30 Years of Building a Strong Foundation for the Future of Our Region |
Fall 2016 |
The following grants were awarded July 1 to September 30, 2016.
Children, Youth, and Families
CHUM (Churches United in Ministry), Duluth |
$105,000 |
To support children's programming for families at the Steve O'Neil Apartments. |
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Virginia Public Schools - ISD #706, Virginia |
$12,500 |
In support of Pre-K programming in the Virginia School District. |
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Start Early Funders Coalition, Minneapolis |
$3,000 |
To strengthen the early childhood system and improve outcomes for young children in northeastern Minnesota. |
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Duluth Area Family YMCA, Duluth |
$15,000 |
To support the expansion of the Little Treasures child care program. |
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Summer Youth Outreach Project (SWOP), Mt. Iron |
$8,200 |
To provide strategic planning services to a youth employment program. |
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Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Cloquet |
$15,000 |
To support a summer gardening program for youth to teach healthy cooking and eating as well as business development skills. |
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Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program, Side Lake |
$20,000 |
In support of mentoring programs in the Hibbing area. |
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Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, N. Dakota & S. Dakota, St. Paul |
$5,000 |
To support the Teen Council providing peer education on reproductive health in northeastern Minnesota. |
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Falls High School - ISD #361, International Falls |
$3,000 |
To support the adoption of a system to improve behavioral and academic performance of students. |
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Nashwauk-Keewatin Library, Nashwauk |
$3,000 |
To support out-of-school-time programming in Nashwauk and Keewatin. |
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Minnesota Community Foundation, Minneapolis |
$25,000 |
To support active living and reduce childhood hunger in northeastern Minnesota through the Super Bowl Legacy Projects. |
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Duluth Public Schools - ISD #709, Duluth |
$15,000 |
To support the placement of AmeriCorps members in the Duluth Public Schools to help boost academic achievement. |
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Recreational Experiences Achieving Community Harmony (REACH), Cloquet |
$10,000 |
To support a new staff position to expand mentoring in Cloquet. |
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Children’s Dental Services, Inc., Minneapolis |
$15,000 |
To support access to dental care for low-income children in northeastern Minnesota. |
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Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative, Duluth |
$7,500 |
To support early childhood programming and parent education in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth. |
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Northeast Minnesota School Districts, Northeast Minnesota |
$16,800 |
To support the ninth year of PreK to Grade 3 Team Grants, offering planning grants to school districts and Indian Reservation teams from the region attending the Northland Foundation's 2016 Early Childhood Summit. This is partially funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84-027A, Special Education - Grants to States. |
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Barnum Schools – ISD #091, Barnum |
$1,000 |
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Cloquet Public Schools - ISD #094, Cloquet |
$1,000 |
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Duluth Public School Academy, Duluth |
$1,000 |
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Duluth Public Schools - ISD #709, Duluth |
$4,000 |
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Esko Public Schools- ISD #099, Esko |
$1,000 |
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Floodwood School District, Floodwood |
$800 |
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Hill City School - ISD #002, Hill City |
$1,000 |
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Invest Early, Grand Rapids |
$4,000 |
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Mesabi East Early Childhood Coalition, Aurora |
$1,000 |
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St. Louis County Schools - ISD #2142, Virginia |
$1,000 |
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Virginia School District - ISD #706, Virginia |
$1,000 |
Northeast Minnesota School Districts, Northeast Minnesota |
$3,000 |
To support professional development for educators to strengthen PreK to Grade 3 learning in the region. This is partially funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84-027A, Special Education - Grants to States. |
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Duluth Public Schools - ISD #709, Duluth |
$1,000 |
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Hill City School - ISD #002, Hill City |
$1,000 |
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Mesabi East Early Childhood Coalition, Aurora |
$1,000 |
Self-Reliance
Range Transitional Housing Inc., Virginia |
$1,500 |
Support for the northern St. Louis County Community Connect event providing access to services for people with low-incomes. |
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Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Grand Rapids |
$10,000 |
To support efforts to reduce childhood hunger in Aitkin and Itasca Counties. |
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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland, Duluth |
$10,000 |
To provide meals for the out-of-school time program at the Boys and Girls Club in Duluth. |
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Grand Rapids Human Rights Commission, Grand Rapids |
$2,350 |
To support activities for the 2016 Indigenous People's Day celebration. |
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Center City Housing Corporation, Duluth |
$20,000 |
To provide services to homeless families in transitional housing. |
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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Cloquet |
$20,000 |
To provide counseling and education support to people in recovery from chemical dependency. |
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Community Vitality
Citizens for Backus, International Falls |
$5,000 |
To develop a new strategic plan for the Backus Community Center. |
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Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, St. Paul |
$3,000 |
Support for the 2017 Minnesota Council of Nonprofits statewide annual conference. |
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Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training, Virginia |
$3,000 |
To support a building trades career fair for Iron Range high school students. |
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Rural Aging Initiative
The following grants were awarded as part of the Northland Foundation’s Rural Aging Initiative to support the health, sense of purpose, and vitality of older adults and help rural northeastern Minnesota residents to age-in-place in their homes and communities.
Koochiching Aging Options, International Falls |
$20,000 |
To support a building trades career fair for Iron Range high school students. |
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Aitkin Public Schools - ISD #001, Aitkin |
$10,000 |
To support the coordination and implementation of activities that tap the talents of older adults to help youth and community thrive. |
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Lake Superior School District - ISD #381, Two Harbors |
$10,000 |
To support the coordination and implementation of activities that tap the talents of older adults to help youth and community thrive. |
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Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa |
$5,500 |
To support paid summer internships for college students to work with the Fond du Lac Reservation’s AGE to age program.. |
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AGE to age Sites, Northeastern Minnesota |
$18,000 |
Support self-determined intergenerational activities that help foster social connections of older adults and young people as a key resource to improve the health and wellbeing of community members in the following locations. |
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Lake Superior School District – ISD #381, Two Harbors |
$2,000 |
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Moose Lake Schools - ISD #097, Moose Lake |
$2,000 |
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Aitkin Public Schools - ISD #001, Aitkin |
$2,000 |
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McGregor KIDS PLUS/Something Cool, Inc., McGregor |
$2,000 |
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Bois Forte Family Health Services, Nett Lake |
$2,000 |
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Cloquet Public Schools - ISD #094, Cloquet |
$2,000 |
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Chisholm KIDS PLUS, Chisholm |
$2,000 |
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Oshki Ogimaag Charter School, Grand Portage |
$2,000 |
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Proctor/Hermantown Community Education, Proctor |
$2,000 |
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