Working to end racism one family at a time RSS FeedsSubscribe to Alerts May 4, 2021 Up until last summer, Marie and Matt Sprader hadn’t really thought about racism. As two white people, raising their young children in the largely white community of Stillwater, they’d never experienced discrimination or even talked about…
Contact: Tom Triplett 651-222-0239 [email protected] For Immediate Release Great Idea Grant Funds to Support COVID-19 Response [STILLWATER, April 10, 2020] –Stillwater Area Community Foundation has suspended the 2020 Great Idea Competition. This year’s $10,000 award amount will be donated to the COVID-19 Response…
Stillwater, MN. – What would you do if you were given $10,000 to make your community better? Do you think you have a great idea and need funding to make it happen? Stillwater Area Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its eighth annual Great Idea Competition! Local individuals, groups,…
(By: angiehongmn December 9, 2019, Buckthorn, Keeping water clean, Outdoor Adventures) Nestled deep in the woods on the north side of Stillwater, Fairy Falls is a well-loved and well-guarded local secret. Unless someone tells you where to go, you’d never think to park on the side of the road and…
As our endowment continues to grow, so will our capacity for grant making. Normally, every fall the Stillwater Area Community Foundation issues grants to area nonprofit organizations. The focus of our grants varies from year to year. Sometimes we have an unrestricted call for applications. Other years, based on the…
By Mary Divine | [email protected] | Pioneer PressMay 21, 2019 at 8:02 pm Fairy Falls north of Stillwater will soon get some much-needed care and attention. Stillwater Township residents Kyle and Nicky TePoel are forming a new citizens group, The Friends of Fairy Falls, which will be devoted to enhancing…
Stillwater Area Community Foundation2019 Spring Event Celebrate the community you love! Tuesday, May 21, 2019 5:30 – 7:30at the Zephyr Theatre601 Main Street North, Stillwater Complimentary wine and appetizers Join us as we announce the winner of the 2019 Great Idea Competition. Hear from Sara Jespersen, 2017 winner for her…
[STILLWATER, Dec 21, 2018] – Stillwater Area Community Foundation has distributed $30,000 in grant funding to six area non-profits. Grants this year support programs and services addressing pressing community issues including diversity awareness, transportation, and homelessness. The funding, $5,000 per recipient, is made available through donations to Stillwater Area Community…
The Stillwater Area Community Foundation’s 2018-19 grant cycle is now open to qualified non-profit organizations. This year’s funding priorities will focus on programs addressing four key community issues: Diversity awareness Homelessness Affordable housing Transportation Based on feedback from community leaders, the Foundation has opted to narrow the focus and potential…
For Immediate Release June 1, 2018 Stillwater, MN—Transform mundane utility boxes into public art? That’s a Great Idea! Marine on St. Croix resident Fitzie Heimdahl is the winner of Stillwater Area Community Foundation’s sixth annual Great Idea Competition. Heimdahl will receive a grant to launch the Power of the St.…
