Three Rivers Community Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The Three Rivers Community Foundation Grant supports local non-profits in enhancing community services. Focused on building stronger communities, it awards grants for projects in human services, education, social and cultural initiatives, and public issues. Eligible applicants include local 501(c)(3) organizations and government agencies seeking to align their programs with the foundation's priorities. The grants aim to improve the quality of life and foster community engagement and development.
Through our annual grant program, TRCF supports local non-profit organizations in bringing needed services to the community.
Building stronger communities
TRCF awards grants to non-profit organizations of all sizes, with diverse missions. The common criteria for all grants is that they improve quality of life and strengthen Three Rivers communities in at least one of these four areas.
Human Services
Projects that improve the quality, accessibility, and efficiency of health care service; to impact positively the housing, safety, employment, and other needs of vulnerable youth, elderly, and low-income people; or to lessen human suffering by building the ability of people to improve their lives.Social, Cultural and Leisure
To enhance educational opportunities, enrich the artistic and cultural climate, increase and diversify recreational opportunities.Education and Lifelong Learning
Grants are available for programs that improve the quality, scope, and accessibility of educational programming to residents in the service area.Public Issues and Information
Grants can help fund citizen-led initiatives that enable thoughtful, non-partisan analysis of important community issues, particularly those that clarify and build consensus on resolving pressing community issues.
Eligibility
If you are a local 501(c)(3) organization, school or government agency seeking funds to start or grow programs that align with the TRCF focus areas, we invite you to apply.
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
- Human services
- Education
- Social justice
- Community development
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