• Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation
• Lake Region Christian School—Scholarships and Classroom Enhancements: $23,300
• Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation—Operating Support: $25,000

Braham Area Education Foundation

The following grants will support Braham Area Schools:

• Applied Agriculture Physics Wind Tunnel: $1,225
• Boom Whackers for Fourth- to Sixth-Grade Music: $400
• Snap Circuits Sets: $1,219
• Differentiated Seating Options: $625
• Electrophoresis for Biology & Forensic Students: $4,000

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

• Common Ground United Methodist Community—COVID-19 Prevention Community Safety Forum: $5,000
• Cambridge Community College Center Foundation—Health Sciences Scholarships Program: $12,500
• Isanti County Commission on Aging—Development of Website: $2,200
• Pine Technical & Community College Foundation—Scholarship Program: $5,000
• New Pathways, Inc.: $10,000
• North Star Family Advocacy Center—Trauma Screening Project: $5,000
• Cambridge-Isanti School District Early Childhood Programs—Gearing Up for Kindergarten: $5,000

Marie and David Fischer Family Charitable Fund

• Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota—Camp Knutson: $25,000

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians Fund

• Little Falls Community School District—GraceNote Program: $875
• Little Falls Community School District—2021 Podium Award: $526

Family Farm Fund

• Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota—Meat Processing Workforce Development and Plant Ownership Project: $2,700

John and Bonnie Schlagel Endowment

• Animal Humane Society—Animal Care at Coon Rapids Location: $2,000
• Anoka Ramsey Community College Foundation—Scholarship in Memory of Evan Stein: $2,000
• Cambridge Community College Center Foundation—2022 Cambridge 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
• University of Minnesota Foundation—Veterinary Medicine Scholarship: $2,000
• A Place For You—Housing for Homeless Individuals: $2,000
• Cambridge-Isanti Dollars for Scholars Foundation—Scholarships: $2,000
• Family Pathways—Food Shelf Program: $2,000
• Family Pathways—Refuge Network Shelter Domestic Abuse Program: $3,000
• Minnesota Safe Ride—Sober Cab Program in Kanabec and Pine Counties: $1,800
• New Pathways, Inc.—Housing for Homeless Families: $3,000
• Pine Technical & Community College Foundation—Scholarships: $2,000
• Cambridge-Isanti School District—Early Childhood Partnership for Isanti County: $2,000

Bob & Marsha Bunger Family Endowment Fund

• Quiet Oaks Hospice House—General Operating Support: $1,000

Anderson Brothers Family Fund

• Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen—Operating Support: $2,000
• Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Inc.—Child Hunger Program: $2,000
• Essentia Health Foundation—Community Health Endowment Fund: $1,000

Hanowski Family Fund

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

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

• Camp Shamineau of the Evangelical Free Church—Camp Sponsorship: $12,000
• Operational Reserve Fund of Northern Waters Land Trust
• Northern Waters Land Trust—General Operations: $40,000

Veterans Art Monument Fund—Phase 2: St. Cloud

• Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery Association—Veterans Art Monument Fund: $14,885
  Veterans Art Monument Fund
• Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery Association—Veterans Art Monument Fund: $23,221

Rum River Community Foundation

• City of Milaca—Milaca Area Veterans Memorial Park: $1,000
• Milaca Township—Tables and Chairs: $200
• Mille Lacs Soil & Water Conservation District—Growing Community Connection With Youth While Developing a County Groundwater and
• Geological Atlas: $300
• Milaca High School Hall of Fame—Milaca High School Kiosk: $500
• City of Milaca Public Works Department—First Annual Kids Hands-on Event: $500
• City of Milaca—Milaca RecFest Bluegrass Festival: $600
• City of Milaca—Milaca Senior Center: $900

Greater Pine Area Endowment

• Grindstone Lake Bible Camp—Pine City Residents Scholarship: $2,500
• Pine City Heritage Players —Sound Equipment: $5,000

Staples-Motley Area Community Foundation

• Faith Lutheran Church—2021Back-to-School Fair: $2,000
• Staples-Motley Hall of Fame Development: $2,000
• Staples Economic Development Authority—Batcher Block Opera House Capital Campaign Feasibility Study: $3,000
• LEAP, Inc.—June Fest 2021: $3,000
• Discover Staples—Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference: $3,000

Hackensack Lakes Area Community Foundation

• Leech Lake Legacy—Veterinary Spay and Neuter Suite: $500
• Northwoods Arts Council—Lakeside Concert Series: $500
• Kokoro Center for Music and the Performing Arts—Poetry in Public Places: $500
• Backus Cornfest: $500

Innovative School Project Fund

• Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Parent Teacher Organization: $5,000
• Freshwater Education Foundation: $5,000
• Wadena-Deer Creek School Parent Teacher Organization: $5,000
• Lowell Elementary: $1,000
• Upsala Area School District: $5,000
• Verndale Parent Teacher Organization: $5,000

Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation

• Central Lakes College Staples Campus—Living Legacy Garden: $4,800

The following grants will support the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District:

• Dramatic Play: $314
• First-Grade Take-Home Book Cart: $389
• Large Motor Equipment for Early Childhood Family Education: $1,000
• Nonfiction Library Revamp: $997
• School-Wide Social-Emotional, Personal Growth and Development Book Inventory: $1,000
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access (IDEA) Resources: $1,000
• Logitech Crayons for iPads: $300

Memorial Hospital Foundation (Serving Greater Isanti County)

• New Pathways, Inc.—In Memory of Dr. Ray Magnuson: $5,000

Royalton Education Foundation

The following grants will support the Royalton School District:

• Bringing A Bearded Dragon Into the Classroom: $1,500
• Present, Respond, Connect to the Arts—Art Exhibit Furniture for Student Presentations: $2,000
• Stock Ticker Display: $1,540
• Early Childhood Fund for Morrison County
• Little Falls Community School District—Early Childhood Grant: $1,000

Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund

• Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Education Association—Thomas Taylor Scholarship: $1,000

Pillager Education Foundation

• Pillager School District—Real Care Babies: $1,145

Playing it Forward: The Kenneth and Evelyn Pinckney Young Musicians’ Fund

The following grants will support the Little Falls Community School District:

• Bari-Saxophone: $4,755
• 2021 Spotlight Jazz Camp Award to Will Jorgenson: $650

Thrive Fund

• Milestones—General Operating Support: $4,500

Central Minnesota CEO Fund

• Wadena-Deer Creek School District—Close-out Grant: $26,346

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

• River Park Community Foundation, Inc.—Alexander Park and Firefighters Splash Pad Pledge: $3,000

Colette & Paul Cameron Donor Advised Fund

• Friends of Pine Grove Zoo—Animal Acquisition: $6,077

Paws and Claws Animal Shelter

• Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—General Operating Support: $1,600

Lake Region Conservation Club

• Sullivan Lake First Response Team—General Operating Support: $375
• Hillman Area First Response Team—General Operating Support: $375

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

• Brainerd Sports Boosters Club, Inc.—Weight Room Project: $10,000
• Family Life Church of the Assemblies of God—Verndale Area Christian Academy General Operating Support: $75,000

Betty and Larry Nelson Family Fund

• School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province—Operating Support in Sierra Leone: $200
• Minnesota Public Radio—General Operating Support: $200
• Northwoods Humane Society—General Operating Support: $200
• Kiva Microfunds—General Operating Support: $200
• Friends of Mwangaza, Inc.—General Operating Support: $200

Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation

• Taos Avalanche Rescue Dogs: $2,500

Skolmate Fund for the Welfare of Animals

• Paws & Claws Rescue & Resort—General Operating Support: $1,450
• Morrison County Animal Humane Society—General Operating Support: $1,450

Staples Motley Area Community Foundation and its Emergency Relief Fund

• Becks Burgers Co.—: $4,000
• Local Legends Bar—Emergency Relief: $1,500
• B&B’s Sports Bar & Grill—Emergency Relief: $1,500
• Ives Family, LLC—Emergency Relief: $1,500
• Lefty’s, Inc. —Emergency Relief: $1,500

Three Rivers Community Foundation

• Elk River School District—Patricia Sanford Scholarship: $500
• Elk River School District: $19,000
• Spectrum High School: $1,000

Hackensack Lakes Area Community Foundation: Emergency Relief Fund

• Hackensack Senior Citizens Club, Inc.—Emergency Relief: $727
• Family Safety Network—Emergency Relief: $1,000

Innovative Schools Project Fund

• Pine River-Backus School District: $5,000
• Brainerd Public Schools Foundation: $5,000
• Browerville Public Schools: $5,000
• Pierz Public Schools: $5,000
• Long Prairie/Grey Eagle School District: $5,000

Game Changers

• Hackensack Game Changers: $11,837

Irene Myres Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

• Pequot Lakes School District: $1,100

Dorn Family Fund

• Delano Public Schools: $1,000

Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship Fund

• St. Cloud State University Foundation, Inc.: $1,000
• Central Lakes College Foundation: $500

 Archie and Isabelle Powell Family Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Elk River School District: $1,000

ZES Scholarship Fund

• Zimmerman High School: $400

Mel and Jeanette Beaudry Fund

• Global Developers Network, Inc. —The Hope Connection: $1,000
• Triumphant Faith Christian Center, The Launching Pad—General Operations: $700

Sacred Heart – Knights of Columbus Fund

• Sacred Heart Area School—General Operating Support: $500

Staples Knights of Columbus Council #1803-Lloyd & Marion Giddings Scholarship Fund

• Staples and Motley Dollars for Scholars: $2,800

James and Susan J. Kurpius Family Fund

• Staples and Motley Dollars for Scholars: $3,000

Manufacturing Fund of Central Minnesota

• Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc. —Women’s Business Alliance: $5,450
• St. Cloud State University—Hardness Tester: $5,000

Little Falls Education Foundation

The following grants will support the Little Falls Community School District:  

• Geometry ALGEBROS Flipped Mastery Curriculum: $500
• Higher Algebra ALGEBROS Flipped Mastery Curriculum: $500
• Personalizing Learning in First Grade: $800

• Exercise Bikes & Rowing Machines for Physical Education Department: $1,500
• Special Education Sensory Needs: $1,500
• Poster Printer: $1,471
• Classroom Seating: $274
• Tables + Flexible Seating for the 21-22 School Year: $584
• Osmo for Schools: $1,500
• MS Aesthetics: Phase III—Raise the Bar Classroom Project: $500
• Enhancing Communication Skills in Preschool Students: $586
• Flexible Seating: $1,609
• Continuing Flexible Seating in the Third Grade: $729
• Garden to Table: $1,100 

Albany Area Education Foundation

The following grants will support the Albany Area School District:

• Social and Emotional Learning Library: $471
• Osmos and iPads: $1,200
• Math Flexible Seating for Personalized Instruction: $1,319
• Artist in Residency, Doug Wood: $950
• Project Read A Lot: $471
• Phonological Awareness—A Key Component for Readers: $558

Braham Area Education Foundation

The following grants will support Braham Area Schools:

• Naviance—College and Career Readiness: $1,500
• Flexible Seating: $789
• Classroom Needs: $565

Patriot Foundation

• Pequot Lakes School District—Virtual Reality Science Lab: $1,500

Lakes Area Medical Development Fund

• The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes—Meal Packaging and Distribution to Local Agencies: $5,000
• Helping Paws of Minnesota, Inc.—Service and Facility Service Dogs for the Brainerd Lakes Area: $3,000

Onamia Early Childhood Endowment Fund

• Mille Lacs Health System/Onamia Area Early Childhood Coalition—Materials for Distance Learning: $500

Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund

• Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Education Association—Bridges Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund Scholarship: $1,000

Bob and Pauline Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Isle School District: $3,000

Paula and Chad Becker Fund

• Christ the King Catholic Church—Church and School Operations: $10,000
• Browerville Public Schools—Athletic Programs: $2,500
• Southwest Minnesota State University—Wrestling Program: $2,500

CWEPA

• Crow Wing County Lakes and Rivers Alliance—General Operating Support: $3,600

Alternative Sources of Energy Fund

• Milaca Scholarship Foundation: $4,125
• Milaca School District—Science Department: $1,375

Land and Waters Preservation Trust

• Whitefish Area Property Owners Association—General Operations: $13,800

Patrick and Jane Mitchell Family Fund

• ROCORI Area Dollars for Scholars: $500

Beverly M. Pantzke Scholarship Fund

• Little Falls Community School District: $22,000

Mark Wood Foundation

• Little Falls Community School District: $5,500

Little Falls Scholarship Fund

• Little Falls Community School District: $3,100

William & Ethel Nelson Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Royalton School District: $1,600

Betty Ford Menzel Scholarship Fund

• Crosby-Ironton School District: $2,200

Shawn Grittner Memorial Fund

• St. Cloud Technical and Community College Foundation: $1,100

H. Eugene Menzel Scholarship Fund

• Aitkin Dollars for Scholars: $1,200

Artesian Homes Charitable Fund

• The Church on the Wise Road—Jamaican Missions: $1,500
• Heritage Church—Operating Support: $10,000
• Lincoln Evangelical Free Church—Operating Support: $10,000
• Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center of Brainerd—General Operating Support: $7,500
• Family Life Church of the Assemblies of God—General Operating Support: $10,000
• Pillager School District—Pillager Huskies Fishing Team: $1,000
• Lake Region Christian School—General Operating Support: $50,000
• Family Life Church of the Assemblies of God—General Operating Support at Verndale Area Christian Academy: $50,000

Fregin Foundation

• Little Falls Community School District: $500

Sourcewell Region 5 COVID-19 Relief Fund

• The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes—COVID-19 Emergency Food Relief: $3,600

Central Minnesota Emergency Relief and Recovery Fund

• Mille Lacs Health System—A Mask Is Not a Big Ask: $2,000
• Leech Lake Tribal College—Marketing and Technology Upgrade: $3,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Central Minnesota—Eastside, Roosevelt & Southside Club In-person & Virtual Summer Programming & Meals: $15,000
• Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization—Early Childhood Student Support: $15,000
• Cambridge-Isanti School District Early Childhood Programs—Maintaining Stable and Nurturing Early Learning Relationships During COVID-19 Pandemic: $15,000
• Kid’s Haven, LLC—Teaching and Caring for Children 6 Weeks to 12 Years Old: $15,000
• St. Mary’s Early Learning Academy—Support for Underserved Children Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic: $11,197
• STRIDE Academy—Supporting Underserved Students in Benton, Stearns, Sherburne and Wright Counties: $15,000
• Trinity Lutheran Church Learning Center—Distance Learning Methods, Technology and Training: $15,000
• WomenVenture—Family Child Care Business Essentials, Regional Training Opportunity: $5,000
• HousingLink—Beyond Backgrounds Expansion: Creating Housing Security for Vulnerable Renters: $4,000
• Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center—Client Material Assistance: $4,000
• Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Inc. —Increasing the Use of Pop-Up Markets to Meet Rising Food Insecurity: $5,000