Hutchinson Area Community Foundation Endowment Fund

Mission Statement 

A tax exempt, nonprofit, philanthropic organization that consists primarily of permanent and special funds from many donors which are given for long-term, diverse charitable benefit of the Hutchinson area.

Grant total since inception (including grants made for operating expenses): $511,632.03

Fiscal Year 2019 Grantmaking  

Awarded grants totaling $38,081, including:

Aveyron Homes to support the purchase of software and computers for 13 Aveyron sites Hassan Valley Lodge 109 to provide scholarship for a unique camping experience at Camp FA-HO-CHA for kids

Historic Hutchinson to install glass coverings on the exterior of the windows to protect against vandalism and weather damage

Hutchinson Area Community Foundation to support operations

Hutchinson Center for the Arts:

to provide monthly creative arts activities for senior residents at up to six different locations

to support the McLeod County Agricultural Association’s Monster Mural at the McLeod County Fair

Hutchinson Downtown Association to support Power of Produce, a program designed to inspire kids to think healthy and reach for fruit and vegetables while shopping

ISD #423 – Hutchinson:

to provide newspapers at no cost to local teachers and students for educational purposes

to fund the purchase of a 5-man blocking sled for the Hutchinson Football Program

to purchase 35 sets of new uniforms in various sizes for the Hutchinson High School Girls Track and Field Team

to support the Hutchinson Lions as they replace two audio meters that are used for annual hearing screening of students

Lutheran Social Services to purchase two National Sanitation Foundation approved steel carts for transporting food at the Evergreen Central Kitchen in Hutchinson

McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence to purchase a TV and DVD player to replace current equipment and to purchase a year of air time for a Legal Advocate to utilize a Straight Talk phone with clients

New Century Academy to purchase band instruments and rent orchestra string instruments

United Way of McLeod County to continue providing every child under the age of 5 who lives in McLeod County a monthly book

Wheel and Cog Children’s Museum of Hutchinson to update the theater exhibit that will target ages 3 through 12 with age appropriate accessories

Local Contact Information 

Hutchinson Area Community Foundation
c/o Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism
2 Main Street South
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Telephone: (320) 587-5252
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Board Members: 

Steve Gasser, Chair

Keith Heikes, Vice Chair

Jonathon Block, Treasurer

Robert Hantge, Ex Officio

Lena Mowlem

Mary Inglis

Donald Walser

Matt Pulkrabek

Timothy Ulrich

Marcus Max

Joanne Clay Willmert

Family of Funds

• Carol M. Ulrich Haukos Advised Endowment Fund
• Hutchinson Hospice Endowment Fund
• Hutchinson Independent School District #423 Foundation Fund
• Jay Beytien Memorial Endowment Fund