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Sioux Falls, SD - June 22, 2023 –: The Midco Foundation has granted over $113,000 to 82 exceptional nonprofit organizations, schools and government entities across the Midwest. These grants are part of an ongoing commitment to be a force for good in the communities Midco serves.

“The Midco Foundation is committed to supporting the organizations that serve as positive changemakers in their communities,” said Wynne Haakenstad, Executive Director of the Midco Foundation. “These grant recipients represent a wide range of programs aimed at addressing critical issues including combatting food insecurity, fostering arts, music and technology education, empowering schools and providing vital family services.”

Since its inception in 1987, the Midco Foundation has donated over $5.75 million to support the work of nonprofit organizations, local governments and schools.

The Midco Foundation Board reviews and approves funding requests twice a year. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for future grants to support special projects, facility improvements, equipment and programs. Review the eligibility criteria, requirements and application at midco.com/foundation. Applications for the fall 2023 grant cycle will be accepted from June 1 to August 24.

The following organizations have been selected at grant recipients for the spring 2023 cycle:

Kansas

• Lawrence: Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence, $1,250
• Lawrence: Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Serving Douglas County, $1,000
• Lawrence: Lawrence Kansas Juneteenth Organization, $2,500
• Lawrence: Lawrence River City Cosmopolitan Club, $2,500
• Lawrence: Mid-America Performing Arts Alliance, $1,500
• Lawrence: Ready for Good Co., $1,500
• Overland Park: Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri, $1,500

Minnesota

• Annandale: Annandale Elementary, $1,000
• Bemidji: Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park, $2,000
• Cambridge: Bluejacket Robotics Booster, $1,000
• Canby: Canby Fire Department, $1,000
• Detroit Lakes: A Place to Belong, $2,500
• Eagan: High Tech Kids, $1,000
• Eden Prairie: People Reaching Out to People, Inc. (PROP), $1,000
• Fairmont: Cardinal Power Fastpitch, $2,500
• Fairmont: Fairmont Opera House, Inc., $1,000
• Forest Lake: Forest Lake YMCA, $1,000
• International Falls: Koochiching County, $3,000
• International Falls: Koochiching County Food Access, $1,000
• Minneapolis: Fishing for Life, $2,000
• Minneapolis: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, $1,000
• Monticello: Rivers of Hope, $1,000
• Moorhead: Fix it Forward Ministries, $1,000
• Moorhead: Gooseberry Park Players, $1,000
• Moorhead: Lotus Center Inc, $1,000
• North Branch: Trinity Lutheran Church North Branch/Viking Vittles, $1,000
• Ortonville: Prairie Five/Big Stone Lake Area Food Shelf, $1,000
• Princeton: Kinship Youth Mentoring of Princeton, $1,500
• Roseville: Every Meal, $1,000
• Scandia: Scandia Heritage Alliance, $2,000

North Dakota

• Bismarck: 31:8 Project, $2,000
• Bismarck: Abused Adult Resource Center, $1,000
• Bismarck: Bismarck Parks and Recreation District, $2,000
• Bismarck: Dakota Children's Advocacy Center, $1,600
• Bismarck: Heartview Foundation, $2,000
• Bowman: Southwest Healthcare Services, $2,000
• Casselton: Community of Care, $1,000
• Cooperstown: Griggs County Hospital Nursing Home, $1,000
• Devils Lake: Anne Carlsen Center, $1,000
• Dickinson: Dickinson Area Public Library, $1,500
• Fargo: BIO Girls, Inc., $1,000
• Fargo: Essentia Health Fargo Foundation, $1,500
• Fargo: Fargo Memorial Honor Guard, $1,500
• Fargo: Full Circle Academy, $1,000
• Grand Forks: Grand Forks Foundation for Education, $2,500
• Grand Forks: Grand Forks Parks & Recreation Foundation, $1,000
• Harvey: City of Harvey, $1,000
• Hillsboro: Hillsboro Backpack Program, $1,000
• Mandan: Central Dakota Humane Society, $1,000
• Mapleton: Mapleton Volunteer Fire Department, $1,000
• Minot: Dakota Hope Clinic, $2,000
• Minot: Project BEE, $1,500
• Stanton: Coal Country Animal Rescue, $1,000
• Wahpeton: North Dakota State College of Science Foundation, $1,000
• Washburn: Washburn Volunteer Ambulance Inc., $1,000

South Dakota

• Caputa: Black Hills Raptor Center, $1,000
• Doland: Doland Fire and Rescue, $2,500
• Harrisburg: Tiger Softball Club, $1,000
• Huron: Fishing for Families, $1,000
• Madison: Domestic Violence Network, $1,250
• Mitchell: City of Mitchell Recreation Center, $1,500
• Mitchell: First Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program, $1,000
• Rapid City: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Black Hills, $1,500
• Rapid City: Border Paws Dog Rescue, $1,000
• Rapid City: Fork Real Community Cafe, $1,000
• Rapid City: One Spirit, $1,000
• Rapid City: South Dakota Service Dogs Foundation, $2,000
• Rapid City: Volunteers of America Northern Rockies, $1,000
• Rapid City: Youth & Family Services, Inc., $1,250
• Sioux Falls: Casting for Recovery, Inc., $2,000
• Sioux Falls: Children’s Home Society of South Dakota, $1,000
• Sioux Falls: Feeding South Dakota, $1,500
• Sioux Falls: Great Plains Zoo, $1,000
• Sioux Falls: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls, $1,250
• Sioux Falls: McCrossan Boys Ranch, $1,000
• Sioux Falls: Sioux Falls Hope Coalition, $1,250
• Sioux Falls: Special Olympics South Dakota, $1,000
• Sioux Falls: Veterans Community Project, $2,000
• Sioux Falls: Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, $1,500
• Spearfish: Spearfish Foundation for Public Education, $1,000
• Vermillion: Boys & Girls Club of Vermillion / Boys & Girls Club of the
• Northern Plains, $2,000
• Watertown: Watertown (SD) High School, $2,100