BIO (Bird Island and Olivia) Legacy Foundation Endowment Fund

Mission Statement
To enhance our rural lifestyle by supporting ideas and projects that strengthen our communities.

Grant total since inception (including grants made for operating expenses):
$46,677

Fiscal Year 2019  Grantmaking Awarded grants totaling: $12,297

BOLD 212 Youth Baseball, Inc. to update the youth baseball pitching machines

Bird Island Cultural Centre to train BOLD High School students in videography and create their family elder video

Christian Community Outreach Center to encourage an active lifestyle while students attend the After School Program

ISD #2534 – BOLD:

to help send the BOLD High School’s FIRST Robotics team to the world championship in Detroit, MI

to purchase new equipment Play Island, Inc. to provide STEAM supplies for the 2019-2020 school year

Renville County Back-the-Pack Program to provide weekend food supplies for children in the Renville County area

Renville County Public Health to purchase groceries for the Cooking Matters program to help families at risk of hunger with classes to make healthy, delicious and affordable meals

St. Mary’s School Bird Island:

to integrate the ukulele into the music experience at St. Mary’s School

to grow the Literacy Library by purchasing additional leveled readers to ensure all students, grade K-3, are reading text that is at the appropriate level

Local Contact Information
BIO Legacy Foundation
PO Box 7
Olivia, MN 56277
Telephone: (320) 260-5365
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Board Members 

• Jon Butler, Chair
• Holly Johnson, Co-Chair
• Justin Vogt, Secretary
• Erik Peterson, Treasurer
• Susie Lang
• Sean Zupke
• Mike Tersteeg
• Tara Amberg

Family of Funds
• BOLD Early Childhood Fund
 • Dr. Paul Thompson Legacy Advised Endowment Fund