Community Funds

The Central Minnesota Community Foundation hosts a number of Community Funds, including the Foley Area Foundation and the Paynesville Area Community Foundation. These funds are not as formally structured as our affiliates in Alexandria, Brainerd and Willmar, and they vary based on the specific needs and interests of the local partner community.

They can be a single fund with a local advisory committee that recommends grants for the benefit of the partner community, or they can have a number of funds whose advisors have banded together to strengthen their community.

This highly flexible partnership keeps the decisions about grants in the hands of local donors and volunteers, while giving the community better access to the Central Minnesota Community Foundation’s charitable giving, fund accounting, and investment management expertise.