Northwest Blog

As a donor, your gift helps accomplish much in the development and impact of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. Circle of Giving members support all areas of our work – helping people start and grow new businesses, providing youth with leadership training, and addressing long-standing social challenges. As many of our friends know, NMF’s unrestricted endowment is the financial backbone that supports the many ways we invest resources in our communities to enhance the region’s quality of place. We have been generously funded by The McKnight Foundation since our inception in 1986. They believe so firmly in our shared success that they provide a dollar-for-dollar match to each NMF General Endowment donation. There is no guarantee the match opportunity will last indefinitely, so that is part of the critical reason we are acting now for greater philanthropic investment throughout the region. We are inviting all of our friends, donors and partners to join us in our efforts. Members of ...

It is an annual tradition at the Northwest Minnesota Foundation to get out in the region and see firsthand what work is being accomplished in northwest Minnesota.   NMF staff board a charter bus, and we choose one area of our region to visit. This year, we started our tour in Red Lake Falls. Former Board Chair, Gary Purath was our tour guide, and he did an excellent job highlighting his hometown. http://www.northwestmanufacturing.com/ Todd Strem, Northwest Manufacturing, Inc. a locally owned company operating in Red Lake Falls since the early 80's. They employ 60-160 people during their busy times and are committed to staying in the RLF area.  Red Lake Falls Elementary School NMF staff standing in front of Red Lake County Courthouse Touring this historic courthouse was extremely cool!  Downtown Red Lake Falls. From Red Lake Falls we headed to Thief Ri...