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Northland Village

Children, Youth, and Families

City of Hermantown, Hermantown           

$250

Support for a youth leadership project.

Ecumen, Duluth

$555

In support of a multi-media approach to collecting and preserving the life stories of Bayshore Nursing Home residents.

Floodwood School District #698, Floodwood

$4,000

Support for a new, online learning resource to assist students with language and reading skills.

Copeland Valley Youth Centers, Duluth

$500

To support a community celebration of the Hmong New Year.

Child Care Choices, Inc., Saint Cloud

$1,000

Support for the continuing education of early childhood professionals.

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Duluth

$4,880

To promote social-emotional health for children from birth to five years through family resource consultation.

Duluth Area Family YMCA, Duluth

$25,000

Support for the Mentor Duluth Program to match positive adults mentors with at-risk youth.

Churchill Elementary - ISD #094, Cloquet

$2,500

In support of an AmeriCorps placement at Churchill Elementary to help students increase proficiency in reading and math.

Gender Matters, Duluth

$5,000

In support of programming to provide enriching learning opportunities at Hartley Nature Center and in the classroom.

Society of American Foresters, Cook

$650

To introduce 5th grade students from the Duluth area to the forestry industry.

Piedmont Elementary School - ISD #709, Duluth

$2,500

To provide programming to at-risk youth to improve their academic success.

Duluth Aviation Institute, Duluth

$5,000

Support for STEM curriculum around aviation for 6th grade students in the Duluth School District.

Minnesota Fathers & Families Network, Plymouth

$1,000

In support of training to address health, nutrition, and obesity issues among children and youth.

Courage Center Duluth, Duluth

$15,000

To pilot an afterschool program at Congdon Park Elementary in Duluth, which will engage children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in fun and appropriate physical activities.

Mountain Iron-Buhl School District - ISD #712, Mountain Iron

$323

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest, Duluth

$7,500

To provide financial literacy and career development education to K-12 students in the Duluth area.

Just Kids Dental, Two Harbors

$12,000

Support to provide dental hygiene care to children at 15 sites in Carlton, Lake, and Southern St. Louis Counties.

Miller-Dwan Foundation, Duluth

$25,000

To expand access to services for mental health care for children and their families.

Minnesota Youth Intervention Program Association, Mendota Heights

$600

Support for training for regional human services professionals.

Habitat Infant-Toddler Center - ISD #709, Duluth

$28,000

To provide assistance with the relocation of the Habitat Program from Central to Denfeld High School.

Duluth Public Schools - ISD #709, Duluth

$2,501

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

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Aging

Harbor Centers Inc., Duluth

$24,750

Support to initiate a leadership program for adults over 50 in northeastern Minnesota.

Honor Flight Northland, Inc., Duluth

$2,500

Support to assist local WWII veterans to travel to Washington DC to visit memorials in honor of their service.

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Self-Reliance

Arc Northland, Duluth

$20,000

Support for the development of a leadership program for youth with autism.

Community Café, Grand Rapids

$10,000

To increase nutrition, socialization, and resource services provided to individuals and families in the Grand Rapids and Deer River area.

Community Action Duluth, Duluth

$900

To provide transportation to the State Capitol to participate in an Invest in Minnesota rally.

United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, Chisholm

$10,000

To provide food to children at risk of hunger.

Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Grand Rapids

$5,000

To provide food to children at risk of hunger.

Aitkin County Homeless Coalition, Aitkin 

$1,000

Support for the Community Connect event, to help homeless families and individuals living in poverty to access critical services.

CHUM, Duluth

$50,000

In support of efforts to provide emergency shelter and case management services to homeless families.

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Virginia

$500

In support of the Community Connect event to help people with low incomes access essential services.

YWCA of Duluth, Duluth

$5,000

To raise public awareness on white privilege and racism.

First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center, Duluth

$17,000

In support of efforts and training to serve child victims of abuse through direct services and training to those who serve them.

Cook County Community Fund, Grand Marais

$4,000

Support for the publication and distribution of a nonprofit directory for Cook County.

Fond du Lac Law Enforcement, Cloquet

$3,000

In support of efforts to improve public safety on the Fond du Lac Reservation.

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Community Vitality

WDSE-TV PBS eight, Duluth

$3,000

In support of public affairs programming in northeastern Minnesota.

Northwest Minnesota Foundation, Bemidji

$2,000

In support of GiveMN.org, an online charitable donation program.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Duluth

$500

Support for the Connecting the Dots event.

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KIDS PLUS

Aitkin KIDS PLUS, Aitkin

$246

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

International Falls KIDS PLUS, International Falls

$352

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

McGregor KIDS PLUS / Something Cool, Inc., Tamarack

$301

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

Bovey/Coleraine KIDS PLUS, Bovey

$300

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

Hill City KIDS PLUS, Hill City

$294

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

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Early Childhood

No Early Childhood grants were awarded in the last quarter.

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Youth In Philanthropy

The Youth In Philanthropy board does not meet during the summer, so no grants were awarded in the last quarter.

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AGE to age

No AGE to age grants were awarded in the last quarter.

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Essentia Health

No Essentia Health grants were awarded in the last quarter.

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