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McKnight and MIFs Presidents 2026

McKnight Grants $6 Million to Minnesota Initiative Foundations to Deepen Investments in Greater Minnesota

40th Collage Southern

Investing in Thriving Rural Communities in Spring Grove and Across Southern Minnesota

By Benya Kraus July 2026

40th Collage Northwest

Northwest Minnesota: Building the Future Together

By Karen White July 2026

40th Collage WestCentral

Powering the Future of West Central Minnesota

By Anna Wasescha July 2026

40th Collage Southwest

Entrepreneurs Fuel Southwest Minnesota’s Dynamic Economy

By Scott Marquardt July 2026

40th Collage Initiative

The Work of Belonging in Central Minnesota: Opportunity Grows when Communities Pull Together

By Brian Voerding July 2026

Supporting Families and the Future of Northeastern Minnesota through Child Care

Supporting Families and the Future of Northeastern Minnesota through Child Care

By Tony Sertich July 2026

Downtown Long Prairie, Minn., in the early 2000s. Photo credit: Initiative Foundation

How Minnesota became a national model for investing in rural communities

Tonya Allen

By Tonya Allen May 2026

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