2026 Grant Totals

Dollars Granted

Grants Awarded

2026 Grant Recipients

Arts & Culture

 

  • MN Ballet
    $10,000- General Operating Support
  • North Shore Music Association
    $25,000- General Operating Support
  • North House Folk School
    $25,000- General Operating Support
  • 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
        • One Roof Community Housing
          $50,000-Capital Investment for New Office Building
        • Duluth Community Garden
          $20,000-Capacity Building Support
        • 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
          • Duluth Library Foundation
            $25,000-Foundations to Learn, Play & Grow: Transforming the Children’s Section at the Downtown Library
          • 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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