About Otter Tail Power Company Foundation
To connect with our rural communities to support young minds, invest in our current and future workforce, create vibrant culture and vital communities, improve health and human services, and protect our natural resources.
Focus Areas
Community, civic, and cultural developmentEducationEnvironmentHealth and human servicesWorkforce developmentScholarships
Who They Fund
rural and small-town communitiespeople with disabilities (accessibility/ADA users)youth and students (K-12, career academy participants)women in recovery / individuals needing transitional housingvictims of domestic violence / people needing crisis shelter and advocacy
About Otter Tail Power Company Foundation
Employee volunteerism is built into Otter Tail Power Company Foundation’s giving through its Power of Two program, which makes a $250 donation to a qualifying nonprofit when an employee contributes at least 24 hours of volunteer time or makes a personal donation. Alongside that employee-matched support, the foundation’s recent grants show a broader portfolio of community, education, health, environment, and workforce support across the communities it serves. In the recent grants list, larger awards include $60,000 to Greater Bemidji for community civic and cultural development and $60,000 to Greater Bemidji for general operations, signaling repeated support for the same organization over time. The foundation also backs institutions and local initiatives with practical uses for funds, such as $50,000 to Lake Region Healthcare Foundation for general operations and $50,000 to the City of Fergus Falls for riverfront development in Fergus Falls. Its stated priorities emphasize rural communities, young minds, current and future workforce development, vibrant culture, vital communities, health and human services, and natural resource protection.
What Otter Tail Power Company Foundation Funds
Community and civic work appears throughout the grant list. The foundation gave $50,000 to the City of Fergus Falls for riverfront development in Fergus Falls and $20,000 to Perham Area Community Center for community civic and cultural development. Cultural and arts access also shows up in a $50,000 grant to Perham Center for the Arts to renovate the facility to become handicap accessible. In health and human services, grants include $30,000 to Good Samaritan Health Services Foundation in Rugby for general operations and $20,000 to Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown for health and human services. Education and workforce development are also present, including $25,000 to Edgeley Public School for the new Career Academy construction project and $32,000 to Bismarck State College Foundation for education.
How Otter Tail Power Company Foundation Gives
Grant sizes cluster at modest-to-mid levels. The stated typical range is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,500 median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile, while the active Power of Two program is a fixed $250 donation. The recent grants table also shows larger project and operating awards, with multiple gifts at $20,000, $25,000, $30,000, $50,000, and $60,000. Recipients can appear in multiple years: Greater Bemidji, Perham Area Community Center, Anne Carlsen Center, United Way of Otter Tail Wadena, and Good Samaritan Health Services all recur across the recent list. The foundation accepts unsolicited requests in its Community Grant Program, General Grants, Scholarship Program, and Power of Two employee-matched giving program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$882K
Total Assets
$11.3M
Total Revenue
$6.3M
Total Expenses
$955K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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