More than $450,000 invested in region with quarterly, Maada’ookiing, and Youth In Philanthropy grants

From October 2022 through January 2023, the Northland Foundation made 18 quarterly grants totaling $431,000; the Maada’ookiing Board approved five grants totaling $12,500; and the Youth In Philanthropy Board awarded nine grants totaling $8,267.

Quarterly grants included $81,000 for prevention/intervention work in relation to domestic and family violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Three organizations serving survivors in northeast Minnesota received $64,000. Additional grant dollars were awarded through the Foundation’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relations (MMIWR) Grant Opportunity which was open to individuals or grassroots groups of Native nation citizens, descendants, or having kinship ties or affiliations. The Native Lives Matter Coalition in Duluth served as fiscal host for several grants totaling $17,000 for projects in the region. The special grant program was created to bolster efforts to raise awareness, urge change, and promote healing around MMIWR.

“Indigenous women and girls make up 1% of Minnesota’s population but 15% of missing person cases and 9% of female homicides,” stated Northland Foundation Program Officer, Cayla Bellanger-DeGroat. “We are honored to support community-driven efforts that highlight this issue and that work to protect and seek justice for Indigenous women, girls, and relatives.”

Find details on recent grants by clicking the links below.

• October through December quarterly grants
• Fall Maada’ookiing grants
• Winter Youth In Philanthropy grants