Milan Community Foundation Endowment Fund

Mission Statement
To provide opportunities through fundraising and grantmaking, for realizing a sustainable vision for the benefit of the local area.

Grant total since inception (including grants made for operating expenses): $62,516

Fiscal Year 2019 Awarded grants totaling: $7,094, including:

Appleton Ambulance Service to purchase a power load fastener system for the Appleton Ambulance Service that serves the towns of Appleton, Milan, Holloway, Big Bend and surrounding areas

City of Milan to replace the wheels and tires on a Fire Department truck

Food For Our Learning Youth to offer K-6 elementary students weekend meals

Greater Milan Initiative:

to replace windows in the Milan school building

to continue and enhance its arts and cultural programming at the Milan Youth Center

to provide youth and family opportunities for cooking and healthy eating classes

to support an All School Reunion in the Milan Community Center/Old Milan School

ISD #2853 - Lac qui Parle Valley to provide funds for the Knowledge Bowl team

to travel to the national tournament

Milan Village Arts School:

to provide funds for entertainment at the Taste of Syttende Mai 2019 festival

to paint the exterior of the 104-year old rural school house building now housing the Milan Village Arts School

Local Contact Information
Milan Community Foundation
PO Box 91
Milan, MN 56262
Telephone: (320) 793-6632

Board Members :

Ann Thompson, Co-Chair

Charlotte Strand, Co-Chair

Jim Kanten, Treasurer

Michael Burns, Secretary

John Tanquist

Karen Zimmerman

Family of Funds
• Karen Jenson Endowment Fund for the Milan Village Arts School
• Lac qui Parle Valley Early Childhood Fund