Jackson Area Community Foundation Endowment Fund

Mission Statement  

To provide the financial capital that will help facilitate and maintain the community vision statement, which is: Jackson is a welcoming community that promotes a healthy, active lifestyle for all ages, values its youth, celebrates cultural diversity, and experiences and nurtures a learning environment. The community of Jackson capitalizes on the interstate to expand its manufacturing, ag services, and emerging technologies base, and to attract people to its vibrant downtown and unique attractions.

Grant total since inception (including grants made for operating expenses): $80,438

Fiscal Year 2019 Grantmaking 

Awarded grants totaling $7,900, including:

City of Jackson for an outdoor drinking fountain Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services for back to school supplies for families in need prior to the beginning of the school year 

JCC Music Booster Club Inc to provide keyboards used for accompanying students as they practice performing solos/ensembles

Jackson County:

to purchase digital audiobook titles for the Plum Creek Library System

to update and improve the library collection of juvenile non-fiction books with general sciences selections

Jackson County Food 4 Kids, Inc. to support the weekend back pack program at JCC Middle School in Lakefield

Jackson Food Shelf:

for new software and hardware that will help track clients, pounds of food served, donations, grants and food waste 

to support the purchase of the building that houses the food shelf

Lutheran Social Services to provide meals and transportation of meals to seniors in Jackson

Rhythm of the River to provide youth activities and programming at Rhythm of the River

Local Contact Information   

Jackson Area Community Foundation
PO Box 91
Jackson, MN 56143
Telephone: (507)841-1808
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Board Members  

• Dave Schmidt, Chair
• Rosanne Narvesen, Co-Chair
• LaVonne Reif, Treasurer
• Tamera Erickson, Secretary
• Jeff Sauter
• John Schuetz

 Family of Funds 

• Friends of the Jackson County Library Fund
• Jackson County Central Education Foundation Fund
• Kristi Elaine Teigen Memorial Scholarship Fund