Chisholm Community Foundation

The Chisholm Community Foundation (CCF) was founded in 1987 by members of the Chisholm community who saw a need to create more opportunities to enhance the lives of residents and find new ways to draw business, families and other opportunities to the Chisholm community. Since inception, the Chisholm Community Foundation has granted over $1.8 million to support local causes focused on economic development, social service, education, arts and culture, conservation and historic and environmental preservation - all geared to making Chisholm a better place to live, work and raise families.

Five Star Community Foundation

Founded in 1996, the Five Star Community Foundation was established by the passionate residents of five Minnesota communities — Lucan, Seaforth, Vesta, Wabasso and Wanda — to benefit the citizens of these areas to build a sense of community and serve future charitable and cultural needs. Five Star’s mission is to create, encourage and support the development and maintenance of various charitable activities, community projects, assist in humanitarian and educational endeavors, to build a strong vibrant quality of life by converting tax dollars into community assets. Since inception, Five Star has granted over $300,000 to local causes.

Freeborn County Communities Foundation

Created in 2002, the Freeborn County Communities Foundation (FCCF) was established by a small group of local citizens to provide a way for area residents to give back to the community. The Foundation works to promote a high quality of life within Freeborn County by supporting a variety of worthy causes, including education, health, culture, environment and social opportunity. Thanks to the generosity of local residents, businesses and organizations, the Freeborn County Communities Foundation has granted over $3.6 million to support local causes.

Hibbing Foundation

The Hibbing Foundation reflects the generosity of hundreds of donors and local businesses. A family of more than 40 charitable funds serve the Hibbing Foundation's mission to enhance and improve the quality of life in the Hibbing area, to encourage others to do the same, and to develop the financial resources needed to promote the cultural, educational, civic, wellness, environmental and economic assets of the Hibbing community. Since its inception in 1993, the Hibbing Foundation has granted over $1.4 million to support the community's education, civic engagement, health, economic development and cultural heritage.

Martin County Area Foundation

Founded in 1993, the Martin County Area Foundation’s (MCAF) mission is to acquire, manage and distribute charitable funds to enhance the quality of life in Martin County. With the generous support of local foundations, businesses and families, MCAF has awarded $2 million in grants to support the community in five general areas: arts and humanities, community and civic affairs, social and economic growth, environment and youth. The Foundation’s Circle of Legacy recognizes donors who support MCAF’s mission with a planned estate gift.

Martin County Youth Foundation

The Martin County Youth Foundation was established in 2000 by a group of active residents with a mission to acquire, manage and distribute funds to enhance the lives of youth in the Martin County area. Martin County Youth Foundation has granted over $700,000 to youth-oriented community programs, including mentoring networks, out-of-school programs and summer activities, suicide-prevention efforts, arts activities, family education projects, and scholarship and hardship grants for the children of low-income families.

Park Public Schools and Community Foundation

The Park Public Schools & Community Foundation (PPSCF) was formed in 2020 out of a merger between the St. Louis Park Public Schools Foundation and the St. Louis Park Community & Youth Fund. PPSCF works to enrich and inspire academic pursuits and activities for St. Louis Park youth by providing grants for projects in the St. Louis Park Public Schools and to nonprofits supporting youth programs outside of the classroom. PPSCF has granted over $1.8 million to programs and initiatives that benefit the youth and families of St. Louis Park.

Saint Anthony Park Community Foundation

The Saint Anthony Park Community Foundation (SAPCF) promotes charitable and community activities with a mission to nurture the unique community assets of Saint Anthony Park to secure a strong and vibrant neighborhood for future generations. Since 1999, SAPCF has granted over $700,000 to support education, arts and humanities, community economic development, energy conservation, environment, health and housing in its historic neighborhood.

Shoreview Community Foundation

The Shoreview Community Foundation seeks to maintain, enhance and enrich the quality of life in Shoreview, by connecting the generosity of people with the evolving needs of the community. The Foundation provides grants which focus on arts and cultural organizations, recreational places such as parks and trails, historical preservation and youth programming within the Shoreview community. Since inception in 2008, the Shoreview Community Foundation has granted over $400,000 to support vital community nonprofits and school programs.

Springfield Area Foundation

The Springfield Area Foundation, through encouragement of philanthropic giving, provides an opportunity to leave a legacy in support of the future of Springfield and its people, thereby enhancing the quality of life for the Springfield community. Established in 2002, the Springfield Area Foundation has granted over $160,000 in supportive funding of activities that promote cultural, educational, civic, wellness, spiritual and environmental programs in the Springfield area.

Vadnais Heights Area Community Foundation

The mission of the Vadnais Heights Area Community Foundation (VHACF) is to strengthen the Vadnais Heights community through private giving. The Foundation enhances and improves the quality of life in the community by developing financial resources to promote in perpetuity the cultural, educational, environmental and economic assets of our area. Vadnais Heights Community Foundation grants to nonprofits and schools in the community, which includes the Mounds View and White Bear Lake Area School Districts. VHACF focuses its impact on education, arts and culture, and health and human services.

Waseca Area Foundation

The Waseca Area Foundation is a lasting vehicle for individuals to give back to the community. A family of more than 50 charitable funds serve the Foundation's mission to provide an opportunity for groups or individuals to leave a legacy committed to meeting the changing needs of the Waseca area. Established in 1991 with the generous support of individual donors, families and businesses, the Waseca Area Foundation has granted over $5.2 million to provide for multiple community needs including education, arts, recreation, human services and much more.

Women in Northfield Giving Support (WINGS)

WINGS (Women in Northfield Giving Support) educates and expands the number of women in philanthropy, builds and strengthens community through pooled investments, and improves the lives of women and youth in the Northfield area through focused giving. Founded in 2000, WINGS is a 100% volunteer-led, grassroots network of women who have collectively raised and granted more than $1.4 million to the Northfield area. WINGS gives priority to programs that address financial need and increase access to opportunity, offer a proactive approach to solving a community problem, address systemic change, build capacity by leveraging resources through partnerships, and result in tangible outcomes.