Hub Grant / Year 1
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is committed to strengthening support for children and families throughout our region.
‘A built-in study group’
The cost of one child’s college tuition is hard to manage; for the Balstads, there were three entering college all at the same time. Trent, Faith, and Lance Balstad all graduated high school in 2000.
The Crisis: Child Care
The Face of Child Care has Changed - Communities form taskforces to address their child care needs
2 Fellows Named for Northwest Minnesota for Initiators Fellowship
Two residents of Northwest Minnesota are among eight individuals throughout Minnesota who have been chosen as Fellows for the two-year Initiators Fellowship, which assists social entrepreneurs in fast-tracking their ideas, growing their social and professional networks, and further developing their business and community leadership skills.
Warroad Demonstrates the Power of Community Philanthropy
Warroad is one of two communities currently going through NMF’s Communities Thrive program. Through this process they have identified priority areas (such as community education, wellness, arts and culture).