ElderCircle, Grand Rapids

$7,000

In support of efforts to help older adults in Itasca County age in place.

Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind Inc., Duluth

$30,000

To assist older adults and their caregivers in adapting to vision loss while maintaining their independence.

Range Respite Project, Inc., Virginia

$10,000

To provide support to caregivers of older adults to help them continue to live independently.

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Duluth

$500

To provide supplies for the crisis nursery which offers early intervention services and emergency care for families in crisis.

Lincoln Park Children & Families Collaborative, Duluth

$5,000

To support programming to improve the well-being of young, low-income families in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth.

Proctor Public Schools - ISD #704, Proctor

$650

To provide staff training on self-regulation skills for children enrolled in school or early childhood care programs.

In Progress, Saint Paul

$10,000

To support digital media storytelling for youth on the Bois Forte Reservation.

Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm

$1,000

In support of an event to help 1200 Iron Range 7th grade students explore careers in science and engineering.

Duluth Aviation Institute, Duluth

$5,000

To provide an innovative aerospace program to 6th grade students in Duluth, Hermantown, Proctor, Esko, Fond du Lac, and Cloquet.

Northern Lights Community School, Warba

$2,000

Support for the purchase of books for the school library.

Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training, Virginia

$5,000

To provide mentoring services between students and business professionals to help with career exploration.

Myers-Wilkins Community School Collaborative, Duluth

$25,000

In support of a staff position to help recruit and coordinate volunteers to work with students in boosting academic achievement.

Arts on Superior, Duluth

$5,000

To provide in service training and residency in using storytelling to help strengthen literacy in Duluth schools.

Bridges Kinship Mentoring, Grand Rapids

$25,000

In support of site-based mentoring programming in the Grand Rapids area.

CLIMB Theatre, Inc., Inver Grove Heights

$15,386

To support in-school performances and classroom work at Duluth, Carlton, Cloquet, and Fond du Lac schools focused on the dangers of heroin and methamphetimine.

Hill City KIDS PLUS, Hill City

$5,000

To provide enriching out-of-school time activities for Hill City area students.

Duluth Public Schools - ISD #709, Duluth

$30,000

To support AmeriCorps members in the Duluth schools to help boost academic achievement.

Children's Law Center of Minnesota, St. Paul

$4,500

To improve access to legal representation for foster care youth (ages 10-21) in the Duluth area.

Life House, Inc., Duluth

$20,000

In support of programming to help homeless youth secure and maintain affordable housing and economic stability.

Itasca County Family YMCA, Grand Rapids

$20,000

In support of the YMCA's efforts to strengthen youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

OutFront Minnesota Community Services, Minneapolis

$10,000

In support of efforts to reduce bullying in Duluth and Grand Rapids area high schools.

WDSE-WRPT, Duluth

$500

In support of the Authors and Artists Contest to encourage the artistic efforts of elementary and high school students in northeast Minnesota.

Northeastern Minnesota School Districts, NE Minnesota

$21,500

the sixth year, a special grant opportunity was offered to the region’s school districts and Indian Reservations that attended the Northland Foundation's 2013 Early Childhood Summit, to support their efforts to build a strong PreK-Grade 3 continuum.

Northwest Minnesota Foundation, Bemidji

$3,000

In support of the GiveMN.org online donation program.

Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minneapolis

$4,450

Membership support for programs and activities for 2014.

Greater Minnesota Partnership, St. Paul

$1,000

In support of the Greater Minnesota Partnership, 2014 membership.

Community Action Duluth, Duluth

$25,000

In support of efforts to increase the financial, management and programmatic capacity of Community Action Duluth.

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Duluth

$25,000

To provide basic health access to youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Minnesota Justice Foundation, Minneapolis

$5,000

In support of the summer clerkship program to provide additional support and legal representation to low-income people in the Duluth area.

Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, Saint Paul

$10,000

To support a community organizer to engage service providers, policy makers and the broader community around homelessness issues in Duluth.

Damiano of Duluth, Inc., Duluth

$5,000

Support for Damiano's Community Services Program, which provides information, referral, and small amounts of direct assistance aimed at helping low-income people become self-sufficient.

Northland Counseling Center Inc., Grand Rapids

$5,000

To support the completion of a housing study in Grand Rapids to determine the need and feasibility for permanent supportive housing.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Duluth

$25,000

To support community and economic development efforts in Duluth's poorest neighborhoods.

Men As Peacemakers, Duluth

$20,000

To support a victim-centered program to hold serial domestic violence offenders accountable for their behavior.

Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse, Superior

$20,000

In support of shelter and supportive services for victims of domestic violence.

Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, Duluth

$25,000

In support of efforts to create a community-wide response to trafficking.