2025 Little Falls Initiative – Minnesota - fundsforNGOs

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:
  - Demonstrate a clear plan and a clear need for the project or equipment
  - Demonstrate how the project or equipment will: Help to increase the community’s access to their services, and/or Help to build organizational sustainability