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Initiative Foundation

Description

The Initiative Foundation works to strengthen the economy and communities of central Minnesota.

The Foundation provides grants to organizations or programs that serve residents of Benton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, and Wright counties, MN, as well as the portions of the Native Nations of the Leech Lake and Mille Lacs Bands of Ojibwe located within these counties.

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Opportunity Information

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Application Deadlines
Grant Details
Grant Details
Geographic Scope
Geographic Scope
Additional Clarification
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Areas of Interest
Areas of Interest
Types of Support
Types of Support
Funder Information
Total Annual Giving
$4,292,882
Type
Type
EIN
EIN
Application Procedures
Application Procedures

Requirements

Eligibility Details
Eligibility Details
Restriction Details
Restriction Details

Contact Information

General Contact
General Contact
Primary Contact
Primary Contact

Grants History

This funder has a page on their website listing previous grantees.
Grants Awarded
You can review this for their grants history and giving priorities.
Annual report

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.

990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2023 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Grants less than $5,000 are not necessarily listed on the 990 form.

Tax Year Title City State/ Province Country Purpose Amount
14 LAKES CRAFT BREWING COMPANY CROSSLAKE MN US DEED MAIN STREET SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF $10,000
33RD MEAT & GROCERY STORE INC ST CLOUD MN US DEED MAIN STREET SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF $10,000
357 CONSULTING INC CHAMPLIN MN US DEED MAIN STREET SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF $10,000
A FORDABLE LAWN CARE OF SHAFER LLC SHAFER MN US DEED MAIN STREET SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF $10,000
A PLACE FOR YOU PINE CITY MN US TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF A PLACE FOR YOU TO SERVE THOSE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSECURITY IN PINE CITY AND PINE COUNTY. $10,000
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Map of Giving
Total Giving
Median Giving
Average Giving
Comparison
Number of Grantees
Total assets

The most recent tax form filed for 2024 lists the following key individuals.

Name Title Sort descending
MICHELE MILLER Cfo
BRIAN VOERDING President
JESSICA BITZ Trustee
TIM NELSON Trustee
SANTO CRUZ Trustee
MATEO MACKBEE Trustee
KIM ELLINGSON Trustee
JULIE NELSON Trustee
JOE NAYQUONABE JR Trustee
JOE MULFORD Trustee
DAN WEBER Trustee
CARRIE WILLIS Trustee
BRETT ANDERSON Trustee
ROBBYN WACKER Trustee (Former)
DAVID MONROY Trustee/Chair
TERI HOGGARTH Trustee/Treasurer
KRISTI WESTBROCK Trustee/Vice Chair
DON HICKMAN Vp For Community & Workforce (Former)
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