| Brainerd, Minn. – The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation (BLACF) is pleased to announce that they, in partnership with CommunityGiving, have recently received a grant of $22,900 through the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund (MDRF) for coronavirus relief. This funding, along with contributions to the Brainerd Lakes Area Response Fund, will be used to support local relief efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic which will include wide-scale initiatives to help meet critical basic needs as well as sustaining local organizations providing critical services through recovery. The Brainerd Lakes Area Response Fund has over $77,000 to date, including the MDRF grant. Karl Samp, Executive Director of the BLACF stated, “The partnership of the MDRF funding and the Brainerd Lakes Area Response Fund will address the immediate community needs resulting from this pandemic.” Grant opportunities through the Brainerd Lakes Area Response Fund will be available starting this week. Eligible organizations must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit, school or governmental entity that serves Crow Wing and/or Southern Cass County. For additional information, visit www.communitygiving.org/grants. CommunityGiving and its partner foundations were awarded a total of $150,000 from the MDRF to support COVID-19 pandemic relief programming in the communities that they serve. Steve Joul, President & CEO of CommunityGiving stated, “Our partner foundations are working tirelessly to support their friends and neighbors during this time of crisis and we continue to be inspired by the donors and organizations stepping forward to help others.” The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation (BLACF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local Brainerd area. Since 1998, BLACF has grown to over $12.7 million in assets and awarded over $5.6 million in grants to nonprofits. The BLACF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a collaborative of many community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers nearly 850 funds totaling more than $150 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/Brainerd |
Local Foundation Receives Funding from Statewide Relief Efforts Amid COVID-19 Crisis
April 1, 2020
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