Southwest Initiative Foundation

9 grants from 1999-2022
Hutchinson
MN

Grants Received

$2,700,000
in
2022
Term
0 months

Hutchinson, MN — Southwest Initiative Foundation will manage the Archibald Bush Legacy Fund, an endowed fund to make post-secondary education accessible for high school students in Yellow Medicine East (YME) school district in Granite Falls, Minnesota. As administrator of the fund, SMPF will partner with a scholarship provider to award scholarships and other services to YME students seeking to pursue higher education opportunities, with an emphasis on students from underrepresented communities. The Archibald Bush Legacy Fund expands the Foundation's long-term commitment established by Archie Bush to education and the cities of St, Paul and Granite Falls, MN.

$207,000
in
2020
Program
Community Innovation Grants
Term
25 months

Hutchinson, MN — To pilot a local network of employers from Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville and Redwood counties in Minnesota

$25,000
in
2018
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
6 months

Hutchinson, MN — Sponsorship of Grow Our Own Summit 2.

$1,200,000
in
2017
Term
38 months

Hutchinson, MN — Honoring Archibald Bush’s Legacy—Granite Falls Endowment and Project Funds

$20,000
in
2016
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
6 months

Hutchinson, MN — Sponsorship of Grow Our Own: A Convening on the Future of Southwest Minnesota’s Children

$7,500
in
2014
Program
bushCONNECT Partner
Term
6 months

Hutchinson, MN — Recruit and provide support to attendees of bushCONNECT on May 12, 2014

$50,000
in
2012
Program
Past Programs
Term
11 months

Hutchinson, MN — Southwest Initiative Foundation Community-Based Leadership Network

$50,000
in
2006
Term
13 months

Hutchinson, MN — For an initiative to advance renewable energy development

$224,000
in
1999
Term
43 months

Hutchinson, MN — For a program to connect children with community activities and mentors