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1 | ANNUAL REPORT 2015
2015 HIGHLIGHTS
In the past year, CommunityGiving...
w Provided over $6.1 million in philanthropic support in the region.
w Received $7 million in gifts.
w Surpassed $112 million in total assets.
w Added 44 new funds, with a total over 650.
w Partnered with over 400 volunteers to pursue our mission to
engage people, connect resources and build community.
ENGAGING PEOPLE. BUILDING COMMUNITY.

A NEW ERA OF PHILANTHROPY
For 30 years the Central Minnesota Community Foundation,
along with its partner foundations in Alexandria, Brainerd
and Willmar, have fueled positive change, transforming
today’s goodwill into tomorrow’s legacies. In the beginning
Alex Didier, the founder of the Central Minnesota
Community Foundation (CMCF), believed that if they
created a community foundation, generous people would
come forward to give back to their local communities.
George Torrey, as Board Chair in the 1990’s, believed that
the CMCF should extend that dream beyond the boundaries
of Greater St. Cloud to support the Brainerd,Willmar and
Alexandria areas. More recently, Dennis Gregory, immediate
CMCF Past Board Chair and Brian Myres, who chaired
the CommunityGiving task force, believed the Foundation
needed to create the right structure to sustain these
partnerships and possibly create new ones.This past year
the time was right to make a strategic decision on how we
continue to grow now, and in the future.
CommunityGiving was born.
CommunityGiving unites the Alexandria, Brainerd,Willmar
and the Greater St. Cloud areas under a single framework
to create efficiencies that maximize donors’ impact.This
partnership of the four communities is built on three core
values: respect for the autonomy of each of the partners, a
focus on economies of scale to achieve greater operating
efficiencies and a willingness of all partners to collaborate
with one another. CommunityGiving will allow us to do what
we do even better — help donors achieve their charitable
goals and ensure their legacies are remembered for
generations to come.We envision a family of thriving
communities that will find inspiring ways to turn goodwill
into great success stories.
As we look to the future we are excited for this new era of
philanthropy and the impact this collective foundation will
have on communities we serve.
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DEAR FRIENDS,
During orientation, we often ask new Board members to pause….and think about the future.We ask them to
reflect 30 or 50 years down the road and think about what the future of the community and the community
foundation might look like. We ask them to think about the potential that the Foundation might have 30 or
50 years down the road to impact the lives of the people living in the community.We ask them to think about
the donors and fund holders and the legacies the Foundation might hold.
This past year the Central Minnesota Community Foundation passed one of those 30-year milestones.
Gathered at the River’s Edge Convention Center, we honored those visionaries and donors who took a risk
and established the Central Minnesota Community Foundation in 1985.Their vision ignited philanthropy in
the greater St. Cloud area and beyond.As of the close of the last fiscal year, their vision had resulted in:
w A Foundation with total assets in excess of $112 million
w 650 component funds
w $6.1 million in annual grantmaking to non profit organizations
w 4 core affiliate foundations operating in 4 regional centers of Minnesota
And last year, the board of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation along with its partners in
Alexandria, Brainerd and Willmar imagined a new umbrella structure — CommunityGiving — to further grow
and develop philanthropic resources.
As of April 1, 2015 the new organizational entity — CommunityGiving — will serve as a common back room
to create efficiencies for the Alexandria Area Community Foundation, the Brainerd Lakes Area Community
Foundation, the Central Minnesota Community Foundation and the Willmar Area Community Foundation.
Each Foundation will be led by a local Board of Directors and gain economies of scale and efficiencies by
partnering with CommunityGiving.
We are not absolutely certain what the future might hold, but we do believe 30 years from today the collective
work of all the Foundations will be greatly impacting the lives of people in the communities we serve. Under
the brand of CommunityGiving, we will be working together to Engage Donors, Connect Resources and Build
Community. Thank you so much for your generosity and support!
Sincerely,
Maryanne Mahowald, Board Chair Steve Joul, President & CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Members of the 2015-2016 CommunityGiving board team.
(pictured left to right)
Maryanne Mahowald, Chair • Community Volunteer
Jim Roelofs, Secretary • Community Volunteer
John Lindstrom,Vice Chair • Community Volunteer
Colette Carlson,Treasurer • CliftonLarsonAllen
Bruce Pohlig • Community Volunteer
Steve Joul, President & CEO • CommunityGiving
Karlo Goerges • Pequot Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
Ken Behm • Home State Bank
(not pictured)
Fred Bursch • Bursch Travel
Steve Linder • Lakeland Broadcasting Company
Asha Morgan Moran • ClearPath Consulting
Steve Windfeldt • Preferred Credit

mission
The mission of the Alexandria
Area Community Foundation is to
engage people, connect resources
and build community.
grants since founding
$537,468
total assets
$1.5 Million
2015 - 2016 board
Dave Vagle • Chair
Bill Flaig • Vice Chair
Bruce Pohlig • Treasurer
Melissa Hoven • Secretary
Tom Anderson
Fred Bursch
Paula Jackson
Kelly Jenzen
Shari Laven
Loren Liesemeyer
Jonathan Olson
Jason Pohlen
Jeff Restad
Sally Smith
Joshua Tatge
Judy Radil • Foundation Assistant
Barb Carlson • CommunityGiving Consultant
legacy society
Fred and Terri Bursch
Jeanne and Ken Howell
Wayne and Diana Knauf
Foundation Funds
designated
Bill and Helena Gleeson Book Fund
donor advised
Fred and Terri Bursch Charitable Fund
M.W. (Pete) and Audrey Bursch Charitable Fund
Randy Fischer Legacy Fund
Del and Cathy Kirkeby Fund
Loren and Kathryn Liesemeyer Foundation Fund
Rick and Sandy Paulsen Family Fund
James and Elsie Richardson Fund
Ruth M. Stewart Family Foundation Fund
unrestricted
Alexandria Area Administrative Endowment Fund
Alexandria Area General Fund
Alexandria Area Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Indicates a new fund for the fiscal year 2015-2016.
Difference Maker Grants
The Alexandria Area Community Foundation (AACF) awarded
two Difference Maker Grants in the past year to further
the essential work of these key organizations dedicated to
enriching the local community. These grants support local
organizations fulfilling their important missions and help foster
a better community for everyone.
The Runestone Museum Foundation was granted a $10,000
matching grant to help with the restoration of Big Ole, the
“icon” of the Alexandria and Douglas County. The project will
include fully repainting the statue.
The Alexandria Senior Center was granted $20,000 to expand
the nutrition services program to accommodate the increasing
number of aging and vulnerable residents in Douglas County.
The project will include finishing the kitchen upgrades for
energy efficiency, food storage, air quality improvements and
add additional service routes with volunteer drivers.
The Alexandria Area Community Foundation looks to provide
leadership, financial support and make connections that go
beyond the grant to advance the overall good of the community.

MAKE A MARK IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Leave a legacy.
R
andy Fischer was a man who made a mark in Alexandria. He was an entrepreneur, a real estate
broker, an investor. He believed in his product and in the community, and he worked relentlessly for
both.As Paula Jackson, a real estate colleague, describes him,“He was a non-stop ball of energy.”
Randy died unexpectedly on November 18, 2013 while on a trip to China with his wife Janet. Faced with
his loss and the necessity of making a decision about memorial gifts, Janet took Paula’s suggestion that a
fund in Randy’s honor be established at the Alexandria Area Community Foundation. Community members
responded generously, and Janet now has a fund that she can use to help others.
Randy and Janet were both originally from the area — Villard and Evansville — and after Randy’s four years
in the Marine Corps, they married and settled in Holmes City. Seven years later they moved to Alexandria.
The area was a perfect place to settle as Randy had a passion for the outdoors — hunting, fishing and just
being outside.After 16 years of marriage, they decided they wanted children; first Boone and then Mitch
were born. The boys, now 20 and 18 years old, developed the same passion for the outdoors and the four
of them hunted and fished together.That love of the outdoors led to some of Randy and Janet’s volunteer
activities — Ducks Unlimited and others. Randy’s slogan was God-Family-Country.
Randy was a philanthropist — he and Janet gave to people in immediate need and most often, this was
done anonymously. He was a patriot and believed strongly in supporting veterans.Another sign of his
compassion was that he loved working with first-time home buyers, helping families find an affordable and
appealing residence.
His death has left a hole in the local real estate world and the Alexandria community, but with the Randy
Fischer Legacy Fund, he will long be remembered.
Randy was a philanthropist — he and Janet
gave to people in immediate need and
most often, this was done anonymously.
randy fischer

mission
The mission of the Brainerd Lakes
Area Community Foundation is to
engage people, connect resources,
$3.4 Million
total assets
$7.8 Million
2015 - 2016 board
Bob Sweeney • Chair
Tom Anderson • Vice Chair
Tim Bergin • Treasurer
Ray Charpentier • Secretary
David Cowell
Ruth Gmeinder
Linda S. Hanson
Mary Jetland
Tom Reek
Janelle Riley
Jim Roelofs
Pastor Andy Smith
Dr. Carol Winegar
Wendy Roy • CommunityGiving Consultant
legacy society
Bill and Jane Brekken
Lynn Davis
Kenneth and Virginia Merrill
Ron and Darlene Schaefer
John† and Mildred Sullivan
† Deceased
Foundation Funds
agency
Brainerd Family YMCA Foundation Fund
Brainerd Public Schools Foundation Fund
Brainerd Rotary Foundation Fund
Camp Confidence Endowment Fund
Kinship Partners Endowment Fund
Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity
Endowment Fund
Lakes Area Senior Center Endowment
Flexible Fund
Lutheran Church of the Cross Foundation Fund
Ski Gull Fund
designated
Dorothy Barthel Fund
Camp Lake Placid Maintenance Fund
CRMC Charitable Fund
Friends of Greenwood Cemetery Fund
Friends of Nisswa Lake Park Fund
Heritage Assembly of God
Children’s Ministry Fund
Heritage Assembly of God
Youth Maintenance Fund
Nisswa Fire Department Fund
donor advised
Thomas and Beth Anderson Family Fund
The Annabelle Fund
Douglas Arndt Fund
Bergin Family Fund
Brekken Family Fund
Jean Collins Fund
Michael Converse Memorial Fund
David and Catherine Cowell Family Fund
Diamond Trust Fund
Robert J. and LaVonne Danzl Family Fund
The Erickson Family Fund
GEMA Fund
Gracie Lee Fund
Gustafson Family Foundation Fund
Gustafson Family Flexible Fund
Hadland Family Fund
Hall Family Fund
Linda S. Hanson Family Fund
The Hannah Charity Fund
The Hostas Fund
Hunt Family Fund
Lloyd and Ingrid Anderson Fund
Kathleen Kubat Jasperson Foundation for
Neglected Girls and Women Fund
JMJF Fund
Joshua Fund
Ronald E. and Doris M. Juhl Family Fund
Lakeland Mold Charitable Fund
Let’s Go Viral Fund
Roger and Judy Lykins Family Fund
Charles McQuinn Memorial Fund
Person Family Fund
Pike Family Fund
Tom and Nancy Reek Family Fund
Roberts Family Fund
Roelofs Family Fund
Ron and Darlene Schaefer Family Fund
John Schaubach Fund
Charles and Jan Sheets Fund
John and Darlene Sullivan Fund
The Sweeney Family Fund
field of interest
Brainerd Women’s Fund
Crow Wing County Drug and
Sobriety Court Fund
Katherine Helen Erickson Jacob Church
of Thor Building Preservation Fund
Katherine Helen Erickson Jacob Saron
Cemetery Fund
Lakes Area Music Festival Fund
Lakes Area Recovery and Sobriety Fund
Nisswa Enhanced Reading Fund
Ruttger’s Enhanced School Reading Fund
Spirit of Hope Fund
scholarships
Garrison Area Scholarship Fund
Reverend Waldo and Bea Trask
Scholarship Fund
General John and Avis Vessey
Mathematics, Science, and
Engineering Scholarship Fund
for Onamia High School
General John and Avis Vessey
Scholarship Fund at Central Lakes College
unrestricted
Irma Anderson Fund
Brainerd Lakes Administrative
Endowment Fund
Brainerd Lakes General Fund
Brainerd Lakes Unrestricted
Endowment Fund
ICL Fund

While the Andersons have chosen
several local organizations to benefit
from their personal involvement, they
are extremely active on a national scale.
penny and lee anderson
FOSTER PHILANTHROPY
Give back locally and beyond.
F
ueled by a passion for education and medical
science, and an admiration for veterans, Lee and
Penny Anderson of Nisswa have been selected as
the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation’s
2015 Award in Philanthropy recipients.
Each year, the Brainerd Lakes Area Community
Foundation celebrates the generosity of the community
and recognizes individuals who have fostered passion
and vision for philanthropy in the Lakes Area through its
Annual Award in Philanthropy.
Lee Anderson is owner and chairman of APi Group, Inc.,
the parent company to over 40 fire protection, industrial
and specialty construction companies located throughout
North America and the United Kingdom.
While the Andersons have chosen several local
organizations to benefit from their personal involvement,
they are extremely active on a national scale. Some of
the organizations to which they have provided substantial
support in recent years include St Thomas University,
Saint Paul; Breck School, Golden Valley; United States
Military Academy at West Point, New York; Boston
Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts; and the Defender’s
Lodge at the Palo Alto Department of Veterans Affairs
Hospital in California.
The Brainerd Rotary
Foundation Fund
Rotarians are neighbors, friends and
community leaders who come together
to create positive, lasting change in our
communities and around the world.
The Brainerd Rotary Foundation Fund was
established at the Brainerd Lakes Area Community
Foundation in 2014.The Rotary Fund directly
impacts youth in Pre-K through 12 located in the
Brainerd Lakes Area through grants.
“The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation
is a well-managed option for investing our
Foundation dollars,” says Mike Burton, Rotary
Foundation Fund Committee member.
The club relies on private donations and the
success of annual fundraisers to fund charitable
programs in the area and around the globe.The
Rotary Foundation looks to primarily fund projects
that are meaningful in addressing critical issues.
Establishing their Agency Fund at the Brainerd
Lakes Area came about through research by the
Brainerd Rotary Foundation Committee for all area
options. Rotary Foundation Fund Treasurer Roy
Hurin explained,“We see it as a partnership with
the community because the BLACF is a local entity
that has the capacity to professionally manage all
of their investments.We don’t need an Investment
Committee to make important financial decisions.
We use our time and talent to grow our fund and to
support special projects in our community.”
Read more at CommunityGiving.org.

mission
The mission of the Central
Minnesota Community Foundation is
to engage people, connect resources,
$82.2 Million
total assets
$78.5 Million
2015 - 2016 board
John Herges • Chair
Steve Windfeldt • Vice Chair
Michael Noonan • Treasurer
Joyce Schlough • Secretary
Colette Carlson
Loran Hall
Steve Laraway
Debra Leigh
Maryanne Mahowald
Tohow Siyad
Ashish Vaidya, Ph.D.
Brad Wheelock
Dan Steil
Steve Joul
President
Greta Stark-Kraker
Executive Operations Manager
Susan Lorenz
Director of Community Programs
Courtney Schmidt
Donor Relations Coordinator
Amy Sprout
Administrative Assistant
legacy society
Kathleen E.Allen
Jack and Janie Amundson
Jim and Lois Anderson
Shelly Bauerly Kopel and Scott Kopel
Jason K. Bernick
Mimi and Dick Bitzan
DeWayne Brever
Jeanie Brever
Dr. Luther† and Julie Aronson Dehnel
Dick Dillon
Nancy Ehlen
Douglas C. and Gerri Elletson
Nancy and Bob Ferche
Jack and Eileen Gau
Dennis and Barbara Gregory
Brad and Lisa Hanson
Jack and Geri Happe
Patrice Hedlund and Ennis Arntson
Leo T. Henkemeyer
Doug and Barb Holzkamp
Patrick and Rosie Imgrund
Steve and Brenda Joul
Kevin and Amy Kluesner
Janet and Jim Knoblach
Linus† and Marina Koopmeiners
Richard and Carol Langdok
Dorrie and Scott Larison
Chris LeDuc and Adam Whitten
Steve Letnes
David Light and
Laura (Poganski) Light
Susan and David Lorenz
Merlyn and Kathryn Lutter
Rodney and Peggy Malikowski
Gary and Jane Marsden
Scott and Mary Kay May
Louise Muggli
Michael and Laura Mullin
Ray and Patricia Munson
Kenneth and Janet Panger
LouAnn Peterson
Dennis and Karol Ringmuth
Barry and Sandy Ross
Melinda and Wayne Sanders
Patrick F. Sawicki
Wayne and Juli Schluchter
Ron and Irene Schmidt
Jane Schuneman
Fred and Carolina Shermock
Patricia Simpson
Michael and Patty Sipe
Kevin and Anita Spellacy
Marcia Summers
Dave and Angela Toeben
George and Shirley Torrey
Ann Torrey Kurr
Theodore and Andrea Truitt
Dr. David† and
Catharine Van Nostrand
Bernard and Marlene Vetsch
James and Kathyrn Vonderharr
Don and Jan Watkins
Brad and Kathy Wheelock
Tom and Cathy Williams
Tom and Betty Wolterman
Jean Wood
† Deceased

Foundation Funds
agency
Anderson Family Entrepreneurial Center
Endowment Fund
Anna Marie’s Alliance Legacy Fund
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Fund
Boys and Girls Club of Central MN
Agency Fund
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central MN Southside
Club Policy Endowment Fund
Boy Scouts of America-Central MN
Council Fund
Catholic Charities Fund
Camphill Village Minnesota Endowment Fund
Cathedral High School Education
Foundation Fund
Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud
Endowment Fund
Friends of the Library Fund
Grow Great Kids Fund
Girl Scouts of MN & WI Lakes & Pines
Council Fund
Girl Scouts Campership Fund-MN & WI
Lakes & Pines Council Fund
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Fund
Independence Center, Inc. Fund
Father Wilfred Illies Fund for
St.Augustine Church
LEAF Activities Fund
LEAF Academic Opportunities and
Enhancement Fund
Land Stewardship Project Fund
Friends of Minnsota Academic Excellence
Foundation Fund
Cold Spring Area Maennerchor Fund
Central Minnesota Mental He h
Association Fund
Miracle League of Central Minnesota Fund
Mother of Mercy Foundation Fund
Paynesville Area Hospital Foundation Fund
Paynesville Area Hospital Torbenson Family
Scholarship Fund
Pregnancy Resource Center Fund
Quarry Park Endowment Fund
Quarry Park Fund
Fr. Ed Ramacher Endowment for St. John’s
Boys’ Choir Fund
RSVP Fund
St.Augustine Church Fund
Sartell-St. Stephen Education
Foundation Fund
Saint Benedict’s Center Fund
St. Cloud Area Family YMCA Fund
St. Cloud Christian School Scholarship Fund
St. Cloud Hospital Fund
St. Cloud Municipal Band Legacy Fund
St. Cloud Opportunities Fund
St. Cloud Public Library Fund
St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra Fund
St. Cloud State University Foundation Fund
Strengthening Families Fund of Resource
Training & Solutions
Sherburne History Center Donna Eddy Fund
Stearns History Museum Fund
St. John’s Boys’ Choir Fund
Talahi Senior Foundation Fund
Anna Marie’s Alliance Fund
United Arts Fund
United Way Bertha Lazer Fund
United Way of Central Minnesota Granite Fund
United Way of St. Cloud Area General Fund
Whitney Center Planned Giving Fund
designated
American Cancer Society-Hope Lodging Fund
American Cancer Society-Patient
Navigation Fund
American Cancer Society-Prevention and
Detection Fund
Dorothy Becker Designated Fund IV
Darwin and Rose Mary Bonn Fund
Irene T.Walsh Endowment Fund for
Cathedral High School
Clemens and Munsinger Gardens Fund
Clemens and Munsinger Gardens
Endowed Fund
Drug Awareness Resistance Education Fund
Dr. Luther and K. Julianne Aronson Dehnel
Legacy Fund
Ann and Alex Didier Family Fund
Mark and Kim Doman Endowed Fund
Margaret (Peggy) Noonan Faerber Great River
Regional Library Young Program Fund
Frau Siewert World Language
Scholarship Fund
Ray and Lois Fredrickson Fund
Lawrence and Florence Gill Fund
The Andy and Carol Hilger Priests’
Retirement Fund
Rev Wilfred A. Illies Memorial Lecture Fund
Thomas and Helen Krebsbach Fund
John and Arlene Leisen Designated Fund
Lake George Endowed Fund
Maxine Barnett Fund for Anna Marie’s
Bette Pollreis Memorial Fund
Rasmussen Family Fairness in
Journalism Fund
Resource Center for Military Members and
Families Fund
Kimberly Ann Ritsche Memorial Fund
St. Cloud Community Book Read
St. John’s Episcopal Church Fund Established
by Rita Bartlett
South Side Boys and Girls Club
Endowment Fund
R. Lawrence Thienes Fund
Philip J. Thometz Fund
Tom Schlough Boy Scout Fund
Joseph and Teresa Zeleny Fund
donor advised
Scott and Katherine Adams Family Fund
AMN Charitable Fund
Amosson Carlson Family Fund
Jack and Janie Amundson Fund
James L. and Lois A. Anderson Family Fund
Scott and Myndee Anderson Family Fund
N. J. Anderson Fund
Harold E. Anderson and Jeanette J. Anderson
Family Donor Advised Fund
Barbara Anderson-Fanslau Family Fund
Rollie Anderson Family Fund
Jim Anderson Family Fund
Jeanette Anderson Family Fund
Dean and Gail Anderson Fund
Antioch-Creative Memories Fund
Gilroy and Virginia Arvig Family Fund
Awesomeness Fund
Bauerly Kopel Family Fund
Tim and Kristel Barber Fund
John and Nancy Bartlett Family Fund
Rick and Helga Bauerly Family Fund
Cynthia Bauerly Fund
David L. and Jean C. Bauerly Fund
Jerry and Elaine Bauerly Family Fund
Michael and Sharon Bauerly Family Fund
Bernick’s Beverages and Vending Fund
Bernick’s Community Pillars Fund
Dorothy C. Becker Fund
Paul and Maria Heymans Becker Fund
Jason K. Bernick Fund
Mark and Kathleen Bernick Fund
Berscheid Family Fund
Dick and Mimi Bitzan Family Fund
Karen and David Blattner Family Fund
Maria V. Peters Bodette and
John Bodette Fund
Bondhus Donor Advised Fund
cont’d.

Breer Family Fund
Dr. Frank T. and Alice Brown Fund
Rochelle Hilger Byers Fund
Barclay and Janet Carriar Family Fund
Corey Bartlett Fund
William and Virginia Clemens Family Fund
John and Cindy Clemens Fund
Charlie Clour and Veronica Oliva-Clour Fund
Central MN Society for Human Resource
Management Fund
Robert and Veronica Coborn Family Fund
The Coborn Family Fund
The Cody Foundation Fund
Doman Family Fund
Anonymous Advised Fund
Dorrie and Scott Larison Fund
Roger and Betty Duininck Family Fund
Dumore Fund
Gale J. and Barbara R. Eastwood Fund
Charles Ehlen Fund
Nancy Ehlen Fund
Christopher Eibensteiner and Scott
Eibensteiner Memorial Fund
Douglas C. and Gerri Elletson Family Fund
Elaine Pouliot Bauerly Education Fund
Creative Endeavors Fund
Bob and Nancy Ferche Family Fund
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Charitable Fund
Earl and Dorotha Foster Memorial Fund
Germick Foundation Fund
Glenn Family Fund
Greater Minnesota Fight for a Cure Fund
Dale and Elvis Grau Family Fund
Barbara and Dennis Gregory Family Fund
Janet and Tom Grones Fund
James and Pauline Hall Family Fund
Larry and Maggie Hanson Fund
Father Lloyd Haupt Fund
Larry Haws Family Fund
Community Health and Wellness
Initiatives Fund
Hedlund and Arntson Family Fund
Don Helgeson and Sue Shepard Fund
Leo T. Henkemeyer Fund
Hilger Children’s Fund
Andy and Carol Hilger Family Fund
Leon Hinnenkamp Memorial Fund
John Hilger Fund
Kevin and Teresa Hilger Fund
David Hodnefield Memorial Fund
Hoefflin/Morris Fund
Fred and Valeria Hughes Family Fund
Johnson-Moore Fund
Joul Family Fund
Galen and Bonnie Kabe Fund
Mike and Joni Karl Family Fund
Tom Keating Foundation Fund
Earl and Rhita Keskey Family Fund
Kleinjan Family Fund
Kevin and Amy Kluesner Fund
Karel and Michael Helgeson Family Fund
Jim and Janet Knoblach Fund
Henry J. and Victoria R. Kohorst Family Fund
Bob and Mary Kovell Fund
Mark and Kathleen Krebsbach Family Fund
Richard and Carol Langdok Family Fund
Steve and Peggy Laraway Family Fund
Ed and Cathy Laubach Fund
Mary Jane and James Lauerman Family Fund
John and Arlene Leisen Family Fund
Little Falls Exchange Club Fund
Douglas and Taimi Liepert Fund
Cheryl Lightle/Wade Skaja Fund
David Light and Laura (Poganski) Light
Legacy Fund
Pat Lynch Fund
Motley American Legion Fund
Dave and Geri Marquardt Family Fund
Mathew Hall Lumber Foundation Fund
Jean Matzke Memorial Fund for the Arts
Scott and Mary Kay May Family Fund
Michael J. and Gail T. McCarty Fund
Gordy and Michelle Meyer Flexible Fund
Morgan Family Foundation Fund
Dan and Susan Miller Family Fund
Miller Family Fund
The Moran Family Fund
Mrs. K’s St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Education Fund
Louise M. Muggli Donor Advised Fund
Mike and Judy Murray Family Fund
Brian and Karla Myres Family Fund
Noon Optimist Club Fund
Judith N. Noonan Advised Fund
Optimist Club of St. Cloud Fund
Maurice and Pearl O’Link Charitable Fund
Jamie and Marty O’Link Donor Advised Fund
Gerald and Carole Otto Family Fund
Kenneth J. and Janet A. Panger
Family Foundation Fund
Park Industries Fund
Katherine H. Pattison Fund
Justin Pearson Foundation Fund
Kenzie and Mary Ann Phelps Fund
The Murphy Podawiltz Family Fund
Jim and Denise Potter Family Fund
Rays of Hope Memorial Fund
Ralph and Odette Hedlund Family Fund
Michael and Laurie Sattler Fund
Patrick F. Sawicki Fund
St. Cloud Granite Rotary Fund
Wayne and Juli Schluchter Fund
Ron and Irene Schmidt Family Fund
Seeman Family Fund
Bob and Sandy Sexton Foundation Fund
Siewert-Nolan Donor Advised Fund
Norman C. Skalicky Foundation Fund
John V. and Jacquelyn J. Smith Family Fund
Soleim Chirhart Fund
Somody Family Fund
Worldwide Hope Fund
Spellacy Family Fund
Sy and Sons, Inc. Donor Advised Fund
Starfish Children’s Charities Fund
Joan and Warren Teigen Family Fund
Ann and Mark Thelen Fund
Paul and Kimberly Thompson Fund
Bob and JoAnn Thueringer Family Fund
Michael & Ann Tighe Family Fund
Joyce and Tony Tillemans Fund
Thomas and Joyce Schlough Fund
David and Molly Tomsche Fund
Torbenson Family Fund
Lee and Mary Torborg Family Fund
Theodore and Andrea Truitt Fund
Howard Uhlhorn Memorial Fund
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Post 428 Fund
Don and Joan Volkmuth Family Fund
John and Mary Weitzel Fund
Janet and Tim Wensman Family Fund
David and Molly Werschay Fund
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota
Central Advised Fund
Brad and Kathy Wheelock Family Fund
Bob and Penny White Fund
Julianne Williams Fund
Julianne Williams Fund-Endowed
Scott and Joan Wilcox Family Fund
WJON Tri-Centennial Fund
Wojtanowicz Family Fund
Zaun Family Fund
field of interest
Fund for the Arts
AWARE Fund to Deter Violence
Big Woods Fund
Raymond and Shirley Birr Fund
Building It Together Fund
ArtWORKS Fund
Barbara Carlson Fund for Women and Children
Central Minnesota Helps Fund
Community Priorities Fund
Create CommUNITY Fund
Downtown Kiwanis Club Fund
Emerging Leaders Endowment Fund
Friends of Aviation Fund
Fund for Global Women
Friends of Benton County Parks and
Trails Fund
Gold’n Plump Poultry Inc. Fund
Good Samaritan Fund-Helen Liljedahl
Good Samaritan Fund
Global War on Terrorism Veterans
Memorial Fund
Katie’s Club Fund
Leave a Legacy-Central Minnesota Fund
Lake George Revitalization Project Fund
Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota Fund
Northern Paddles Pickleball Fund
Thomas A. Ritsche Fund for Youth
Gordon Rosenmeier Fund
The Rural Poverty Fund
St. Cloud Youth Activities Fund
Jerry and Shirley Setten Family Fund
Foundation Funds cont’d

Starfish Fund
David M. and Catharine M.Van Nostrand Fund
Wells Fargo Arts Fund
Wobegon Trail to the Mississippi Fund
Women’s Flexible Fund
The Women’s Fund
Zapp Bank Fund
scholarships
The 137072-Sieward Nolan Fund
Harold and Jeanette Anderson Scholarship
Fund of the St. Cloud Christian School
Leo and Agnes Bauerly Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Bernick Family Scholarship Fund
Mikayla C. Boerger Memorial Scholarship Fund
Marie, Malcolm, and Harvey Bren
Scholarship Fund
Mark Brossoit Scholarship Fund
Adelle and Martin Burrus Scholarship Fund
Arthur A. Cater Scholarship Fund
for St. Cloud Technical College
Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Tony and Elsie Dingmann Fund
Eden Valley American Legion Scholarship Fund
Eden Valley Lions Scholarship Fund
Eden Valley-Watkins Student Council
Scholarship Fund
Eden Valley-Watkins Area Foundation Fund
Elfstrom Browne Community Scholarship Fund
Maxine Fasen and Gary Fasen Memorial
Art Scholarship Fund
Dan Fouquette Scholarship Fund-St. Cloud
National Bank Fund
Terry R. Fox Scholarship Fund
Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund
Philip L. Halenbeck Scholarship Fund I
Philip L. Halenbeck Scholarship Fund II
Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund
Barb Bemis Happe Scholarship Fund
Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund
Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations
Scholarship Fund
Andy and Carol Hilger Pro-Life
Scholarship Fund
Paul Edward Host Memorial Scholarship Fund
Brian Klinefelter Scholarship Fund
Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship Fund
Kurt Langer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Evelyn Lenander Education Fund
Miller Architects and Builders Industry
Scholarship Fund
Ernest Morgan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tom Pierce Memorial Optimist
Scholarship Fund
Dick and Dorothy Putz Scholarship Fund
Ed Sauer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Donald B Schlangen Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Craig Schafer Scholarship Fund
John C. Seivert Memorial Fund
Dr.“Eddy” Silker Scholarship Fund
Theisen Family Nursing Scholarship Fund
George and Shirley Torrey Nursing
Scholarship Fund
David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Torrey SCTCC Business Scholarship Fund
Torrey SCTCC Nursing Scholarship Fund
Virginia M.Twetten Memorial Scholarship Fund
Veterans of Foreign War Post 2816-Isle Fund
Edgar Coryell, Clara Coryell, Grace Walls &
Richard Walls Scholarship Fund
Irene T.Walsh Scholarship Fund
Women’s Fund Scholarship Fund
Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460
Scholarship Fund
unrestricted
Administrative Endowment
Brownson Family Fund
Bush Foundation Fund
Central Minnesota Administrative
Endowment Fund
Central Minnesota General Fund
Ehlen Directors Fund
Hughes Mathews P.A. Fund
Sev and Ruth Koop Fund
Richard Quinlivan Directors Fund
Quinlivan and Hughes Fund
Robert J. Sullivan Advised Fund
Dennis Watkins Fund
Dennis Watkins Fund-CGA Surplus Fund

ATHENA AWARD
Ann Cofell
D
emonstrating excellence in the legal
profession for the past 35 years,Ann
Cofell holds the position of Deputy
Director of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
(MMLA). She represents clients and mentors
young attorneys and is continually passionate
about making Central Minnesota a safe and just
place for women and young girls. “We see Ann as
a woman who takes initiative, who is innovative,
who excels through collaboration, and above
all, has compassion that has driven her to be a
tireless advocate for others” said Lisa Maurer,
chair of the Women’s Fund ATHENA Award
Committee.
Ann played a significant role in establishing a
partnership with the Stearns County Domestic
Violence Court to provide safety for domestic
violence victims.As a leader of this initiative,Ann
has dedicated herself to educating individuals
and communities about how this court works and
how it has helped many women and families.
Ann also serves on the Board of Directors for
Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Minnesota, and
volunteers extensively in the community and at
her church.
CMCF Celebrates
30 Years of Philanthropy
in Central Minnesota
This past year marked the 30th anniversary
of the Central Minnesota Community
Foundation.Thirty years ago, our founder Alex
Didier called together a group of community
leaders to bring to life a community
foundation in St. Cloud. He believed that the
generous people of our community would
come forward to give back to their local
community and Alex was right.
The CMCF Annual Dinner on September
24, 2015 was an evening of reminiscing,
recognition and honoring all those who have
pursued philanthropy through our organization
and made a difference in the community.
CommunityGiving president Steve Joul
remarked during the occasion “Tonight in our
hearts, we remember those who have left us.
And we honor them by ensuring their legacies
make a difference today and for years to
come.”
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation
now looks to the future and the continued
opportunity of connecting donors and their
legacies with causes that make a difference
in Central Minnesota.
ann is continually passionate about making
central minnesota a safe and just place for
women and young girls.

A culture of supporting employees has
always been a hallmark of Coborn’s, and
Bill and Joyce modestly exemplified
that tradition through their many years
affiliated with the company.
bill and joyce coborn
CREATE A CULTURE OF GIVING
Set an example for others to follow.
W
hen Bill Coborn passed away in 2001, his oldest child Mark wanted to honor the memory of
his dad, Bill, and mom, Joyce, who passed away in 1995. Bill and Joyce were part of the third
generation of the Coborn family who owned and operated the Coborn’s retail stores.A culture
of supporting employees has always been a hallmark of Coborn’s, and Bill and Joyce modestly
exemplified that tradition through their many years affiliated with the company.
One of the ways Bill and Joyce encouraged employees was in furthering their educations. Bill’s son, Mark,
remembers working as a teenager at the Sauk Rapids store in the late 1970s when he came across an
example of his parents’ support of education. One of Mark’s co-workers at the store, a bright girl who had
recently graduated high school but hadn’t gone on directly to a post secondary school, told him she had
engaged in a lively debate with Mark’s dad about furthering her education. She went on to say that Bill told
her if she enrolled in school and passed all her first term classes, he and Joyce would pay her tuition. Mark
never forgot the impression this conversation made on him.
Mark decided to establish the Bill and Joyce Memorial Scholarship Fund in 2003 to honor his parents and
carry on a tradition of supporting employees particularly in the area of education.The informal, quiet way
Bill and Joyce helped out employees and their families was becoming increasingly difficult as Coborn’s
grew in to a multi-store, multi-state operation with thousands of employees. So Mark partnered with the
Central Minnesota Community Foundation to set up the scholarship program. Employees and their families
are eligible for the program. Since its inception, 155 students have received scholarships.This year the
program will be granting ten $1,000 scholarships.
“I am very grateful that I have had the opportunity to establish the scholarship program to honor my
parents and support Coborn’s employees and their families.The Central Minnesota Community Foundation
has been a great partner and made it easy for me to offer this program. It is efficient, effective and
impactful.”

mission
The Willmar Area Community
Foundation seeks to attract and
distribute charitable funds in efforts
that enhance the quality of life of
residents in our areas.
$4.2 Million
total assets
$16.2 Million
2015 - 2016 board
Terry Tone • Chair
Sarah Klaassen • Vice Chair
Matt Schrupp • Treasurer
Diane Shuck • Secretary
Steve Linder
Rev. Jon Dahl
Paula Bredberg
Leo Martinez
Dennis Peterson
Rolf Peterson
Heather Thompson
Andy VanDerBill
Dr. Rick Lee
Jon Schmidt
Wayne Nelson
Sara Carlson • Executive Director
Sherri Koslofsky • Administrative Assistant
legacy society
Ken and Alix Behm
David Johnson
Dorothy Timm Meili
Foundation Funds
agency
Atwater Immanuel Lutheran Church
Foundation Fund
Bethel Foundation Fund
Cardinal Pride Fund
Friends of Willmar Public Library Fund
Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA Fund
Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA
Flexible Fund
Let’s Go Fishing Endowment Fund
Let’s Go Fishing Unrestricted Fund
New London-Spicer Educational Foundation
Endowment Fund
Ook Book Account Fund
Marv Otto Immanuel Lutheran
Endowment Fund
Safe Avenues Operating Reserve Fund
Safe Avenues Building Reserve Fund
Vikor Memorial Association Fund
Willmar Area Food Shelf Fund
Willmar Public Schools Foundation Fund
designated
Anonymous
Lewis T. and Viola Ness Ausherman
Foundation Fund
Friends of CEO Fund
Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Kandiyohi County Operating Fund
Marvin Otto Foundation Fund
Lorraine Rohlik Endowment Fund
donor advised
Elaine Adams Donor Advised Fund
Dan Baker Foundation Fund
Gordon and Betty Behm Donor Advised Fund
Kenneth and Alix Behm Family Fund
Myron and Myra Behm Donor Advised Fund
Kenneth and Alix Behm Donor Advised Fund
Marvin and Luella Behm Family Fund
Lois Ellinger Fund
Reynold W. and Eleanor D. Larson Fund
Steve and Nancy Linder Donor Advised Fund
McGrath Family Fund
Willmar Electric Foundation
field of interest
New London-Spicer Area Fund
Marvin and Gladys Otto Foundation
Robbins Island Amphitheater Fund
Willmar Arts Fund
Willmar Foundation Builders Fund
Willmar Good Samaritan Fund
Willmar Stingers Community Fund
Willmar Technology and Education Fund
Willmar Women’s Flexible Fund
Willmar Women’s Fund
scholarships
Adams Family Scholarship Fund
Harold E. Bjur Fund
Virginia Grussendorf Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Austin and Muriel McCarthy Family
Scholarship Fund
Marv Otto Scholarship Fund
Josh Palke Scholarship Fund
unrestricted
Joe and Alice C. Cox Fund
Muriel P. Haat Fund
Lawrence W. and Teckla Lindquist Fund
Willmar Area Administrative Endowment Fund
Willmar Area General Fund
Willmar Area Unrestricted Endowment Fund

Elaine Adams knew the importance of
community and helping ignite leadership
in future generations.
elaine adams
INSPIRE PHILANTHROPY IN OTHERS
Be a leader for your generation.
A
long time teacher, Elaine Adams knew the importance of community and helping ignite leadership
in future generations. She understood the power of philanthropy and answered the call to make a
catalytic gift of $50,000 to seed the Willmar Women’s Fund and leverage a match from the Otto
Bremer Foundation. Elaine was the recipient of the Marv Otto Award for her generous contributions
in the Willmar area.
Elaine desired to inspire philanthropy in others and took special delight in seeing local women step into
roles as philanthropists. Elaine was a generous supporter of the Willmar High School, Ridgewater College,
St. Scholastica College and the Willmar Area Community Foundation.
Elaine grew up in Norway, MI and Iron Mountain, MI, graduating from Iron Mountain High School in 1932.
She moved to Minnesota to attend the College of St. Scholastica, in Duluth, majoring in Mathematics and
graduating cum laude in 1936. Upon graduation, she returned to Michigan to teach elementary school for
four years. She returned to Minnesota, settling in Willmar with her husband, Harry Raymond “Ray”Adams,
who was an employee of the Great Northern Railroad. Ray died in 1968 in a railroad accident.
Elaine taught all levels of mathematics for over 50 years, teaching in Kerkhoven and Clara City, most
of her teaching years in Willmar. She developed new courses, especially to teach basic math skills and
earned a reputation as ‘everyone’s favorite teacher, even if you didn’t like math.’ She earned a Master’s in
Mathematics from St. Cloud State University and took additional classes towards her doctorate degree.
She retired in 1979.
In 2001 she married Eldred “Al” Beckman and they spent summers in Minnesota and winters in Florida.
They moved to Paynesville in 2006 and became involved in the community. Elaine passed away in January
2014 at the age of 98 and only then was the full measure of her generosity made clear. She had left estate
gifts to over 20 organizations and non-profits that she cared deeply about and left an indelible legacy that
exceeds her lifetime.Thank you Elaine for the lives you have touched and the lessons you have taught us all
about the power of one person to make an enormous difference in the lives of many.

AWARD IN
PHILANTHROPY
Bob and Patti Dols
B
ob and Patti Dols of Willmar received
the 2015 Award in Philanthropy for
their charitable support and volunteer
leadership towards a wide array of
efforts within Kandiyohi County.
Since joining Northern States Supply in
1972, Bob has played a key role in promoting
economic and business growth in the region,
dedicating years to the expansion of Highway
23 into a four lane road between Willmar and
St. Cloud. He has also served on numerous
non-profit and economic development
boards that align with his personal passions
of keeping jobs local and providing a high
quality of life for those in the Willmar area.
Patti is a retired educator, serving as the
principal of Roosevelt Elementary School in
Willmar for over a decade. She continues
to advocate for children’s issues via the
Willmar Children’s Cabinet, as co-chair of
Empower: Women in Leadership and as chair
of the Willmar Public School Foundation
board. Patti also serves on the board of the
Southwest Initiative Foundation and helps
several local arts organizations.
bob and patti give countless hours to charitable
support and volunteer leadership towards a wide
array of efforts within kandiyohi county.
COMMUNITY
BUILDER AWARD
Affiliated Community Medical Center
A
ffiliated Community Medical Center
(ACMC) was presented with the
Community Builder Award for their
significant philanthropic contributions
in the region.
ACMC is an
11-clinic,
multi-specialty
health care
network serving
over 100,000
patients annually with advanced care and
specialty services focused on compassionate,
quality care. Since its founding in the early
1970’s, ACMC has been committed to helping
our communities stay in good health, and
has been proud to support organizations
and activities that make our communities a
healthier place to live.
Examples of their local investments include
the iPads for iCardinals campaign, the Barn
Theatre capital campaign, Reach Out and
Read (a children’s literacy project) and
numerous scholarships supporting area
students pursuing health related careers.

ESTABLISH A FUND
Donors can use a variety of assets — including appreciated stock, real estate and cash — to make gifts.
They may give to any of the funds listed on the following pages, or may establish their own named funds
through an Acorn Fund, which builds to a minimum of $20,000 before paying out grants, or with a
minimum gift of $20,000.
There are nearly as many different kinds of funds at the Community Foundation as there are donors, since
each fund may be customized to meet a particular charitable goal.There are, however, several general types
of funds that donors may select from when choosing to make a gift to the Community Foundation. Currently
the Foundation has more than 600 component funds of the following varieties.
A DESIGNATED FUND is designed to support one or more specifically chosen charities. If a charity
changes its mission or type of services, or goes out of business, the Community Foundation directs grants
to a similar organization. In this way, the donor supports the organizations he or she chooses, but ensures
that the gift will remain relevant over time.
A DONOR ADVISED FUND allows the donor to participate directly in the grantmaking process by
making recommendations for grants to specific organizations from the fund.A donor advisor also may work
closely with the staff of the Community Foundation to select grant recipients.
When a donor desires to establish a fund for a specified, broad purpose, a FIELD OF INTEREST FUND
is the appropriate choice. Donors with particular issues of concern — children’s services, the environment
or helping the poor, for example — may focus their giving by setting up this type of fund. The Community
Foundation then makes grants to meet current needs in the specified field.
A donor may establish a SCHOLARSHIP FUND to honor a loved one or simply as a way to assist young
people with their education.
An UNRESTRICTED FUND is one of the most flexible ways to give, since it may be used for any purpose
approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors.This fund allows the Community Foundation to identify
community needs and award grants designed to address those needs.
AGENCY FUNDS have been established at the Community Foundation by nonprofit, tax exempt
organizations who appreciate the Foundation’s fund management expertise. Some of the funds are
permanent endowments, and some act as a reserve fund for the nonprofit organization.

$
5,000,000+
Anonymous
William E. and Virginia† Clemens
Alice Cox†
Nancy Ehlen
$
2,000,000+
Harold† and Jeanette† Anderson
Jim and Lois Anderson
Anonymous (1)
Jim and Marion Miller
Otto Bremer Foundation
Marvin Otto
Thomas Ritsche†
Norman C. Skalicky
$
1,000,000+
Elaine Adams†
Anonymous
Antioch Company
Sharon and Mike Bauerly
Bernick’s
John and Cindy Clemens
Dr. Philip Halenbeck†
Leo T. Henkemeyer
G.R. Herberger’s, Inc.
Andy† and Carol Hilger
Kevin and Teresa Hilger
Dr. Severin† and Ruth† Koop
Hope Lindman
Morgan Family Foundation
Harlan and Jearaldean Palm
Leander and Mary Torborg
John and Mary Weitzel
$
500,000+
Anonymous (2)
Dorothy† and Norman† Barthel
John and Nancy Bartlett
Dorothy Becker†
Kenneth and Alix Behm
Bush Foundation
Mark and Kimberly Doman
Roger and Betty Duininck
Catherine Gustafson†
Reynold W.† and Eleanor D.† Larson
Evelyn Lenander†
Cheryl Lightle and Wade Skaja
Leo and Luella Louis
Park Industries
Bob and Sandy Sexton
Robert Sullivan†
David and Darlene Thiessen
Phil Thometz Estate
Dennis Watkins†
Dr. Joseph Zeleny†
$
250,000+
Dean† and Gail Anderson
Anonymous (2)
The Antioch Charitable Foundation
Viola Ness Ausherman†
Banker Systems, Inc.
Tim and Kristel Barber
Mimi and Dick Bitzan
Bremer Bank
Bob Coborn
Charles Ehlen
Don and Arlene† Helgeson
Dr. Jerome Hilger
Arnie and JoAnn Johnson
Janet and Jim Knoblach
McKnight Foundation
Optimist Club of Saint Cloud
Jim and Denise Potter
Dennis and Karol Ringsmuth
Gordon Rosenmeier Trust
Michael and Laurie Sattler
Jerry Setten†
St. Cloud Area School District 742
Bob and Mary Stangler
John† and Mildred Sullivan
Tony and Joyce Tillemans
Tim Wensman and Janet Fischels Wensman
Brad and Kathy Wheelock
Bob and Penny White
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
$
100,000+
Keith Adams†
Kathleen E. Allen
Irma Anderson Estate
Anderson Trucking Service, Inc.
Ruby Anderson Trust
Anonymous (10)
Gilroy and Virginia Arvig
Elaine and Jerry Bauerly
Tim and Sharon Berscheid
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
Joan Bren and Steve Nelson
Adelle Burrus
Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation Inc.
CentraCare Health System
City of St. Cloud
City of Willmar
Kevin and Teresa Close
Close-Converse Commercial and
Preferred Properties
Coborn’s Incorporated
Alex† and Ann Didier
Anton B. and Elizabeth A. Dingmann Trust
Douglas C. and Gerri Elletson
Bob and Nancy Ferche
Ford Foundation
Lois E. Fredrickson†
GNP Company
Dale and Elvis Grau
Barbara and Dennis Gregory
Janet and Tom Grones
James and Pauline Hall
Reverend Lloyd Haupt†
Patrice Hedlund and Ennis Arntson
CUMULATIVE GIVING
Contributions since the beginning of the Foundation in 1985

Don Helgeson and Sue Shepard
Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Inc.
Cindy Faye Johnson and Tom Moore
Earl and Rhita Keskey
Mary and Bob Kovell
Thomas† and Helen Kresbsbach
James and Mary Jane Lauerman
Lawrence J. Gill Estate
John and Arlene Leisen
Helen Liljedahl†
Patrick E. Lynch
Mathew Hall Lumber Company
Scott and Mary Kay May
Michael and Gail McCarty
Mary Agnes and Al McQuinn
Asha Morgan Moran and Marty Moran
Mott Foundation
Louise Muggli
Brian and Karla Myres
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Nicholas T. Roloff Trust
Marty and Jamie O’Link
Gerald and Carole Otto
Kenneth and Janet Panger
Mary Sue and Randy Potter
Rays of Hope Donors
Nicholas T. Rofoff Trust
Bernie and Linda Roberts
Barry and Sandy Ross
Ruth M. Stewart Family Foundation
Ron and Darlene Schaefer
Joyce and Tom Schlough
Dr. Edward L. Silker
St. Cloud Rotary Foundation, Inc.
St. Cloud Truck Sale
Andrew and Cynthia Staiger
Mark and Ann Thelen
Bob and JoAnn Thueringer
Michael and Ann Tighe
US Bank-St. Cloud
Dr. David and Catharine Van Nostrand
Venture Allies, LLC
General John W. and Avis Vessey
Richard Walls†
Irene T.Walsh Estate
Wells Fargo Bank
Willmar Electric Services
Diane and John† Wojtanowicz/
Prairie Farm Company
Xcel Energy Foundation
Donald and Clara Zachman
John W. Zapp†
Dennis and Karen Zaun
$
50,000+
Scott and Kate Adams
Anonymous (8)
Array Services Group, Inc.
Mary and Dave Baker
Corey J. Bartlett
Rita Bartlett†
Myron and Myra Behm
Tim and Ann Bergin
Jason K. Bernick
Darwin and Rose Mary† Bonn
Roger and Marcy Bonnema
Bugbee Estates
Capital One 360
Barbara Carlson
CentraCare Clinic
CentraCare Health Foundation
Central MN Noon Optimist Club, Inc.
Tim Chirhart and Jeanne Soleim
The Parishioners of the Church of St. Joseph,
St. Joseph, MN
Kathleen Coborn
Jean Collins
Community Foundation of Western Nevada
Rod and Avis Converse
Susan and Jeff Danielson
La Vonne Danzl
Gale J. and Barbara R. Eastwood
Eden Valley-Watkins High School
Elfstrom Family Trust
Exchange Club
Fingerhut
St. Cloud Times/Gannett Foundation
Garrison Area Lion
Dennis and Donna Gertgen
Glenn Metalcraft Inc.
Gray, Plant, Mooty, P.A.
Lee and Jan Hanson
HealthPartners
Robert and Lois Helland
Paul and Lynn Hunt
Initiative Foundation
Katherine Helen Erickson Jacob Estate
Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc.
Steven and Brenda Joul
Ron and Doris† Juhl
Galen and Bonnie Kabe
Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA
Mike and Joni Karl
Kevin and Amy Kluesner
Dale Kramer
Steve and Peggy Laraway
Liberty Savings Bank
Dr. Douglas and Taimi Liepert
Lawrence W.† and Teckla† Lindquist
Roger and Judy† Lykins
Ray Madison
David and Geri Marquardt
Miller Architects & Builders, Inc.
Dan and Susan Miller
National Exchange Club
Weston and Lois Nehring
Wanda M. Nikle Estate
Willis and Jodi Kleinjan
Rick and Sandy Paulsen
Paynesville Masonic Lodge No. 71
Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A.
Ann Quinlivan
Ralph S. French Charitable Foundation
Duane A. and Edith R. Rasmussen
Rinke Noonan
John E. Schaubach
Wayne & Jill Schluchter
Glenn and Sharon Scuteri
Dan and Cynthia Seeman
† Deceased

Kevin and Anita Spellacy
St. Cloud Granite Rotary
Sprint
State Bank of Richmond
Stonehaven Company LLC
Warren and Joan Teigen
Thomas C. Connolly
Veterans of Foreign War 2816
Wat-Kim-Valley 5460
Don† and Joan Volkmuth
Don and Jan Watkins
Xcel Energy
$
25,000+
Agnes Bauerly Family
Alexandria Extrusion Company
American Cancer Society
American Legion Post #428
Ingrid Anderson
Anonymous (4)
Rick and Helga Bauerly
Paul Becker and Maria Heymans-Becker
Gordon and Betty Behm
Luella Behm†
Donald and Patricia Bitzan
Peter and Gwen Breer
Dr. Frank and Alice Brown
Michael Bue
Cadeau Foundation
Barclay and Janet Carriar
Champion International
City of Sartell
Clara Foundation
Computex Technology Solutions formerly
Nexus Information Systems
Kathleen Crawford Bernick and Mark Bernick
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Eden Valley Lions Club
Granite Equity Partners
Muriel P. Haat†
Larry P. Hanson
Larry† and Faith Marie Haws
Kit and Jerry Henkemeyer
Robert and Mary Jane Henne
Neal Hoefflin and Lori Morris
Jill M. Fox
Scott Johnson
Del and Cathy Kirkeby
Mark and Kathleen† Kresbach
Joanne and Chris Kudrna
Lakeland Mold Company
Scott and Dorrie Larison
Leighton Broadcasting
Mahowald Insurance Agency and
Mahowald Financial Partners
Maryanne and John Mahowald
Rodney and Peggy Malikowski
Marco, Inc.
Howie Matzke
Jen Matzke
Don and June McGrath
Anna and Jack McKenna
Knife River
Dorothy Timm Meili
Michael and Kathie Lillehaugen
Munsinger Clemens Botanical Society
Netgain Technology
Network for Good
Michael and Judith Noonan
Patsy Williams Payette and Jim Payette
Dan Pearson
Jim and Beverly Pehler
Kenzie and Mary Ann Phelps
Diana Murphy-Podawiltz and Mike Podawiltz
Race for Grace
Razoo Foundation
Tom and Nancy Reek
Elsie Richardson
Dr. James and Merry Lynn Roelofs
Edwin Rohlik
Beth and Michael Roth
Saint Benedict’s Center
Ron and Irene Schmidt
St. Cloud Disc Golf Club
Ernie Stelzer
Joan Stigliani
Robert and Laurie Sweeney
Sy and Sons Commercial Real Estate
Development
Tanner Systems
Tastefully Simple
Kimberly Dodds Thompson and Paul Thompson
Jerry and Sue Thoreen
Tom and Sue Thurlow
Donovan† and Gladys Torbenson
Tri-County Abstract and Title Guaranty, Inc.
United Way of Central Minnesota
Viking Coca Cola and Bottling Co.
Viking Savings Bank
Barbara Ann Watkins
Scott and Joan Wilcox
Willmar Public Schools Foundation
Winkelman Building Corp.
$
10,000+
Affiliated Community Medical Centers, P.A.
Karen and Rich Ahles
Alongside Services, Inc.
Anderson & Burgett Attorneys at Law
Anderson Funeral Home
Dick Anderson
Tom Anderson
Lloyd E. and Marilyn Andrews
Anonymous (3)
Dr. Luther and Julie Aronson Dehnel
Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc.
BankVista
Shelly Bauerly Kopel and Scott Kopel
Dr. Bernice E. Berns
Beverly Jondahl Trust
Shirley Birr
Black Diamond Auction
BlackRidge BanK
John Bodette and Maria V. Peters Bodette
Boos Family Foundation
Bill and Jane Brekken
C & L Distributing
Cable Constructors, Inc.
Colette and Jerry Carlson
Central Lakes Oral and Facial Surgery
Central MN Society For Human Resources
Management
Kim Christianson and Paul Slininger
Church of St. Peter
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Charlie Clour and Veronica Oliva-Clour
Glen and Sandy Cook
Crafts Direct
Scott D. Cumberland
Dayton Foundation Depository
Dayton-Hudson Corporation
James and Pamela Deal
Larry and Jeannie DeGraaf
Duininck Incorporated
Dunlap Family Foundation at the request of
John and Mary Dunlap Lindstrom
Gary and Kathy Engler
John and Janet Erickson
Falcon Basketball Association
Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Pierz
Foley Area Lions
Foley Wrestling Booster Club
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and
Livable Communities
Gannett Communities Fund
Justin Gapinski
Geo-Comm, Inc.
Global Impact
Karlo and Sue Goerges/Pequot Tool &
Manufacturing, Inc.
Grooters Tideman Architects
H. Boyd Nelson
Sue and Dale Hadland
Allen and Laurie Hall
Marcellus and Icyleen Hall
Linda S. Hanson
Shelly Hedlund
Elizabeth and William G. Heegaard Family Fund
of the Minneapolis Foundation
Henry’s Foods, Inc.
Heritage Bank
Thomas and Lisa Heule
CUMULATIVE GIVING cont’d
Contributions since the beginning of the Foundation in 1985

Herman Hiebel
Hilger Business Enterprises
John and Laurie Hilger
Louis F. Hill
Pete and Jennifer Hill
Francis Holden†
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Home State Bank
Pauline Hoover
Hughes Children
Hughes Mathews Greer, P.A.
Fred† and Valeria† Hughes
ING Direct Kids Foundation
Insight Eye Care
International Association of Lions St. Cloud
ITW Heartland
J&B Group
J.A.Wedum Foundation
Jim Janochoski
Charles Johnson
Julianne Williams Foundation
Dr. Gerald L. and Karen B. Jurgens
Kiwanis Club of Saint Cloud
Henry J. and Victoria R. Kohorst
Linus† and Marina Koopmeiners
Kopp Investment Advisors
Mary Korman
John Mahowald and Donna Mae Kuhl
Phillip and Rose Kunkel
Lakeland Broadcasting Company
Eileene M Fawcett Estate
Gretchen L. Leisen
David Light and Laura (Poganski) Light
Mark and Ellie Loschko
Smitty and Loren Luschen
Terry and Tifani Luschen
Judith and John Lyons
Kenneth Malmstrom†
Jerry and Maureen McCarter
McDowall Company
McKay’s Family Dodge/Mitsubishi
Meyer Charitable Trust
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Corporate Commission
The Minneapolis Foundation
Minnesota Planned Giving Council
MN River Chapter of Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans
Dale and Pat Monson
Asha Morgan Moran and Marty Moran
Ron and Mary Morton
Michael and Judy Murray
New London-Spicer Educational Foundation
Nisswa Tax Service
Frances Nolan
Northern Factory Sales, Inc.
Northern States Power Company
Northern States Supply, Inc.
Marilyn and Bob Obermiller
Con O’Brien
Catherine O’Link Meyers
Dorothy Olson
Maxine Olson
Order of Saint Benedict
Outfitters for Adventure
John and Linda Peck
Roberta Clemens and Kevin Penttila
J. Bradley Person
John and Bonnie Person
Philip Morris Company
Phillips Family Foundation
Roy Pike
Plaza Park Bank
Pleasureland, Inc.
Bruce and Kathleen Pohlig
Prudential Foundation
Reverend Edward Ramacher†
RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation
RBC Wealth Management
Kathy and Dr. John Reisinger
Molly Renslow
Resource Training & Solutions
Jon and Delores Roeder
June and Ed Roos
Ruth E Johnson Trust
Sartell Athletic Club, Inc. and Sartell
Baseball Association
Sartell High School
Willard and Barb Schafer
Yvonne Schliplin
Myra Seivert
Jan and Charles Sheets
Don and Donna Simek
Jacquelyn Smith
Brent and Sally Smith
Southwest Initiative Foundation
St. Cloud Area Association of Realtors
St. Cloud Christian School
St. Cloud Country Club
St. Cloud Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Clinic
St. Cloud Lions Club
St. Cloud Reading Room Society
St. Cloud State University Foundation
Stearns Bank
Jim and Stacy Stigman
Marcia Summers
Summit Strategy Group, Inc.
Technical High School
R. Lawrence Thienes, MD†
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
David and Molly Tomsche
Tony Hawk Foundation
Theodore and Andrea Truitt
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
W. Gohman Construction Co.
Wells Fargo Foundation
David and Molly Werschay
West Central Sanitation, Inc.
West Central Steel, Inc.
Dr. Robert and Sharri Westin
Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Homes
Sheelah and Gene Windfeldt
Judy and Leonard Wohlman
Woodland Container Corp
Ed Zapp
† Deceased

THE FAMILY
GIVING GUIDE
T
he Family Giving Guide was created
by CommunityGiving to assist families
in starting the conversation about
philanthropy and what it means to them.
It is great for the whole family.This tool provides
activities, key discussion topics and ideas for
your family to learn what is important to you and
what you want your legacy to be. From lists of
way to get involved, how to start a conversation
about your giving goals, to making a mason jar
money bank, the Family Giving Guide is packed
with resources for you.This guide stresses that
giving your time, money, expertise, skills or
networks are all ways to make the world a better
place.
The guide is available in hard copy at our
St. Cloud and Willmar offices as well as on
our website at www.communitygiving.org.
CommunityGiving
Consulting Group
CommunityGiving Consulting Group offers
the expertise of experienced Community
Foundation professionals to local community
foundations to help them reach their full
philanthropic potentenial.
For more information, email
info@communitygiving.org
or call (877) 253-4380.
spend time volunteering
Create a volunteer circle of families with children of
similar ages and start a monthly volunteer project with
a shared area of interest. End each session with a
potluck meal.
The Wilderness Project publishes stories about families
that clean up shorelines, wilderness areas and rivers. See
how you can be an apprentice ecologist on their website.Make a no-sew fleece blanket at your kitchen table and
contact CommunityGiving for suggested donation sites.Discuss ways your teen’s favorite hobby can also lead
to generosity.
Like woodworking? Build a birdhouse and gift
it to an elderly friend.
Like knitting? Knit a hat and scarf and donate
it to a homeless shelter.
Like video games? Save summer job money to buy
video games for a new immigrant family. Suggest
that your child teach their new friend how to play.
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notes
Barb Carlson • CommunityGiving Consultant
Wendy Roy • CommunityGiving Consultant

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GRANTMAKING OVERVIEW
Grantmaking connects those who give and those who need. It is the primary way that Foundation donors
make the community stronger.Throughout the past year, many lives were enriched through 1,512 grants
dispersed to hundreds of local, state and national charities — serving a wide range of needs.
w ANIMALS and animal welfare.
w ARTS and CULTURE to promote creativity.
w CIVIC AFFAIRS and RELIGIOUS/MINISTRY ORGANIZATIONS to strengthen
and revitalize communities, the spirit and the mind.
w DIVERSITY to recognize and appreciate people of diverse backgrounds.
w EDUCATION and SCHOLARSHIPS to provide opportunities and foster
new learning programs.
w HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES to address everything from growing
elder care needs and hunger to housing and child care issues.
w YOUTH to foster self-esteem and empower tomorrow’s leaders.
1,512TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED • $6.1 MILLION
.3%
4.4%
16.8%
1.2%
11.9%
8.4%
25.6%
15.0%
4.8%
9.8%
1.8%
Animals • $
16,852
Arts & Culture • $
270,282
Civic Affairs • $
1,026,234
Diversity • $
75,066
Education • $
727,080
Health • $
512,981
Human Services • $
1,566,993
Religious/Ministry • $
925,656
Scholarships • $
292,506
Youth • $
601,390
Miscellaneous • $
110,751

established 2013
board members
Clark Vollan • Chair
Bill Taunton Jr. • Vice Chair
Marilynn Tiede
Pat Berg
John Bergman
Ed Huseby
Jeannette Carlson
Peg Peterson
Terry Frazee
Steve Rambow
Dale Peterson
Funds
New London-Spicer Unrestricted Fund
COMMUNITY FUNDS
CommunityGiving hosts a number of Community
Funds that vary based on specific needs and
interests of local partner communities and strive
to strengthen their local communities through
philanthropy. Each Community Fund is supported
by a local advisory committee.
Community Funds partner with one of the four
affiliate foundations in Alexandria, Brainerd,
Central Minnesota or Willmar to give them access
to our staff’s charitable giving, fund accounting
and investment management expertise.
We applaud these community leaders and
volunteers for taking the first step in leaving a
legacy in their local communities.
WILLMAR AREA
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

established 2012
board members
Jerry Wenner • Chair
Kelly Warren • Vice Chair
Anita Reichert • Treasurer
Pat Donlin • Secretary
Tucker Plantenberg
Dan Steil
Duane Willenbring
Sheldon Lang
Terese Vander Eyk
Ron Clark
Funds
agency
Assumption Home, Inc. Fund
Casa Guadalupe Fund
ROCORI Area Food Shelf Fund
donor advised
Granite Community Bank Charitable Fund
Dan and Mary Steil Fund
Marcus J. Steil and Agnes M. Steil Family Fund
field of interest
ROCORI Trail Fund
State Bank of Richmond Fund
scholarship
ROCORI Dollars for Scholars Fund
Aaron Rollins and Seth Bartell Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Stephanie Smith Science Scholarship Fund
William and Mae Virant Scholarship Fund
unrestricted
ROCORI Area General Fund
established 2008
board members
Leo Louis • Chair
Steve Peterson • Treasurer
Rosie Lieser • Secretary
Paul Bugbee
Dick Johnson
Dale Klein
Lou Louis
Diane Rittenhouse
Bill Spooner
Joe Voss
Bev Mueller
Wayne Nelson
Funds
Assumption Home, Inc. Fund
Bugbee Family Charitable Fund
Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Family Fund
Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship Fund
Leo and Luella Louis Family Fund
Paynesville Area Community Foundation Fund
Paynesville Area Hospital Foundation Fund
Paynesville Area Hospital Torbenson
Family Scholarship Fund
Paynesville Masonic Lodge 71 Fund
Paynesville Masonic Lodge AF & AM
Community Fund
Torbenson Family Fund
Weston & Lois Nehring Family Fund
established 2004
board members
Becky Howard • Chair
Paul Neubauer • Treasurer/Secretary
Bernie Peterson
Doug Scott
Candi Janssen
Ron Miller
Dr. Cliff Stiles (Emeritus)
Funds
Bill Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Brenny Scholarship Fund
Burton Olson Scholarship Fund
Cindy Brunette Memorial Scholarship Fund
Cindy Zillmer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Foley Area Foundation Endowment Fund
Foley Area Foundation Fund
Foley Area Lions Scholarship Fund
George Kinney and Eilleene Kinney
Scholarship Fund
Katie Kutz Drumline Endowment Fund
Severyn and Irene Youso Scholarship Fund
Svihel-Schaefer Scholarship Fund
CENTRAL MINNESOTA
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

CAMPAIGN FOR PHILANTHROPY
Contributions from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015
alexandria area
community foundation
Thomas and Linda Akenson
Alexandria Veterinary Clinic
Vern and Judy Anderson
Roger and Sheryl Bakewell
BlackRidge Bank
Mark and Caryn Bongard
Dr. Jefferson Brand, Jr. and
Bonnie Brand
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
James and Pamela Deal
Gloria and Gary Deick
Mark and Kim Deterding
Elden’s Fresh Foods
Elizabeth and Charles Farnsworth
Anita Ferguson
Bill and Barb Flaig
Stuart and Evelyn Henrickson
ITW Heartland
Paul and Vern Jackson
Arlan and Jeanette Johnson
Kaleidoscope Business Services
Terence and Patricia Kennedy
John and Jan Lervick
Lifestage Wealth Management
Group LLC
Michael and Kathleen Lillehaugen
Meyer Charitable Trust
Neighborhood National Bank
Nodland Construction Co., Inc.
Jonathan and Katy Olson
Neil Ostlund and
Betty Stroh Ostlund
Lawrence and Pamela Pearson
P.N.E Inc./IRD Glass
Bruce and Kathleen Pohlig
Proforma Rose Shorma
Jeff L. and Amy Restad
Duane and Connie Shelden
Sally and Brent Smith
Gary and Nancy Syverson
Ralph and Carol Tillitt
Trumm Drug, Inc.
Dave and Irene Vagle
Don and Donna Waletzke
Anthony Zimny AAI
Dan and Colleen Zimny
brainerd lakes area
Anonymous
Julie and David Anderholm
Mary and Fred Boos
David and Catherine Cowell
Delores Ebert
Linda S. Hanson
Joey Larson
Cindy and Tim Moore
John & Darlene Sullivan Fund
Gifts made to the Campaign for Philanthropy directly supports CommunityGiving and its partner
foundations in their work to raise the tide of resources available for all needs in our communities and
to help those resources go further.

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central minnesota
Gail Nygaard Anderson and
Dean Anderson Designated Fund II
Rollie Anderson Family Fund
Anonymous
Julie Aronson Dehnel
Bartlett Family Fund
Dorothy C. Becker Fund
Jason K. Bernick
Bernick’s Community Pillars Fund
Dick and Mimi Bitzan Family Fund
Barbara Carlson
Colette and Jerry Carlson
Nancy Ehlen Fund
Falcon National Bank
Bob & Nancy Ferche Family Fund
James and Pauline Hall Family Fund
Brad and Lisa Hanson
Hedlund and Arntson Family Fund
Kevin and Joanne Hughes
Jim Janochoski
Ben and Suzanna Johnson
Johnson-Moore Fund
Steve and Brenda Joul
Joanne and Chris Kudrna
Family Fund
Steve ane Peggy Laraway
Family Fund
Marie and Doug Laudon
John and Arlene Leisen
Susan and David Lorenz
Pat Lynch Fund
Maryanne and John Mahowald
Mathew Hall Lumber
Foundation Fund
Jerry and Maureen McCarter
Morgan Family Foundation
Netgain Technology
Bonnie Newman
Michael and Judith Noonan
Joe and Elaine Omann
Dan Pearson
Proviant Group, a Private Wealth
Advisory Practice of Ameriprise
Financial Services, Inc.
Shareholder Fund-Joyce Schlough
Wayne and Juli Schluchter
Greta Stark-Kraker and Chad Kraker
The K Foundation
The Moran Family Fund
Ann and Mark Thelen Fund
United Way of Central Minnesota
Constance and Joseph Viere
Brad & Kathy Wheelock Family Fund
Bob and Penny White Fund
Steve and Molly Windfeldt
willmar area
Anonymous
Ken and Alix Behm
Donor Advised Fund
Paula and Jeff Bredberg
Pastor Jon and Sarah Dahl
Roger and Becky Deuth
Bob Dols and Patti Loeher-Dols
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Gary and Nancy Geiger
Dona and Bob Haines
Barbara C Halvorson Trust
Mary and Richard Huesing
Family Fund
Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc.
Sarah Klaassen
Douglas and Julie Kveene
Glenn and Tori Leitch
John and Mary Lindstrom
Wanda Malone
David Moody and Mary Catherwood
Dennis and Karen Peterson
Rolf and Caryl Peterson
Mohamed A. Sayid and
Zamcam H.Abdisamad
Dianne and Dean Shuck
Matt and Joanna Schrupp
Heather and Jamie Thompson
Terry and Kristen Tone
Torgerson Properties
Eric and Alice Weiberg
Mary Ellen and James Zachman

STAFF MEMBERS
Members of the 2015-2016 CommunityGiving team.
(pictured left to right)
Susan Lorenz • Director of Community Programs
Elise Wiener • Director of Finance and Investments
Sherri Koslofsky • Administrative Assistant
Steve Joul • CommunityGiving President & CEO
Courtney Schmidt • Donor Relations Coordinator
Jeanne Blonigen • Grants and Scholarships Coordinator
Greta Stark-Kraker • Executive Operations Manager
Sara Carlson • WACF Executive Director
Amy Sprout • Administrative Assistant
Sandra Henley • Financial Assistant

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Statement of Financial Position • As of June 30, 2015 and 2014
Financial information has
been derived from audited
financial statements. A
complete copy of the audited
financial statements and the
IRS Form 990 are available at
the Foundation offices.
* This total does not include
gifts to the Minnesota Real
Estate Foundation or gifts to
agency funds as adjusted by
FASB 136. Contributions to
charitable trusts are adjusted
to present value.
** Grants total does not
include grants out of the
Minnesota Real Estate
Foundation or FASB 136
agency fund distributions.
2015 2014
revenue and other support
Contributions, net* $
6,702,298 $
20,834,287
Interest and dividend earnings 1,949,368 1,361,750
Investment earnings-realized & unrealized gains/losses (479,322) 8,038,118
Rental/building income 49,656 38,100
Other income, special events 37,655 52,793
Change in value of trusts (62,638) 454,335
total revenue and other support $
8,197,017 $
30,779,383
expenses
Grants and program expenses** $
5,968,057 $
6,742,226
Administrative expenses 309,028 263,883
Fundraising and development expenses 658,210 533,057
total expenses $
6,935,295 $
7,539,166
change in net assets $
1,261,722 $
23,240,217
additional mref net assets 1,044,039 0
net assets beginning of year 82,019,066 58,778,849
net assets end of year $
84,324,827 $
82,019,066
2015 2014
assets
Cash and cash equivalents $
1,571,073 $
1,518,675
Receivables 875,242 1,362,781
Unconditional promises to give 28,712 26,789
Prepaid expenses 38,994 31,421
Investments 97,683,131 91,293,675
Irrevocable trust investments 8,655,898 9,055,388
Property and equipment, net 597,534 604,574
Other assets 2,908,754 1,834,879
total assets $
112,359,338 $
105,728,182
liabilities
Accounts payable $
109,633 $
61,596
Accrued expenses 100,060 89,329
Grant awards payable 206,300 189,283
Due on investment 150,000 250,000
Notes payable 70,827 638,037
Agency funds 22,806,254 17,448,135
Deferred gift liabilities 4,591,437 5,032,736
total liabilities $
28,034,511 $
23,709,116

net assets
Unrestricted $
67,341,294 $
64,395,795
Temporarily restricted 2,962,064 3,032,496
Permanently restricted 14,021,469 14,590,775
total net assets $
84,324,827 $
82,019,066
total liabilities and net assets $
112,359,338 $
105,728,182
Statement of Activities • For the Years Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

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