The Initiative Foundation and its partner funds delivered 74 grants during the first quarter of 2025 for a total of $343,000.

The Initiative Foundation awarded 10 grants totaling $110,000, including a grant to support a project in Wadena to help businesses during a major summertime road construction project.

Initiative Foundation partner funds awarded 64 grants totaling more than $233,000, including to support meals for seniors in the Brainerd lakes area.

Local partner fund awards included:

Gull Chain of Lakes Association: $21,300 for the Gull Chain Preservation Endowment Fund.

Pequot Lakes School District: $10,000 for the Patriot Foundation.

Lutheran Social Service: $5,000 for health sustaining meals for high-risk seniors in the lakes area for the Lakes Area Medical Development Fund

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