THE INITIATIVE FOUNDATION'S nonprofit grants, business loans, and leadership programs help people to help themselves. Through common sense and community engagement, we strive to create long-term change rather than just providing "charity."

Every hometown in central Minnesota benefits from the foundation. Your endowment gift may revitalize a rural downtown, preserve a lake or river, create a quality job, and prepare a young child for kindergarten, among countless other results.

We believe that strengthening communities takes understanding and taking action on many issues at once. That's why we work tirelessly to:

-Strengthen Economic Opportunity & Jobs
-Preserve Key Places & Natural Resources
-Support Children, Youth & Families
-Build Nonprofit Effectiveness
-Encourage the Spirit of Giving

For every dollar you invest, we give back an average of $5.59 through grants and business investments. That's a return of 559%. (Compare that to your 401K!) Gifts to our endowment are also DOUBLED by matching contributions from The McKnight Foundation. The Initiative Foundation is rated a 4-star charity by Charity Navigator and meets all Charities Review Council standards.

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