Walnut Grove Area Foundation Endowment Fund
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF)An affiliate of the Southwest Initiative Foundation, the Walnut Grove Area Foundation benefits the Walnut Grove area in Minnesota.
$1,960
raised by 6 people
Mission Statement
To build an endowment that responds to the needs and opportunities of the community through innovative thinking, grantmaking and scholarships and leave a legacy for the future.
Grant total since inception (including grants made for operating expenses): $183,470
Fiscal Year 2019 Grantmaking Awarded grants totaling:
$20,703
City of Walnut Grove to purchase air bags for the Walnut Grove Fire Department
ISD #2898 - Westbrook Walnut Grove:
to support the Backpack Food program at Westbrook Walnut Grove Elementary Schools
to award a scholarship to two Walnut Grove Area Foundation winners for 2018
to purchase an online intervention mapping system to improve intervention programming for students who exhibit social, emotional, and behavioral challenges
to provide funds for the John Baylor ACT Prep program
to provide books for guided reading and for a combination dry erase and magnet board
Wilder Pageant to rebuild the set that was damaged in last summer’s flood
Local Contact Information
Walnut Grove Area Foundation
c/o Walnut Grove EDA
PO Box 547
Walnut Grove, MN 56180
Telephone: (507) 859-2551
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Board Members
- Joel Swanson, Chair
- Nathan Knakmuhs, Vice Chair
- Leo Theisen, Treasurer
- Sarah Kicmal, Secretary
- David Hoyt
- Tyler Hansen
- Angie Boerboom
- Monica Otto
- Lori Johnson