Donors & Giving
Put your passions, ideas, and intentions into action. We’re here to guide your every step as you leave a legacy that will support generations to come. Connect with your community and lift up our region’s people and places by investing in what makes Northwest Minnesota great.
Make a difference
NMF offers a very personal way for residents and friends of Northwest Minnesota to make a meaningful and lasting contribution.
In its role as the regional community foundation for Northwest Minnesota, NMF offers flexible fund types which enable donors to achieve their charitable goals.
Ways to Give
NMF encourages all philanthropy, with a special emphasis on the establishment of endowment funds.
Find a Fund
Established funds can be searched by county or topic to give locally or in support of a particular cause.
Fund advisor resources
Our work is possible because of you, the fund advisors who dedicate time to make communities, organizations, schools and our region a better place for people to live and work. Thank you!
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News & Ideas
See how giving makes a difference in our region.
Investing in youth through housing support
Deb Zak’s experience working alongside youth has shaped her commitment to supporting young adults today – particularly through access to safe, stable housing.
Marion Dessert Memorial Fund supports restoration of historic benches along Lake Boulevard in Bemidji
The Marion Dessert Memorial Fund has now helped fund the restoration of three historic benches along Bemidji’s Lake Boulevard.
Donor-advised fund grants to nonprofit bringing free summer programming directly to children
The Richard Hebert Family Foundation Fund, a fund in the Northwest Minnesota Foundation family of funds, has granted $20,000 to the Lakes Area Yes Network to support its efforts in bringing free summer programming directly to the children around Calloway, Frazee, Waubun, and White Earth.
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