As a trusted partner to the Otto Bremer Trust, Southwest Initiative Foundation will grant out a total of $400,000 to southwest Minnesota organizations from the Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive fund. The Community Responsive Fund grant application will be available April 15 to May 22, 2025.
Archives for April 2025
Where are they now? Southwest Minnesota Initiators Fellows
Are you ready to turn your passion for social change into a thriving enterprise? The Initiators Fellowship is here to help you. We’ve gathered stories from our southwest Minnesota Initiators Fellows past and present to give you an idea of where the fellowship could take you!
TJ Petals & More
Trenna Jeppesen has opened TJ Petals & More with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Microenterprise Loan Program. Trenna purchased the real estate and business assets of Olivia Floral and Garden from owner Nicole Johnson. The store began in 1954 as Olivia Floral and has been a staple in the community ever since.
