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Holiday office hours at the foundation

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An illustrated winter scene shows a group skating on an ice rink, with a cityscape and farm in the backgroundHappy holidays!

We’re celebrating a year of partnerships that make a positive difference for our southwest Minnesota kids, and the communities they call home.

In case you’re planning to stop by and visit us soon (we love visitors!), we wanted to let you know our office will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

  • Christmas, Dec. 24-25
  • New Year’s Day, Jan. 1

This is also the time of year many people are thinking about giving. Our own Diana Anderson talked with Jeff Stewart at Linder Farm Network recently about ways to make a year-end gift that supports our mission, your local community foundation or another fund that supports southwest Minnesota. Watch the video or make a gift online now.

In order to qualify for a 2019 charitable tax deduction, mailed gifts must be postmarked by Dec. 31, and online gifts must be submitted before midnight on Dec. 31.

If you have an urgent year-end matter related to a gift and are unable to reach us over the holidays, please contact our Director of Philanthropy, Liz Cheney, at her cell phone number 320-583-5025.

P.S. Thanks to Grace Vanderbush of Grace Illustrates for creating the wonderful winter scene featured on this page. Grace illustrates children’s books and sells her artwork worldwide. She lives with her husband, Jordan, in Canby, Minn., thriving in the community that raised her.