The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation is seeking applications for Wirtanen Family Fund to encourage progressive social change, broadens participation in their democratic society, and promotes justice.
Donor Name: Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
States: Minnesota and Wisconsin
Counties: Aitkin County (MN), Carlton County (MN), Cook County (MN), Itasca County (MN), Koochiching County (MN), Lake County (MN), St. Louis County (MN), Bayfield County (WI), Douglas County (WI), and Ashland County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/01/2022
Grant Size: $500 to $4,00
Details:
The mission of the Wirtanen Family Fund is to increase community awareness of their global interdependence; to encourage progressive social change in their country; to broaden participation in their democratic society — particularly to assure continued freedom of expression as guaranteed by the First Amendment to their Constitution; to fight racism, sexism and discrimination of all kinds; to promote justice in their society; to promote access to universal health care; and in general to promote the well being of all people. The Wirtanen Family Fund encourages co-sponsorship and co-funding of projects.
The objective of the Wirtanen Family Fund is to provide assistance to projects which:
- increase citizen understanding of world cultures, political and social systems, international trade;
- highlight the need for population control;
- address the problems of the less-developed countries;
- contribute to the preservation of the environment;
- examine the validity of military expenditures; and
- foster justice and human rights.
Funding Information
Grants generally range from $500 to $4,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for funding, an organization must:
- be classified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
classified as an organization under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; and - be located in or provide service to residents within the seven counties of northeast Minnesota (Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis) and/or Bayfield, Douglas and Ashland in northwestern Wisconsin.
For more information, visit Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.
