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Grants paid by Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, tax year 2022
EIN 36-3454285 · Owatonna, MN · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE S300
In tax year 2022, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (EIN 36-3454285) reported 85 grants paid totaling $1,379,605. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Leo Augusta Children's Academy Blooming Prairie, MN | A | $356,636 | paid | PROVIDING RESOURCES TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES/SUPPORT FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Lead for American (minnesota) Dodge City, KS | A | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR MN COMMUNITIES TO BRING MORE RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY DIVERSE PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Byron Byron, MN | U | $74,133 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT FOR VETERANS PARK | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Fairmont - Fairmont Economic Development Authority Fairmont, MN | U | $63,535 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY CENTER/FAIRMONT BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING PROJECT | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Fairmont Area Community Center Inc Fairmont, MN | A | $43,799 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY CENTER | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Harmony American Legion Harmony, MN | A | $36,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND TRAIL ACCESS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Blue Earth Area Schools & Community Education Blue Earth, MN | A | $30,000 | paid | CREATE READERS PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL/COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND EDUCATION RESOURCES/ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND BASKETBALL COURT UPDATE | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Rochester Community & Tech College Fdn Rochester, MN | A | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SBDC AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Diversity Council (southeast Minnesota Food Rescue and Redistribution) Rochester, MN | A | $20,000 | paid | EMERGING BIPOC FOOD GROWERS, AND ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESSES ECONOMIC EQUALITY AND MARKETSHARE GAIN PROGRAM | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | A | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | St John's Lutheran Church Goodhue, MN | A | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Harmony Harmony, MN | U | $20,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND TRAIL ACCESS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Wabasha Wabasha, MN | U | $19,000 | paid | WABASHA AMBULANCE SERVICE RURAL RESILIENCY PROJECT/COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND TRAIL ACCESS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | United South Central Public Schools Wells, MN | U | $19,000 | paid | CREATE READERS PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL/CAREER EXPLORATION EVENTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Kasson-Mantorville Schools Kasson, MN | A | $18,500 | paid | ADD AN EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNSELOR/SOCIAL WORKER TO OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION STAFF/COMMUNITY WELLNESS EXPANSION | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Red Wing Arts Red Wing, MN | A | $17,500 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND PROGRAM RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Faribault County Sheriff's Office Faribault, MN | A | $16,989 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Fillmore Central Public Schools Preston, MN | U | $15,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND EDUCATION RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Maple River Schools Mapleton, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | CREATE READERS PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Red Wing Red Wing, MN | U | $15,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND TRAIL ACCESS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Red Wing Downtown Main Street Inc Red Wing, MN | A | $15,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND PROGRAM RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Park Nicollet Foundation St Louis Park, MN | A | $12,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND PROGRAM RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Heather Curling Club Mapleton, MN | A | $11,729 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO PURCHASE EQUIMENT | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | University of Notre Dame South Bend, IN | A | $11,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Kenyon-Wanamingo Schools Community Education Kenyon, MN | A | $10,450 | paid | CREATION OF SUMMER PROGRAMMING/MIDDLE SCHOOL MENTORING | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Le Sueur-Henderson Public Schools & Ecfe Le Sueur, MN | U | $10,000 + $6,120 non-cash | paid | BRING A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM-LIKE EXPERIENCE TO ALL FAMILIES IN LE SUEUR-HENDERSON COMMUNITY/CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Byron Public Schools & Community Education Byron, MN | U | $10,000 + $7,650 non-cash | paid | IDENTIFY AND DESIGN SPACES IN THE SOUTH HALF OF AN EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY/CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Giants of the Earth Heritage Center Inc Spring Grove, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | PASSPORTS TO OTHER CULTURES PROGRAMMING | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | New Foundations Saint Peter St Peter, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | A YOUTH-SERVING COLLABORATIVE OF CHILDREN PROVIDERS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Church of St Anne of Le Sueur Le Sueur, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMMING | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Laura Baker Services Associations Northfield, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Madelia Public Schools Madelia, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY READING PROGRAM | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | New Prague Rotary Foundation New Prague, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | CREATION OF PEACE GARDEN | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Eagle Lake Eagle Lake, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND INITIATIVE | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Red Cottage Montessori School Red Wing, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | HIRE AND TRAIN AN AID TO WORK IN OUR CHILDREN'S HOUSES (AGES 3-6) TO HELP OUR DIVERSE LEARNERS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Jeremiah Program Rochester, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN OF LOW-INCOME SINGLE MOTHERS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Cannon Valley Trail Cannon Falls, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND TRAIL ACCESS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Minnesota State University-Mankato Foundation Mankato, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND PROGRAM RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools La Crescent, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | CREATING A PIPELINE FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION EMPLOYEES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Hartland Hartlland, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | TORNADO RELIEF FOR DOWNTOWN | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Spring Grove Public School Spring Grove, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | WE WANT TO BRING TOGETHER AND EXPAND THE EARLY LEARNING TO REACH INTO EVERY ENTITY OF OUR COMMUNITY | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Mankato Area Public Schools Mankato, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | RELOCATE PROGRAMMING TO ONE CENTRAL LOCATION AND EXPAND SERVICES OFFERED TO DIVERSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Listos Preschool and Childcare Rochester, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | CONNECTING THE CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM USED AT LISTOS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Northfield Public Schools Community Education Northfield, MN | U | $10,000 + $11,475 non-cash | paid | WRAP-AROUND CHILDCARE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FULL-DAY PRESCHOOL SECTION/CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Dover Dover, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY CENTER KITCHEN | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | YWCA Mankato Mankato, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | ELIMINATE BARRIERS USING THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS CURRICULUM | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Saint Charles Public Schools Saint Charles, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS IN READING AND WRITING | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Sustainable Farming Association of Mn Minneapolis, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | REVIVING CRSFA CHAPTER THAT PROVIDES VALUED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE BROADER SUSTAINABLE FARMING COMMUNITY AFTER COVID. | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Mn River Area Agency On Aging Incorporated Mankato, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY PROJECT WILL CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Preston Historical Society Preston, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | PLAN, DESIGN, IDENTIFY FUNDING TO ELEVATE THE TRAILHEAD HISTORIC CAMPUS INTO A YEAR ROUND ATTRACTION | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | La Lumiere School La Porte, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Houston County Economic Development Authority Caledonia, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT KEEP COMPANY CO-WORKING, A SHARED SPACE WITH PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Fairmont Opera House Fairmont, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | CHILDREN'S THEATER EDUCATION | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Montgomery Arts and Heritage Center (montgomery Community Foundation) Montgomery, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | MONTGOMERY FARMERS MARKET IN THE PARK | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center Lanesboro, MN | A | $9,982 | paid | EXPANSION OF EAGLE BLUFF'S NATURE PRESCHOO | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Lanesboro Economic Development Authority Lanesboro, MN | A | $9,500 | paid | IDENTIFY NEW WAYS TO BOOST THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR SMALL COMMUNITY | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Rushford-Peterson Schools Rushford, MN | A | $9,163 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND PROGRAM RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Alden Alden, MN | U | $8,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Rethos Places Reimagined Winona, MN | A | $8,000 | paid | DOWNTOWN ASSESSMENTS IN 3 SMIF COMMUNITIES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Henerson (henderson Area Chamber) Henderson, MN | U | $7,500 | paid | RENEWED LOOK AT THE CITY OF HENDERSON'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Children's Museum of Southern Mn Mankato, MN | A | $7,250 + $7,650 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS/CONNECT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Lion's Club Preston, MN | A | $7,000 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND PROGRAM RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Wellcome Manor Family Services Garden City, MN | A | $6,750 | paid | EDUCATING MOTHERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE PARENTING IN REGARDS TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Arlington (choose Arlington) Arlington, MN | U | $6,450 | paid | ARLINGTON DOG PARK | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Maple River Chamber of Commerce Maple River, MN | A | $6,212 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND PROGRAM RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Red Wing Public Schools Community Education Red Wing, MN | U | $6,027 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND PROGRAM RESOURCES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Mapleton (mapleton Area Foundation) Mapleton, MN | U | $6,000 | paid | CREATE A MUSIC FESTIVAL | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Spring Grove Economic Development Authority Spring Grove, MN | A | $5,500 | paid | PLACEMAKING INITIATIVE TO SPUR SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN DOWNTOWN SPRING GROVE | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | City of Pine Island Pine Island, MN | U | $5,500 | paid | BOOKKEEPING WORKSHOP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Harmony Area Chamber of Commerce Harmony, MN | A | $5,500 | paid | COMMUNITY FUND PROJECT TO EXPAND TRAIL ACCESS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | New Prague Area Community Education - New Prague Area Schools New Prague, MN | A | $0 + $7,650 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Kingsland Public Schools Spring Valley, MN | U | $0 + $6,120 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Faribault Public Schools Faribault, MN | U | $0 + $6,120 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Fillmore County Public Health Preston, MN | A | $0 + $6,885 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | United Way of Steele County Safe and Drug Free Coalition Owatonna, MN | A | $0 + $8,415 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Children's Museum of Rochester Inc Rochester, MN | A | $0 + $15,300 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Freeborn County Public Health Albert Lea, MN | A | $0 + $6,885 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | New Ulm Isd 88 - Ecfesr New Ulm, MN | A | $0 + $7,650 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Tri-City United Early Learning Montgomery, MN | A | $0 + $9,563 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Zumbro Education District Byron, MN | A | $0 + $6,426 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Three Rivers Community Action Inc Head Start Northfield, MN | A | $0 + $9,180 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Kiwanis Clubs of Southern Minnesota Rochester, MN | A | $0 + $116,280 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Lanesboro Public Library (city of Lanesboro Mn) Lanesboro, MN | U | $0 + $7,880 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Sleepy Eye Early Childhood Family Education Sleepy Eye, MN | A | $0 + $5,355 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Valley Action Council Head Start Mankato, MN | A | $0 + $10,328 non-cash | paid | CHILDRENS BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM LITERACY GRANTS | 202341159349300039 |
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