The Laura Jane Musser Fund provides grants to help the citizens of Little Falls and Morrison County continue to develop and maintain strong, vibrant, and healthy communities.
Donor Name: Laura Jane Musser Fund
State: Minnesota
County: Morrison County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priority is placed on organizations that:
- Are working to increase the community’s access to their services through scholarships, hands-on activities, community venues, workshops, discounts, and other innovations
- Are working in measurable ways to increase their sustainability
- Demonstrate capacity to engage their community in their services
- Demonstrate support from their community (through volunteerism, membership, in-kind, or other types of support)
- Focus on areas including, but not limited to: Arts, Children, Education, Music.
Types of Programs
Musser Fund grants in this area are available through two distinct programs – the General Operating Support Program and the Small Grants Program. An organization may not apply to both grant programs in one year.
- GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PROGRAM Organizations with annual expenses of $1 million or less may apply for General Operating Support in this area. Grants in this program may be up to $10,000 per year for up to three consecutive years. Grants are provided in order to help increase sustainable, organizational strength and the ability of organizations to meet the needs of their communities.
- Applications are accepted for one year of funding at a time. It is possible for organizations to apply for and receive funding for up to three consecutive years. After three consecutive years of funding, grantees are not eligible for further Musser Fund support for at least a one year period. All types of Laura Jane Musser Fund grants count towards this three-year limit.
- Grantees that request second and third years of operating support will be asked to report on their progress toward the goals they articulated in their previous year’s application, especially in the following areas:
- Increasing access to their services
- Increasing their organizational sustainability
- Increasing support from their community
- SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM There is no organizational budget size limit in this granting area. These grants, up to $10,000, are available to support one-time small projects.
- In addition to the priorities outlined above, priority is placed on organizations that:
Geographical Focus
Organizations must be located in Morrison County, MN.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations located in Morrison County, MN (organizations with fiscal sponsors are not eligible)
- Local units of Government.
Ineligibility
For more information, visit Laura Jane Musser Fund.
