OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, and Region supports arts and culture, community, human services, education, green spaces, human rights, workforce, infrastructure, community engagement, civic innovation, and women and girls in North Dakota.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts and culture, community, human services, education, green spaces, human rights, workforce, infrastructure, community engagement, civic innovation, women and girls.
IP TAKE: It is easy to get involved with this local community foundation because there are many accessible opportunities here for groups in the region.
PROFILE: Established in 1997, the Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, and Region is a community foundation based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The former University of North Dakota, Tom Clifford, was a founding member, and Mike Maidenberg became the foundation’s president in 1998. The foundation aims to promote "private giving for the public good.” It funds local efforts for arts and culture, community, human services, education, green spaces, human rights, workforce, infrastructure, community engagement, civic innovation, and women and girls.
The Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, and Region awards grants through donor-advised funds, field-of-interest funds, unrestricted funds, nonprofit funds, designated, and corporate funds. The foundation’s Longest Table Micro-Grant Fund supports healthy and vibrant communities, infrastructure, and the 21st century workforce. Community Foundation Opportunity Funds support arts and culture, community, human services, education, green spaces, and human rights. Women’s Fund grants support the needs of local women and girls for economic, social, and political equality. Arts Regrant Program funds support organizations in the city of Grand Forks. The CF Knight Foundation Fund supports job talent, places that can accelerate talent, and civic innovation. Meanwhile, the Greenway Takeover Festival Grant Program fund community engagement efforts.
Grants range between about $500 and $5,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Grand Forks County in North Dakota and Polk County in Minnesota. Past local grantees include the African Arts Arena, Community Violence Intervention Center, and North Dakota Association for the Disabled.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Each grant opportunity has its own unique set of guidelines and deadlines. Direct general questions to the staff at communityfoundation@gofoundation.org or 701-746-0668.
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