Bishop Ryan Playground

Minot Area Community Foundation staff had the opportunity to check out the new playground at Bishop Ryan Catholic School this week. The MACF Ovid F. Boisjolie Endowment Fund granted $30,000 towards the construction of the playground. The “little lions adventure den” will surely provide children with a safe space to run for years to come!

5th Annual Donation Station Challenge Grant

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) is excited to announce their 5th Annual Donation Station Challenge Grant to benefit local food pantries. Area organizations are invited to utilize the Donation Station in the coming months to collect items and stock area food pantries for a chance to win additional grant dollars for one of the […]

Minot Area Community Foundation Grants Funds to Trinity Health Foundation

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) has granted $265,000 to the Trinity Health Foundation’s Capital Campaign for the 4th Floor Connector and Flag Display. On September 8th, MACF representatives joined Trinity Health at the new campus to present a ceremonial check for the capital campaign. “The namesakes of the Endowments making this grant possible were […]

St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen Grant

The Minot Area Community Foundation has granted $42,962 from the Arnold I. Besserud Fund to the St. Leo’s Catholic Church Soup Kitchen. The grant will pay for the purchase of a new walk-in cooler and freezer to replace the existing ones. he soup kitchen at St. Leo’s serves a community meal every Thursday evening from […]

MACF Bakken Charitable Fund Contributes to Hello Sunshine Ice Cream & Books

The Bakken Charitable Fund, an endowment fund at the Minot Area Community Foundation, has selected Hello Sunshine Ice Cream & Books as a recipient of a $5,000 grant. The Bakken Charitable Fund was established at the Minot Area Community Foundation in 2020, providing an additional opportunity to support organizations within the communities they serve and […]

Hello Sunshine Ice Cream & Books

Hello Sunshine Ice Cream & Books has established a pass-through fund at the Minot Area Community Foundation. The goal of “Hello Sunshine Ice Cream & Books” is to get into high needs neighborhoods, along with Minot Parks to get books in the hands of kids to spread literacy across our community – one child, one […]

Bergstrom Scholarship Awards

The Minot Area Community Foundation’s Anna S. and Harold A.C. Bergstrom Scholarship Fund has invested $16,000 in the post-secondary education of ten MLS High School Graduates. The scholarship awards were open to all graduating Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood High School seniors who will be enrolling in a post-secondary institution following high school graduation to pursue a career important […]

2022 Schroeder Scholarship Awards

The Minot Area Community Foundation’s Brooke Nicole Schroeder Scholarship Fund has awarded scholarships to two Max High School Graduates. The Brooke Nicole Schroeder Scholarship Endowment Fund was established in 2018. The goal of the fund is to provide scholarships to Max High School youth through a permanent endowment fund held at the Minot Area Community […]

2022 Minot Rotary Scholarship Foundation Awards

The 2022 Rotary Scholarships have been awarded from the Minot Rotary Scholarship Foundation Fund. This year there were 25 – $1,000 scholarships awarded to high school seniors from Minot and the surrounding area. The Rotary Scholarship Foundation Fund was established by the Rotary Club of Minot 38 years ago. The goal of the fund is […]

MACF donates to Lunch Pals for Children with Disabilities

The Minot Area Community Foundation has granted $10,500 to Independence, Inc. in support of their Lunch Pals for Children with Disabilities program. This grant was made through the Williamson Endowment Fund. Lunch Pals for Children with Disabilities will allow for students to develop relationships with adults who have similar disabilities. The program will create a […]