Grants Made in 2019

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Expansion of Good Character & Citizenship Programming” $20,000

Duluth Community School Collaborative, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Compass Program at Myers-Wilkins” $15,000

Duluth Library Foundation, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Every Child Ready Duluth” $25,000

Duluth LISC, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Collective & Quality of Life Neighborhoods” $20,000

Essentia Health Foundation, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Families of Hospitalized Children” $25,000

JustUs Health, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for General Operating” $10,000

Loaves & Fishes Housing Incorporated, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Dorothy Day Capital Project” $20,000

Minnesota Environmental Partnership, North Shore, Minnesota
“Support for the North Shore Nonprofits Supporting North Shore Tribes Project” $10,000

One Roof Community Housing, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Capacity Building” $30,500

Rise, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Job Placement & Advancement Programs for Deaf Residents” $5,000

YWCA, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Parent Education Program”

Birch Grove Community School, Tofte, Minnesota
“Support for the Youth Hostel Project” $2,000

North House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Historic Herring Skiff: Community Boat Building” $2,000

Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Superior Preserved: Educating for a Stronger Local Food Culture & Commerce in the Western Lake Superior Region” $2,000

Boreal Community Media, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for the Student Journalist & Digital Media Internship Program” $2,000

Proctor Public Schools, Proctor, Minnesota
“Support for the Secondary Choir Bluegrass Collaboration Concert” $2,000

Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for The Traveling Production of ‘The Meeting'” $1,250

Care Partners, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for The Memory Cafe & Mindfulness Programming” $12,000

Chester Bowl, Duluth, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support” $15,000

CHUM, Duluth, Minnesota
“Operating Support for the Steve O’Neil Apartments” $25,000

Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Duluth Family Visitation Center” $10,000

Ecumen Lakeshore, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Home Delivered Meals Program” $10,000

Fathers Rise Together, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for LINCC: Culturally Specific Entrepreneur Program” $15,000

Girl Scouts, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Outreach Efforts” $10,000

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Planning a Secondary Education Program Area” $10,000

Lake Superior Community Theater, Silver Bay, Minnesota
“Support for Junie B. Jones the Musical Production” $5,000

Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Duluth, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support” $15,000

Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Nature-Based Preschool Development” $10,000

Life House, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for The Loft: Teen Emergency Shelter” $21,500

Lincoln Park Children & Families Collaborative, Duluth, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support” $10,000

Lyric Opera of the North, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the School Tour of Cinderella” $5,000

Men As Peacemakers, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Youth Development Programs” $25,000

Minnesota Ballet, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Outreach Week” $8,500

Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Campus Expansion Project” $20,000

North Shore Health Care Foundation, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support & Support for the Oral Health Task Force” $25,000

Violence Prevention Center, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Strategic Planning” $10,000

Cook County Local Energy Project, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for The Fall Solar Tour” $1,000

Twin Ports Choral Project, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for ‘Considering Matthew Shepard'” $2,000

North Superior Running & Ski Club, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for the Pincushion Chalet Renovation” $2,000

Lake Superior School District – ISD #381, Silver Bay, Minnesota
“Support for Coaching Development” $2,000

Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council, Grand Portage, Minnesota
“Support for Celebrating Minong” $2,000

Duluth Public Schools, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Coach Development Program” $2,000

Armory Arts & Music Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Music Resource Center” $8,000

Conservation Corps of Minnesota & Iowa, St. Paul, Minnesota
“Support for Local Youth at Summer Youth Corps” $5,000

Cook County Higher Education, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Scholarships & Student Support Services” $65,000

Duluth Playhouse, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the NorShor Presenting Series” $15,000

First Witness Child Advocacy Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Child Abuse Prevention Council” $15,000

Gunflint Trail Historical Society, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Chik-Wauk’s Educational Program Expansion” $20,000

Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $15,000

Kids Closet of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for School Clothes for Duluth Children” $10,000

Lake Superior School District – ISD #381, Silver Bay, Minnesota
“Capital Support” $7,500

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, Duluth, Minnesota
“Comprehensive Services for Veterans” $10,000

North House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support” $45,000

Salvation Army, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Homelessness Prevention” $15,000

ServeMinnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
“Support for the Minnesota Reading Corps Program in Duluth” $25,000

Superior Hiking Trail, Two Harbors, Minnesota
“Support for Superior Hiking Trail Improvements” $10,000

Two Harbors Community Radio, Two Harbors, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support” $20,000

WTIP Community Radio, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Capital Support” $7,500

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Cook County, Minnesota
“Support for the Cook County Volunteer Appreciation Fair” $500

Grand Marais Music Collaborative, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for the Lesson Program Coordinator Position” $2,000

Nordic Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Beads: A Northern Tradition & Inspiration” $1,000

Animal Allies, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Activity Center Building Project” $10,000

Boreal Community Media, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for the Intern Technology Program” $15,000

Conflict Resolution Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Conflict Resolution Programming at Denfeld” $10,000

Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Johnson Heritage Post Capital Improvements” $50,000

Damiano Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Community Kitchen” $20,000

Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Art After School Program” $10,000

Duluth Superior Educational Television Corporation, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for ‘Making It Up North’ Programming” $10,000

Entrepreneur Fund, Duluth, Minnesota
“Entrepreneurial Support for the North Shore” $30,000

Finland Minnesota Historical Society, Finland, Minnesota
“Support for the Historical Site Building Project” $10,000

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Community Kitchen Capital Project” $5,000

Lake Superior College, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Eco Entrepreneurship Program” $25,000

Minnesota Masonic Children’s Clinic for Communication Disorders, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Social Communications Therapy Program” $16,410

North Shore Area Partners, Silver Bay, Minnesota
“Support for Building a Home Care Continuum” $30,000

PAVSA, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Intercultural Guided Development Initiative” $12,000

Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Age In Place Program & Project Planning” $10,000

Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Capacity Building” $15,000

St. Louis County Public Health, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Farm to School Garden Food Safety Training” $2,000

Two Harbors Area Arts & Events, Two Harbors, Minnesota
“Support for Chalk.a.Lot: Two Harbors Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival” $2,000

Northwoods Volunteer Connection, Tofte, Minnesota
“Support for Capacity Building” $2,000