Northwest Minnesota Foundation
Learn more about the ways we’re working in the community.
Northwest Minnesota’s approach to supporting those experiencing homelessness has been highlighted as a case study by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Eight of the 12 counties served by the Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF) have a greater-than-average percentage of households struggling to pay basic living expenses.
Nine projects and programs have been awarded grants through the Northwest Minnesota Women’s Fund, a fund in the family of funds at Northwest Minnesota Foundation.
Grace and Grit: Health and Healing Thru Horse-Human Partnerships is an Erskine-based nonprofit that provides growth and enrichment opportunities through horse-and-human connection.
The Warroad School BackPack Food Program Fund began in 2016, after Susie Novak, executive director of the North Country Food Bank, introduced the community to the idea of a backpack program.
Through the grant support that Northwest Minnesota Foundation funnels to Red Lake Nation, the goal is always to support the tribal community in achieving its own goals.
Our work toward ending homelessness in Northwest Minnesota, specifically for youth and young adults under the age of 25, is rooted in systems-level change.
The Minnesota Department of Education is now accepting applications for the Minnesota Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects Grant to Support Community Revitalization, Connectedness and Equity by Promoting Education, Work and Health.
A recent SafeTALK training in Clearbrook, led by Monica McConkey, outlined the basic steps anyone can use to recognize the signs to help prevent suicide.
