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Retaining Wealth

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April 11, 2025

2025 Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund

Otto Bremer Trust As a trusted partner to the Otto Bremer Trust, Southwest Initiative Foundation will grant out a total of $400,000 to southwest

Filed Under: Retaining Wealth Tagged With: Grants

Custom-built children’s picture book bins with wheels hold a variety of books thanks in part to a grant from the Hutchinson Area Community Foundation.

March 31, 2025

Grants benefit local libraries in southwest Minnesota

Library Picture Book Bins Many of our local community foundation partners make grants to benefit libraries in southwest Minnesota, supporting a

Filed Under: Retaining Wealth Tagged With: Community Foundations, Grants

Spring blossoms on a mature tree outside the armory building in Dawson.

March 3, 2025

‘Small towns can bloom in big ways’

Dawson Picture a city where streets bloom with baskets of flowers, trees grow to shade the sidewalks and residents take pride in their

Filed Under: Retaining Wealth Tagged With: Community Foundations, Grants

Four people are organizing and sorting items into black storage cubbies and bins in a classroom or office space filled with shelves, papers, and various supplies.

February 28, 2025

Bird Island-Olivia Community Foundation supports students

BOLD High School Students attending BOLD High School in Olivia are experiencing extra support at school this winter thanks to grants made by the

Filed Under: Retaining Wealth Tagged With: Community Foundations, Grants

A child brandishing a hockey stick skates on an outdoor rink with grain bins in the distance.

January 29, 2025

Skating through winter thanks to Clarkfield Area Community Foundation grant

Clarkfield Ice Rink What used to be an open field in Clarkfield is now an ice rink thanks to $1,000 from a Clarkfield Area Community Foundation

Filed Under: Retaining Wealth Tagged With: Community Foundations, Grants

Students practice for the holiday program with reindeer antlers on their heads.

November 27, 2024

Appleton Community Foundation grant puts students in holiday spirit

Reindeer sing, flashlights glow and kazoos hum through the halls in Appleton and Madison as students prepare for their holiday program. The

Filed Under: Retaining Wealth Tagged With: Community Foundations, Grants

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