Previous Community Fund Grants

2012 Community Fund Grants

  • Habitat for Humanity ReStore Expansion $5,000
  • Kiwanis Holiday Lights $50,000
  • LEEP Transportation $10,000
  • Merely Players Facility Updates $4,000
  • MSO Rockin' by the River Free Concert $2,000
    YWCA Girls Inc. Pilot $5,000

2012 Donor Advised Fund Grants

Thin Film Technology Fund

  • Minnesota State University , Mankato – Scholarships $6,000
  • Minnesota State University , Mankato – Southern Minnesota Regional Science Fairs $6,000
  • South Central College, North Mankato – Right Skills Now $6,000
  • South Central College, North Mankato – Scholarships $5,000
  • South Central College, North Mankato –Zap Camp $1,000

2011 Community Fund Grants

  • Boys and Girls Club of Greater Mankato $7,500
  • Camp Sweet Life Adventures $1,000
  • Central Freedom School $7,000
  • Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Video $2,000
  • Fallenstein Designated Fund - Miracle League of North Mankato $5,000
  • Fallenstein Designated Fund - City of North Mankato $15,000
  • LEEP $1,000
  • Mankato Area 77 Lancers $500
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato/Good Thunder Reading Series $2,500
  • Partners for Affordable Housing Life-Long Learning - $3,000
  • Open Door Health Clinic $6,500*
  • Special Olympics Minnesota $1,000
  • Thin Film Technology Fund - Robotics Team 2,000

2011 Donor Advised Fund Grants

Cheryl and Yanni Lee Fund

  • Blue Earth Nicollet County Humane Society $1000
  • Greater Mankato Early Learning Initiative READY for Kindergarten $1,000
  • Habitat for Humanity $1,500
  • Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans $2,000
  • Minnesota Women's Consortium $1,000
  • Partners for Affordable Housing $1,500
  • Rural Aids Action Network $1,000

Thin Film Technology Fund

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato – Adjunct Engineering Faculty $20,000
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato – College of Science, Engineering and Technology Scholarships $6,000
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato – Formula SAE Competition $1,000
  • Minnesota State University , Mankato – Southern Minnesota Regional Science Fairs $6,000
  • South Central College, North Mankato – Scholarships $10,000

2010 Community Fund Grants

  • City Center Partnership CityArt Sculpture Walk $5,000
  • Greater Mankato Early Learning Initiative READY! for Kindergarten $4,500
  • Merely Players Sound System $2,500
  • Partners for Affordable House Student to Student Mentoring Program $2,500
  • Special Olympics Spring Games $1,000
  • Blue Earth County Historical Society Front Street Project $2,500
  • 2011 Martin Luther King Jr Commemorative Board $500
  • Mankato Area Community Band $1,600
  • Greater Mankato Diversity Council REEL Culture Festival $1,500

2010 Donor Advised Fund Grants

Thin Film Technology Fund

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato – Adjunct Engineering Faculty $20,000
  • South Central College, North Mankato – Scholarships $10,000