Dawson Community Foundation Endowment Fund
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF)An affiliate of the Southwest Initiative Foundation, the Dawson Community Foundation benefits Dawson, Minnesota.
$4,235
raised by 30 people
Mission Statement
To connect the needs of the community to the passion of donors with the goal of enhancing our community resources and spirit.
Grant total since inception (including grants made for operating expenses): $186,251
Fiscal Year 2019 Grantmaking
Awarded grants totaling $9,250, including:
City of Dawson:
to provide funds for hanging flower baskets on Dawson’s Main Street
to help purchase the annual gnome and maintain the existing gnomes
ISD #378 – Dawson-Boyd to provide a scholarship to the Dawson-Boyd High School essay contest winner
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest to purchase classroom kits for students at Stevens Elementary in
Dawson Prairie Five Community Action Council to continue meeting the needs of adults in Dawson with delivered and congregate meals at Riverside
Local Contact Information:
Dawson Community Foundation
PO Box 549
Dawson, MN 56232
Board Members:
- Josh Falness, Chair
- Sharilyn Bates, Co-Chair
- Sue Roisen, Secretary
- Barry Lund
- Dr. Phil Maus
- David Bothun
- Casey Clausen
- Karla Perkins
- Steve Tufto
- Tammy Schacherer
Family of Funds
- Dawson-Boyd Alumni Association Endowment Fund
- Dawson Ruzick, Seeling, Gustafson (RSG) Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Dr. Philip W. Maus Scholarship Endowment Fund of Johnson Memorial Foundation
- Johnson Memorial Foundation Fund
- Lac qui Parle Museum Endowment Fund
- Maureen M. Yagodka, Ph.D. Memorial Fund
- Russell and Betty Dahl Memorial Endowment Fund for the Benefit of Dawson-Boyd Public School Music Department