Endowed Fund

Northfield Shares, Our Community Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to establishing a long-range foundation of financial support for community vibrancy and vitality, announces the receipt of a $2.1 million gift from the Edith Peilen and Tom Peilen estates. The monies will seed the Peilen Fund,...

Northfield Shares, Our Community Foundation and St. Olaf College are two local organizations to have known and benefited from this amazing man. Special thank you to Barb Barzen, Don's niece, for sharing her memories about Don for this article. Don Nelson, who passed away January 13, 2023...

Your generosity: now and forever Every donation, regardless of the amount, is a valuable gift because it’s an investment in making our community the best it can be. In fact, our Foundation assets consist of many smaller funds. When gifts of all sizes are pooled together...