2022 Grants

In 2022, we were excited to support organizations throughout our region to promote access to educational opportunities and improve the quality of life in the North Shore communities we serve. We provided grants to the Gunflint Trail Historical Society, the Minnesota Autism Center, Finland Community Nature Childcare, and many other programs included in the full list below.

Grantee: Friends of the Finland Community

2022 Grants Funded

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Arrowhead Chorale $8,500
Sing for Good

Boreal Community Media $15,000
Freelance Journalism Funding for
Boreal Community Media

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland $20,000
Capacity Building

Children’s Dental Services $25,000
Panoramic x-ray Machine

Community Partners $20,000
Housekeeping Services for Seniors

Conflict Resolution Center $20,000
Programming in Duluth Public Schools

Duluth Makerspace $17,000
Volunteer Coordinator Position

Family Freedom Center $25,000
Family Freedom Center & Neighborhood
Youth Services – General Operating

Gunflint Trail Historical Society $25,000
Anishinaabe Exhibit for Chik-Wauk
Museum

Kids Closet of Duluth $10,000
Clothing for Children from Low
Income Families

Land Access Alliance $10,000
Land Access Alliance Launch

Legal Aid Service of $10,000
Northeastern Minnesota
Strategic Planning for Duluth

Matinee Musicale Inc $10,000
Audience Development:
Funding for Marketing Consultant
Fee and Implementation of
Recommendations

Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works $10,000
Community Wooden Boat Building

Northland Minnesota Adult & $10,000
Teen Challenge
Duluth Campus Green Space

Violence Prevention Center
Office and Development Coordinator

Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community
General operating support

$25,000

$15,000

Armory Arts & Music Center $10,000
Support for Music Resource Center

CHUM $25,000
Support for Steve O’Neil Youth

Copeland Valley Youth Centers-Welch Ctr. $15,000
Youth Intervention & Prevention
Program Support

Minnesota Land Trust $20,000
Boreal Wetlands Restoration Initiative

Lyric Opera of the North $7,500
Lyric Opera of the North COR: First
Full Season

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans $15,000
Comprehensive Services for Northeast
Minnesota Veterans

Minnesota Autism Center $15,000
Young Adult Life Skills Program

Minnesota Ballet $15,000
General Operating Support

One Roof Community Housing $25,000
General Operating Support

Rise Inc $5,000
Supporting Employment Needs for
Those with Hearing Disabilities

ServeMinnesota $20,000
Minnesota Recovery Corps

Twin Ports Choral Project $15,000
Twin Ports Choral Project
Production and Administrative
Support

Two Harbors Community Radio $20,000
KTWH Staffing for Full Power
Radio/KTWH-LP

WTIP Cook County Community Radio $25,000
General Operating

YWCA Duluth $15,000
Young Mothers Program

Boulder Lake ELC *Capacity Building*	$20,000
Community Action Duluth *Mobile Market*	$20,000
Cook County Higher Education *Student Support Services and Student Scholarships*	$60,000
Damiano of Duluth, Inc. *Community Kitchen*	$20,000
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra *Support of our Celebrate Unheard Voices Initiative*	$15,000
Entrepreneur Fund Capacity Building to Support Economic Justice & BIPOC Small Business	$30,000
Essentia Health Foundation *Supporting Families with Hospitalized Children*	$20,000
First Witness Child Advocacy Center *Restoring Hope: A Capital Campaign to End Child Abuse*	$50,000
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines *Girl Scouts Leadership Pathways*	$10,000
Green New Deal Housing *Community Engagement Campaign and Program Launch*	$25,000
Knife River Heritage & Cultural Center *Support for Historic Fishing Exhibit*	$15,000
Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative *Building Capacity and Strategic Planning*	$15,000
The Nature Conservancy *Highway 61 Reforested*	$10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation *Educational Initiative to Recruit Diverse Medical Students*	$25,000
Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity *Age in Place Home Repairs*	$10,000

Duluth Playhouse Inc. Presenting Glensheen: The Musical	$12,000
Finland Community Nature Childcare Nature Childcare in Finland	$26,500
Friends of the Finland Community Development Opportunity	$25,000
Great Expectations Foundation Great Expectations Expansion Project	$50,000
Life House Inc. Life House Youth Center	$25,000

Men As Peacemakers Youth Development Programs	$25,000
Mentor North ‘It Takes a Village’ Mentor Recruitment Campaign	$15,000
MN Masonic Children’s Clinic for Communication Disorders Expanded Programming	$15,000
North House Folk School Building the Northern Crossroads of Crafts	$100,000
North Shore Area Partners The Blossoming of a Community Senior Center	$30,000
North Shore Health Care Foundation Leading Change to Build Capacity	$25,000

Sugarloaf The North Shore Stewardship Association Lake Superior Multimedia Gallery – Sugarloaf Edition	$12,000
Superior Hiking Trail Association Resilient Volunteer Program for a Resilient Future	$10,000
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center Adventure Ropes Course	$50,000

Duluth Area Family YMCA
Youth in Government
Transportation $2,000

Duluth Fiber Guild
Nordic Reflections in Fiber $2,000

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
Childcare Worker
Appreciation Event $1,785

Women’s Care Center
Garden to Table Classes $3,500