Community Impact Grant
As our endowment continues to grow, so does our capacity for grant making. For many years, in the Fall, Stillwater Area Community Foundation has issued grants to area nonprofit organizations. Beginning in 2025, we have renamed this grant Community Impact Grant. The focus of this grant will rotate among four different areas year to year: Youth Enrichment, Environmental Impact, Social Support, and Vibrant Arts.
2025 will focus on Youth Enrichment, details below.
2026 will focus on Environmental Impact. The Environmental Impact Grant supports programs, projects, and events in the Stillwater area that promote environmental education, impactful outdoor experiences, and habitat restoration. Initiatives may include, but are not limited to outdoor education programs, science-based learning, habitat conservation efforts, and events to engage the community in hands-on environmental experiences.
2027 will focus on Social Support. The Social Support Impact Grant funds initiatives that enhance access to essential services like housing, food, healthcare, and transportation, fostering equity, well-being, and community resilience.
2028 will focus on Vibrant Arts. This grant supports arts organizations dedicated to enriching the community through visual, literary, and performing arts, as well as arts events, experiences, and education. The scope may extend to innovative areas fostering creativity and engagement in artistic expressions. The funding aims to inspire and cultivate a vibrant arts culture in the greater Stillwater area.
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2025 Youth Enrichment Grant
The Youth Enrichment Grant supports programs that foster youth development and well-being. It inspires growth, connection, and learning through initiatives such as outdoor education, health and wellness programs, diversity and inclusion activities, mentorship and leadership development, and skill-building opportunities. The grant prioritizes innovative, inclusive efforts that empower youth to thrive and contribute to their community.
Timeline
Application opens 3/1/25, deadline 4/15/25
Beginning 3/1/25 you may click here to begin the application process.
Recommendation to Foundation Board 5/13/25
Announce Winner(s) June 2025
Fall Grant Previous Awards
2022 Public Health & Safety
The Stillwater Area Community Foundation Fall Grant for 2022 of up to $10,000 focused on public health and safety within our communities. Focus areas included, but were not limited to: Conflict Resolution, Violence Prevention, Community Crime Prevention, Surface Water and Ground Water Protection, and Environmental Health Issues. Open to individuals, businesses, groups and nonprofits. $5000 was awarded to Bayport Police Department to re-establish the Police Department Canine Program. The program will assist Bayport officers (and surrounding communities), with scent-based K-9 work to enhance narcotics detection in the community as well as locate missing persons such as vulnerable teens or elders.
2021 - A Healthy Post-Pandemic Community
The focus of our Fall Grant for 2021 was the impacts of the pandemic on the overall health of our friends, neighbors, and the greater community. The grant focused on addressing community health and wellness, which has been so greatly impacted by the pandemic.
The recipient of our 2021 grant was River Valley Trails for Limitless Cycling. Limitless Cycling implemented a unique model of sharing adaptive bicycles. Their free service is available to area senior living facility residents and nonprofit organizations serving veteran and disabled communities. Click here for a press release on this innovative program!
Past Fall Grant Recipients
2022
Bayport Police Dept K-9 Program
2021
Limitless Cycling
Our 2019/2020 grants
were suspended due to Foundation strategic realignment, and Covid-19
2018
StoryArk
Dyslexia Advocates
Youth Service Bureau
FamilyMeans
Community Thread
2017
Canvas Health
The Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization
Stillwater Area High School