Tag: Otto Bremer Trust

Partnership Delivers $675,000 to Regional Small Businesses

LITTLE FALLS, MN—The Initiative Foundation announced today the award of $675,000 to 86 of Central Minnesota’s smallest businesses affected by the pandemic. The special grant program, supported by the Otto Bremer Trust, focused on businesses owned by people of color, women, veterans, and those located in smaller communities and rural areas. “These grants support businesses…
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October 10, 2022 0

Initiative Foundation Awards Nearly $2.8 Million in Second-Quarter Grants

Minnesota DEED and Otto Bremer Trust partnerships deliver big impact for businesses and nonprofitsLITTLE FALLS, MN—The Initiative Foundation delivered 233 grants during the second quarter of 2022 totaling nearly $2.8 million. More than half of the grants went to businesses affected by the pandemic through a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic…
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August 8, 2022 0