Given the right resources, something prosperous and beautiful can grow.

Here in northeastern Minnesota, good people and ideas can flourish, too, with the help of timely funding, technical assistance, and engaged community members.

The Northland Foundation, alongside many incredible partners, worked extra hard this past year to cultivate opportunities and nurture growth. This report gives a look at what our region accomplished, together.

Range Steel Fabricators

A 
Decades-Old 
Hibbing 
Business 
Branches 
Out 

Jeff and Gina Halter and their children were living in Florida but longed to move back to the region to be close to family. Relocation also presented a chance to branch out in a totally new career direction. The couple searched for a…
Community Partners of Two Harbors

Opportunities 
Blossom 
for 
Older 
Adults 

We all need other people to live and thrive. In our older years, being able to stay connected in our community, feel valued, and get a little help when needed is vital to aging well. Seven rural northeastern Minnesota coalition sites are…
Maada’ookiing

Indigenous-led 
program 
springs 
to 
life 

Three years ago, the Northland Foundation began a journey to partner more closely with Native nations and Indigenous community. Tribal elected leaders and other leaders in philanthropy, nonprofit, and other sectors shared insights and ideas…
Charlotte and Ken Johnson

Sowing 
Seeds 
for 
the 
Future 

Charlotte and Ken Johnson have lived most of their lives in rural Aitkin County, on Little Pine Lake in the southwest corner or our region. They raised their son, Mark, here, and Ken enjoyed a successful career in engineering. Ken’s ties to…