The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is one of six Minnesota Initiative Foundations (MIFs), established in 1986 through The McKnight Foundation’s leadership and a visionary experiment in rural philanthropy. The MIFs delivered a counterpunch in a difficult economy that resounded across America. Each MIF is managed by local people making decisions about how to improve the quality of life in the region.
From July through September, more than $780,000 was loaned or granted out into a region in northwest Minnesota through the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, the Bemidji Pioneer reports.
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FSN recently received a $5,000 grant from the Northwest Minnesota Women's Fund, part of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. The money will be used...more
First Enterprise Business Agency (FEBA), a Nottingham-based business support organization, is a contender for two categories at the first Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards to be held this coming February.