
Northland Approved for $5 Million PRI from McKnight
KIDS PLUS Marks 20 Years of Connecting Kids and Community
Meet the New Trustees and 2011-12 Officers
Trustee Jeff Corey Honored with Virginia McKnight Binger Award
Funding Notes: Major New Commitments from Longtime Partners
AGE to age Hosts National Visitors, Receives Generations United Award
View Our 2010-11 Annual Report
VISIT
City of Hermantown, Hermantown |
$250 |
Support for a youth leadership project. |
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Ecumen, Duluth |
$555 |
In support of a multi-media approach to collecting and preserving the life stories of Bayshore Nursing Home residents. |
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Floodwood School District #698, Floodwood |
$4,000 |
Support for a new, online learning resource to assist students with language and reading skills. |
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Copeland Valley Youth Centers, Duluth |
$500 |
To support a community celebration of the Hmong New Year. |
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Child Care Choices, Inc., Saint Cloud |
$1,000 |
Support for the continuing education of early childhood professionals. |
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Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Duluth |
$4,880 |
To promote social-emotional health for children from birth to five years through family resource consultation. |
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Duluth Area Family YMCA, Duluth |
$25,000 |
Support for the Mentor Duluth Program to match positive adults mentors with at-risk youth. |
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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. |
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Gender Matters, Duluth |
$5,000 |
In support of programming to provide enriching learning opportunities at Hartley Nature Center and in the classroom. |
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Society of American Foresters, Cook |
$650 |
To introduce 5th grade students from the Duluth area to the forestry industry. |
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Piedmont Elementary School - ISD #709, Duluth |
$2,500 |
To provide programming to at-risk youth to improve their academic success. |
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Duluth Aviation Institute, Duluth |
$5,000 |
Support for STEM curriculum around aviation for 6th grade students in the Duluth School District. |
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Minnesota Fathers & Families Network, Plymouth |
$1,000 |
In support of training to address health, nutrition, and obesity issues among children and youth. |
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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. |
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Mountain Iron-Buhl School District - ISD #712, Mountain Iron |
$323 |
To provide essential school supplies for students in need. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Miller-Dwan Foundation, Duluth |
$25,000 |
To expand access to services for mental health care for children and their families. |
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Minnesota Youth Intervention Program Association, Mendota Heights |
$600 |
Support for training for regional human services professionals. |
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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. |
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Duluth Public Schools - ISD #709, Duluth |
$2,501 |
To provide essential school supplies for students in need. |
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Harbor Centers Inc., Duluth |
$24,750 |
Support to initiate a leadership program for adults over 50 in northeastern Minnesota. |
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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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Arc Northland, Duluth |
$20,000 |
Support for the development of a leadership program for youth with autism. |
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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. |
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Community Action Duluth, Duluth |
$900 |
To provide transportation to the State Capitol to participate in an Invest in Minnesota rally. |
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United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, Chisholm |
$10,000 |
To provide food to children at risk of hunger. |
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Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Grand Rapids |
$5,000 |
To provide food to children at risk of hunger. |
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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. |
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CHUM, Duluth |
$50,000 |
In support of efforts to provide emergency shelter and case management services to homeless families. |
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Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Virginia |
$500 |
In support of the Community Connect event to help people with low incomes access essential services. |
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YWCA of Duluth, Duluth |
$5,000 |
To raise public awareness on white privilege and racism. |
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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. |
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Cook County Community Fund, Grand Marais |
$4,000 |
Support for the publication and distribution of a nonprofit directory for Cook County. |
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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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WDSE-TV PBS eight, Duluth |
$3,000 |
In support of public affairs programming in northeastern Minnesota. |
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Northwest Minnesota Foundation, Bemidji |
$2,000 |
In support of GiveMN.org, an online charitable donation program. |
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Duluth |
$500 |
Support for the Connecting the Dots event. |
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Aitkin KIDS PLUS, Aitkin |
$246 |
To provide essential school supplies for students in need. |
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International Falls KIDS PLUS, International Falls |
$352 |
To provide essential school supplies for students in need. |
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McGregor KIDS PLUS / Something Cool, Inc., Tamarack |
$301 |
To provide essential school supplies for students in need. |
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Bovey/Coleraine KIDS PLUS, Bovey |
$300 |
To provide essential school supplies for students in need. |
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Hill City KIDS PLUS, Hill City |
$294 |
To provide essential school supplies for students in need. |
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No Early Childhood grants were awarded in the last quarter. |
The Youth In Philanthropy board does not meet during the summer, so no grants were awarded in the last quarter. |
No AGE to age grants were awarded in the last quarter. |
No Essentia Health grants were awarded in the last quarter. |