{   The Annual Report   }

Grants Awarded in 2014

COOK COUNTY

Arts & Culture

North House Folk School
Capacity Building-Year II - $35,000

WTIP Community Radio
The Deeper Reach Project - $35,000

Community/Economic Development

Cook County YMCA
Mountain Bike Program - $2,000

Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority
Housing Feasibility Study - $50,000

Northeast Entrepreneur Fund
Cook County Program Support - $30,000

Education

Cook County Higher Education
Student Support Services - $1,990

Cook County Higher Education
Scholarship and Support Services - $80,000

Cook County Historical Society
Oral History Project Support - $15,562

Cook County Schools ISD #166
Early Childhood Planning - $1,000

Environment

Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP)
Development of Toolbox for Solar Energy Awareness - $15,000

Social Welfare

Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center
Equipment Purchase - $2,000

Hovland Volunteer Fire Department
Recruitment Training - $1,400

North Shore Health Care Foundation
Oral Health Care Task Force Initiative - $20,000


LAKE COUNTY

Arts & Culture

Lake Superior Community Theatre
“Fiddler on the Roof” Production - $1,995

Two Harbors Community Radio
Start Up Support - $20,000

Community/Economic Development

City of Silver Bay
Comprehensive Plan Development - $20,000

Friends of the Finland Community
Economic Development-Capacity Building Project - $20,000

Education

William Kelley High School
Timberframe Project - $6,850

Social Welfare

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency
Capacity Building for Two Harbors Food Shelf - $20,000

North Shore Horizons
Housing Services - $10,500

Northland Foundation
Age to Age-Phase II - $20,000


NORTH SHORE

Community/Economic Development

Arrowhead Regional Development Commission
Heart of the Continent-Regional Geotourism Initiative - $5,000

Education

Voyageurs Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Program Development on North Shore - $15,000

Environment

Conservation Corps Minnesota
Summer Youth Corps - $10,000

Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association
Training to Engage North Shore Landowners - $5,000

The Nature Conservancy
Forest Science Research in Northeastern Minnesota - $10,000


ST. LOUIS COUNTY

Arts & Culture

A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation
3 Family Concerts - $2,000

Arrowhead Chorale
Brahm's "Requiem" Performance - $1,000

Duluth Sister Cities International
Project and Planning Support - $10,000

Duluth Superior Symphony Association
Northshore Outreach - "Carmen” Production - $15,000

Lyric Opera of the North
“Don Pasquale” Performance - $5,000

Matinee Musicale, Inc.
“Midic Winds” concert and Outreach Support - $5,000

Valley Youth Centers dba Welch Center, Inc.
Hmong Celebration - $2,000

Community/Economic Development

Benedictine Health Center
Building Renovation-Marywood Project - $10,000

One Roof Community Housing
General Operating Support - $25,000

Education

Boys & Girls Club of the Northland
Power Hour Program - $20,000

Companies to Classrooms Duluth
General Operating Support - $5,000

Duluth Aviation Institute
Gilruth Continuum Aeronautical STEM Initiative - $10,000

Duluth Children's Museum
"Dinosaurs Unearthed" Exhibit - $30,000

Duluth Library Foundation
Remodeling of Teen Space - $7,075

Hartley Nature Center
Nature-Based Preschool Start Up - $15,000

Lakewood Elementary School Foundation
Montessori Preschool Support - $5,000

Life House, Inc.
Education Program Support - $20,000

Myers-Wilkins Community School Collaborative
General Operating Support - $25,000

Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps
Special Training Project - $1,500

Positive Energy for Youth
Capacity Building - $21,150

St. Louis River Quest
Transportation Costs - $1,500

Woodland Hills
Capacity Building Projects - $20,000

Environment

Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Citizens Forum - $900

Social Welfare

American Red Cross Northland Chapter
Disaster Relief Emergency Services - $5,000

Center City Housing Corp
Tots of Tomorrow Program - $10,000

Community Action Duluth
Getting Ahead Leadership Development - $20,000

Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute-Northland
Recreational Program/Outreach on North Shore & Equipment Loans - $15,000

Damiano of Duluth
Soup Kitchen - $20,000

Duluth Area Family YMCA
Little Treasures Program Support - $9,980

Duluth Area Family YMCA
Mentor Duluth - $10,000

First Witness Child Advocacy Center
New Faith Based Initiative - $12,285

Kids Closet of Duluth
Purchase Clothing - $10,000

Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss
New Program-Safe at Home with Vision Loss - $35,000

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Planning for new Center for Changing Lives site - $25,000

YWCA of Duluth
Early Childhood and Spirit Valley Program Expansion - $20,000