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    Northland Foundation

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    DULUTH, MNWebsite2187234040

    About Northland Foundation

    We support Northeast Minnesota people and communities working toward a future where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.

    Focus Areas

    Food securityAffordable housingHomeless servicesAging / elder servicesHealth and wellbeingEarly childhood educationYouth developmentOut-of-school-time programmingSmall business lending and entrepreneurshipNative community support and cultural programsIntergenerational programming

    Who They Fund

    older adults / elders (including tribal elders e.g., Fond du Lac, Nett Lake)

    About Northland Foundation

    Northland Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a strong mix of community economic development and direct human services, with especially large awards for main street revitalization, aging supports, child care, and Native community priorities across northeast Minnesota. One of the clearest examples is the $270,000 grant to Ronnings Inc in International Falls to support the economic revitalization of main street corridors across northeast Minnesota. The foundation also made a $240,000 award to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Grand Portage to expand chore services, home modifications, and social engagement opportunities that help elders age in place. Another major grant went to Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Cloquet for social and cultural activities, home modifications, and health and well-being services for elders. These grants sit alongside funding for child care expansion, homelessness services, food access, affordable housing, and youth programming, reflecting a portfolio that combines place-based economic work with services for older adults, children, families, and Indigenous communities. The foundation’s service area and recent awards point to a local funder working closely with Northeast Minnesota communities and Tribal partners.

    What Northland Foundation Funds

    In economic revitalization, Northland Foundation backed multiple main street projects, including $199,000 to Mj Gunflint Properties LLC 1 in Grand Marais and $145,240 to Sweetwater Design Studios in Grand Marais, both for supporting main street corridors across northeast Minnesota. Child care is another visible area: Care With Amanda LLC in Virginia received $190,000 to support licensed child care programs and expand Milestones Daycare Center, while Happy Days Preschool Inc in Ely received $60,000 for the initial start-up of a child care center program. For housing and homelessness, the foundation gave $150,000 to Local Initiatives Support Corporation in Duluth for affordable housing financing options and $70,000 to Servants of Shelter of Koochiching County in International Falls for emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing programming. It also supported youth enrichment with $100,000 to Family Freedom Center in Duluth for out-of-school time programming.

    How Northland Foundation Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $11.9M

    Total Assets

    $124.7M

    Total Revenue

    $14M

    Total Expenses

    $11.4M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $30K.

    25th Percentile

    $20K

    Median

    $30K

    75th Percentile

    $50K

    Geographic Reach

    Local2 states funded
    Funding intensity
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    Leadership

    ANTHONY SERTICH

    Accepts unsolicited proposals

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    EIN (Tax ID): 41-1554455Latest Form 990: 2025Total assets: $124.7M3 filings on recordFind their full 990 filing →
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    rural communities in Northeast Minnesota and Iron Range
    young children and families (child care center users and staff)
    youth (after-school participants, Ojibwe language campers)
    people experiencing homelessness
    survivors of domestic violence and their children
    Indigenous communities / Ojibwe members

    Funding Style

    community economic developmentmulti-year supportcapacity building / start-up fundingdirect social service deliveryinfrastructure & housing financing

    Topics

    main street / downtown economic revitalizationaging in place supports (home modifications, chore services, social engagement)child care expansion & workforce recruitment/retentionaffordable housing development and alternative financingfood system equity and community food securitydomestic violence coordinated community responseyouth enrichment (after-school programming, language immersion)

    Northland Foundation’s typical grant size sits at a $20,000 p25, $30,000 median, and $50,000 p75, with several awards far above that range for capital, infrastructure, and multi-year support. Recent grantmaking includes both recurring and one-time support: organizations such as Eldercircle, Aitkin County Care Inc, North Shore Area Partners, and Community Partners Two Harbors Living at Home appear in multi-year aging-related awards, while other recipients show up in targeted one-off projects. The foundation also acts as a local administrator for some public or intermediary funds, including Promise Act grants and Minnesota Early Learning Scholarships, and it uses both competitive and invitation-based grantmaking depending on the program.

    Where Northland Foundation Makes Grants

    Grant dollars land entirely in Minnesota, with 100% of reported grants to recipients in the state. Activity is concentrated in northeast Minnesota communities such as Grand Marais, International Falls, Grand Rapids, Duluth, Virginia, and Ely, plus Tribal communities including Grand Portage, Fond du Lac, and Nett Lake. The recipient pattern also reaches Carlton, Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, and Koochiching counties, matching the foundation’s local service area and Tribal land focus.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Northland Foundation

    What kinds of work does Northland Foundation fund most often?

    The foundation supports food security, affordable housing, homeless services, aging and elder services, health and wellbeing, early childhood education, youth development, out-of-school-time programming, small business lending and entrepreneurship, Native community support and cultural programs, and intergenerational programming.

    How large are Northland Foundation grants typically?

    Typical grant size is $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger awards for main street revitalization, elder services, and child care infrastructure.

    Does Northland Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including Quarterly Grants, Maada’ookiing Grants, Promise Act Grants Round 2, Early Learning Scholarships, and Special Grant Opportunities.

    What geographic area does the foundation serve?

    Its giving is local and centered in northeast Minnesota. Recent grants went to places including Grand Marais, International Falls, Grand Rapids, Duluth, Virginia, Ely, Grand Portage, Cloquet, and Nett Lake, with reported grants entirely in Minnesota.

    Who are some of the recent grantees?

    Recent grantees include Ronnings Inc in International Falls, the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Grand Portage, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Cloquet, and Care With Amanda LLC in Virginia, among others.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    DEPOT ON CENTRAL LLCELY, MN$750,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    THE NORTHSPAN GROUP INCDULUTH, MN$300,0002025TO SUPPORT WORK IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TO FOSTER BELONGING AND ADDRESS STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES & TO SUPPORT CAPITAL ACCESS ACROSS THE REGION TO STABILIZE ECONOMIES TO IMPACT SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
    RONNINGS INCINTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN$270,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    GRAND PORTAGE BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWAGRAND PORTAGE, MN$240,0002025TO EXPAND CHORE SERVICES, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP ELDERS AGE IN PLACE, SUPPORT ORAL HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION & RESOURCES TO IMPROVE DENTAL HEALTH FOR ADULT BANK MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE EDUCATION & RECREATIONAL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH, & TO SUPPORT OJIBWE LANGUAGE IMMERSION SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUTH.
    FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWACLOQUET, MN$200,0002025TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES FOR FOND DU LAC ELDERS.
    MJ GUNFLINT PROPERTIES LLC 1GRAND MARAIS, MN$199,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    ELY HARDWAREELY, MN$199,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    MAIN LIVING LLCINTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN$195,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    CARE WITH AMANDA LLCVIRGINIA, MN$190,0002025TO SUPPORT LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF MILESTONES DAYCARE CENTER IN VIRGINIA.
    FIKA COFFEELUTSEN, MN$190,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    ELDERCIRCLEGRAND RAPIDS, MN$180,0002025TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS, AWARENESS, AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT HELP ITASCA COUNTY OLDER ADULTS.
    BOIS FORTE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNETT LAKE, MN$175,0002025TO OFFER SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERS IN THE NETT LAKE AND VERMILLION COMMUNITIES.
    CROSBY ENTERPRISE LLCGRAND MARAIS, MN$150,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    TEMPLE TOWERS LLCINTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN$148,1672025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    SWEETWATER DESIGN STUDIOSGRAND MARAIS, MN$145,2402025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
    NORTH HOUSE FOLK SCHOOLGRAND MARAIS, MN$140,2502025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    AITKIN COUNTY CARE INCAITKIN, MN$140,0002025TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS, AWARENESS, AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL AGING AMONG AITKIN COUNTY OLDER ADULTS.
    TOWER SOUDAN HISTORICAL SOCIETYTOWER, MN$100,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    NORTH SHORE AREA PARTNERSSILVER BAY, MN$100,0002025TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT TO EXPAND EXISTING SERVICES AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP OLDER ADULTS AGE IN PLACE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NORTH SHORE AGE TO AGE PROGRAM.
    THE NORTHSPAN GROUP INCDULUTH, MN$100,0002025TO SUPPORT WORK IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TO FOSTER BELONGING AND ADDRESS STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES.
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE NORTHLANDDULUTH, MN$100,0002025TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 6-18 IN THE DULUTH AREA COMMUNITY; TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH IN THE HIBBING COMMUNITY; TO SUPPORT OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH IN THE GRAND RAPIDS AND GREENWAY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
    ROOTS AND WINGS EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLCGRAND RAPIDS, MN$100,0002025IN SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM EXPANSION WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITH SUPPORT OF THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION.
    YWCA OF DULUTHDULUTH, MN$85,0002025TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO YWCA DULUTH'S MISSION TO ELIMINATE RACISM, EMPOWER WOMEN, AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM FOR ALL.
    COMMUNITY PARTNERS TWO HARBORS LIVING AT HOMETWO HARBORS, MN$80,0002025TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE ACCESS, AWARENESS, AND AVAILABILITY OF AGING SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO HELP OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS AGE WELL IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.
    FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWACLOQUET, MN$75,0002025IN SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM EXPANSION WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITH SUPPORT OF THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION.
    SERVANTS OF SHELTER OF KOOCHICHING COUNTYINTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN$70,0002025TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY SHELTER AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMMING IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS & FOR THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITYVIRGINIA, MN$70,0002025TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
    HAPPY DAYS PRESCHOOL INCELY, MN$60,0002025TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL START-UP OF THE CHILD CARE CENTER PROGRAM.
    BUBBLING BROOK CHILD CARE CENTERDULUTH, MN$57,5002025IN SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM EXPANSION WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITH SUPPORT OF THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION AS WELL AS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE STAFF RECRUTIMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES.
    BOIS FORTE BAND OF CHIPPEWANETT LAKE, MN$55,0002025TO SUPPORT CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AT THE BOIS FORTE BAND OF CHIPPEWA'S NEW MOON SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE AGE TO AGE PROGRAM
    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTACHISHOLM, MN$55,0002025TO SUPPORT DATA GATHERING EFFORTS THAT SUPPORT FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR FAMILIES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SUPPORT PROGRAMMING & INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITY HEALTH & RESILIENCE.
    SMART NORTHMINNEAPOLIS, MN$50,7492025TO SUPPORT AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS FEEL WELCOME, INSPIRED, AND COMFORTABLE AND TO FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY SKILLS & DIGITAL LITERACY FOR GRAND RAPIDS & DEER RIVER YOUTH.
    CARE WITH AMANDA LLCVIRGINIA, MN$50,0002025GRANTS TO BUSINESSES IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY STRUCTURAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, CIVIL UNREST, LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, A LOSS OF POPULATION OR AN AGING POPULATION, OR A LACK OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.
    AAD SHRINERSDULUTH, MN$50,0002025GRANTS TO BUSINESSES IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY STRUCTURAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, CIVIL UNREST, LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, A LOSS OF POPULATION OR AN AGING POPULATION, OR A LACK OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.
    FALLS MOTEL LLCINTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.
    BOIS FORTE BAND OF CHIPPEWANETT LAKE, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR BOIS FORTE ELDERS & FOOD SECURITY & ACCESS TO NUTRITION FOR YOUTH
    LNT INCINTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.
    RISHER INCROSEAU, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.
    DULUTH CHILDRENS MUSEUMDULUTH, MN$50,0002025GRANTS TO BUSINESSES IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY STRUCTURAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, CIVIL UNREST, LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, A LOSS OF POPULATION OR AN AGING POPULATION, OR A LACK OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.
    NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITYVIRGINIA, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
    SECOND HARVEST NORTHLANDDULUTH, MN$50,0002025TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO INCEASE CAPACITY TO ACQUIRE AND DISTRIBUTE FRESH AND PERISHABLE FOOD TO THE REGION.
    SMART NORTHMINNEAPOLIS, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING WITH A FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND DIGITAL LITERACY FOR DEER RIVER & GRAND RAPIDS YOUTH GRADES 6-12.
    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTACHISHOLM, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA'S MISSION TO IMPROVE PEOPLES LIVES AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
    GRAND PORTAGE TRADING POSTGRAND PORTAGE, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.
    LENOR INCVIRGINIA, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.
    MR LARSON LLCELY, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
    POLAR CUBS CHILDCARE CENTERFLOODWOOD, MN$50,0002025IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. LOUIS COUNTY, TO ASSIST LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS LOCATED IN GREATER ST. LOUIS COUNTY THAT EXPERIENCED AN UNANTICIPATED REPAIR, UPGRADE, OR EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN SERVICES & TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL START-UP OF THE FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAM.
    ADVOCATES FOR FAMILY PEACEGRAND RAPIDS, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT INTERVENTION EFFORTS TO END RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN ST. LOUIS AND ITASCA COUNTIES.
    GRAND PORTAGE CASINOGRAND PORTAGE, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.
    RYDENS BORDER STOREGRAND PORTAGE, MN$50,0002025TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.

    DEPOT ON CENTRAL LLC

    $750,000
    ELY, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    THE NORTHSPAN GROUP INC

    $300,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT WORK IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TO FOSTER BELONGING AND ADDRESS STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES & TO SUPPORT CAPITAL ACCESS ACROSS THE REGION TO STABILIZE ECONOMIES TO IMPACT SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS

    RONNINGS INC

    $270,000
    INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    GRAND PORTAGE BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA

    $240,000
    GRAND PORTAGE, MN2025

    TO EXPAND CHORE SERVICES, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP ELDERS AGE IN PLACE, SUPPORT ORAL HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION & RESOURCES TO IMPROVE DENTAL HEALTH FOR ADULT BANK MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE EDUCATION & RECREATIONAL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH, & TO SUPPORT OJIBWE LANGUAGE IMMERSION SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUTH.

    FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA

    $200,000
    CLOQUET, MN
    2025

    TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES FOR FOND DU LAC ELDERS.

    MJ GUNFLINT PROPERTIES LLC 1

    $199,000
    GRAND MARAIS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    ELY HARDWARE

    $199,000
    ELY, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    MAIN LIVING LLC

    $195,000
    INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    CARE WITH AMANDA LLC

    $190,000
    VIRGINIA, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF MILESTONES DAYCARE CENTER IN VIRGINIA.

    FIKA COFFEE

    $190,000
    LUTSEN, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    ELDERCIRCLE

    $180,000
    GRAND RAPIDS, MN2025

    TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS, AWARENESS, AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT HELP ITASCA COUNTY OLDER ADULTS.

    BOIS FORTE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    $175,000
    NETT LAKE, MN2025

    TO OFFER SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERS IN THE NETT LAKE AND VERMILLION COMMUNITIES.

    CROSBY ENTERPRISE LLC

    $150,000
    GRAND MARAIS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    TEMPLE TOWERS LLC

    $148,167
    INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    SWEETWATER DESIGN STUDIOS

    $145,240
    GRAND MARAIS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA

    NORTH HOUSE FOLK SCHOOL

    $140,250
    GRAND MARAIS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    AITKIN COUNTY CARE INC

    $140,000
    AITKIN, MN2025

    TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS, AWARENESS, AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL AGING AMONG AITKIN COUNTY OLDER ADULTS.

    TOWER SOUDAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $100,000
    TOWER, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    NORTH SHORE AREA PARTNERS

    $100,000
    SILVER BAY, MN2025

    TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT TO EXPAND EXISTING SERVICES AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP OLDER ADULTS AGE IN PLACE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NORTH SHORE AGE TO AGE PROGRAM.

    THE NORTHSPAN GROUP INC

    $100,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT WORK IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TO FOSTER BELONGING AND ADDRESS STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES.

    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE NORTHLAND

    $100,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 6-18 IN THE DULUTH AREA COMMUNITY; TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH IN THE HIBBING COMMUNITY; TO SUPPORT OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH IN THE GRAND RAPIDS AND GREENWAY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

    ROOTS AND WINGS EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLC

    $100,000
    GRAND RAPIDS, MN2025

    IN SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM EXPANSION WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITH SUPPORT OF THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION.

    YWCA OF DULUTH

    $85,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO YWCA DULUTH'S MISSION TO ELIMINATE RACISM, EMPOWER WOMEN, AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM FOR ALL.

    COMMUNITY PARTNERS TWO HARBORS LIVING AT HOME

    $80,000
    TWO HARBORS, MN2025

    TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE ACCESS, AWARENESS, AND AVAILABILITY OF AGING SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO HELP OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS AGE WELL IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.

    FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA

    $75,000
    CLOQUET, MN2025

    IN SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM EXPANSION WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITH SUPPORT OF THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION.

    SERVANTS OF SHELTER OF KOOCHICHING COUNTY

    $70,000
    INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY SHELTER AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMMING IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS & FOR THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

    $70,000
    VIRGINIA, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

    HAPPY DAYS PRESCHOOL INC

    $60,000
    ELY, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL START-UP OF THE CHILD CARE CENTER PROGRAM.

    BUBBLING BROOK CHILD CARE CENTER

    $57,500
    DULUTH, MN2025

    IN SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM EXPANSION WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITH SUPPORT OF THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION AS WELL AS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE STAFF RECRUTIMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES.

    BOIS FORTE BAND OF CHIPPEWA

    $55,000
    NETT LAKE, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AT THE BOIS FORTE BAND OF CHIPPEWA'S NEW MOON SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE AGE TO AGE PROGRAM

    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA

    $55,000
    CHISHOLM, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT DATA GATHERING EFFORTS THAT SUPPORT FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR FAMILIES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SUPPORT PROGRAMMING & INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITY HEALTH & RESILIENCE.

    SMART NORTH

    $50,749
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS FEEL WELCOME, INSPIRED, AND COMFORTABLE AND TO FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY SKILLS & DIGITAL LITERACY FOR GRAND RAPIDS & DEER RIVER YOUTH.

    CARE WITH AMANDA LLC

    $50,000
    VIRGINIA, MN2025

    GRANTS TO BUSINESSES IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY STRUCTURAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, CIVIL UNREST, LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, A LOSS OF POPULATION OR AN AGING POPULATION, OR A LACK OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.

    AAD SHRINERS

    $50,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    GRANTS TO BUSINESSES IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY STRUCTURAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, CIVIL UNREST, LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, A LOSS OF POPULATION OR AN AGING POPULATION, OR A LACK OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.

    FALLS MOTEL LLC

    $50,000
    INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.

    BOIS FORTE BAND OF CHIPPEWA

    $50,000
    NETT LAKE, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR BOIS FORTE ELDERS & FOOD SECURITY & ACCESS TO NUTRITION FOR YOUTH

    LNT INC

    $50,000
    INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.

    RISHER INC

    $50,000
    ROSEAU, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.

    DULUTH CHILDRENS MUSEUM

    $50,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    GRANTS TO BUSINESSES IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY STRUCTURAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, CIVIL UNREST, LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, A LOSS OF POPULATION OR AN AGING POPULATION, OR A LACK OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.

    NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

    $50,000
    VIRGINIA, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

    SECOND HARVEST NORTHLAND

    $50,000
    DULUTH, MN2025

    TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO INCEASE CAPACITY TO ACQUIRE AND DISTRIBUTE FRESH AND PERISHABLE FOOD TO THE REGION.

    SMART NORTH

    $50,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING WITH A FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND DIGITAL LITERACY FOR DEER RIVER & GRAND RAPIDS YOUTH GRADES 6-12.

    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA

    $50,000
    CHISHOLM, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA'S MISSION TO IMPROVE PEOPLES LIVES AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

    GRAND PORTAGE TRADING POST

    $50,000
    GRAND PORTAGE, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.

    LENOR INC

    $50,000
    VIRGINIA, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.

    MR LARSON LLC

    $50,000
    ELY, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

    POLAR CUBS CHILDCARE CENTER

    $50,000
    FLOODWOOD, MN2025

    IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. LOUIS COUNTY, TO ASSIST LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS LOCATED IN GREATER ST. LOUIS COUNTY THAT EXPERIENCED AN UNANTICIPATED REPAIR, UPGRADE, OR EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN SERVICES & TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL START-UP OF THE FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAM.

    ADVOCATES FOR FAMILY PEACE

    $50,000
    GRAND RAPIDS, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT INTERVENTION EFFORTS TO END RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN ST. LOUIS AND ITASCA COUNTIES.

    GRAND PORTAGE CASINO

    $50,000
    GRAND PORTAGE, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.

    RYDENS BORDER STORE

    $50,000
    GRAND PORTAGE, MN2025

    TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.

    Open Grant Opportunities

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    Open nowCloses in 4 days (Oct 1, 2026)Award: $0 – $1K

    Youth In Philanthropy Grants

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    Who can apply: Projects must be planned, written, and carried out by children or youth with adult advisor support; address a community, school, or organizational need; take place in the specified service area; and be associated with a nonprofit organization or fiscal agent. Applications for individuals, scholarships, adult-planned projects, capital building work, and direct religious activities are ineligible.

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    Special Grant Opportunities — Housing Technical Assistance Program (funding administered via Northland Foundation; technical assistance applied to housing planning)

    Housing planningCommunity development

    Who can apply: Eligible applicants include a city, county, housing and redevelopment authority, or economic development authority within specified counties, or a governing body within specified Tribal nations.

    Deadline: Applications accepted starting July 1, 2025

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