Thursday, May 19, 2011

Northland Foundation Awards Grant

The Northland Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant to Koochiching Aging Options to support its service to older adults of Koochiching County and their families. The grant, made possible with financial support from Essentia Health, is to be used over the next twelve months for programming and growth of the organization.
Created in 1986 by The McKnight Foundation, the Northland Foundation is a diverse organization involved in grant making, business lending, and a variety of other initiatives to assist the children, families, older adults, businesses, and communities of northeastern Minnesota. Since 1986, it has awarded more than 2,800 grants totaling over $21 million to nonprofit organizations in the region.