Alexandria, Minn. – The Alexandria Area Community Foundation (AACF), in conjunction with CommunityGiving, is pleased to announce the scholarship recipients of the Thomas J. Reif Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Tommy and Alla Solberg Endowment Fund for this 2025-2026 school year.
Jacob Nicholson of Alexandria was the recipient of $1,000 from the Thomas J. Reif Memorial Scholarship Fund. Paislee Dummer of Alexandria was the recipient of $5,000 from the Tommy and Alla Solberg Endowment Fund.
A total of 134 scholarships to 357 students were awarded across the region, benefiting students from Alexandria and surrounding area schools. This was made possible through the individuals, families and businesses who established scholarship funds with the partner community foundations who are empowered and supported by CommunityGiving.
“Scholarships reflect the faith our community has in students and their future success. Donors understand the transformative power of education and step up to ensure financial barriers don’t stand in the way of student achievement,” said A.J. Koewler, Executive Director of the AACF.
The Alexandria Area Community Foundation (AACF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local Alexandria area. Since 1992, AACF has grown to nearly $7.6 million in assets and awarded over $12.5 million in grants to nonprofits. The AACF 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 over 1,300 funds totaling over $283 million in assets. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/Alexandria.