St. Cloud, Minn. – The Women’s Fund ‘Dancing With Our Stars, Live!’ event has raised $300,132 to support girls, women experiencing adversity and elder women in our community. The event was held in the Escher Auditorium on the campus of the College of Saint Benedict, and it gathered a crowd of more than 500 people. Funds raised by dancers and nonprofits ($157,382) combined with event sponsorships ($142,750) raising $300,132 for local organizations that benefit women and girls within a 30-mile radius of St. Cloud.
This year’s 9th annual event featured a dance competition among six local “community stars” who were paired with a professional dancer for a chance to win up to a $15,000 grant for the nonprofit program of their choice. The Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation donated a total of $42,000 in grant money to participants based on their rankings in the competition. A total of 10% of donations raised by dancers will go to support future Women’s Fund programming and Women’s Fund Presents events.
Dancers showcased their skills to raise funds for their supported charities through the Women’s Fund event. Final scoring for the competition was based 60% on the dollars raised for the associated charity and 40% on judges’ scores.
The Women’s Fund Presents is proud to announce the results from the 2025 event:
Community Star Matt Love with the St. Cloud Fire Department will be dancing with Savanna Bain to benefit the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation. They raised $49,440 and took home 1st place prize of $15,000 and were honored with the Judge’s Choice award of an additional $3,000 for a grand total of $67,440 awarded.
Community Star Kevin Johnson with K. Johnson Construction will be dancing with Janell Missler to benefit the Tanner’s Team Foundation. They raised $39,522 and took home 2nd place prize of $10,000 for a grand total of $49,522 awarded.
Community Star Angie Hill with Minnesota Concrete Products will be dancing with Michael Adams to benefit Anna Marie’s Alliance. They raised $28,352 and took home 3rd place prize of $5,000 for a grand total of $33,352 awarded.
Community Star Eunice Adjei with St. Cloud Financial Credit Union will be dancing with Nick Benner to benefit the Tri-Unity Foundation. They raised $21,197 and took home 4th place prize of $3,000 for a grand total of $24,197 awarded.
Community Star Ashley Green with Green Thumb Etc. will be dancing with Jon Skuza to benefit Open Hearts Home, Inc. They raised $12,483 and took home 5th place prize of $3,000 for a grand total of $15,483 awarded.
Community Star Abbey Graves with Abbey Graves Productions danced with Tuan (David) Le to benefit the Indy Foundation. They raised $6,386 and took home 6th place prize of $3,000 for a grand total of $9,386 awarded.
These results are unaudited, and dollars are continuing to come in for the nonprofits. These numbers reflect the total amount raised as of June 9, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.
Since 2002, the Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation has been dedicated to strengthening the community by improving the lives of women and girls. The Women’s Fund has granted nearly $1.6 million to support local programs in three core focus areas: girls ages 10-18, women experiencing adversity and elder women.
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to $160.7 million in assets and awarded $166.7 million in grants to non-profits. The CMCF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a network of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers over 1,200 funds totaling nearly $240 million in assets. Learn more at communitygiving.org/cmcf