EVENT LINK: https://lrac4.org/legacy-grants

FEE: Free to apply

FY26 Fall Legacy Grant rounds for both Individual Artists and Nonprofit Arts Organizations in the 9-county LRAC region are open from August 18 - October 2, 2025 at 5PM!

Individual Artists: The Legacy Individual Grant provides up to $6,000 to individual artists in the LRAC nine-county region, to increase Arts Access, Arts Learning and Arts and Cultural Heritage opportunities for all Minnesotans.

Nonprofit Arts Organizations: The Legacy Organization Grant provides up to $12,500 to increase Arts Access, Arts Learning and Arts and Cultural Heritage opportunities for all Minnesotans. This grant is open to Arts Organizations (nonprofit), nonprofits with project that have Arts as the primary focus, local governments, and educational institutions in the LRAC nine-county region.

Minnesota’s Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage funding is made possible from an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

Proceeds from the fund may be spent only on requests that support arts access, arts education or arts and cultural heritage.  The fund is intended to create a strong arts legacy in Minnesota and will exist for a period of twenty-five years.

Lake Region Arts Council’s Legacy grant programs will be based on the three key areas of Arts Access, Arts Education, and Arts & Cultural Heritage.

EVENT LINK: https://wcif.org/endowed-fund-grants/

FEE: Free to apply

Personally Endowed Fund Grants

We’re accepting proposals from October 6 through November 6 for three personally endowed funds. These funds were created by philanthropists who wanted to support their favorite causes and organizations in the Fergus Falls, Perham, and Dent communities. Grants will range from $500 to $2,500. 

Please be sure to review the specifics of each grant below before submitting your application. To simplify that application process, organizations should complete one application per geography served. Component funds are not eligible to apply at this time.

Join us on Zoom to learn more about the eligibility details and application process and ask questions.

• Tuesday, October 7, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Register here

• Wednesday, October 8, 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Register here

Deloris Barnack Kenner Endowment Fund: Deloris Barnack Kenner grew up and went to school in the Perham area. She continued her education to become a nurse, a career that she held for 50 years. Kenner’s mission to support education lives on today through her fund.  

Eligibility:

• Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, public or nonprofit school, or unit of government (including Tribal government or division) or be fiscally sponsored by another organization with this status.

• Primarily serve Perham-Dent.

  • Primarily serve is defined as 50% or more of participants or individuals served reside in communities with these zip code: 56573 or 56528.

• Support projects benefiting teachers or education.

Floyd and Harriet Miller Endowment Fund: The Millers wished to leave a lasting impact in the Fergus Falls community for all the kindness that they received from community members and organizations during their lifetimes.   

Eligibility:

• Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or be fiscally sponsored by another organization with this status.

• Primarily serve Fergus Falls.

  • Primarily serve is defined as 50% or more of participants or individuals served reside in communities with these zip codes: 56537 or 56538.

Inga M. Johnson Endowment Fund: Inga Johnson was actively involved with her community and was philanthropic throughout her lifetime. It was Inga’s wish that this fund support families in the Fergus Falls area.

Eligibility:

• Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, public or nonprofit school, or unit of government (including Tribal government or division) or be fiscally sponsored by another organization with this status.

• Primarily serve Fergus Falls.

  • Primarily serve is defined as 50% or more of participants or individuals served reside in communities with these zip codes: 56537 or 56538.

• Support projects benefiting educational, charitable, scientific, literary, and religious needs.

Application Process

To simplify that application process, organizations should complete one application per geography served.

• Organizations primarily serving Fergus Falls should submit one application and may be considered for either a Floyd and Harriet Miller Endowment Fund grant or an Inga M. Johnson Endowment Fund grant.

• Organizations primarily serving Perham-Dent should submit one application and may be considered for the Deloris Barnack Kenner Endowment Fund grant.

• Organizations serving both the Fergus Falls and Perham-Dent communities will need to submit two applications: one for Fergus Falls and one for Perham-Dent.

Application

The application will open on October 6.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this application process or related to grantmaking from these Funds, please reach out to Grants Officer Amanda Quam at amanda.quam@wcif.org or 218-998-1610.