Grant Recipients

SINCE 2021, $29,775 HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO OUR COMMUNITY!

2024 GRANTS AWARDED - TOTAL: $14,400

$1,000 for Junior Achievement North - Lyon County
$1,000 for the Cottonwood Fire Department
$1,000 for the Cottonwood Ambulance Department
$2,000 for Improvements for Veteran's Memorial Park
$500 for Lakeview School Robotics Unit
$1,000 for Lakeview School Sensory Exploration
$1,500 for Mission Possible Service Projects
$1,600 for Community Christmas Giving Tree
$500 for Lakeview School Community Education Lending Library
$1,000 for MN River Valley Education (MRVED) Special Education
$1,800 for Cottonwood Food Pantry
$1,500 for Lakeview School Youth Soccer

2023 GRANTS AWARDED - TOTAL: $3,700

$1,000 for Clothed With Love
$1,000 for the Cottonwood Fire Department
$1,000 for Lakeview School Dementia Friends
$700 for Cottonwood Food Pantry

2022 GRANTS AWARDED - TOTAL: $6,675

$1,000 for the Lakeview School CEO Program (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities)
$1,000 for Lakeview School Early Childhood STEAM program
$1,000 for the Cottonwood Ambulance
$1,000 for the Lakeview School Robotics Team
$1,000 for the Cottonwood Fire Department
$1,000 for the Lakeview School FCCLA Chapter/FCS Education
$675 for the Cottonwood Splash Pad

2021 GRANTS AWARDED - TOTAL: $5,000

$1,000 for the Lakeview School Physical Education Department towards the purchase of a set of snowshoes.
$1,500 for the Cottonwood Food Pantry.
$500 for the Lakeview School Lego Robotics team towards the purchase of a set of Legos.
$1,500 for the City of Cottonwood for upgrading waste receptacles for downtown Cottonwood.
$500 for the Lakeview School FCCLA Chapter/FCS Education towards their chapter fee and other supplies.

Grant Guidelines

The Cottonwood Area Community Foundation encourages grant applications from non-profit, tax-exempt organizations, schools, churches (for non-sectarian purposes), residences and businesses within the Cottonwood postal area: arts and culture, community and economic development, education, the environment, health and wellness, human services, and youth and seniors.

General Grant Guidelines for applicants to the Cottonwood Area Community Foundation

Must be submitted by a 501c3 organization, a unit of government, or by a public agency. Organizations that are not tax exempt must apply through a fiscal agent willing to accept financial responsibility for the project. Preference will be given to projects submitted by local applicants.

Grants generally range from $500 to $1,000 but are not limited to these amounts. The Foundation would prefer funding up to 50% of a project. Generally, the remaining 50% should be provided through other sources including in-kind donations.

Grant-making Priorities:

Avoid duplication of services

Benefit the greatest number of people and yield substantial community benefit

Strengthen or improve the organization’s self-sufficiency and efficiency

Promote youth development

Address emerging community needs