Economic Development Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Address: 525 Florence Ave, PO Box 695, Owatonna, MN 55060
Grant program focused on economic development initiatives in Southern Minnesota.
What Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 102
- Total given
- $1.89M
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $5,169–$100K
- By dollars: Minnesota 100%. Top recipient cities: Rochester, MN; Northfield, MN; Owatonna, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 53% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Minnesota Farmers' Market Association · Nerstrand, MN
"grow your green program
$100K
Renewing the Countryside II · Hammond, MN
Expanding impacts in southern minnesota's food systems
$100K
Village Agricultural Cooperative · Rochester, MN
Gaining critical capacity for farming entrepreneurs; food aggregation support
$80K
Families First of Minnesota · Rochester, MN
Childrens books distributed through early childhood program literacy grants
$61K
Region Nine Development Commission · Mankato, MN
Growing the grower's network; support underserved farmers in south central minnesota
$60K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Economic services
- Community development
Categories
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