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Chisholm Events & News

The Chisholm Community Foundation sponsors a number of wonderful events each year. These events not only raise money for grants and scholarships, but also help cover the operating costs of the CCF, to ensure your donations go directly to our causes.

CCF events are a great way to bring friends, family and the community together and provide the CCF with a substantial source of revenue. Your support of these community events is greatly appreciated and makes a huge difference!

Chisholm Community Foundation Newsletters

See our archived newsletters to learn what the CCF has been doing over the past several months!

Fall 2025

Spring 2025

Fall 2024

Spring 2024

Fall 2023

Spring 2023

2026 Events:

2026 Annual Golf Tournament

CCF 30 th Annual Golf Tournament – Monday, July 27, 2026 – Mesaba Country Club. Registration at 10:00 a.m., Tee-off time at 11:00 a.m. Cost is $125 per golfer. Cost includes green fees, lunch on the course and dinner at Valentini’s Super Club. Call 218-254-1101, e-mail ccfmn@qwestoffice.com or click the link below to register as a golfer.

Support CCF by becoming a Hole Sponsor! Your individual name or business will have its own sign placed on the course on the day of the tournament. Hole Sponsorships are $100. Please call the CCF office at 218-254-1101 or email to ccfmn@qwestoffice.net to become a Hole Sponsor.

Event Memories

CCF Hosts 29th Annual Golf Tournament

The Chisholm Community Foundation held its 29th annual golf tournament on July 28, 2025, at the Mesaba Country Club, where 110 golfers participated in a great day on the course. A delicious buffet dinner was held at Valentini’s Supper Club after the tournament.

Thank you to all our corporate partners, hole sponsors, golfers, businesses and individuals who donated prizes, and all the volunteers who gave their time to assist throughout the day and evening. With your help, we raised just over $18,000. Special thanks go out to the Chisholm Area Chamber of Commerce for conducting the raffles at the event and donating the proceeds to benefit the CCF and to the City of Chisholm for sponsoring the lunches. Join us next year on Monday, July 27, 2026, for a fun filled day on the greens!

Team Yaroscak won the tournament this year with a score of 60. Pictured from left to right are Nick Belich, Adam Shafer, Josh Bestul, Ryan Hanegmon & Mike Yaroscak. Congrats Guys!

Jim’s Sports Club Burger Bash

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Burger Bash Friend-raiser on October 29, 2025. Your generosity, enthusiasm and community spirit made the event a success once again! Every burger enjoyed and every dollar raised helps the Chisholm Community Foundation continue giving back to community s=causes. We are so grateful for your continued support. A special thank you also to the crew at Jim’s Sports Club for their hard work that evening. We appreciate you all!

Taste of Italy at Valentini’s Super Club

What an incredible night! Thank you to everyone who joined the Chisholm Community Foundation for our Tour of Italy Friend-raiser event! Your support for the CCF made the evening truly special. From the first course to the last sip, the food and wine pairings were thoughtfully chosen and so delicious. With your help we raised $5,000. We are especially grateful to Valentini’s Supper Club – Rob and Paul David for their unwavering support and going above and beyond and the staff for their hard work, Keyboard Liquor – Paul & Suzi Ruper for their tremendous support and generosity, Rita Costanzi-Charter & Judi Scott for their donation of the Wine Raffle Basket, as well as Intrigue Chocolate, Andrew Zahorsky & Jacob Barcena for their donation of the delicious truffle bars enjoyed by all and Kathy & Kristen Vake for volunteering alongside the CCF board members. Your dedication helped make the night a great success and we couldn’t have done it without you!”

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.

Chisholm Veterans Memorial Fund

Our Association with the Chisholm Community Foundation has been a good working relationship. Our member Veterans are very supportive of our fund and the Chisholm Community Foundation.

The Minnesota Discovery Center is so grateful to partner with the Chisholm Community Foundation to develop new, innovative programs and experiences that foster healthy communities, preserve our rich history, and provide opportunities for our youth.  The Foundation has helped the Discovery Center replace critical research center equipment, restore an antiquated trolley sound system, and helped double the recreational opportunities at the world-class Redhead Mountain Bike Park by providing funding for a community dock.  These investments will help us continue our nonprofit mission to preserve and promote Iron Range history for decades to come.

As a Chisholm school board director and past Chisholm Community Foundation (CCF) board member, I have seen first-hand the importance of the CCF’s involvement with the schools and our community.  The grants and scholarships the Foundation awards are so important to the success of the Chisholm School District and the viability of our town.  Our community is very fortunate to have an awesome organization in its midst that is always working to make Chisholm a better place to live, work and raise families.

Philanthropy doesn’t need to be complicated nor does it require great wealth. We found a way to participate in giving back to the community we love that’s convenient, financially comfortable and personally rewarding. We chose to use life insurance as our way to give back for the education and community services that were provided to us over our life time. We took out a $100,000 life insurance policy and named the CCF as the beneficiary and the irrevocable owner of the policy. By working with the Minnesota Community Foundation and our financial advisor, we were able to find a way that will create future unrestricted funds for the foundation and leave a legacy.

Both of us graduated with the Class of 1968 and personally received 26 years (K-12 X 2) of education that currently is valued at about $12,000 per year. So, it seemed right for us to try to repay a part of what our parents, grandparents, and citizens of Chisholm had invested in us. The community of Chisholm provided a great place to raise our two children. Chisholm is a special place with a bright future. We liked the fact that we are contributing to sustain the community by providing resources to make it even better!

Be a part of the fun, unique and energetic events sponsored by the CCF! It’s a great way to support your community and get to know people! Mark your calendar for upcoming events now!

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Whether you’re a local business, a family, or a resident, we have a number of options that allow you to donate specifically to the areas of community service that you care most deeply about!

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Named donations and planned gifts are a great way to support the Chisholm community. Honor your friends, family members or neighbors while investing in your hometown in specific and meaningful ways ways!

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We are proud to offer grants for innovative and important Chisholm community projects as well as scholarships to invest in the lives of our youth!

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