MACF Grants Funds to Community Action’s Emergency Food Pantry

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) has granted $3,000 from the Arnold I. Besserud Fund to Community Action Partnership – Minot Region for their emergency food pantry. The grant funding will be used to purchase much needed items for the emergency food pantry. The food pantry is available when other area pantries are closed, and […]
MACF Grants to Operation Homefront

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) has granted $1,500 to Operation Homefront to support their “Star Spangled Babies” program. Funding was made possible through the Donald & Genevieve Roush Endowment Fund. Grant funding will be used to support Operation Homefront’s “Star Spangled Babies” program, which provides baby showers to expectant mothers in growing military families […]
Minot Soup Kitchens Receive ‘State of the City’ Donation & MACF Matched Funds
The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) and the City of Minot have partnered to give back to Minot Soup Kitchens. Mayor Tom Ross and MACF representatives presented a ceremonial $3,520 check to Minot Soup Kitchens representing donated & matched funds from the 2023 State of the City Address. “The opportunity to shine the light and […]
MACF & Minot Daily News Support ASTEP Program at Minot State University

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) has partnered with the Minot Daily News to grant $3,000 to the MSU Development Foundation to support transportation funding for students utilizing the ASTEP program. Funding from MACF was made possible through the Mabel Kizima Endowment Fund and the Orlan & Rosella Tollefson Endowment Fund. The grant funding will […]
Local Organizations Collaborate for Impact

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF), Westlie Motor Company, and Power of the Purse have collaborated to make a $20,000 gift to the Northern Plains Children’s Advocacy Center (NPCAC) possible. These funds will go towards the creation of a group therapy room. The idea came together this past Fall when NPCAC identified the need for […]
Power of the Purse Announces 2022 Grant Recipients

Minot Area Community Foundation’s Power of the Purse Giving Circle Grants $31,000 Back to Community Organizations The Minot Area Community Foundation’s Power of the Purse Giving Circle held their annual grant meeting in December and granted a total of $31,000 back into the Minot community. Organizations receiving funds were Souris Valley United Way (SVUW), Full […]
Give360 Giving Circle Grants $16,000

The Minot Area Community Foundation’s Give360 Giving Circle has announced the grant recipients from their December Grant Meeting. This year, Give360 has granted a total of $16,000 back into the community – $8,000 to the Trinity Health Foundation for the Pediatric Play Therapy Room and $8,000 to the Union Silos Public Art Project. The Pediatric […]
Northern Plains Children’s Advocacy Center Grant

Minot Area Community Foundation had the honor of visiting the Northern Plains Children’s Advocacy Center to present them with a ceremonial check for $4,000 for their Group Therapy program. The $4,000 grant was made possible through the Orlan & Rosella Tollefson Fund. “NPCAC provides a compassionate and effective way to enrich the quality of people’s […]
Minot Public Library Grant

The Minot Area Community Foundation has granted $50,000 to the Minot Public Library for the remodel of their Children’s Library. The $50,000 grant was made possible through the generosity of The Williamson Fund and a Private Donor. The Children’s Library remodel project will include the creation of an enclosed glass play area that will provide […]
Minot Gun Club Grant

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) has granted $50,000 to the Minot Gun Club for the remodel of their youth training classroom. The $50,000 grant for the proposed remodel was made possible through the Mike & Dorothy Dolan Fund and Bremer Impact Fund. The remodel of the club house will make it a year-round facility […]