Submitted by Marlys Wisch
Twelve regional nonprofits were granted funding from the Two Harbors Area Fund; eight nonprofits received grants from the LaBounty Family Fund.
TWO HARBORS AREA FUND
Led by an advisory board of local volunteers, our mission is to enhance the quality of life for citizens in the Two Harbors and surrounding area. We support initiatives that meet the changing needs of our community in the following areas: the arts, civic projects, education, the environment and human services. The fund may, from time to time, emphasize one area over another when emerging needs or opportunities require special attention.
2024 Grant Recipients Total: $51,820.00
- Above and Beyond with U, $5000
- Boy Scouts of America-Voyageurs Area Council, $5000
Starting Cub Scouts in Two Harbors
- Community Partners, $5000
Working with seniors
- Justice North (fka LASNEM), $1770
Providing legal services for low-income, variety of services
- Knife River Heritage & Cultural Center, $5000
Build shelter over the commercial fishing exhibit
- North Shore Collaborative, $1000
Excellent program LOTS, for children’s literacy
- North Shore Horizons, Inc., $5000
Short term service provision, vital to our community
- Northern STEM Robotics, $5000
Robotics Reboot, strong program encouraging students to be involved with STEM
- Two Harbors Area Food Shelf, $5000
Providing fresh and healthy food for the community
- Two Harbors Community Radio, $4850
Youth Radio Initiative, engage youth, connecting our community
- Two Harbors Soccer Club, $4200
Summer Adventure Soccer Academies
- Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity, $5000
Adapting Two Harbors homes, Age in Place
LABOUNTY FAMILY FUND 2024 Grants Total: $24,453.00
Mission: The fund primarily provides assistance to projects that promote economic development in the Two Harbors area. Economic development, in order to qualify as a charitable purpose, must benefit the public directly and significantly, with any private benefit only incidental and not substantial when compared with the public benefits.
- Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, $4500
RSVP program, keeps seniors active and social involvement, healthy
- Community Partners, $2400
Technology improvements
- Justice North (fka LASNEM), $2500
Provide legal services for low-income citizens, variety of legal services
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum, $2000
Sensory Friendly Day Out with Thomas the Train, request for inclusion and opportunities for all.
- PCs for People, $5000
Technology Access to bridge the digital divide.
- Superior Hiking Trail Association, $2000
Volunteer trail skills training
- Two Harbors Area Food Shelf, $3000
Providing fresh and healthy food for Lake County
- Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity, $3053
Capacity development to adapt homes, Age in Place
The next granting cycle opens January 3, 2025, closes March 3, 2025, please visit www.dsacommunityfoundation.com for more information!
Both funds are affiliated with the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation. The Two Harbors Area Fund was established in 1998 and has distributed $744,315.28 to Two Harbors and surrounding area nonprofits.
