2011 Grants
As we look back on 2011 “listening” seems to be at the heart of the year. We did a series of meetings in six communities in our service area entitled “Listening to the North Shore”. The meetings provided opportunity to engage stakeholders in the various communities by posing questions that revolved around what they saw as their community’s strengths, their challenges and their hopes for the future.
We started a new education committee to strengthen our scholarship program for the future and explore new strategies and opportunities in education to inform and guide our grant making efforts.
Grants Made in 2011
Arrowhead Regional Corrections, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative”, $25,000
City of Grand Marais – Active Living Committee, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Program Support”, $7,500
City of Silver Bay – Eco Industrial Park, Silver Bay, Minnesota
“Support for Educational Cluster and Wind Turbine”, $60,000
Copeland Valley Youth Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Academic Capacity Building”, $17,000
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Music to You”, $10,000 with match requirement
East Hillside Patch, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Mind2Mind Program”, $10,000
Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Facility Design and Rennovation”, $17,000
Minnesota Land Trust, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for St. Louis River Restoration Initiative”, $10,000
North House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support”, $20,000
North Shore Health Care Foundation-Care Partners, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“General Operating Support for Care Partners”, $10,000
SOAR Career Solutions, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support”, $20,000
The Salvation Army, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Emergency Food Program”, $15,000
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Finland, Minnesota
“Support for Year 2 Environmental Science Immersion Program”, $15,000
YWCA of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Prevention/Intervention Programming”, $20,000
North Shore Music Association, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Celtic Music Workshops and Community Event”, $1,900
Arrowhead Regional Development Committee, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Heart of the Continent Project Planning”, $10,000
College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota
“Technology Literacy in the Lake Superior School District”, $16,900
Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Display of Lighthouse Fresnel Lens”, $25,000
Cook County Local Energy Project, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Capacity Building”, $18,000
Cook County Schools ISD #166, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Accostic Panels” $8,500
Duluth Children’s Museum, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Pathways Program” $15,000
Grand Portage Tribal Council, Grand Portage, Minnesota
“Support for Housing Authority Equipment Purchase” $5,000
Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Capacity Building” $20,000
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Program Expansion” $10,000
Minnesota Ballet, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Outreach Week” $8,000
North Shore Collaborative, Two Harbors, Minnesota
“Support for TXT4LIFE Project” $13,500
North Shore Health Care Foundation, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Dental Health Program” $10,000
Positive Energy for Youth, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $25,000
Scottish Rite Foundation of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $13,700
Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association, Duluth, Minnesota
“Capacity Building for North Shore Forest Collaborative” $16,500
Union Gospel Mission, Duluth, Minnesota
“Purchase Food 2011 and General Operating Support” $10,000
Duluth Festival Opera”, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Pocahontas Performance” $1,999
City of Duluth Parks and Recreation, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Chester Creek Concerts” $1,250
Community Action Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Jump Start Program” $15,000
Conservation Corps Minnesota, Maplewood, Minnesota
“Support for Summer Youth Program for area youth” $10,000
Courage Center Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Youth Autism Program $15,000
Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Supervised Visitation Program” $15,000
First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for the Safe and Strong Child Program” $15,000
Grand Marais Playhouse, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $6,000
Grant Community School Collaborative, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Program Expansion” $25,000
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Experience Hawk Ridge Program” $6,000
Institute for a Sustainable Future, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Regional Food System Project” $5,000
Lakeside-Lester Park Community Association, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Playground” $10,000 with match requirement
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Capacity Building” $5,000
Minnesota Resource Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Bridging the Generational Employment Gap Project” $5,000
ServeMinnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
“Support for Reading Corps at Duluth Headstart” $25,000
Vine, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Capital Project” $5,000
Animal Allies Humane Society, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Neighborhood Animal Kids Program” $1,923
City of Two Harbors – Heritage Days Committee, Two Harbors, Minnesota
“Support for Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra Performance” $1,950
Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Family Days” $1,500
WTIP North Shore Community Radio, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Art Partners Collaborative Project” $1,800
Alano Society of Duluth, Inc, Duluth, Minnesota
“Capital Project Support” $18,751
Arc Nortland, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Program” $15,000
Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center-UMD, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $10,000
Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare-UMD, Duluth, Minnesota
“Raising Healthy Native American Children Project” $25,000
Cook County Higher Education, Grand Marais, Minnesota,
“Support for Innovate Project” $25,000
Duluth Plant-a-Lot Community Garden Program, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $10,000
Just Kids Dental Program, Two Harbors, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $10,000
Miller Dwan Foundation, Duluth, Minnesota
“Capital Support for Amberwing Project” $30,000
Northern Community Land Trust, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $25,000
Northwood Children’s Services, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Greenhouse Project” $5,000
Sustainable Twin Ports, Duluth, Minnesota
General Operating Support” $14,000
Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Outreach Program” $5,000
United Way of Greater Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Smiles Across Duluth Program” $5,000
Lake Superior Community Theatre, Silver Bay, Minnesota
“Support for Stars on the Shore Production”, $1,990
Kids Closet of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Program Support” $1,950
