Applications for grants to support habitat restoration, scientific research and educational projects in the Nerstrand-Dennison Minnesota area are now being sought by the Engeseth-Rinde Fund Advisory Committee and Northfield Shares. Grants typically focus on native habitat restoration of units of the Prairie Creek Wildlife Management Area...
This ought to be a park. Don’t you think?” Aylmer (Barney) Code voiced this sentiment to Jackie May in 1966, as they wandered through a section of the beautiful Cannon River valley near their respective homes. Agreeing that such a valuable landscape ought to be...
MINNEAPOLIS – (April 21, 2020) – The Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) in partnership with the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and a cross-sector advisory committee selected a third round of grantees, awarding over $2 million in funds from the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund for...
Editor's note: this newspaper column, written by Northfield Shares Executive Director Mike Krance, originally appeared in the Sept. 11, 2019, issue of the Northfield News. Last Sunday was a day of change for many people in Northfield. Although school is already in session, many saw it...
NORTHFIELD, MINN. (January 25, 2019) – Northfield Shares, a community foundation centered on philanthropy, volunteerism and collaborative leadership, announced that it has been awarded a three-year grant totaling $150,000 from the Ames Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation. This unrestricted grant, which will provide $50,000 each...
Local community foundation and its donors make huge philanthropic impact. NORTHFIELD, MINN. (January 22, 2019) – Northfield Shares, a community foundation centered on philanthropy, volunteerism and collaborative leadership, announced that through its named endowment funds and its donors, the organization awarded $1,288,084 to nonprofit organizations in...
Northfield Shares distributed over $62,000 in grants to 12 local nonprofits as part of its annual grant cycle. Grants were awarded to organizations whose projects create long-term solutions to core issues affecting our community, enhance the overall well-being of the area and generate the biggest multiplier effect. One...
Northfield Shares has selected 12 area nonprofits to receive grants for 2018....
Finale of series featuring Northfield Shares grants in action...
Second of a three-part series featuring grants in action...