Inga M. Johnson Endowment Fund
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: Fergus Falls and surrounding area
Fund Background: Established to create lasting impact. Named after Inga M. Johnson who was actively involved with her community and philanthropic throughout her lifetime. It was her wish that the fund be used to improve quality of life in and around Fergus Falls.
Funding Focus:
- Educational needs
- Scientific needs
- Literary needs
- Religious needs
- Community quality of life improvements
Grant Distribution: West Central Initiative awards grants annually to organizations and causes that fit giving criteria determined by the fund's namesake
Contact Information:
- Rebecca Lynn Petersen, Director of Development and Philanthropic Services
- Phone: (800) 735-2239
- Email: rebecca@wcif.org
- West Central Initiative
- 1000 Western Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
- PO Box 318, Fergus Falls, MN 56538-0318
What West Central Initiative actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 185
- Total given
- $5.29M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,500–$200K
- By dollars: Minnesota 91%, North Dakota 4%, Nebraska 3%. Top recipient cities: Moorhead, MN; Fergus Falls, MN; Detroit Lakes, MN.
- 8% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 57% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Broadway Welding Inc · Lake Park, MN
Deed main street revitalization grant
$200K
Moorhead Center Mall Development LLC · Moorhead, MN
Deed main street revitalization grant
$200K
Sterling Development Group Four LLC · Moorhead, MN
Deed main street revitalization grant
$200K
Snirtstopper LLC · Browns Valley, MN
Deed main street revitalization grant
$198K
American Sports Outfitters LLC · Detroit Lakes, MN
Deed main street revitalization grant
$160K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Science research
- Humanities
- Religious
- Quality of life
- Nonprofits
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