SMIF Otto Bremer Trust Grants

Through a partnership with the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) and its Community Responsive Fund, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) will award $780,000 in grants to organizations that directly respond to immediate challenges and opportunities in southern Minnesota.

Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to organizations whose work aligns with one or more of the OBT Community Responsive Fund focus areas, including: literacy, adoption and foster care, children’s health, children’s disability services and mental health.

Organizations must be IRS determined 501(c)3 organizations located in SMIF’s region, which includes 20 counties and one Native nation, including Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, and Olmstead Counties.

The grant cycle is now open and will close on Tuesday, May 6 at 3 p.m.

Learn more at smifoundation.org/communitygrants.