
Community Grants
2023 CommUnity Grant Applications are open.
The deadline for applications is April 1, 2023
Click here for the Application
2022 CommUnity Grants:
Selection was made based on impact, need and alignment with the mission and values of the Faribault Foundation: To serve current and future generations in the Faribault Area through robust philanthropic support to enhance the quality of life in Faribault.
2022 recipients were:
Community Action Center: in support of the Farm to Family Initiative
Ruth’s House: in support of a Multi-Sensory space for children residing at Ruth’s House
Paradise Center for the Arts: supporting scholarships for underserved youth in our community.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters: to assist their AVID program, a middle school-based mentoring program
Aquatic Center: to purchase culturally sensitive swimwear for Somali women
River Bend Nature Center: to support the Bats Bones and Bonfires event held each fall.
Waano: to support a special program chronicling the stories of Somali residents in Faribault
IRIS: Cameron Helgeson was awarded a grant for his Eagle Scout project to improve the monument in Kinder Park.
2021
2021 was a record year for giving by the Faribault Foundation. With your help we can do even more in 2022.
We sincerely thank all the donors in 2021 who are local philanthropists whether the donation was $20.00 or much more, we appreciate every one!
In 2021 the Faribault Foundation Board provided support for these three worthy projects.
$10,000. to the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute project in Faribault
$2,500 to the Food Access Community Action Council in Faribault and
$2,500 to the Paradise Center for the Arts mortgage payoff effort.
Through the 100 Women Who Care Event a $5000.00 grant was given to the Believet Program.
The Faribault Foundation awarded 2021 Community Grants to these organizations:
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Faribault Aquatic Center for life jackets
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Blue Collar BBQ for Family Stage Activities
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Concerts in the Park
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Paradise Center for the Arts for a Modern Opera
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Faribault Rotary for their Warm Our Community project
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Ruth's House for Transportation Vouchers
Click here to read more about these projects.
Preference is given to applicants who are addressing our core areas of:
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Cultural Diversity
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Youth & Families
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Community Betterment
Video from the Archives: Todd Markman, a Faribault Foundation board member, discusses the Faribault Foundation Community Pride Grants.
Previous Community Grants
2020
Music in the Park
Iris
Paradise Center for the Arts
The Cathedral Cafe
2019
Music in the Park
Ruth's House
Faribault Deaf Club
LGBTQ Support Group
Oak Ridge Cemetery
2018
Music in the Park
S.A.F.E.
Heritage Days Celebration
Pollinator Garden at Buckham Memorial Library
Cannon River Watershed
2017
Senior Technology
1855 Faribault Productions
Virtues Project
Supply Our Children
2016
EID Celebration
The Cathedral Cafe
Connecting with Kids and the Faribault Police Department
Women/Girls Swim Nights
Buddy Bench
2015
Tilt-A-Whirl Car Restoration
2nd Street Garden
River Bend Nature Centerr
Poetry Coalition