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foundation

Overview

Weight Room Renovation Grant

Overview: The Thielen Foundation provides funding to renovate and upgrade weight rooms at schools, believing that each student-athlete deserves proper equipment and environment for their athletic season.

Geographic Scope: Minnesota, with focus on upper Midwest schools

Focus Areas:

  • Weight room renovations and equipment upgrades

  • Athletic facility improvements

  • Youth athletics support
  • Eligibility:

  • Schools with student-athlete populations

  • Organizations serving youth athletics
  • What They Fund:

  • Weight room renovations

  • Athletic equipment and upgrades

  • Facility improvements
  • Background: The foundation has funded weight room renovations at multiple locations, including Brooklyn Center High School and Robbinsdale Cooper High School (over $150,000 investment).

    Contact Information:

  • Website: thielenfoundation.org

  • Phone/Email: Available via contact page
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Complete Questionnaire: Fill out the application questionnaire on the foundation's website
    2. Submission: Submit via the online form
    3. Review: Foundation reviews all applications
    4. Notification: Due to volume of requests, applicants are only notified if their request is in final consideration
    5. Follow-up: A Thielen Foundation representative will reach out with further questions if selected for final consideration

    Required Materials:

  • Questionnaire completion (specific fields not detailed in website)
  • Note: The application states that only schools selected for final consideration will be contacted for additional information.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    youth-sportsk-12-schools

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