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July 14, 2025 – Sioux Falls, SD: As part of an ongoing commitment to being a force for good in the communities it serves, Midco has awarded 86 nonprofits, schools and local government organizations with Midco Foundation grants.

The organizations, which span 52 communities in Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, learned about their grant awards in May. In total, the Midco Foundation awarded $120,000 in grant money during this semiannual round of giving.

“These grant recipients represent the very best of our communities,” said Rhonda Erickson, Senior Community Relations Manager & Midco Foundation Executive Director. “The Foundation board, comprised of volunteer Midco team members, was inspired by the passion, impact and dedication in the applications we received, and we’re incredibly humbled to partner with these 86 organizations to be a force for good in the communities we serve.”

The Foundation board reviews and approves funding requests to charitable entities twice a year. Since 1988, the Foundation has awarded more than $6 million to causes within its service area. Some themes from this round of giving include support for:

• The American Red Cross to aid storm recovery in Bemidji, Minnesota and Jamestown, North Dakota
• Food security initiatives to contribute to community health and wellbeing
• Emergency services, including eight grants to local fire departments and the Minnehaha County Emergency Management Rescue Squad 
• Nonprofits that serve children, including three grants for Boys & Girls Club chapters 

The Midco Foundation encourages nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves to apply for future grants for special projects, facilities improvements, equipment and programs. Review the requirements, criteria and application at Midco.com/Foundation. Applications for the fall 2025 grant cycle will be accepted through August 24, 2025.

The following list details the organizations receiving spring 2025 grants: 

Kansas 

• Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, Inc.: $1,000 
• Elizabeth B Ballard Community Center, Inc.: $1,000 
• Lawrence Habitat for Humanity: $1,000 
• Douglas County Community Foundation (Eudora Community Library): $1,500 
• Children's Learning Center: $1,000 
• Foster Village Northeast KS: $1,500 
• Happy Hearts: $2,000 
• National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame: $1,000 

Minnesota 

• American Red Cross: $7,000 
• Annandale Elementary Kindergarten: $1,500 
• Becker Robotics: $1,000 
• Cardinal Power Fastpitch: $1,500 
• Every Meal: $2,000 
• Fairmont Girls Basketball Association: $1,000 
• City of Minneota: $1,000 
• Monticello Girls Fastpitch Association: $1,000 
• Operation Homefront, Inc.: $1,500 
• PeaceMaker Minnesota: $1,000 
• Prairie Five/Big Stone Lake Area Food Shelf: $1,000 
• Scandia Elementary Enrichment Foundation: $1,000 
• UC HOPE: $1,000 
• Valley Lake Boys Home INC: $1,000 
• Eventide Senior Living Communities: $2,844 
• City of Canby: $2,000 
• Bemidji Community FoodShelf: $2,000 
• Bemidji Senior Center: $1,500 
• Cass Lake-Bena Robotics Teams 3134 & 3275: $1,000 
• Ely Area Ambulance: $2,000 
• Hawley Public Schools: $1,600 
• Maple River Robotics 7541: $1,000 
• Marshmallow Animal Shelter: $1,200 
• Northeast Range School - Robotics: $1,000 
• Revitalizing Veterans Dreams: $2,000 
• United Way of Northeastern Minnesota: $1,000 
• Wabasha Area Food Share, Inc.: $2,000 

North Dakota 

• Abused Adult Resource Center (AARC): $1,000 
• AID, Incorporated: $1,500 
• Bis-Man Mentor Squad, a program of Dacotah Foundation: $1,000 
• Community Violence Intervention Center (CVIC): $1,000 
• Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch: $1,000 
• Fraser, Ltd.: $1,000 
• Grand Forks Parks & Recreation Foundation: $850 
• Hope Blooms: $1,000 
• Minot Public School Foundation: $1,000 
• ShareHouse: $1,000 
• St. Joseph's Social Care: $1,500 
• YWCA Cass Clay: $1,000 
• Homeless Helpers: $2,000 
• Red River Human Services Foundation: $1,000 
• Dickinson Parks and Recreation: $1,000 
• Circle of Friends Animal Shelter: $1,000 
• Dream Center Bismarck: $2,000 
• Grafton Volunteer Fire Department: $2,000 
• Heart-n-Soul Community Cafe Inc.: $2,000 
• Kennedy Memorial Foundation, Inc.: $1,000 
• Manvel Community Center: $1,000 
• Open Doors 65: $1,000 
• Sherwood Shares Food Pantry: $1,000 
• Washburn Public School/Imagination Library Program: $1,000 

South Dakota 

• Black Hills Works, Inc.: $1,000 
• Domestic Violence Network: $1,000 
• Feeding South Dakota: $1,500 
• First Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program: $1,500 
• The Foster Network: $2,000 
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls: $1,000 
• Harrisburg Area Food Pantry: $1,500 
• Journey of Hope: $1,000 
• Lunch is Served, Inc.: $2,000 
• Minnehaha County Rescue Squad: $1,000 
• Split Rock Fire Dept: $1,000 
• United Way Heartland Region: $1,500 
• Brandon Volunteer Fire Department: $1,500 
• City of Doland: $1,500 
• Ashton Fire Department: $1,500 
• Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area: $1,500 
• Boys & Girls Club of Vermillion: $1,000 
• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire: $2,500 
• Lennox Volunteer Fire Department: $2,500 
• Sioux Falls Sled Hockey/Hero Sports: $1,000 
• South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children: $2,000 
• Stanley County School District: $1,500 
• Team Buche Cares - Underdog Foundation: $1,000 
• VOA Northern Rockies (VOA) : $1,000 
• Washington Pavilion Management, Inc.: $1,000 
• Watertown Fire Rescue - Watertown Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) Program: $1,500 

Wisconsin 

• Westfields Hospital and Clinic: $1,000