2026 Grant Totals

Dollars Granted

Grants Awarded

2026 Grant Recipients

Arts & Culture
  • Spirit of the Lakes Community Arts
    $10,000- SOLCA Kitchen and Ceramic Studio Improvements
  • Grand Marais Arts
    $65,000-Capital and Operating Fund
  • Lake Superior Community Theatre
    $3,500-Tracks Play Production
  • City of Silver Bay
    $3,500-To support summer theater instruction programming for youth in Silver Bay

     

      Community & Economic Development
      • YWCA Duluth
        $10,000- Childcare Implementation Task Force
      • Brico Collective
        $15,000-Strengthening Duluth’s Social Impact Ecosystem Through Connection
      • Two Harbors Community Radio
        $1,200- To support soundproofing for radio station production studio and broadcast studio. 
      • GDN Development Alliance
        $3,500- To support development of new community playground for young children and families in Gary- New Duluth community. 
      • Superior Cycling Association
        $12,000- To strengthen organizational capacity and support the long-term stewardship of Cook County mountain bike trails. 
        Education
        • Cook County Higher Education
          $70,000-Student Services Manager Support and Long Distance Tuition Scholarships
        • Family Freedom Center
          $25,000-To provide flexibile operating support for Family Freedom Center’s youth programming and restorative practices programming.

         

        Environment
          • MN Land Trust
            $20,000-Headwaters Partnership- Engagement and Environmental Justice
          • The Nature Conservancy
            $15,000-Resilient Forests
          • Let’s Plant Trees
            $7,000- Tree Seedling Financial Support
          Social Welfare
          • Care Partners of Cook County
            $30,000- Care Partners Programs Operational Support
          • Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
            $12,000- Central Hillside Parish Nurse Program
          • Grant to ConnectAbility 
            $3,500- To support the collection, preparation, and distribution of donated mobility and adaptive equipment at no cost for Duluth area community members
          • Lake Superior YMCA 
            $25,000- To support construction costs for the Hillside Early Learning Center, which will expand licensed child care capacity in the Hillside neighborhood. 
          • Life House, Inc.
            $25,000- To provide general operating funds to support comprehensive yourh programs.
          • Two Harbors Area Food Shelf
            $25,000- To support essential food distribution services. 
          • Union Gospel Mission
            $3,500- To support collaborative efforts to better coordinate food access, shelter, outreach, and supporting housing services for people experiencing homelessness in Duluth. 

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