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Willmar Grants


The Willmar Area Community Foundation supports specific community initiatives through a variety of grants.

We are excited to announce that the Willmar Area Community Foundation is now channeling all grants through an online grant system. This will make it easier to receive and evaluate online applications, record decisions, and measure the outcomes using this online grants system. To apply, select the "Learn More" link associated with the grant round you are interested in.  No paper applications will be accepted.  All grant applications must be submitted online by midnight on the deadline.  Below is a list of our grant rounds:

Bernick's Beverages and Vending Fund Grants

Deadline: September 1, 2010
Supports youth and education or health and fitness projects in the areas of Bemidji, Brainerd, Duluth, St. Cloud, and Willmar, Minnesota and Dresser, Wisconsin. Grants may be for capital projects, strategic investments in operations and new or expanded programs.  Learn More..


Willmar Fund for the Arts Grants

Deadline: August 15, 2010
The Willmar Fund For the Arts supports small and medium-sized arts organizations in the Willmar Area. The fund allows depth and diversity of the arts in the Willmar Area and makes arts more acccessible to area residents.  Primary geographic focus is the city of Willmar in Kandiyohi County, MN. Learn More...

Willmar General Grants

Deadlines: August 15th and February 15th of each year
The Willmar Area Community Foundation focuses its discretionary grantmaking primarily on grant proposals from organizations providing services in the following three areas:  Youth, Elderly and Diversity. Learn More...

Willmar Women's Fund Grants

Deadline: July 26, 2010
The Women's Fund of the Willmar Area Community supports access to lives of economic and social strength for women and girls. 
Funding priorities include: Women in Transition, Women or Girls at Risk, and Educating Girls and Women. Learn More...