Timberwolves and Lynx Owner Glen A. Taylor Announces Start of New Charitable Legacy Plan
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Taylor Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
The Taylor Family Farms Foundation will work in partnership with three nonprofit organizations.Income generated by the farmland will be distributed to the three partner foundations for continuous...more

Sompamitwong Awarded Initiators Fellowship
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation
"Being a dreamer is hard, especially when you don't get the support," says Suree Sompamitwong. "Luckily, I've had mentors that are very supportive." The social advocate and founder of Creative...more

Growing Local: Emerging Leaders Graduates First Cohort
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation
"One of the biggest ways to impact a community is to focus on leadership development. There is great potential in this group of energetic up-and-coming leaders," says one of the educators who led...more

Guest Column: Creating A Sense of Belonging in Southern Minnesota
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
Southern Minnesota offers grant opportunities to support inclusive initiatives in the communities of our 20-county region.SMIF became a member of Welcoming America, joining many other organizations...more

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation awards grants to small towns | Local News
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
Area recipients of 2023 Small Town Grant awards are: • Legacy Fund of Le Sueur Rotary, $10,000 for 10 kiosks providing information about the...more

Smif Awards $206000 in Small Town Grants
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
Blooming Prairie child receives $10K from Initiative Foundation.23 grants totaling $206,000 to support small towns of 10,000 or less in SMIF's 20-county region.Good Earth Village in Spring Valley...more

Teresa Peterson Completes More Than Six Years on Southwest Initiative Foundation Board of ...
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation
Teresa Peterson completes more than six years on Southwest's board.During her service, SWIF celebrated its 1,000th loan, the community foundation program's 20th anniversary.Current board members are...more

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation Offers Grant
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
The community of Cambridge, Minn., is putting its money where its mouth is. The Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation has released its first grant of the year to the Initiative Foundation, a...more

Initiative Foundation Awards Nearly $3 Million in Second Half of 2022
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
The Initiative Foundation delivered $2.84 million through 341 grants during the second half of 2022.A partnership with the Otto Bremer Trust funded 87 grants totaling $725,000 to small businesses...more

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation awards $194255 in education grants
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
The grants will help organizations cover social, emotional and physical health needs, training to address the needs of young...more