Black Oak Getty Community Foundation Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, with quarterly awards made through a competitive review process.”
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://ifound.org/grants/)._
Overview
Initiative Foundation Grants
The Initiative Foundation awards grants for projects and programs that empower people across Central Minnesota to build a thriving economy, vibrant communities, and a lasting culture of generosity. Foundation grants support start-up or capacity-building projects for units of government and 501(c)(3) nonprofits across the 14 counties and two Native nations of Central Minnesota. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, with quarterly awards made through a competitive review process.
Black Oak Getty Community Foundation
- Area Served
- Black Oak Getty Wind Farm Area Communities (Sauk Centre area)
- Emphasis
- Community development
- Educational growth
- Responsible stewardship of resources
Our mission is to improve the quality of life of all citizens in the Black Oak Getty Wind Farm Area Communities, by awarding charitable grants that promote community development, encourage responsible stewardship of our resources, and foster educational growth.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
What Initiative Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 214
- Total given
- $5.54M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,176–$146K
- By dollars: Minnesota 99%, North Dakota <1%, Iowa <1%. Top recipient cities: St Cloud, MN; Brainerd, MN; Waite Park, MN.
- 1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 76% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
City of Wadena · Wadena, MN
To support the wadena city library renovation
$146K
City of Princeton · Rockford, MN
To support economic development
$111K
Community Health Service Inc · Moorhead, MN
To support and enhance access to oral health services
$75K
Red Lake Nation · Red Lake, MN
To support the red lake homeless shelter
$75K
Relationship Safety Alliance · Brainerd, MN
To support community-based advocacy and domestic violence shelters
$75K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Community development
- Education
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