1998
Foundation Established
Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation is established.
1999
Otto Bremer Trust Grant
Otto Bremer Trust grant to support the new Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation.
1999
First Fund
In Christ's Love (ICL) Fund established in December.
1999
First Grants Distributed
Confidence Learning Center - $1,000
Kinship Partners of Brainerd - $2,500
Lakes Area Senior Activity Center - $2,500
Lutheran Social Services - $1,000
2000
BLACF Funds
23 Funds | $212,390 Grants | $988,075 Assets
2003
First BLACF Staff Person
Bonnie Cumberland contracted
2005
BLACF Funds
42 Funds | $222,764 Grants | $1,872,210 Assets
2005
Minnesota Real Estate Foundation Began
Mike Burton worked part-time with MREF and CMCF
*MN Real Estate Giving was formed to accept real estate gifts/assets (Today RealEstateGiving (REG), a supporting organization of CommunityGiving, supports the gifting of real estate for charitable purposes).
2007
First Part-Time BLACF Director
Mike Burton worked as part-time Director of BLAC while continuing working part-time for MREF.
2010
BLACF Funds
42 Funds | $222,764 Grants | $1,872,210 Assets
2012
New Part-Time Director
Bill Brekken hired as new part-time director
2015
CommunityGiving Founded
CommunityGiving supports BLACF and other partner foundations
2015
BLACF Funds
80 Funds | $489,078 Grants | $8,134,812 Assets
2016
New Executive Director
Karl Samp hired as new full-time executive director
2020
BLACF Funds
104 Funds | $934,377 Grants | $14,254,939 Assets
2022
New Executive Director
Terri Foster started working as BLACF Donor Relations in 2017
2022
BLACF Funds
133 Funds | $1,127,585 Grants | $18,600,135 Assets
2023
Donor Relations & Communications Coordinator Hired
Kim Rollins hired as first full-time Donor Relations & Communications Coordinator