The Community Opportunity Fund helps nonprofits tackle critical challenges, strengthen communities, and ensure that everyone in the region can thrive.
Donor Name: Boreal Waters Community Foundation
State: Minnesota, Wisconsin
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/11/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Community Opportunity Fund is the heart of the work at Boreal Waters Community Foundation. It’s how they connect generosity with possibility—supporting bold ideas, local leadership, and long-term solutions across northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.
Interconnected Areas
- Opportunity
- Projects empower individuals to achieve economic stability and independence.
- Resilience
- Projects must enhance the ability of organizations, families, or communities to anticipate, adapt to, and recover from challenges, creating sustainable, long-term solutions that reduce risk and promote resilience.
- Belonging
- Creating spaces and opportunities where all people are valued, heard, and are able to thrive. Projects amplify voices, foster creative expression, and create a vibrant, inclusive culture.
Funding Information
Grant range $25,000- $50,000.
Grant Period
October 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026.
Who Should Apply?
- Proposals are accepted from:
- Established nonprofit organizations with robust infrastructure
- Grassroots or emerging groups led by and for their communities
- Collaborative initiatives or fiscally sponsored efforts
- Preference is given to organizations that:
- Are led by or serve historically marginalized communities
- Demonstrate local trust and community ownership
- Have potential for sustainable, scalable impact.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for funding, an organization must meet both of the following criteria:
- IRS Classification
- The organization must be classified by the IRS as one of the following:
For more information, visit BWCF.
