Letters of Inquiry from Non-Profits Due Sept. 1st
St. Cloud, Minn. – The Bernick Family Foundation announced today plans to award $150,000 to community projects focused on youth and education and health and fitness through its fund at the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. Letters of inquiry will be accepted through Sept. 1.
“Our community grants process has helped us fund really worthy projects across our service area the past several years,” said Jason Bernick, Bernick’s Director of Corporate Affairs. “We are looking forward to funding another group of great projects.”
The Bernick Family Foundation will accept applications for grants ranging from $3,000 to $50,000 in its focus area. Applicants must be 501(c) (3) nonprofit organizations, schools or government entities serving communities where Bernick’s operates. This includes Alexandria, Bemidji, Brainerd, Duluth, St. Cloud, and Willmar, Minnesota and Dresser, Wisconsin, and the surrounding areas.
Complete grant guidelines and electronic applications are available through the website by clicking here.
Letters of inquiry must be submitted online by midnight on Sept. 1, 2016. Nonprofits with specific questions should contact Jeanne Blonigen at [email protected].
The Bernick Family Foundation was established as a component fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation in 1989 to help Bernick’s company and the Bernick family support organizations that reflect the family’s core values, while providing leadership in responding to emerging community needs.
Founded in 1916, Bernick’s is a fourth-generation family-owned business, providing beverage, vending and food service solutions. The Waite Park-based company has a long tradition of investing in its local communities to improve quality of life. In addition to their support through the Foundation, Bernick’s continues as a longtime philanthropic leader through direct financial and in-kind donations to over 100 causes each year.
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) in affiliation with CommunityGiving, is a public charity that attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to over $78 million in assets and awarded over $5.2 million in grants to local non-profits in 2015. 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 $115 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org.