St. Cloud, Minn. – The Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation has made the difficult decision to hit the pause button on this year’s Women’s Fund Dancing With Our Stars event, scheduled to be held on June 15th at the College of St. Bens. We feel it is the best course of action and the most responsible decision we can make for the health and safety of everyone involved in the live dance performance, our committee members, the CMCF staff, guests and our community.

St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) announced today the activation of the Central Minnesota Response Fund. The purpose of the fund is to support the local community in times of crisis, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. To make a contribution to the fund, visit https://www.communitygiving.org/donate/central-minnesota-response-fund

St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) is pleased to announce that the Central Minnesota Arts Grant round is now accepting applications for funding requests. The goal of the Central Minnesota Arts Grant is to support small to medium size arts organizations that make arts more accessible to area residents. Application deadlines for the Central Minnesota Art Grant round is May 1^st.

St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for the “Difference Maker” grant round. The "Difference Maker" grant round’s focus is to bring about lasting and positive changes to the Central Minnesota communities. Application deadline for the grant round is April 1st, 2020.

ST. CLOUD – The fifth annual Women’s Fund Presents: Dancing with Our Stars will be held Monday, June 15, 2020 from 5-8:45 p.m. at the College of St. Benedict’s Escher Auditorium. This year’s event will once again feature a dance competition between six local celebrities who have been paired with a professional partner for a chance to win up to a $15,000 grant for the non-profit program of their choice.

St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) announced today that $20,000 will be awarded to two local organizations from the recent grant round of the Central Minnesota Special Needs Fund. The Central Minnesota Special Needs Fund's purpose is to support organizations that will serve those with complex intellectual and physical disabilities. This is the first year that this grant round has been open.

St. Cloud, Minn. – The Bernick Family Foundation announced today that $150,000 in grants was awarded to organizations and projects within their two key focus areas of youth and education & health and fitness. Eligible organizations were required to be a 501(c)3 organization, school or governmental entity and serve one of the seven regions that Bernick's services.

St. Cloud, Minn. – The Norman C. Skalicky Foundation and the Central Minnesota Community Foundation are pleased to announce that the Charity Challenge raised $568,622 this holiday season to provide much-needed support to food shelves in the St. Cloud area.

St. Cloud, Minn. – The goal of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in the greater St. Cloud region through grants for campaigns and local programs. In August, they launched their 2019-2020 Central Minnesota Women’s Fund and Julianne Williams Fund grant rounds.