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Important Year-End Giving Dates for Donors
Important Year-End Giving Dates for Donors

As you make plans for your 2023 year-end fund contributions and grant recommendations, please keep in mind these important dates.

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Donor's Future Fund Will Support Her Favorite Causes for Years to Come
Donor's Future Fund Will Support Her Favorite Causes for Years to Come

Learn how Connie Roehrich plans to support her favorite causes with a future fund.

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Benefits of Having a Trusted Philanthropic Partner
Benefits of Having a Trusted Philanthropic Partner

Learn why attorney Abby Leach Schumaker partners with the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation to help her clients fulfill their giving goals.

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Brothers Honor their Father’s Legacy by Investing in Hometown
Brothers Honor their Father’s Legacy by Investing in Hometown

Learn how brothers Kip and Jeff are carrying on their parents’ mission to support the City of Wadena through their family foundation.

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Five Tips for Researching Nonprofit Organizations to Support
Five Tips for Researching Nonprofit Organizations to Support

These tips provide a useful guide for donors choosing to make a first-time gift to an organization.

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Putting Youth & Housing at the Forefront of Giving
Putting Youth & Housing at the Forefront of Giving

Learn how fundholders Curt & Timm are using their donor advised fund to make an impact on youth and families.

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What are Non-Cash Assets?
What are Non-Cash Assets?

Donating non cash assets like real estate or cryptocurrency can allow you to make a significant impact on your favorite causes.

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The Charitable Gift of Life Insurance
The Charitable Gift of Life Insurance

Create a charitable legacy by donating a gift of life insurance.

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Red Wing College Promise Program Offers Free Tuition to Local Youth
Red Wing College Promise Program Offers Free Tuition to Local Youth

The Jones Family Foundation makes an impact on students in the city of Red Wing by providing free tuition.

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2022 Year In Review
2022 Year In Review

2022 was a hybrid year for many of us. The Foundation adapted to new challenges and expanded the way we support nonprofits with our grantmaking and our donors with their giving.

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Real Estate Donation Offers One Donor New Ways to Support Human Rights
Real Estate Donation Offers One Donor New Ways to Support Human Rights

Learn how fundholder Dick Senese turned his property into gifts for his favorite causes with a real estate donation to his donor advised fund.

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Top 5 Reasons to Partner with a Community Foundation
Top 5 Reasons to Partner with a Community Foundation

Here are five unique benefits of working with a community foundation to reach your charitable giving goals.

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Turning Rental Property into a Charitable Gift
Turning Rental Property into a Charitable Gift

Fundholder KJ turned her rental property into funding to support her favorite causes through a donation to her donor advised fund.

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Donating Retirement Assets
Donating Retirement Assets

Nonprofit Strategies Manager Elizabeth McCray breaks down the three most common ways donors can give retirement assets to the causes they care about.

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How to Make a Donor Advised Fund Part of Your Estate Plan
How to Make a Donor Advised Fund Part of Your Estate Plan

Here are answers to common questions on how to include a charitable giving fund in your estate plan.

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How A Legacy Letter Can Deepen Family Relationships
How A Legacy Letter Can Deepen Family Relationships

Legacy letters provide a peek at the past and a direction for the future.

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