CMCF: Ruth McDonald Fund Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Eligible organizations
- Schools
Geography
- Within Douglas County
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.communitygiving.org/grant/ruth-mcdonald-fund-grants/31)._
- Eligible organizations
- Government entities
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: What Is Not Funded
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: Religious organizations for religious purposes ([Funding for Faith-Based Organizations Policy](https://www.communitygiving.org/application/files/3115/6521/2955/Grant_Guideline_-_religious_purpose.pdf))
- Not eligible: Political organizations or political campaigns
- Not eligible: Annual fundraising drives
- Not eligible: Endowments
- Not eligible: Debt retirement or deficit financing
- Not eligible: Projects that have already been completed
- Not eligible: Scholarships or medical research
- Not eligible: Grants for travel or conferences
- Not eligible: Government funding that has been reduced or eliminated
Overview
Alexandria Area Community Foundation
As a valued partner of CommunityGiving, the Alexandria Area Community Foundation provides grants for capital campaigns, programs, and other projects that improve the quality of life in the Alexandria area.
Brief Description
The Alexandria Area Community Foundation seeks to make grants that will support health and wellness in the Alexandria area - especially for the health needs of people in poverty.
_Support Strategies:_
- Operations
- New or expanded programs/projects
_Health:_
- Provide health education to the public to prevent disease
- Support food nutrition or nutrition education
- Help people living in isolation to build social connections
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- Eligible organizations:
- 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations
- Schools
- Government entities
- Geographic Area: Grants must serve the residents within Douglas County
Ineligibility
- What Is Not Funded:
- Individuals
- Religious organizations for religious purposes (Funding for Faith-Based Organizations Policy)
- Political organizations or political campaigns
- Annual fundraising drives
- Endowments
- Debt retirement or deficit financing
- Projects that have already been completed
- Scholarships or medical research
- Grants for travel or conferences
- Government funding that has been reduced or eliminated
What Communitygiving actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 426
- Total given
- $16.7M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,100–$680K
- By dollars: Minnesota 87%, Texas 2%, Iowa 2%. Top recipient cities: Saint Cloud, MN; Willmar, MN; Alexandria, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
College of Saint Benedict · Saint Joseph, MN
Scholarship funds
$680K
Great River Children's Museum · Saint Cloud, MN
Gen/oper support
$529K
Centracare Health Foundation · Saint Cloud, MN
Gen/oper support
$474K
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud · Saint Cloud, MN
Gen/oper support
$379K
United Way of Central Minnesota · Saint Cloud, MN
Gen/oper support
$372K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Healthcare
- Community health
- Nutrition
- Seniors
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