West Central Initiative



Through philanthropy and planning, the West Central Initiative fuels insight and action for the benefit of the region and the world. Along the way, the foundation understands its progress through two lenses: the Minnesota Association of Development Organizations (MADO) DevelopMN Cornerstones and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Both lenses focus in on what a region and community needs to accomplish to become strong and resilient for generations to come.

Assets and Giving for West Central Initiative

Assets

2019 - 71,296,541
2018 - 68,913,134
2017 - 66,461,730
Domestic Grants

2019 - 2,829,367
2018 - 3,470,688


    

Recent News from West Central Initiative


Local Projects Awarded Grants | Red Rock On Air
Foundation: Central Minnesota Community Foundation, West Central Initiative

Central Minnesota Community Foundation, St. Cloud; Nonprofit Day “You Get What You Measure” ($1000) – to assist area nonprofit organizations in a workshop that will help clarify and re-frame...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


Covalence EthicalQuote, based in Geneva, Switzerland, aggregates numerous online articles. By using an international analytic team, it ranks the article coverage according to criteria based on the Global Reporting Initiative: water management, pollution, biodiversity, product safety, emissions and waste management.




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



Edited by: Michael Saunders

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