Community Grants for Non-Profits
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Winona area and Winona County, Minnesota
Purpose: Awards grants to local organizations making a difference in the community to address pressing community needs.
Focus Areas: The Foundation has identified the community's top two most pressing needs as:
- Mental health support
- Housing
The Foundation is flexible in funding various causes addressing community needs.
Background: The Winona Community Foundation has awarded community grants each year since its founding in 1987. In February 2021, the Foundation and The Philanthropic Initiative conducted a community survey to identify the greatest needs.
Key Information:
- Funding comes from generous donors who contribute to the Foundation through direct donations, endowments, or charitable funds
- The Foundation seeks proposals from Winona-area nonprofits
- All three-qualified applicants have been described as "exceptional"
- Grants have ranged from $5,000 to support specific programs
Contact:
- Phone: 507-454-6511
- Email: molson@winonacf.org
- Address: 111 Riverfront, Suite 2E, Winona, MN 55987
- Hours: Monday–Wednesday 8:30 AM–4:00 PM (appointments required Thursday–Friday)
What Winona Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 70
- Total given
- $3.7M
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $5,125–$2.03M
- By dollars: Minnesota 95%, Wisconsin 2%, Tennessee <1%. Top recipient cities: Winona, MN; Rochester, MN; Lewiston, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 40% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Winona Volunteer Services · Winona, MN
Human services
$2.03M
City of Winona · Winona, MN
Civic and community development
$149K
Benedictine Foundation · Winona, MN
Health and wellness
$128K
Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center · Winona, MN
Human services
$127K
Sandbar Storytelling Festival · Winona, MN
Arts, culture and humanities
$75K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Mental health
- Housing
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