Application Deadline September 30
St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) announced two grant rounds are now accepting grant applications to benefit women and young girls in the community. The first grant opportunity is from the Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. The Women’s Fund provides funding to projects and programs that focus on the following three areas: girls ages 10-18, women in transition and elder women.
The second grant opportunity is from the Julianne Williams Fund. The Julianne Williams Fund was established to honor the life of Julianne Marie Williams, and reflect the essence of Julianne by promoting self-esteem, safety, confidence and overall empowerment of girls and young woman through outdoor activities.
For both grant rounds, programs or projects must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit, school or government entity and serve within 30 mile radius of St. Cloud. Online applications are due September 30 and can be found at www.communitygiving.org/grants.
The Women’s Fund granted $65,000 last year and the Julianne Williams Fund granted $13,850. The Women’s Fund is supported by local donors through direct gifts and through proceeds from the annual fundraiser Dancing with Our Stars.
Since 2002, the Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation has been dedicated to strengthening the community by improving the lives of women and girls and has granted over $1.6 million to support local programs.
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to over $105.9 million in assets and awarded over $100.5 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 collaborative of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers nearly 800 funds totaling more than $140 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/CentralMN
