Contact: Susan Lorenz, Director of Programs, (320)253-4380 Mike Burton, Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, (218)820-2658
Community Foundation Awards $45,000 in Grants
Brainerd, Minn. – The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation (BLACF) announced this week that it has awarded $45,000 in grants to help 5 local nonprofits meet the growing needs of the local community.
The Foundation has provided over $1 million in grants since it started in 1998. It is a public charity that attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the residents of Crow Wing and Southern Cass counties. Nonprofit organizations, particularly those with programs focusing on youth, community progress, human services, assistance to nonprofits, and building social capital, are encouraged to apply for BLACF’s general grants.
The latest round of grants support a variety of community needs ranging from program, youth programming and family in the Brainerd Lakes Area: The local grant recipients are:
• Bridges of Hope - $15,000 to support the “Financial Resources Program.” • Kinship Partners - $10,000 to support one on one mentoring for at-risk youth. • Pillager Family Council - $13,000 to support the Pillager Family Center. • Salem WEST - $2,000 to support programs. • Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen - $5,000 to support the feeding program.
The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation (BLACF) is a public charity that attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1998, BLACF has grown to more than $4 million in assets and awarded nearly $2 million in grants to local nonprofits. BLACF is affiliated with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation, which administers more than 500 funds totaling more than $65 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/brainerd
