The Greater Pine Area Endowment has established to provide financial resources to meet the long-term strategic needs of the greater Pine area focusing on economic and community development.
Donor Name: Initiative Foundation
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Categories
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Economic Development: The Greater Pine Area Endowment will consider funding projects that lead to quality job creation.
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Community Development: The Greater Pine Area Endowment will consider grants to projects that promote community pride and quality of life through environmental stewardship and community beautification. In addition, the GPAE will consider proposals that positively impact on the housing, safety, employment and other needs of the more vulnerable members of the community including youth, the elderly and those who are low-income.
Eligibility Criteria
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Grants will normally be made to nonprofit organizations; schools and/or local units of government based within the ISD 578 boundaries, which serve the residents living and/or working within the physical boundaries of ISD 578.
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GPAE has the flexibility to fund a specific project of an eligible applicant, provide capital support to eligible applicants, or both. An eligible applicant is one that has received 501(c)3 status from the IRS or has chosen a fiscal agent with the appropriate tax-exempt status. In addition, an eligible applicant is one that has received no adverse opinion from the IRS concerning its tax-exempt status.
Ineligibility
The GPAE will NOT provide grants for the following:
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Grants to individuals or private businesses
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Ongoing operating support
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Endowments, national or local fund drives, general funds
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Expenses incurred prior to receipt of the grant award
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Religious organizations for direct religious activities
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Political campaigns or lobbying activities
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Projects in support of ongoing K-12 programs
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Multiple applications from a single organization during the same application period are discourage
For more information, visit Initiative Foundation.


