Ten Central Minnesota Nonprofits Just Got A Boost From Initiative Foundation
LITTLE FALLS (WJON News) -- The Initiative Foundation has awarded 10 grants totaling $61,000 to Central Minnesota nonprofits.
Grant recipients in the St. Cloud metro area include: What Would Bri Do/Bri's Lodge of St. Cloud, receiving $5,000 for enhanced volunteer recruitment; Recovery Community Network in St. Cloud, receiving $5,000 to make a phone-based support program available during the summer, and Next Gen Voices of St. Cloud, receiving $5,000 for fund-development planning.
Other grants are going to Main Street Family Services of Elk River getting $5,000 to maintain mental health and family support services, Wellness in the Woods in Eagle Bend getting $5,000 for succession planning, Sprout MN in Little Falls getting $10,000 for strategic and succession planning, The Center in Brainerd getting $10,000 to build fund-development capacity, My Neighbor to Love Coalition in Brainerd getting $5,000 to stabilize operations, Friends of Linden Hill in Little Falls getting $6,000 for strategic planning, and Crow Wing County Victim Services in Brainerd getting $5,000 to stabilize operations.
The Initiative Foundation offers multiple rounds of grants for emerging needs and nonprofit capacity-building throughout the year.