A Warroad Community Day
The Warroad Area Community Fund (WACF) was an integral part of the first Yellow Rose Community Day, celebrated Friday, August 13th, at the new Hampton Inn in Warroad, Minnesota.
Park Rapids Armory Square Project
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation celebrated a milestone this spring as closing was finally accomplished on the long-simmering Armory Square project in Park Rapids.
Nevis School District Set Up For Success Before COVID-19 Thanks To Anonymous Gift
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF) is home to over 30 Donor Advised Funds with a wide range of purposes and dedicated causes that they provide financial support for.
Forest Archaeologist Hosts Facebook Fundraiser to Give Back to Preservation Fund
On February 22nd, Sean Dunham reached out to our staff to let us know he was hosting a Facebook Fundraiser on his personal page to raise money in honor of his birthday for the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Fund – a component fund at NMF.
Fosston High School Life Story Project
“I wanted to take a moment to thank Northwest Minnesota Foundation for their generosity in helping to fund the Life Story Project here at Fosston High School. I thought I’d give you an overview of the project and give you a more personal ‘flavor’ of what we do.
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).
Halstad Finds Creative Solutions to Community Challenges
The city of Halstad is a community that is used to coming together when it means finding creative solutions to problems at hand. That’s why they were one of two communities selected to participate in NMF’s Communities Thrive program.
Mahnomen Youth Pay It Forward
Everyone knows that today’s youth are the future, and based on the compassion and talent that Mahnomen area youth have displayed, Northwest Minnesota’s future is in good hands.
NMF Facilitates Rapid Response to Homelessness in Beltrami County
As this blog post is being written, the temperature in Bemidji is -51 with windchill in January. Each winter in northern Minnesota, we can anticipate extreme cold weather to a certain extent, but it hasn’t dipped this low since 1996.