St. Cloud, Minn. – A grant round that helps support organizations that serve those with special needs is open through the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. The Central Minnesota Special Needs Fund grant round supports programming that serves those with complex intellectual and physical disabilities.
The grant application deadline for the Central Minnesota Special Needs grant is October 31, 2025.
Last year, the Central Minnesota Special Needs grant round was able to grant out $30,000. The following organizations received Central Minnesota Special Needs Grants:
- $6,700 was awarded to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud for its Therapeutic Engagement Project.
- $10,000 was awarded to ConnectAbility of MN for its equipment program.
- $3,800 was awarded Pleasantview Elementary (ISD #47) to purchase adaptive tricycles.
- $9,500 was awarded to WASCOSA for its Lift Us Up Project.
Eligible organizations must be 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, schools or governmental entities. The grant must serve the residents of Benton, Stearns or Sherburne counties or the communities of Kimball or Watkins. For more information about the grant round and specific criteria for the grant round, visit communitygiving.org/grants
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to $177.7 million in assets and awarded $178.6 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 1,300 funds totaling over $283 million in assets. Learn more at communitygiving.org/cmcf.