Southern MN Initiative Foundation seeking applications for Early Literacy Grants
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
OWATONNA, MN – Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), in partnershipa ... The Foundation has provided more than $154 million in...more

Second Main Street Revitalization Application Round Open - KNSI
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
The grant awards are offered in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Initiative...more

Southwest Initiative Foundation's quiet leader Diana Anderson takes her leave after 22 years
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Knight Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation, McKnight Foundation
Willmar Area Community Foundation helps farmers plan for a community legacy. The world is in the middle of the largest transfer of wealth...more

Revitalization grants approved for 13 projects in four communities - Hometown Source
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
Thirteen hometown projects that will bring nearly $3.9 million in main street improvements have been approved by the Initiative Foundation...more

Billionaire Lukas Walton's Family Office Accelerates Impact-Investing Push
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
The billionaire grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton has announced a major shift in how his family's $1 billion endowment will be spent. Lukas Walton, 36, says 90% of the endowment will be...more

Billionaire Lukas Walton's family office accelerates impact-investing push - CNBC
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
Even as ESG investing faces a backlash and criticism of “greenwashing,” the rise of impact investing among family offices is accelerating. A...more

Billionaire Lukas Walton's family office accelerates impact investment push
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
Billionaire Lukas Walton's family office accelerates impact investment push ... the rise of impact investing among family offices is...more

Sleepy Eye awarded downtown grant | News, Sports, Jobs - The Journal
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye Downtown Revitalization Committee recently received a $10000 Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation...more

SMIF accepting applications for community grant program - Austin Daily Herald
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), in partnership with Region Nine Development Commission (RNDC), is currently...more

21020 children's books awarded through SMIF's Early Literacy Grant program
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently awarded 21,020 children's books to 46 organizations through its Early Literacy...more