BLACF Awards $41,000 in Grants

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Six Nonprofits Receive Funding 
Brainerd, Minn. – CommunityGiving and the Board of Directors of the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation (BLACF) are pleased to announce the grant awards made for fiscal year 2016.  Six area nonprofits received grants totaling $41,000.  The Foundation has awarded over $3.4 million in grants since its inception in 1998. 
 
BLACF Executive Director, Karl Samp, noted that the grants were awarded to agencies that are making a difference in our community.  The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation works to make significant grants that will be the “Difference Maker” in bringing about lasting positive change in the Brainerd Lakes area.  The foundation provides leadership and financial support that goes beyond the grant in order to advance the project or initiative that needs funding to get started or completed. 
 
The grant round started in February with nonprofits applying for grants and it was completed in April, 2016.  Those nonprofits receiving awards were the following:
 
$10,000 to Kinship Partners in Brainerd for their Donor Challenge Marching Grant to celebrate their 30th Anniversary
$5,000 to Cuyuna Range Youth Center in Crosby for their Positive Youth Development Program
$3.000 to the Warehouse of Riverview Church in Pine River for their after school and summer youth programs
$8,000 to Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd as support for their 2016 festival season
$10,000 to Camp Vanasek in Brainerd for their Low Ropes Initiative Course
$5,000 to the Initiative Foundation in Little Falls to support their Thriving Organizations Partnership Program
 
The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, in affiliation with CommunityGiving, is a public charity that attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1998, BLACF has grown to over $7.8 million in assets and has awarded over $3.4 million in grants to local nonprofits. CommunityGiving is a partnership of four community foundations, including Alexandria Area Community Foundation, Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, Central Minnesota Community Foundation, and Willmar Area Community Foundation. CommunityGiving administers more than 650 funds totaling more than $112 million. Learn more at www.CommunityGiving.org/Brainerd.