Midcontinent Foundation
Accepts applications
Midcontinent Foundation is a private foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In tax year 2024 it gave $267,272 in 262 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$267,272
- Number of grants262
- Typical grant$1,000
- Largest grant$5,000
- Assets$81,139
- New grantees75%
Giving in 2024 was down from $294,445 the year before.
75% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $294,445 | 221 | $62,567 |
| 2024 | $267,272 | 262 | $81,139 |
How to apply
| Contact | Rhonda Erickson 3600 Minnesota Drive Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55435 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (952) 844-2600 |
| What to submit | Letter including description of intended use, address, and telephone number of organization. |
| Deadlines | Foundation board meets semi-annually |
What Midcontinent Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to South Dakota.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 94 | $98,000 |
| Minnesota | 65 | $69,830 |
| North Dakota | 68 | $66,246 |
| Kansas | 20 | $28,820 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $3,000 |
| Maryland | 3 | $850 |
| Colorado | 2 | $600 |
| Montana | 1 | $500 |
| Washington | 1 | $500 |
| Tennessee | 2 | $469 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Surprise grant requested by pat mcadaragh and steve grosser to be presented oct 15 | $5,000 |
| YMCA Sioux Falls (For Camp Leif Ericson) | 2024 flooding of camp leif ericson | $5,000 |
| Wecan Western Communities Action Network | Purchase a new refrigerator/freezer or support a match for the tommy's trees campaign which uses the proceeds for company mission which delivers emergency service, sharing information, developing cooperative efforts, and making referrals to other agencies. | $4,000 |
| Douglas County Child Development Association DBA Positive Bright Start | Positive bright start has two classrooms in the edgewood community in lawrence serving children 2.5 to 5 years of age with positive behavior supports as the foundation of the classrooms. | $3,000 |
| Turningpoint for Victims | Services for victims of domestic and sexual violence | $3,000 |
| Le Sueur County Fair Association | The overall purpose of this grant is to support/supply the newly funded, already delivered, ice cream/coffee trailer; funded primarily by the blandin foundation, owned by the le sueur county fair association, for 4h, ffa, and youth fundraisers. | $2,500 |
| Friends of Levitt Sioux Falls LLC | Grant for use at the levitt. Presented at slt 2024 | $2,500 |
| It Takes A Village (Fiscal Sponsor Embe) | Surprise grants requested by paige pearson meyer | $2,500 |
| The Lincoln High School Bandparents Association | Grant for use for the lincoln high school band. Presented at slt 2024 | $2,500 |
| City of Basehor | To help assist any qualified senior citizens with a portion of their utility bills in our basehor community and/or help the non-profit organizations in our community with adding any grant dollars to the mayor's community enrichment program. | $2,500 |
| City of Tonganoxie | The city of tonganoxie is requesting funding support for the purchase of technology equipment (two laptop devices) which will be made available to the general public at the city hall facility and the council/ muni court chambers facility. | $2,070 |
| Bowdle Public Library | The library has suffered significant city budget cuts of 67% in supplies and books. We are looking for funding to assist with the successful continuation of our children's programs, and to maintain a relevant inventory of adult and children's books. | $2,000 |
| Buxton Rural Fire Protection District | To purchase new medical bags for our 8 first responders. | $2,000 |
| Grand Forks Parks & Recreation Foundation | The grand forks park district plans to construct a new patio area at skidmore park as part of a larger revitalization project of this small park in north grand forks. | $2,000 |
| Heaven's Table Food Shelf - Backpack Program | To provide funds for our backpack program, giving students in need healthy food options over the weekend, serving 365 elementary students during the school year in 4 public schools throughout martin county. | $2,000 |
| Sherburn Fire Department | This grant will have reduce the cost in getting a led light tower for rescue truck. The led lights will be brighter and last longer then the current halogen lights that we currently have. | $2,000 |
| Yankton Food for Thought | These funds will be used to purchase food for the weekend sack packs for children. | $2,000 |
| City of Wabasha | Equipment for fire truck for city of wabasha fire department | $2,000 |
| Anne Carlsen Center | Residential services and outpatient therapies. | $2,000 |
| City of Tonganoxie Fire Department | We are requesting your support for an addition to our community safety resources- an automated external defibrillator (aed) that will significantly enhance our ability to respond to cardiac emergencies and save lives within our community. | $2,000 |
| Doland Community Library | To purchase a aed machine for the library lobby | $2,000 |
| Doland Volunteer Fire Department | Purchase a flir (infared camera) | $2,000 |
| Eudora Community Library | To purchase a new, up to date model of the awe early literacy station and other necessary items for the station for our children's room. | $2,000 |
| Junior Achievement North Greater Minnesota | Funding from the midco foundation would help ja north sponsor one ja program and class in each of the following minnesota communities during the 2024-2025 school year: avon, cold spring, medford, new ulm, st. Augusta, and waite park, mn. | $2,000 |
| Northern State University Foundation | To assist with new cardio equipment (treadmills and ellipticals) in our university student wellness center, replacing older, non-functioning equipment. | $2,000 |
| O'Connell Children's Shelter | Expand tutoring services in o'connell children's shelter's after-school programming for teenage youth in foster care | $2,000 |
| The New Adventures Journeys and Achievements Foundation | Purchase a vertacat adaptive electric golf cart to enable children with physical disabilities to play golf, providing them with safe and accessible way around the course. | $2,000 |
| Victims of Violence Intervention Program (Vvip)- Artemis House | Victims of violence intervention program (vvip), operating artemis house shelter, provides services to survivors of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking through education, advocacy, and awareness. | $2,000 |
| Headwaters School of Music and the Arts | Building improvements at the entrance of headwaters music & arts in bemidji mn | $1,850 |
| Minnehaha County Rescue Squad | We are requesting assistance to acquire a medical slide in for the back of our utv. We do medical standby for large events and also off-road rescues that this would greatly enhance the ability of our utv and our units ability to perform at these even | $1,750 |
| The Lost & Found Association | Provide one family financial assistance in the wake of a suicide loss. | $1,750 |
| West Central Music Association | Purchase two mellophones | $1,600 |
| 318 Project | 31:8 project is asking for support to provide 50 youth ages 13-17 with support backpacks through our bravery backpacks program. These backpacks are given to children in traumatic situations. It is our hope that they provide children with comfort. | $1,500 |
| Breaking Bread Ministries | The purpose of this request is to raise money to help serve the under-resourced community in mitchell, south dakota. | $1,500 |
| Breathe Bravely | Breathe bravely requests support for a project to develop and implement educational cystic fibrosis and vocology courses and interventions for outpatient clinic providers and staff at cystic fibrosis clinics around the us. | $1,500 |
| Doland Fire Department | Upgrade our jaws of life | $1,500 |
| Emily's Hope | To distribute narcan, enhance treatment access, and promote our K-12 substance use prevention curriculum, supporting community resilience against substance use disorder. | $1,500 |
| Every Mealthe Sheridan Story | Every meals mission is to fight child hunger through community and school partnerships. Funding will benefit our weekend meal program, where a 4-5 lb tailored meal bag is sent home with students each weekend when there is no access to school meals. | $1,500 |
| Feeding South Dakota | We request funding to support the sanford wellness pantry. We will use the funds for the purchase of food for the pantry, located in the children's hospital. | $1,500 |
| Ginny's Safe House | The purpose the grant is to support our victims as they become survivors of abuse. In leaving their abuser they find themselves completing starting over and lack adequate housing and household items. | $1,500 |
Officers and trustees
- Wynne Haakenstad
- Ann McGlennen
- Jacki Brown
- Luke Ebeling
- Nathaniel Groetsch
- Denise Gross
- Paige Pearson Meyer
- Andi Smith
- David Wood
- Rhonda Erickson
- Wendie Dobias-Osborn
Questions people ask
Does Midcontinent Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Foundation board meets semi-annually.
How much does Midcontinent Foundation give?
$267,272 in tax year 2024, across 262 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.
Who runs Midcontinent Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Wynne Haakenstad (Executive Director), Ann McGlennen (President / Chair), Jacki Brown (Secretary / Director) and Luke Ebeling (Director) among 11 officers and trustees.
What does Midcontinent Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and health.