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Blandin Foundation is seeking a full-time Director of Rural Grantmaking.

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December 2023 Grants List

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Blandin Foundation CFO Daniel Lemm named to St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation Board

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2024-25 Scholarship Applications Are Now Open!

Blandin Foundation Scholarships – $1,000 to $6,000 per student each year – are for every student of high schools in the Itasca County area and Hill City, Remer, Blackduck, Northome and Bug O Nay Ge Shig schools. Apply Today!

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Blandin Foundation CEO Included in 2024 TCB 100

Twin Cities Business released their annual shortlist of influencers, thought leaders and key players likely to be making news or driving change in the year ahead. Tuleah Palmer was included among CEOs, founders, government officials and innovators from across the state.

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The urgent need for affordable housing in rural communities

MPR’s Rural Voice series hosted a town hall discussion in Two Harbors about how to creatively solve the affordable housing bottleneck for rural communities.

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Blandin Foundation's CEO Tuleah Palmer on the Mainstreet Minnesota Podcast

Tuleah joins host Blois Olson along with Roy Smith (IRRB, MN North) and Steve Loney (Kiesler Wellness Center) to discuss mental health, housing and energy costs.

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A New Strategic Direction

Aligning our resources toward a sustainable, equitable future for rural Minnesota.

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Greater MN Housing Fund tackles NE Minnesota housing crisis with 400+ housing units and Blandin Foundation support

September 22, 2023

$1 million grant to build regional capacity for more affordable housing signals the Foundation’s focus on housing as key infrastructure for local communities Key points: The $1 million grant will help Greater Minnesota Housing Fund launch a 3-year, 400-plus unit rural housing project in the Grand Rapids and Leech Lake areas The project will focus…

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Uniting Communities Through Placemaking Projects

March 12, 2024

One mom’s mission to give Goodland Township’s gathering space a boost grew to a community collaboration Sarah Detjen didn’t set out to oversee a major community construction project. But when she began talking about rebuilding her local park, her vision and determination drew friends, neighbors and strangers to the project, building back the park better…

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