The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) supports specific community initiatives through a variety of grants.
Donor Name: Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF)
State: Minnesota
County: Kandiyohi County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
WACF seeks to make smaller grants for general operations and programs to address changing community needs. WACF also seeks to make significant grants that will be the “Difference Maker” in bringing about community-wide, lasting, and positive changes in the Willmar area. WACF is looking to provide leadership and financial support that goes beyond the grant in order to advance the project or initiative that needs a large dollar amount to get started or completed.
Focus Areas
- Increasing Community Connections and Welcoming Diverse Populations
- Projects that welcome newcomers to the community, that create social connections, create an open/welcoming community, address aesthetics and improve the quality of life through art and active recreational opportunities.
- Leadership development projects for emerging leaders of varied ages and backgrounds.
- Newcomer Programs that are community led and culturally relevant or that connect New Americans to education and civic systems.
- Supporting Productive Aging
- Projects that provide basic needs for low income seniors or enrich the quality of life for seniors across the spectrum.
- Activities that deploy multigenerational approaches to connect seniors and youth or projects that meaningfully engage seniors as a volunteer force to address an unmet community need.
- Activities that deploy multigenerational approaches to connect seniors and youth or projects that meaningfully engage seniors as a volunteer force to address an unmet community need.
- Community Innovations
- Projects that address critical needs in the region that may not align with another priority area
- Requires innovation or creativity in implementation design
- Not intended for on-going fundraising
- Example: MMDC/CCT partnership to design and implement a Fare Free Bus Route program for workforce seniors & special needs populations for a year.
- Capital Needs
- Brick & mortar projects or significant essential materials/equipment.
What Foundation Funds?
Small grants: General operations and project/program support for: A) Productive Aging, B) Bridging Diverse Sectors of the Community, & (C) Capital Projects.
Funding Information
Small Grant: $5,000 to $20,000 (focused on single organization, issue or program).
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations: 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations, schools or government entities.
- Geographic Area: Kandiyohi County in Minnesota.
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