The Chisholm Community Foundation awarded a total of $52,760 in grants in 2024, as well as $9,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors of Chisholm High School. The CCF has provided over $1.8 million in grants for community causes, which has helped to make Chisholm a better place to live, work and raise families.
Please support your CCF and make a difference in our community!
Chisholm Community Foundation: Together We Can Do So Much!
The Chisholm Community Foundation (CCF), an affiliate of the St. Paul and Minnesota Community Foundation, is a permanent, philanthropic endowment for the enduring benefit of our community. It secures, manages and allocates investors’ gifts for charitable purposes in the Chisholm area, working to improve the quality of life for local residents.
To date, the CCF has awarded over $1.8 million in grants to various organizations in and around our community. Our foundation stands as a beacon among small community foundations in our state. We are extremely proud of our accomplishments and truly grateful to all those who have contributed to the success of the CCF.
If you have any questions or need additional information. Please contact the CCF office at 218-254-1101. Thank you.
Chisholm Community Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
The CCF is accepting grant applications for 2025. Deadline is March 31, 2025. If funding allows, a second grant cycle will be offered. The deadline for those applications is September 30, 2025. Applicants must be a 501c3 public charity or government agency. To obtain a grant application, go to our website at chisholmcommunityfoundation.com or call the office at 218-254-1101. Please mail or drop off grant applications at: Chisholm Community Foundation, 4 S.W. 3rd Avenue, Chisholm, MN 55719.
The CCF Mission
Our mission is to serve the Chisholm and Balkan communities by stewarding funds for innovative and creative projects, which are responsive to community and economic development in the areas of social service, education, arts and culture, conservation, and historic and environmental preservation.
How the Chisholm Community Foundation Works
The Chisholm Community Foundation ensures that all donations go directly into community projects. All operating expenses of the CCF come from corporate partnerships and fundraisers. The CCF only spends the interest and dividend income earned on its trust. That Interest can be invested back into the community for a variety of projects that will make Chisholm a better place to live.
The foundation also may be able to leverage other money into the community for worthwhile projects. A board of local residents will choose the projects that can benefit the community the most. Learn more about how the CCF works here.
These projects are focused on improving:
- Educational opportunities
- Life for senior citizens
- The area’s environmental quality
- The ability of young people to attend college
- The beauty of the community
- Support for the arts
- The ability for local people to create projects