CMCF AR 2013

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al Minnesota Community FoundationANNUAL REPORT 2013

Connections 1 2 Annual Report 2013
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The mission of the Central Minnesota
Community Foundation is to engage people,
connect resources and build community.
IN 2013, CMCF
Received $10.6 million in new gifts and contributions
to nonprofit agency funds along with more than
$3 million in future gift commitments
Added 40 new funds, bringing the total to 580
Awarded more than $5.8 million in grants,
including grants from affiliates
Reached $81.5 million in total assets
Highlights 2013
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When I first came to St. Cloud nearly two decades ago, many people welcomed
my family and me to the community. The Foundation was about 10 years
old and we had our first generation of board members, many of whom
were the founders of the Foundation, cycling off the Foundation Board.
Looking for a way to keep them connected, my wife Brenda and I decided to host a holiday
social at our home. I must admit that I was somewhat concerned because I only had a coffee
maker that made eight cups. So we went right out and bought a 40-cup coffee maker. Feeling
prepared, I recounted the concern I had to Sister Colman O’Connell, who said “That is just
wonderful dear, but how much wine do you plan to have?”
Wine? Growing up in a fairly strict Scandinavian household, social gatherings
where wine and other spirits were served were not the norm. However, following
Sister Colman’s advice, we bought a case of wine. That evening, we ran out of
wine and only served one cup of coffee.
Welcome to Stearns County!
This is a story I have told before, but I am sharing it again because in
this annual report, we’re focusing on community connections — how we
connect with one another and the broader community. As you probably
know, understanding different cultures is usually quite important
when connecting.
At the Community Foundation, our mission is to engage people,
connect resources and build community. At the heart of what we
do — and at the heart of any community — are the connections of
residents with one another.
In these pages, we focus on those connections and how they make a
difference. Sometimes we make these connections at the Community
Foundation personally with the donors who look to us to align their
passions with their charitable goals. Other times we’re connecting
resources in the community by being a catalyst, or a cheerleader for
key initiatives to make our community better. By engaging people and
connecting resources, we build community.
Understanding cultural or other differences is important as we
build connections. Connections are the pathway for reaching our
potential — as individuals, as organizations and as a community.
Steve Joul
President

Board of DirectorsHe used his gifts as long as he was able. Our community is a better place thanks to Andy Hilger.
Andy Hilger
Andy died this past year at 83,
leaving behind an immeasurable legacy because of the many connections he made.
Andy is recognized as a long-time pillar in the community and one of the original founders of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation and the United Way of Central Minnesota. Andy and his wife Carol were among the first individuals to establish a fund at the Community Foundation and serve as an example of connecting passions with charitable giving.
Andy was honored with many
awards for his deep-rooted commitment to giving back,
including the Alex Didier Award in Philanthropy in 1999 from CMCF.
“I didn’t really know Andy on a personal level until I visited with him about the award,” CMCF President Steve Joul remembers. “In a very personal discussion about his values and his mission of giving back to the community, he talked about the annual spiritual grounding he received through silent retreats he did at the Jesuit retreat house, near the Twin Cities. It was then he said, ‘You should come along.’“ Steve accepted the invitation. “To know and understand these retreats
is to know and understand Andy,”
Steve said.
In a quiet and reflective setting, the Jesuits help retreat participants focus on hearing the voice of God in their own lives and discovering the gifts they’ve been given. They believe developing and sharing these gifts is what life is
all about.
“Andy certainly knew and understood the wonderful gifts he had been given,” Steve said.
Andy had a deep passion for radio and built a successful business in the industry. He remained philanthropic throughout his career and even donated one of his stations, Spirit 92.9, to the Diocese of St. Cloud. Even after he sold his radio stations to Regent Broadcasting and retired, he launched an all-Catholic AM station, KYES.
“He used his gifts as long as he was able,” Steve said. “Our community is a better place thanks to Andy Hilger.”
FAREWELL, FOUNDER & FRIEND
Every once in a while, we unexpectedly meet that one person who changes the way we look at the world and helps shape our understanding of life. For many, that person was Andy Hilger.
Board of Directors
2013 -2014 BOARD MEMBERS
(pictured left to right)
Brad Wheelock • RBC Wealth Management
Mimi Bitzan, Secretary • Freelance Writer & Communications Consultant
Michelle Meyer • Community Volunteer
Tohow Siyad • Mogadishu Meat and Grocery/NHH Transportation
Michael Noonan • Rinke Noonan
Joyce Schlough • Park Industries
Steve Joul, President • Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Dennis Gregory, Chair • Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc.
Maryanne Mahowald, Vice Chair • Community Volunteer
Colette Carlson, Treasurer • CliftonLarsonAllen
Devinder Malhotra • St. Cloud State University
John Herges • Falcon National Bank
(not pictured)
Fred Bursch • Bursch Travel
Keith Finstad • Bremer
Karlo Goerges • Pequot Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
Steve Linder • Lakeland Broadcasting Company
Steve Windfeldt • Preferred Credit

The Community Priorities collaboration began in 2010 when the Central Minnesota
Community Foundation made a small grant to send a group of community leaders to
Dubuque to see what had made that small city in Iowa so successful.
The visit led the St. Cloud area community to ignite its own community visioning process in 2011.
The Community Foundation partnered with the Initiative Foundation and the St. Cloud Times
to lead this process that has identified and tracked key Community Priorities. The partners host
regular progress meetings, and in 2013 convened community members to vote on new priorities.
Retain, Expand and Attract Businesses
Advance regional branding, nurture diverse entrepreneurs and foster university-business
partnerships.
Support Student Success Through a Cradle to Career
Approach for Education and Workforce Development
Launch a web talent portal, establish leadership group, address achievement gap
and more.
Expand Inclusive Participation and Engagement of
People of Color in Community Leadership
Facilitate connections for immigrants and refugees with the broader community.
Enhance Recreational Amenities and Natural Resources
Build regional community and/or aquatic center and increase activity of Mississippi River.
Invest in Regional Transportation and Infrastructure
Expand regional air service, Northstar, I-94 and Wobegon Trail with other trail systems.
Elevate Culture, Arts and “Sense of Place”
Connect and enhance downtowns, river and neighborhoods with place-making and
public arts.
Assist Those Facing Poverty
Expand availability and access to affordable housing, mental health, transportation
and other critical services.
Support Aging in Place
Assess and address opportunities and needs for seniors and the aging population.
Learn more of the details of each Priority at CommunityGiving.org/pages/CommunityPriorities 88
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The Central Minnesota Community Foundation, together with the Initiative Foundation, awarded
$55,000 in grants this past year to continue to drive progress on some of the Community
Priorities voted on by community members. Here’s a look at the grants.
GROW VOLUNTEER PROJECT
The United Way of Central Minnesota received $7,500 to engage 100 new adult volunteers
and connect them with at least 100 youth. This effort focuses on developing multi-cultural and
multi-generational service opportunities and activities. This grant also supports increasing
awareness of Volunteer Central, the central place to learn about local volunteer opportunities.
REGIONAL AIR SERVICE
The City of St. Cloud received $7,500 to provide the data analysis and materials needed to
entice a carrier to serve central Minnesota and effectively market current air service.
CRADLE TO CAREER COLLABORATIVE
The United Way of Central Minnesota received $10,000 to lead a series of efforts for the Cradle
to Career collaborative effort. The grant will help establish a talent portal through the Greater
St. Cloud Development Corporation, engage 25 underserved youth in internship or career
related experiences, establish a long range plan for the Partner for Student Success initiative
through the St. Cloud School District, and provide education for child care providers and parents.
CULTURALLY DIVERSE ECONOMY
The Central Minnesota Sustainability Project, as fiscal sponsors for the Collaborative for a
Culturally Diverse Economy, received $7,500 to lead a community visioning process that will
engage 200 people in forming and launching a plan for an international marketplace with
local entrepreneurs.
FOSTERING BUSINESS GROWTH
The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation received $7,500 for a GIS Planning tool. This
tool will make it easy to search for commercial property inventory for business growth and
employment enhancement.
DEVELOPING TALENT
The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation plans to use a $7,500 grant to develop a talent
portal to match people’s skills with employment opportunities.
TRAIL MAKING
The City of St. Cloud received $7,500 to create a St. Cloud Placemaking Plan focused on
developing the community’s trail system. This plan aims to support local government entities in
the planning of interconnected trail networks that will enhance quality of life across the region.
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES Gain Funding, Make Progress

Legacy SocietyThe Sustainability Project established a program that enables growers to turn their plots into revenue generating businesses.
Maine Prairie Community Garden
“When you enter the garden, everything else falls away,” said Katrina Pierson, who founded the organization and now serves as chair of the Board of Directors.
It’s that vision that led the Women’s Fund to award the Central Minnesota Sustainability Project with a grant to establish the first garden in 2010. Since then, the Sustainability Project has doubled the size of the Maine Prairie Garden and added a second community garden that together serve 121 gardeners — and their families.
“The garden is flooded with hundreds of people when we first open it in the spring,” Katrina said. “We always have a waiting list. It’s been hard to turn people away.” Plans are underway to add a third community garden.
In addition to providing access to healthy food, the Sustainability Project established a program that enables growers to turn their plots into revenue generating businesses. The Project helps individuals sell the healthy goods at local farmer’s markets and to local restaurants.
“We are nowhere near realizing the potential of this in this community,” Katrina said. “The demand for our services is more than we’re able to fulfill at this time.”
A new apprentice program, provided in partnership with the Land Stewardship Project, connects gardeners interested in agricultural business with educational programs and farmer mentors. The two apprentices currently in the program are working alongside farmers and developing their own business plans.
“This is where the economic development part of our mission is really coming to life,” Katrina said.
Under the leadership of its first executive director, Autumn Brown, the Sustainability Project will launch a pilot for an international market in 2014 to further economic, cultural and social opportunities.
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
The well-manicured rows of plants and artful displays created to nurture their growth at the Maine Prairie Community Garden tell a story about people who have come together to not only feed their families or make a living, but also make connections across cultures, generations and economic status.
Learn more at SustainMN.org
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There are those who are able to see the effects of the funds they create during their lifetime and others who create their lasting legacy by including a fund in their estate plans.
The Foundation’s Legacy Society recognizes those individuals who have made a provision for a future gift to the Foundation through their will, trust, retirement or life insurance plan — as well as donors who have chosen to receive lifetime income, while providing for a future gift to their favorite causes, through a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.
The following individuals have agreed to be listed as members of the Legacy Society:
If you have made provisions for a future gift to the Foundation and would like to be listed as a member of the Legacy Society, please contact the Foundation at (320) 253-4380.
Legacy Society
Elaine M. Adams
Jack and Janie Amundson
Jim and Lois Anderson
Dr. Jerome Ballantine†
Dorothy† and Norman Barthel
Shelly Bauerly Kopel and Scott Kopel
John Bauernfeind
Ken and Alix Behm
Jason K. Bernick
Mimi and Dick Bitzan
DeWayne Brever
Jeanie Brever
Fred and Terri Bursch
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
Leo T. Henkemeyer
Doug and Barb Holzkamp
Patrick and Rosie Imgrund
David Johnson
Steve and Brenda Joul
Wayne and Diana Knauf
Janet and Jim Knoblach
Richard and Carol Langdok
Dorrie and Scott Larison
Chris LeDuc and Adam Whitten
Steve Letnes
David Light and Laura (Poganski) Light
Merlyn and Kathryn Lutter
Gary and Jane Marsden
Scott and Mary Kay May
Kenneth and Virginia Merrill
Louise Muggli
Michael and Laura Mullin
Ray and Patricia Munson
Kenneth and Janet Panger
Katherine Pattison
Dennis and Karol Ringsmuth
Barry and Sandy Ross
Melinda and Wayne Sanders
Patrick F. Sawicki
Ron and Darlene Schaefer
Wayne and Juli Schluchter
Ron and Irene Schmidt
Jane Schuneman
Patricia Simpson
Michael and Patty Sipe
Kevin and Anita Spellacy
John† and Mildred Sullivan
Marcia Summers
Dave and Angela Toeben
Ann Torrey Kurr
George and Shirley Torrey
Theodore and Andrea Truitt
Dr. David and Catharine Van Nostrand
Bernard and Marlene Vetsch
Don and Jan Watkins
Brad and Kathy Wheelock
Tom and Cathy Williams
Tom and Betty Wolterman
Jean Wood
† Deceased

Establishing a Fund
Donors can use a variety of assets — from appreciated stock to real estate to cash — to make gifts. They may give to any of the funds listed on the following pages or may establish named funds, either 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 580 component funds of the following varieties.
A fund designed to support one or more specifically chosen charities is a designated fund. 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 organizations who appreciate the Foundation's fund management expertise. Some of the funds are permanent endowments; some act as a reserve fund for the charities.
Establishing a Fund
However, they also wanted to help people right away, so they granted out a portion of the proceeds from their annual Women on Stage fundraiser to support local programs for girls, women in transition and elder women — only setting aside a portion for the future in the endowment.
In June 2013, the Women’s Fund Grants Committee allocated one-half of the Women on Stage proceeds to support local programs; the other half was added to the endowment. With this addition to the endowment, Barb was able to announce, on her last day before retiring as director of donor relations with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation, that the endowment surpassed the $1 million mark.
“While there have been many gracious donors, the money did not just appear; someone had to reach out and ask,” said Melinda Sanders, the new director of donor relations at the Central Minnesota Community Foundation.
“The women behind the Women’s Fund took it upon themselves to organize many successful Women on Stage events to draw attention to the Women’s Fund and gain financial support. They also reached out to nonprofit organizations, encouraging them to see their services through the eyes of girls and women, and to work together with them to develop new ideas and initiatives to help women and girls live their best lives — for generations to come.”
The Women’s Fund focuses on supporting:
w Girls — Developing confident, strong and empowered girls
w Women in Transition — Building capacity of women experiencing significant change in their lives
w Elder Women — Addressing unique issues women face as they age
Over the years, the Women’s Fund has granted over $750,000 to nearly 50 programs in the local community. Over the years, the Women’s Fund has granted over $750,000 to nearly 50 programs in the local community.
Women's Fund
REACHING $1 MILLION
In 2002, a small group of women led by Barb Carlson created a vision to support the empowerment of women and girls in the community, and to ensure that support continued well beyond their lifetimes. Could they build an endowment to ensure funding for programs for women and girls that would last forever? They believed so. And they set a goal of $1 million.
Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/pages/WomensFund
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Foundation Funds
AGENCY
Anderson Family Entrepreneurial Center Endowed Fund
Anna Marie’s Alliance Fund
Anna Marie’s Alliance Legacy Fund
Assumption Home, Inc. Fund
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Fund
Boy Scouts of America-Central
Minnesota Council Fund
Boys and Girls Club of Central MN Agency Fund
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central MN
Southside Club Policy Endowment Fund
Camphill Village Minnesota Endowment Fund
Casa Guadalupe Fund
Cathedral High School Education
Foundation Fund
Catholic Charities Fund
Central Minnesota Mental Health
Association Fund
Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud
Endowment Fund
Cold Spring Area Maennerchor Fund
District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation Fund
Edina Community Foundation Fund
Father Wilfred Illies Fund for
St. Augustine Church
Friends for Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation Fund
Friends of the Library Fund
Girl Scouts of MN & WI Lakes and Pines
Council Fund
Girl Scouts Campership Fund-MN & WI
Lakes & Pines Council Fund
Grow Great Kids Fund
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Fund
Independence Center, Inc. Fund
Land Stewardship Project Fund
Mankato Area Foundation Fund
Miracle League of Central Minnesota Fund
Paynesville Area Hospital Foundation Fund
Paynesville Area Hospital Torbenson Family Scholarship Fund
Pregnancy Resource Center Fund
Quarry Park Fund
Quarry Park Endowment Fund
RSVP Fund
Fr. Ed Ramacher Endowment for St. John’s
Boys' Choir Fund
Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation Fund
Sherburne History Center Donna Eddy Fund
St. Augustine Church Fund
St. Benedict’s Senior Community 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 State University Foundation Fund
St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra Fund
St. John’s Arboretum Fund
St. John’s Boys' Choir Fund
Stearns History Museum Fund
Strengthening Families Fund of Resource Training and Solutions
Talahi Senior Foundation Fund
United Arts Fund
United Way of Central Minnesota Granite Fund
United Way of St. Cloud Area General Fund
United Way/Bertha Lazer 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
Anonymous Fund
Dorothy C. Becker Designated Fund (2)
Darwin and Rose Mary Bonn Fund
Clemens and Munsinger Gardens Fund (Flexible)
Clemens and Munsinger Gardens Endowed Fund
Dr. Luther and K. Julianne Aronson Dehnel Legacy Fund
Ann and Alex Didier Family Fund
Mark and Kim Doman Endowed Fund
Drug Awareness Resistance Education Fund
Maxine Barnett Fund for Anna Marie's
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
Katie Kutz Drumline Endowment Fund
Lake George Endowed Fund
Margaret (Peggy) Noonan Faerber
Great River Regional Library Fund
Bette Pollreis Memorial Fund
Rasmussen Family Fairness in Journalism Fund
Kimberly Ann Ritsche Memorial Fund
Southside Boys and Girls Club Endowment Fund
St. John’s Episcopal Church Fund
Established by Rita Bartlett
R. Lawrence Thienes Fund
Philip J. Thometz Fund
Irene T. Walsh Endowment Fund for
Cathedral High School
Joseph and Teresa Zeleny Fund
DONOR ADVISED
Scott and Katherine Adams Family Fund
Amosson Carlson Family Fund
Jack and Janie Amundson Family Fund
Dean and Gail Anderson Fund
Harold E. Anderson and Jeanette J. Anderson Family Fund
James L. and Lois A. Anderson Family Fund
Jeanette J. Anderson Family Fund
Jim Anderson Family Fund
N. J. Anderson Fund
Rollie Anderson Family Fund
Scott and Myndee Anderson Family Fund
Barbara Anderson-Fanslau Family Fund
Anonymous Advised Fund (6)
Antioch-Creative Memories Fund
Gilroy and Virginia Arvig Family Fund
John and Nancy Bartlett Family Fund
Cynthia Bauerly Fund
David L. and Jean C. Bauerly Fund
Elaine Pouliot Bauerly Education Fund
Jerry and Elaine Bauerly Family Fund
Bauerly Kopel Family Fund
Michael and Sharon Bauerly Family Fund
Rick and Helga Bauerly Family Fund
Dorothy C. Becker Fund
Paul and Maria Heymans Becker Fund
Bernick Family Foundation Fund
Jason K. Bernick Fund
Berscheid Family Fund
Dick and Mimi Bitzan Family Fund
Maria V. Peters Bodette and John Bodette Fund
Bondhus Donor Advised Fund
Breer Family Fund
Dr. Frank T. and Alice Brown Fund
Bugbee Family Charitable Fund
Central MN Society for Human Resource Management Fund
John and Cindy Clemens Fund
William and Virginia Clemens Family Fund
Charlie Clour and Veronica Olivia-Clour Fund
Robert and Veronica Coborn Family Fund
The Coborn Family Fund
The Cody Foundation Fund
Common Saints Fund
Community Health and Wellness Initiatives Fund
Doman Family 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
Bob and Nancy Ferche Family Fund
Earl and Dorotha Foster Memorial Fund
Germick Foundation Fund
Glenn Family Fund
Dale and Elvis Grau Family Fund
Greater Minnesota Fight for a Cure Fund
Barbara and Dennis Gregory Family Fund
Janet and Tom Grones Fund
James and Pauline Hall Family Fund
Father Lloyd Haupt Fund
Larry Haws Family Fund
Hedlund and Arntson Family Fund
Ralph and Odette Hedlund Family Fund
Helgeson Family Fund
Bob and Lois Helland Fund
Leo T. Henkemeyer Fund
Andy and Carol Hilger Family Fund
Hilger Children’s Fund
John Hilger Fund
Kevin and Teresa Hilger Fund
Rochelle Hilger Byers Fund
Leon Hinnenkamp Memorial 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
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
Mary Jane and James Lauerman Family Fund
John and Arlene Leisen Family Fund
Douglas and Taimi Liepert Fund
David Light and Laura (Poganski) Light
Legacy Fund
Cheryl Lightle/Wade Skaja Fund
Little Falls Exchange Club Fund
Leo and Luella Louis Family Fund
Pat Lynch 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
McKenna Family Fund
Gordy and Michelle Meyer Flexible Fund
Dan and Susan Miller Family Fund
Miller Family Fund
The Moran Family Fund
Motley American Legion Fund
Mrs. K’s St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Education Fund
Louise M. Muggli Donor Advised Fund
Brian and Karla Myres Family Fund
Noon Optimist Club Fund
Judith N. Noonan Advised Fund
Jamie and Marty O’Link Donor Advised Fund
Maurice and Pearl O’Link Charitable Fund
Optimist Club of St. Cloud Fund
Jerry and Carole Otto Family Fund
Harlan and Jeraldean Palm 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
Jim and Denise Potter Family Fund
Rays of Hope Memorial Fund
Dennis and Karol Ringsmuth Fund
Jon A. and Delores J. Roeder Fund
Michael and Laurie Sattler Fund
Patrick F. Sawicki Fund
Wayne and Juli Schluchter Fund
Ron and Irene Schmidt Family Fund
Glenn and Sharon Scuteri Fund
Bob and Sandy Sexton Foundation Fund
Shareholder Fund
Norman C. Skalicky Foundation Fund
John V. and Jacquelyn J. Smith Family Fund
Soleim Chirhart Fund
Somody Family Fund
Spellacy Family Fund
St. Cloud Granite Rotary Fund
Starfish Children’s Charities Fund
Sy and Sons, Inc. Donor Advised Fund
Joan and Warren Teigen Family Fund
Ann and Mark Thelen Fund
Paul and Kimberly Thompson Fund
Jerry and Sue Thoreen Fund
Bob and JoAnn Thueringer Family Fund
Michael and Ann Tighe Family Fund
Joyce and Tony Tillemans Fund
David and Molly Tomsche Fund
Torbenson Family Fund
Lee and Mary Torborg Family Fund
George and Shirley Torrey Advised Fund
Theodore and Andrea Truitt Fund
Howard Uhlhorn Memorial Fund
Venture Allies Fund
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Post 428 Fund
Dale and Karen Victor Family Fund
Don and Joan Volkmuth Family Fund
John and Mary Weitzel Fund
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota Central
Advised Fund
Janet and Tim Wensman Family Fund
David and Molly Werschay Fund
Brad and Kathy Wheelock Family Fund
Bob and Penny White Fund
Scott and Joan Wilcox Family Fund
Julianne Williams Fund
Julianne Williams Fund-Endowed
WJON Tri-Centennial Fund
Wojtanowicz Family Fund
James J. Wolf Family Foundation for
Animals Fund
John Zapp Fund
Zaun Family Fund
FIELD OF INTEREST
ArtWORKS Fund
AWARE Fund to Deter Violence
Barbara Carlson Fund for Women and Children
Barden Park Preservation Fund
Big Woods Fund
Raymond and Shirley Birr Fund
Building It Together Fund
Central Minnesota Helps Fund
Community Priorities Fund
Create CommUNITY Fund
Downtown Kiwanis Club Fund
Emerging Leaders Endowment Fund
Emerging Leaders Fund
Emerging Leaders Library Fund
Foley Area Foundation Fund
Foley Area Foundation Endowment Fund
Friends of Benton County Parks and Trails Fund
Friends of Aviation Fund
Fund for the Arts
Fund for Global Women
General Pass Through Fund
Global War on Terrorism Veterans
Memorial Fund
Gold’n Plump Poultry Inc. Fund
Good Samaritan Endowment Fund
Good Samaritan Fund-Helen Liljedahl
Good Samaritan Fund II
Grace Fund of the Starfish Program
Katie’s Club Fund
Lake George Revitalization Project Fund
Leave a Legacy-Central Minnesota Fund
Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota Fund
Paynesville Area Community Foundation Fund
Paynesville Masonic Lodge 71 Fund
Thomas A. Ritsche Fund for Youth
River Partnership of Community
Foundations Fund
ROCORI Trail Fund
Gordon Rosenmeier Fund
The Rural Poverty Fund
Sartell Senior Connection Fund
Jerry and Shirley Setten Family Fund
St. Cloud Youth Activities Fund
The Starfish Fund
Virtues Project Fund
Wells Fargo Arts Fund
Wobegon Trail to the Mississippi Fund
Women’s Flexible Fund
Women’s Fund
Zapp Bank Fund
SCHOLARSHIPS
137072 Fund
Harold and Jeanette Anderson Scholarship Fund of the St. Cloud Christian School
Leo and Agnes Bauerly Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Barb Bemis Happe Scholarship Fund
Mikayla C. Boerger Memorial Scholarship Fund
Marie, Malcolm and Harvey Bren
Scholarship Fund
Brenny Scholarship Fund
Mark Brossoit Scholarship Fund
Cindy Brunette Memorial 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
Edgar Coryell, Clara Coryell, Grace Walls and Richard Walls Scholarship Fund
Tony and Elsie Dingmann Fund
Eden Valley American Legion Scholarship Fund
Eden Valley Lions Scholarship Fund
Eden Valley-Watkins Area Foundation Fund
Eden Valley-Watkins Student Council Scholarship Fund
Elfstrom Browne Community Scholarship Fund
Maxine Fasen and Gary Fasen Memorial Art Scholarship Fund
Foley Area Lions Scholarship Fund
Dan Fouquette Scholarship Fund-St. Cloud National Bank Fund
Terry R. Fox Scholarship Fund
Philip L. Halenbeck Scholarship Fund I
Philip L. Halenbeck Scholarship Fund II
Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund
Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund
Andy and Carol Hilger Pro-Life
Scholarship Fund
Paul Edward Host Memorial Scholarship Fund
George Kinney and Eilleene Kinney
Scholarship Fund
Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship Fund
Brian Klinefelter Scholarship Fund
Kurt Langer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Evelyn Lenander Education Fund
Miller Architects and Builders Industry Scholarship Fund
Ernest Morgan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Burton Olson Scholarship Fund
Tom Pierce Memorial Optimist Scholarship Fund
Dick and Dorothy Putz Scholarship Fund
Bill Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Rocori Dollars for Scholars Fund
Aaron Rollins and Seth Bartell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ed Sauer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Craig Schafer Scholarship Fund
Donald B Schlangen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Seeman Family Fund
John C. Seivert Memorial Fund
Dr. “Eddy” Silker Scholarship Fund
Stephanie Smith Science Scholarship Fund
State Bank of Richmond Fund
Svihel-Schaefer Scholarship Fund
Theisen Family Nursing Scholarship Fund
David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund
George and Shirley Torrey Nursing
Scholarship Fund
Torrey SCTCC Business Scholarship Fund
Torrey SCTCC Nursing Scholarship Fund
Veterans of Foreign War Post 2816-Isle Fund
William and Mae Virant Scholarship Fund
Irene T. Walsh Scholarship Fund
Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460
Scholarship Fund
Women’s Fund Scholarship Fund
Severyn and Irene Youso Scholarship Fund
Cindy Zillmer Memorial Scholarship Fund
UNRESTRICTED
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
Quinlivan and Hughes Fund
Richard Quinlivan Directors Fund
Rocori Area General Fund
Robert J. Sullivan Advised Fund
Dennis Watkins Fund
Indicates a new fund for the fiscal year 2012-2013.

The Central Minnesota Community Foundation celebrates the generosity of the community
and recognizes individuals who have fostered passion and vision for philanthropy through
its annual awards.
AWARD RECIPIENTS 2013
Hear what their grandchildren have to say at Communitygiving.org/pages/JerryandElaineBauerly 8
Chris Shorba
professional award in philanthropy
As a child, Chris Shorba would create extensive sketches of everything
from submarines to golf courses, signing and dating each one,
wondering if some day they would end up in an art museum. That
fondness for art led Chris to be among the community’s top advocates
for arts programs and activities.
“He has given the best of his abilities and talents to make this
community better, especially in the area of the arts,” said Mimi Bitzan,
member of the CMCF Board of Directors. Chris has served as the chair
of the United Arts Board and as a fundraiser for the area’s leading
organizations. “He often asks, ‘What more can I give?’ and I always
answer him that we’re only asking for an arm and a legacy, and Chris
has given us both,” said Cindy Hawker, executive director of United Arts
of Central Minnesota.
Chris transformed a passion for the arts into a way of giving back. Volunteering is not an
extracurricular activity for Chris. It’s a way of life. Just in the past few years, he has also
served in leadership roles on the CentraCare Health Foundation Board and Central Minnesota
Transportation Alliance. He brought that commitment to community service to his work as a
certified public accountant at KDV for over two decades, inspiring both his colleagues and
clients to give back. “He doesn’t just volunteer,” said Loren Viere, managing partner at KDV.
“He jumps in and becomes very active.”
Barb Carlson
president’s award
Barb Carlson came to the Central Minnesota Community Foundation
excited that she would be able to serve not just one nonprofit in this
community, but virtually every organization.
“Barb has a unique ability to connect with individuals,” CMCF President
Steve Joul said. “In making those connections, she brought out the best
in people so they could see what a difference they could make with their
lives and in the lives of others.”
Barb brought a passion for issues that face women and girls to CMCF
and created the vision for the Women’s Fund in St. Cloud. Barb’s
leadership has been instrumental in growing CMCF and developing
Watch Chris’ video story at Communitygiving.org/pages/ChrisShorba 8
Jerry and Elaine Bauerly
alex didier award in philanthropy
For Jerry and Elaine Bauerly, it is not enough for them to be
generous with what they have been given. They also want to
instill that same value in their children and grandchildren.
It’s in that spirit that weeks before Christmas, Elaine
provided each of her grandchildren $150 and directed them
to give it away — in any way they wished as long as it helped
an individual or organization in need. “There’s a certain
magic in giving,” Elaine said.
On Christmas, each of their grandchildren shared how they
had blessed others with the dollars they had been given.
They shared the lessons they learned — and their joy of
giving left Elaine in tears.
“It doesn’t take long to see that they live out their values and their spirit of philanthropy in the
way they raised their family and encourage their grandchildren. They are a model for the
community,” said Maryanne Mahowald, vice-chair of the CMCF Board of Directors and former
chair of the Women’s Fund Advisory Board.
Jerry and Elaine have given a tremendous amount of their personal time, talent and treasure
to this community and have been instrumental in many local causes. The couple would do just
about anything to help this community — even open their rural Sauk Rapids home to 900 people
for a fundraiser. Their dedication and hospitality propelled Women on Stage to a new level and
helped the event raise more than $1 million for local programs that empower women and girls
through the Women’s Fund.
But nothing means more to them than passing on a family tradition of giving back and helping
others to their three grown children, Shelly, Rick and Dena, and to their grandchildren.
“When you put them all together, the impact of the Bauerlys just has tentacles that go out all
over the place and it will last for a long time,” said Barb Carlson, recently retired CMCF director
of donor relations.
cont'd

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grants
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 1,322 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 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.
– Animals $37,555 • [.6%]
– Arts & Culture $124,859 • [2.1%]
– Civic Affairs $459,306 • [7.8%]
– Diversity $18,829 • [.3%]
– Education $669,431 • [11.4%]
– Health $851,618 • [14.5%]
– Human Services $809,849 • [13.8%]
– Religious Organizations $2,084,340 • [35.5%]
– Scholarships $306,770 • [5.2%]
– Youth $439,345 • [7.5%]
– Miscellaneous $73,279 • [1.3%]
1,322 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED • $5,875,181
affiliates and other Women’s Funds. “She believes deeply in the value and potential of giving
back,” Steve said, “and she did it day in and day out, in big ways and in small ways.”
Barb gave people the opportunity to see community needs, connected them with causes and
helped them experience making a difference. It was not simply her job as a director of donor
relations. It was her purpose in life.
“Giving of anything — of your time, of your talent, of your passion, of your energy, of your
resources — is what makes living worthwhile,” Barb said.
Maxine Barnett
athena award
Few have made as great of an impact on women’s issues in this
community as Maxine Barnett. For more than three decades, she
dedicated herself to improving the health, welfare and rights of
battered women and their children.
A fighter and a friend, Maxine not only raised awareness about
domestic violence, but she also developed solutions that are changing
and saving lives. “Maxine’s example has been something for individuals
from all walks of life to emulate,” said Molly Renslow, 2012 ATHENA
Award recipient.
Maxine took Anna Marie’s Alliance from a small safe house to a
progressive shelter with one of the most extensive set of wraparound
services for women and children in the nation. “Maxine’s contributions
to the women and children of our community are enormous,” said Barb
Carlson, 2004 ATHENA Award recipient. “They range from providing simple safety to setting
standards for relationship behavior to educating police officers to challenging the criminal
justice system.”
Maxine retired in 2013 after 33 years as executive director of Anna Marie’s. “She has saved lives
and she has taught others to save lives,” said Johanna Klinkner, a former Anna Marie’s client
and longtime advocate at the shelter.
To further honor Maxine, the Women’s Fund renamed an education fund as the Maxine Barnett
Fund for Anna Marie’s. The fund, established in 2006, provides educational support for clients
at Anna Marie’s to foster independence.
AWARD RECIPIENTS 2013 cont'd
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Hear more of Maxine’s story at Communitygiving.org/pages/MaxineBarnett 8

The couple recently created a donor advised fund with the Community Foundation to make the most of the tax advantages of giving appreciated securities.
Rick and Sandy Paulsen
GIVING STARTS IN ALEXANDRIA
For Rick and Sandy Paulsen, giving back starts close to home. The couple’s charitable giving has grown out of the connections they have made professionally and personally since moving from southern Minnesota to Alexandria in 1981.
Some of their favorite local charities include Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum and Gardens (where Rick serves as treasurer), United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties, Habitat for Humanity, Lakes Area Humane Society and Calvary Lutheran Church.
The couple recently created a donor advised fund with the Community Foundation to make the most of the tax advantages of giving appreciated securities. “We found the Alexandria Area Community Foundation to be a convenient organization to work with, and the fund will help ensure our giving can continue into the future,” Rick said.
While starting locally, the Paulsens’ giving doesn’t end there. Other favorite causes include Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, World Vision and the Rotary Foundation. Sandy plans to travel to Guatemala on a service trip with Rotary and Common Hope.
“It’s about helping people out and making a difference in people’s lives. And, that’s very personally satisfying,” Sandy said about their philanthropy and her service as vice president of the Douglas County Hospital Auxiliary.
Their giving also goes beyond helping just people. Sandy is moved by the work the Humane Society performs, and Rick has a passion for wildlife habitat preservation and restoration. He is a loyal supporter of Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl and Pheasants Forever, and he currently serves as the treasurer of the Pioneer Heritage Conservation Trust.
The Paulsens restored some of their own land to wetlands and natural prairie, and established a permanent conservation easement to preserve it for generations to come.
“People have to give from the heart,” Rick said. “When you make a donation and know the charity will be a good steward, you should feel good.”
MISSION
The mission of the Alexandria
Area Community Foundation is to engage people, connect resources and build community.
Grants Since Founding
$334,415
Total Assets
$1,077,663
2013 - 2014 Board
Jeff Restad • Chair
Dave Vagle • Vice Chair
Doug Houska • Treasurer
Nancy Klepetka • Secretary
Fred Bursch
Bill Flaig
Melissa Hoven
Paula Jackson
Kelly Jenzen
Loren Liesemeyer
Bruce Pohlig
Sally Smith
Judy Radil
Foundation Assistant
LEGACY SOCIETY (see page 8)
Wayne and Diana Knauf
FOUNDATION FUNDS
DESIGNATED
Bill and Helena Gleeson Book Fund
DONOR ADVISED
Fred and Terri Bursch Charitable Fund
Del and Cathy Kirkeby Fund
Loren and Kathryn Liesemeyer Foundation Fund
Rick and Sandy Paulsen Family Fund
UNRESTRICTED
Alexandria Area Administrative Endowment Fund
Alexandria Area General Fund
Alexandria Area Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Founded in 1992, the Alexandria Area Community Foundation began its affiliation partnership with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation in 2011.
ALEXANDRIA AREA
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
DIFFERENCE MAKER GRANTS
The Alexandria Area Community Foundation awarded $80,000 in Difference Maker Grants in 2013 to the Alexandria Area Arts Association and the United Way
of Douglas & Pope Counties.
"These grants are designed to bring about lasting, positive change in the Alexandria area community," said Dave Vagle, chair of the Community Programs Committee and vice chair of the AACF board. "It's the desire of the Community Foundation to not only provide financial support, but also leadership and connections to advance these two important community causes."
The 2013 grants support:
w The Alexandria Area Arts Association for building renovations to house growing educational and
outr
each programs and performance groups.
w United Way for House Keys, a new program
de
veloped to provide safe and sustainable
housing f
or families and individuals experiencing
homelessness in
Douglas County.
AACF started the Difference Maker Grant program in 2012 and received nearly $1.3 million in requests in the past year. The grants were made possible by the AACF endowment and a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation.
Read more at AlexandriaFoundation.org
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Whether through education, innovation in energy sources, or philanthropy, the Hunts have been game changers, and the community has been the beneficiary.
Lynn and Paul Hunt
BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPITAL
Lynn and Paul Hunt talk about success like a musician credits the band. “It’s a symphony,” Lynn said. “We could never do it alone. We can play our part, but we need others, sometimes in harmony and sometimes to counter our ideas and make us better. I thank every one of them for being there.”
The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation recognized Paul and Lynn Hunt with the 2013 Award in Philanthropy as BLACF celebrated its 15th anniversary.
Lynn and Paul most recently founded Hunt Utilities Group, a coalition of minds focusing on research and development of alternative energies as well as ways to save energy. They simultaneously started Happy Dancing Turtle, a nonprofit group centered on environmental education.
To Paul, philanthropy is much more than money. The giving of time is equally important. “Not everyone is blessed with the kind of success that allows them to give money,” he said. “But all of us have something equally as valuable — our time. Where would our organizations be without volunteers?”
When it comes to giving, the Hunts credit their parents for a sense of generosity and a belief that it is important to give back to the community. Neither came from a privileged background. Just the opposite. Paul remembers counting tator tots at dinner to make sure everyone got their fair share.
“I know what it is like to go without,” Lynn said. “I know what it is to be hungry as a child. I know what it feels like to be lonely and call the crisis line as a teen looking for someone to talk to.”
Lynn received an unexpected scholarship while at Central Lakes College. It made the difference between staying in school or not. She went on to earn a Bachelor Degree in Business Management from Concordia College, and then an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
One of the core areas of the couple's philanthropy is education. “If you want to change someone’s life, education is a game changer,” Lynn said.
Whether it was through education, innovation in energy sources, or philanthropy, the Hunts have been game changers, and the community has been the beneficiary.
Read more of their story at CommunityGiving.org/Brainerd
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MISSION
The mission of the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation is to
engage people, connect resources and build community.
$2,515,098
Total Assets
$6,432,073
2013 - 2014 Board
Jim Roelofs • Chair
Linda S. Hanson • Vice Chair
Chris Gross • Treasurer
Ray Charpentier • Secretary
Tom Anderson
Ruth Gmeinder
Karlo Goerges
Mary Jetland
Buford Johnson
Tom Reek
Janelle Riley
Mark Ronnei
Chris Ruttger
Bob Sweeney
Bill Brekken
Foundation Director
Jenny Holmes
Foundation Coordinator
Dorothy† and Norman Barthel
Kenneth and Virginia Merrill
† Deceased
FOUNDATION FUNDS
AGENCY
Brainerd Family YMCA
Foundation Fund
Brainerd Public Schools
Foundation Fund
Camilla Tomson Fund for Advocates Against Domestic Abuse
Camp Confidence Endowment Fund
Kinship Partners Endowment Fund
Lakes Area Pregnancy Support
Center Fund
Lakes Area Senior Center
Endowment Flexible Fund
Lutheran Church of the Cross
Endowment Fund
Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Fund
Ski Gull Fund
DESIGNATED
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
DONOR ADVISED
Thomas and Beth Anderson
Family Fund
The Annabelle Fund
Douglas Arndt Fund
Bergin Family Fund
Brekken Family Fund
Chris and Amber Close Family Fund
Jean Collins Fund
Michael Converse Memorial Fund
Robert J. and LaVonne Danzl
Family Fund
Diamond Trust Fund
The Erickson Family Fund
GEMA Fund
Gustafson Family Foundation Fund
Hall Family Fund
The Hannah Charity Fund
Linda S. Hanson Family Fund
The Hostas Fund
Hunt Family Fund
JMJF Fund
Joshua Fund
Ronald E. and Doris M. Juhl
Family Fund
Kathleen Kubat Jasperson Foundation for Neglected
Girls and Women Fund
Lakeland Mold Charitable Fund
Gracie Lee 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
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
PLANNED GIFTS
John and Marcia Turcotte Charitable Annuity Fund
SCHOLARSHIP
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
Founded in 1998, the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation is an affiliate partner of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation.
BRAINERD LAKES AREA

The couple leads through example, giving extensive time, energy, expertise and financial resources to many local nonprofits.
Dr. Lachlan and the Honorable Kathryn Smith
PROFESSIONS TO PASSIONS
Although they both hold high profile positions in the Willmar-area community, Dr. Lachlan and the Honorable Kathryn Smith are recognized for their quiet leadership through service and a desire to reflect credit to others.
The couple leads through example, giving extensive time, energy, expertise and financial resources to many local nonprofits. For that, the Willmar Area Community Foundation recognized them with the 2013 Award in Philanthropy.
Lach grew up in Ames, Iowa, went to medical school at the University of Iowa and completed his residency at Valley Medical Center in Fresno, California. He now specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Affiliated Community Medical Centers in Willmar.
Kit graduated from Edina High School. She received degrees from Iowa State University and the University of Iowa and attended law school at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. She worked with the Schmidt, Thompson, Johnson and Moody law firm in Willmar before being appointed district court judge in 1997.
Kit served as lead judge for the Kandiyohi County Children’s Justice Initiative. She chaired the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Juvenile Delinquency Rules Committee and served on the Court’s Racial Fairness Committee, Committee for Equality and Justice and the state’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee.
Lach and Kit have lived in the Willmar area since 1981, where they raised their two sons, Will and Ben. The couple has
a long history of serving in leadership
roles for a variety of nonprofits in the community and being a part of positive change and growth.
Read more at CommunityGiving.org/Willmar
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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 area.
$3,400,864
Total Assets
$13,340,546
2013 - 2014 Board
Pastor Tim Larson • Chair
Paula Bredberg • Vice Chair
Matt Schrupp • Treasurer
Diane Shuck • Secretary
Roger Deuth
Joel Gratz
Sarah Klaassen
Steve Linder
John Lindstrom
Leo Martinez
Dennis Peterson
Rolf Peterson
Mohamed Sayid
Terry Tone
Arlys Winkelman
Sara Carlson
Executive Director
Nancy Johnson
Foundation Coordinator
Elaine M. Adams
Ken and Alix Behm
David Johnson
FOUNDATION FUNDS
AGENCY
Cardinal Pride Fund
Friends of Willmar Public
Library Fund
Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA Flexible Fund
Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA 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
Willmar Area Food Shelf Fund
DESIGNATED
Lewis T. and Viola Ness Ausherman Foundation
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
Donor Advised Fund
Kenneth and Alix Behm Family Fund
Marvin and Luella Behm
Family Fund
McGrath Family Fund
Myron and Myra Behm
Donor Advised Fund
Lois Ellinger Fund
Reynold W. and Eleanor D. Larson Fund
Steve and Nancy Linder
Donor Advised Fund
McGrath Family
Donor Advised Fund
Aaron Schueler Memorial Fund
Willmar Electric Foundation Fund
FIELD OF INTEREST
Digital Synergy Robotics Fund
Marvin and Gladys Otto Foundation
Rice Hospital Fund
Speak Your Peace of Willmar Fund
Willmar Arts Fund
Willmar Good Samaritan Fund
Willmar Foundation Builders Fund
Willmar Technology and Education Fund
Willmar Women’s Fund
Willmar Women's Flexible Fund
PLANNED GIFTS
Dorothy Meili Charitable Gift
Annuity Fund (2)
Elaine Adams Charitable Gift
Annuity Fund
SCHOLARSHIP
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
Willmar Capital Builders Fund
Founded in 1998, the Willmar Area Community Foundation is an affiliate partner
of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation.
WILLMAR AREA
COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARDS
The Willmar Area Community Foundation recognized two organizations building community:
The Otto Bremer Foundation provided the initial grant in 1998 to help establish the Willmar Area Community Foundation. The Bremer Foundation has awarded more than $406 million in the communities it serves since its inception in 1961.
Bremer Bank in Willmar strives to help build healthy, vibrant communities. A significant partner with the nonprofits, businesses, organizations and donors in our area, Bremer Bank in Willmar shares its exceptional employee-volunteer resources to positively impact communities throughout the region.

They came with what felt like a few nickels 30 years ago and created a legacy of giving back in big and small ways.
Janet and Tom Grones
With a young family at home, the couple seized teachable moments with their children. During Lent, they did not simply fill the rice boxes they received with spare change. The family ate only rice for one dinner each week and put what it would have cost to eat their regular meal in the collection box for world missions.
“To have a big heart, it has to be nourished,” Janet said. “It doesn’t grow on its own.”
The couple took a big step in the spring of 2013 when they sold their majority ownership in GeoComm, Inc. to Granite Equity, a St. Cloud-based private equity firm focused on local ownership.
Trained as a paramedic and having led the Stearns County emergency services department, Tom started GeoComm to help people in their time of greatest need. He imagined better systems for emergency response. Under Tom and Janet’s leadership, GeoComm grew to serve more than 12,000 dispatchers in 800 emergency 911 call centers, helping to keep more than 84 million people safe.
The business sale created an opportunity for the couple to enhance their philanthropy. By giving company stock to a donor advised fund at the Foundation before the sale, Tom and Janet leveraged tax benefits that will allow them to do more to support their favorite causes.
Much of the couple’s philanthropy is focused on meeting people’s basic needs so that everyone has a chance
to be successful. “There, but for the grace of God, go I,” Janet said. They are also interested in civic projects like parks and historical restoration, which help make the community a great
place to live.
“In a very real sense, the community had a heart and reached out to us,” Tom said remembering the couple’s humble beginnings. Their fund at the Foundation was a way for them to return the favor. “It is part of what you do,” Tom said. “You give back to the broader community.”
SALE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY
Tom and Janet Grones made a connection early on in the central Minnesota community. They came with what felt like a few nickels 30 years ago and created a legacy of giving back in big and small ways.
Philanthropy
Gifts to the campaign directly support the Foundation’s work to raise the tide of resources
available for all the needs in our community and to help those resources go further.
Campaign for Philanthropy
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JULY 1, 2012 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013
24 $5,000+
Nancy Ehlen Fund
Netgain
$2,500+
Dorothy Becker Designated
Fund III
Karlo and Sue Goerges/Pequot Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
Steve and Brenda Joul
Brian and Karla Myres
Family Fund
$1,000+
Jack and Janie Amundson Family Fund
Gail Anderson
Anonymous (3)
Michael and Sharon Bauerly Family Fund
Bernick Family Foundation
Jason K. Bernick
Dick and Mimi Bitzan
Family Fund
Bremer Bank, N.A./Keith Finstad
Barbara Carlson
Colette and Jerry Carlson
John and Cindy Clemens
Bob and Nancy Ferche
Family Fund
James and Pauline Hall
Family Fund
Jim Janochoski
Johnson-Moore Fund/Cindy Faye Johnson and Tom Moore
John Kokula
Patrick E. Lynch
Miller Family Fund/James and Marion Miller
Morgan Family Foundation
Louise M. Muggli Donor
Advised Fund
Michael and Judith Noonan
Harlan and Jeraldean Palm
Jim and Denise Potter
Family Fund
Joyce and Tom Schlough
Greg and Tama Theis/Get Home Inspections
Dale and Karen Victor
Don and Jan Watkins
Family Fund
Bob and Penny White Fund
Tom and Cathy Williams
Wojtanowicz Family Fund
$500+
Dean and Marjorie Anderson
David and Jean Bauerly
Family Fund
Bauerly Kopel Family Fund
Breer Family Fund
Brekken Family Fund
Dennis and Barbara Gregory
Chris and Sheila Gross
Jason and Ann Hallonquist
Cindy Hawker
Hedlund and Arntson
Family Fund
Don Helgeson and Sue Shepard
IPEX, Inc.
Kevin and Amy Kluesner Fund
Linus and Marina Koopmeiners
Steve and Peggy Laraway
Family Fund
Cheryl Lightle/Wade Skaja Fund
Susan and David Lorenz
Joe and Elaine Omann
Tom and Nancy Reek
Glen Tautges and
Jennifer Richason
Joyce and Tony Tillemans Fund
Rose and Mike Windschitl
Up to $500
Scott and Kate Adams
Karen and Rick Ahles
Anonymous (2)
Rick and Helga Bauerly
Family Fund
Myron and Myra Behm
Mike and Kathy Burton
David and Catherine Cowell
Bonnie K. Cumberland
La Vonne Danzl
Ann M. Didier
Patti and Bob Gartland
Bruce and Diane Gohman
Thomas and Jeanne Hartmann
Pete and Jennifer Hill
Keith and Julie Hughes
Kevin and Joanne Hughes
Patrick and Rosie Imgrund
Cathy and Darren Juilfs
Mike and Joni Karl Family Fund
Patty Kennedy
Helen and Tom Krebsbach
David Kuefler and Sandi Meyer
John and Arlene Leisen
Devinder and Laura Malhotra
Dave and Geri Marquardt
Family Fund
Mathew Hall Lumber Foundation
Jerry and Maureen McCarter
Gordy and Michelle Meyer Flexible Fund
Moran Family Fund/Asha Morgan Moran and Marty Moran
Marilyn and Bob Obermiller
Dan Pearson
Jim Ringwald
Donald and Marie Jordan Ryan
Chris Shorba
Greta Stark-Kraker and
Chad Kraker
John and Darlene Sullivan Fund
Ann and Mark Thelen Fund
Dr. David and Janet Tilstra
Greg and Jan Vandal
Constance M. and Joseph Viere
Eric and Alice Weiberg
Timothy Wensman and
Janet Fischels Wensman

Cumulative Giving
CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FOUNDATION IN 1985
$5,000,000+
William E. and Virginia† Clemens
Alice Cox†
Nancy Ehlen
$2,000,000+
Harold† and Jeanette Anderson
Anonymous
Jim and Marion Miller
Marvin Otto†
Otto Bremer Foundation
Thomas Ritsche†
$1,000,000+
The Antioch Company
Michael and Sharon Bauerly
Bernick's
John and Cindy Clemens
Dr. Philip Halenbeck†
Leo T. Henkemeyer
G.R. Herberger's, Inc.
Andy† and Carol Hilger
Dr Severin† and Ruth† Koop
Hope Lindman†
Harlan and Jeraldean Palm
Norman C. Skalicky
Leander and Mary Torborg
John and Mary Weitzel
$500,000+
Anonymous (2)
Dorothy Becker†
Ken and Alix Behm
Bush Foundation
Roger and Betty Duininck
Catherine Gustafson†
Kevin and Teresa Hilger
Reynold W.† and Eleanor D.† Larson
Evelyn Lenander†
Cheryl Lightle and Wade Skaja
Michelle and Gordon Meyer
Morgan Family Foundation
Park Industries
Bob and Sandy Sexton
Robert Sullivan†
David and Darlene Thiessen
Dennis Watkins†
Dr. Joseph Zeleny†
$250,000+
Elaine M. Adams
Dean† and Gail Anderson
Anonymous (3)
The Antioch Charitable Foundation
Viola Ness Ausherman†
Bankers Systems, Inc.
John and Nancy Bartlett
Bremer
Charles Ehlen
Don and Arlene† Helgeson
Dr. Jerome Hilger
Arnie and JoAnn Johnson
Leo and Luella Louis
McKnight Foundation
Optimist Club of Saint Cloud
Gordon Rosenmeier Trust
Michael and Laurie Sattler
Jerry Setten
Bob and Mary Stangler
Phil Thometz Estate
Tony and Joyce Tillemans
$100,000+
Keith Adams†
Irma Anderson Estate
Ruby Anderson Trust
Anderson Trucking Service, Inc.
Anonymous (11)
Gilroy and Virginia Arvig
Elaine and Jerry Bauerly
Tim and Sharon Berscheid
Mimi and Dick Bitzan
BlueCross and BlueShield of
Minnesota Foundation
Adelle Burrus
Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Inc.
CentraCare Health System
City of St. Cloud
Kevin and Teresa Close
Close-Converse Commercial &
Preferred Properties
Bob Coborn
Coborn's Incorporated
Alex† and Ann M. Didier
Anton B. and Elizabeth A. Dingmann Trust
Mark and Kimberly Doman
Joanne and Paul Dorsher
Douglas C. and Gerri Elletson
Bob and Nancy Ferche
The Ford Foundation
Lawrence J. Gill Estate
GNP Company
Dale and Elvis Grau
Janet and Tom Grones
James and Pauline Hall
Don Helgeson and Sue Shepard
Cindy Faye Johnson and Tom Moore
Earl and Rhita Keskey
Dick and Carol Langdok
James and Mary Jane Lauerman
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
Brian and Karla Myres
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Marty and Jamie O'Link
Gerald and Carole Otto
Jim and Denise Potter
Mary Sue and Randy Potter
Rays of Hope Donors
Bernie and Linda Roberts
Nicholas T. Roloff Trust
Barry and Sandy Ross
Dr. Edward L. Silker
St. Cloud Area School District 742
St. Cloud Rotary Foundation, Inc.
St. Cloud Truck Sales
Andrew and Cynthia Staiger
Mark and Ann Thelen
US Bank-St. Cloud
Venture Allies, LLC
General John W. and Avis Vessey
Richard Walls†
Irene T. Walsh Estate
Wells Fargo Bank
Bob and Penny White
City of Willmar
Willmar Electric Service
Diane and John† Wojtanowicz/
Prairie Farm Company
Xcel Energy Foundation
John W. Zapp
$50,000+
Scott and Kate Adams
Anonymous (5)
Array Services Group
Rita Bartlett†
Myron and Myra Behm
Jason K. Bernick
Darwin and Rose Mary† Bonn
Roger and Marcy Bonnema
Joan Bren and Steve Nelson
Bugbee Estates
Capital One 360
Barbara Carlson
CentraCare Clinic
Central MN Noon Optimist Club, Inc.
Tim Chirhart and Jeanne Soleim
Kathleen Coborn
Jean Collins
Community Foundation of Western Nevada
Thomas C. Connolly
Rod and Avis Converse
Jeff and Susan Danielson
La Vonne Danzl
Gale J. and Barbara R. Eastwood
Eden Valley-Watkins High School
Elfstrom Family Trust
Katherine Helen Erickson Jacob Estate
Exchange Club
Fingerhut
Lois E. Fredrickson†
St. Cloud Times/Gannett Foundation
Garrison Area Lions
Dennis and Donna Gertgen
Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
Lee and Jan Hanson
Reverend Lloyd Haupt
HealthPartners
Patrice Hedlund and Ennis Arntson
Robert and Lois Helland
Paul and Lynn Hunt
Bill and Kathy† Jasperson
Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc.
Ron and Doris† Juhl
Mike and Joni Karl
Bob and Mary Kovell
Dale Kramer
John and Arlene Leisen
Liberty Savings Bank
Dr. Douglas and Taimi Liepert
Lawrence W.† and Teckla† Lindquist
Roger and Judy† Lykins
Ray Madison†
David and Geri Marquardt
Dan and Susan Miller
Louise Muggli
The National Exchange Club
Wanda M. Nikle Estate
Kenneth and Janet Panger
Rick and Sandy Paulsen
Ann Quinlivan
Ralph S. French Charitable Foundation
Duane A. and Edith R. Rasmussen
Rinke Noonan
Glenn and Sharon Scuteri
Dan and Cynthia Seeman
Kevin and Anita Spellacy
Sprint
The Parishioners of the Church of Saint Joseph, St. Joseph, MN
State Bank of Richmond
Warren and Joan Teigen
Bob and JoAnn Thueringer
Michael and Ann Tighe
Dr. David and Catharine Van Nostrand
Veterans of Foreign War 2816
Don† and Joan Volkmuth
Wat-Kim-Valley VFW 5460
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
Xcel Energy
Donald and Clara Zachman
Dennis and Karen Zaun
$25,000+
Alexandria Extrusion Company
Kathleen E. Allen
American Cancer Society
American Legion Post #428
Jack and Janie Amundson
Anonymous (5)
Agnes Bauerly Family
Luella Behm
Tim and Ann Bergin
Donald and Patricia Bitzan
Peter and Gwen Breer
Dr. Frank and Alice Brown
Michael Bue
Cadeau Foundation
CentraCare Health Foundation
Champion International
The Clara Foundation
Eden Valley Lions Club, Inc.
Granite Equity Partners
Muriel P. Haat†
Larry† and Faith Marie Haws
Kit and Jerry Henkemeyer
Robert and Mary Jane Hennen
Neal Hoefflin and Lori Morris
Initiative Foundation
Jill M. Fox
Steven and Brenda Joul
Del and Cathy Kirkeby
Kevin and Amy Kluesner
Knife River
Mark and Kathleen† Krebsbach
Lakeland Mold Company
Steve and Peggy Laraway
Leighton Broadcasting
Michael and Kathie Lillehaugen
Mahowald Insurance Agency and
Mahowald Financial Partners
Maryanne and John Mahowald
Rodney and Peggy Malikowski
Marco, Inc.
Howie Matzke
Anna and Jack McKenna
Miller Architects & Builders, Inc.
Munsinger Clemens Botanical Society
Netgain
Network for Good
Fred Nolan and Ellen Siewert
Michael and Judith Noonan
Dan Pearson
Jim and Beverly Pehler
Kenzie and Mary Ann Phelps
Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A.
Razoo Foundation
Tom and Nancy Reek
Dr. James and Merry Lynn Roelofs
Edwin Rohlik
Beth and Michael Roth
City of Sartell
Joyce and Tom Schlough
Ron and Irene Schmidt
St. Cloud Disc Golf Club
St. Cloud Granite Rotary
Joan Stigliani
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 & Title Guaranty, Inc.
John† and Marcia Turcotte
United Way of Central Minnesota
Dale and Karen Victor
Viking Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Viking Savings Bank
Barbara Ann Watkins
Don and Jan Watkins
Scott and Joan Wilcox
Patsy Williams Payette and Jim Payette
Winkelman Building Corp.
$10,000+
Karen and Rick Ahles
Alongside Services, Inc.
Anderson & Burgett Attorneys At Law
Anderson Funeral Home
Lloyd E. and Marilyn Andrews
Anonymous (4)
Mary and Dave Baker
BankVista
Rick and Helga Bauerly
Shelly Bauerly Kopel and Scott Kopel
Paul Becker and Maria Heymans-Becker
Kathleen Crawford Bernick and Mark Bernick
Dr. Bernice E. Berns
Blackridge Bank
Boos Family Foundation
Bill and Jane Brekken
C & L Distributing
Cable Constructors, Inc.
Central Lakes Oral and Facial Surgery
Central MN Society For Human Resources Management
Kim Christianson and Paul Slininger
Roberta Clemens and Kevin Penttila
CliftonLarsonAllen
Charlie Clour and Veronica Oliva-Clour
Glen and Sandy Cook
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Dayton Foundation Depository
Dayton-Hudson Corporation
Dr. Luther and Julie Aronson Dehnel
Downtown Kiwanis Club
Duininck Incorporated
Gary and Kathy Engler
John and Janet Erickson
Falcon Basketball Association
Eilleene M. Fawcett Estate
Foley Area Lions
Funders' Network for Smart Growth and
Livable Communities
Gannett Communities Fund
Justin Gapinski
Walt and Raeanna Gislason
Global Impact
Karlo and Sue Goerges/
Pequot Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
W. Gohman Construction Co.
Barbara and Dennis Gregory
Allen and Laurie Hall
Marcellus and Icyleen Hall
Linda S. Hanson
Tony Hawk Foundation
Shelley Hedlund
Elizabeth and William G. Heegaard Family Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation
Henry's Foods, Inc.
Heritage Bank
Thomas and Lisa Heule
Herman Hiebel
Hilger Business Enterprises
John and Laurie Hilger
Louis F. Hill
Pete and Jennifer Hill
Francis Holden
Holiday Inn & Suites
Pauline Hoover
Hughes Children
Fred† and Valeria† Hughes
Hughes Mathews, P.A.
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
Ruth E. Johnson Trust
Beverly Jondahl Trust
Dr. Gerald L. and Karen B. Jurgens
Galen and Bonnie Kabe
Willis and Jodi Kleinjan
Henry J. and Victoria R. Kohorst
Linus and Marina Koopmeiners
Kopp Investment Advisors
Mary Korman
Joanne and Chris Kudrna
Phillip and Rose Kunkel
Lakeland Broadcasting Company
Mark and Ellie Loschko
Smitty and Loren Luschen
Terry and Tifani Luschen
Judith and John Lyons
John Mahowald & Donna Mae Kuhl
Kenneth E. Malmstrom†
Jen Matzke
Jerry and Maureen McCarter
Don and June McGrath
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
Ron and Mary Morton
H. Boyd Nelson
Nexus Information Systems
Nisswa Tax Service
Frances Nolan
Northern Factory Sales, Inc.
Northern States Power Company
Northern States Supply, Inc.
Marilyn and Bob Obermiller
Con O'Brien
Dorothy Olson
Maxine Olson
Order of Saint Benedict
Paynesville Masonic Lodge No. 71
John and Linda Peck
J. Bradley Person
John and Bonnie Person
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Philip Morris Company
Phillips Family Foundation
Roy Pike
Plaza Park Bank
Bruce and Kathleen Pohlig
Reverend Edward Ramacher†
RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation
Kathy and Dr. John Reisinger
Molly Renslow
Resource Training & Solutions
Jon and Delores Roeder
June and Ed Roos
Sartell Athletic Club, Inc. and
Sartell Baseball Association
Sartell High School
John E. Schaubach
Yvonne Schilplin
Myra Seivert
Jan and Charles Sheets
Don and Donna Simek
Jacquelyn Smith
St. Cloud Area Association of Realtors
St. Cloud Country Club
St. Cloud Ear, Nose, Throat, Head & Neck Clinic
St. Cloud Lions Club, Inc.
St. Cloud Reading Room Society
St. Cloud State University Foundation
Church of St. Peter
Stearns Bank
Jim and Stacy Stigman
Marcia Summers
Summit Strategy Group, Inc.
Robert and Laurie Sweeney
Technical High School
R. Lawrence Thienes, MD
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
David and Molly Tomsche
Theodore and Andrea Truitt
Wells Fargo Foundation
Timothy Wensman and Janet Fischels Wensman
David and Molly Werschay
West Central Steel, Inc.
Julianne Williams Foundation
Sheelah and Gene Windfeldt
Judy and Leonard Wohlman
Woodland Container Corp
Ed Zapp
$5,000+
200 Orphanages Worldwide
Affiliated Community Medical Centers, P.A.
Duane and Barbara Aldrich
Tom and Beth Anderson
Anonymous (5)
The Antioch Company Charitable Fund of
The Community Foundation
Apollo High School
Apollo Insurance Agency
John and Lovelle Arnold
Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc.
Kati Bauerly
John Bauernfeind
E.C. and Bette† Beliveau
Bell State Bank & Trust
Jan and Brian Bensen
James Berg and Mary Kruger
Dick and Lila Bernick
Black Diamond Auctions
Rose Blesener and Bill Daly
Tim and Mary Boerger
Martha Bogard†
Margaret Brossoit
Dan and Bette† Brutger
Bursch Travel/American Express
Rochelle Hilger Byers
Colette and Jerry Carlson
Barbara and Carl Caspers
Cellular Mobile Systems of St. Cloud
Central Bank
Central Lakes College Foundation
Central Minnesota Arts Board
CenturyLink
Church of St. Francis Xavier
Becky and Chris Coborn
Joshua L. Collins
C.O.M.P.A.S
Robert and Tammy Congdon
Corporate Commission of the MLB
James Cote
Crafts Direct
Mary Constance Crane
Crossing Arts Alliance
Crow River Senior Center
Larry and Jeannie DeGraaf
Timothy and Kristin Demery
DeZURIK, Inc.
Dooley's Petroleum, Inc.
The Downtown Council
Downtown Sertoma Club
Thomas and Melodie Dukowitz
Dunlap Family Foundation at the request of John and Mary Dunlap Lindstrom
Howard and Annie Egeland
Eich Motor Company
Kenneth and Clare Elchert
Lois Ellinger
Ellingson Plumbing & Heating
James C. Erickson
Essilor of America, Inc.
Rose Ann Faber
Family Practice Medical Center of Willmar, P.A.
Ronald Fink
First American Title Insurance Company
Frandsen State Bank & Trust-Baxter
Frigidaire Freezer Products
Stephen and Patricia Gabrielson
Gaspar
Geo-Comm, Inc.
Geyer Signal of St. Cloud, Inc.
John W. Gleeson
GLTArchitects
The Grainger Foundation
Greg E. Theis Remodeling
Muriel Grunerud
Guatemalan Student Support Group
Jan and Dennis Hanson
Ron and Michelle Hanson
Judge Elizabeth Hayden and
Judge Charlie Flinn
Kevin Hayford and Steven Sullivan
Michael and Karel Helgeson
Mary Kathryn Hess
Jerry and Marge Hirschfeld
Home State Bank
Debbie Huschle
Mary and Michael Ives
Roy Ives
Jim and Carol Jacobs
Johnson, Moody, Schmidt & Kleinhuizen P.A.
KDV
Klein Tools
Thomas and Martha Kohout
John Kokula
Kopp Family Foundation
David Kuefler and Sandi Meyer
Dorrie and Scott Larison
Beth and Timothy Laudenbach
Gloria Laughlin
Gretchen L. Leisen
Leonard, Street and Deinard
John and Mary Lindstrom
Mammel Foundation
Dr. John and Joyce Matsuura
Donald and Marlys Mattson
McDonald's of Willmar
McDowall Company
Jim T. McGowan Jr.
MDO Periodontics
Stephen and Connie Medin
Dorothy Timm Meili
Lynn and James Metcalf
Larry and Peg Meyer
Meyer, Scherer, & Rockcastle
Minnesota Power
Monticello Ford - Mercury
Moss & Barnett
Myrel A. Neumann
Sandra Neutzling/Jennings Insurance
City of Nisswa
Northern States Franchises
Pinecone Vision Center, PLLC
Diana Murphy-Podawiltz and Mike Podawiltz
Donald and Joyce Porter
Premiere Charities
Prudential Foundation
Race for Grace
Chris Marie Rasmussen
RBC Wealth Management
Margaret Regan
Estate of Bernice Rengel
Cindy Robertson
Ann and Dr. James Romanowsky
Robert and Carol Ross
Rotary Club of St. Cloud
Terry and Judy Rothstein
Marilyn Savage
Willard and Barb Schafer
Judy and Dr. Robert Scheuerell
Patricia Schlangen
James and Joan Schlenner
Joe Schluender
Jacqueline M. Schuh
Dr. Paul and Theresa Severson
Fred and Delphine Sexton
Sherburne State Bank
Michael and Patricia Sipe
Brent and Sally Smith
Dr. James and Kris Smith
St. Cloud Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
St. Cloud Federal Credit Union
St. Cloud Hosptial
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud Westside Sertoma Club
St. Peter's Trustee Fund
Strack Companies
Adele Swenson
Talahi Care Center
Glen Tautges and Jennifer Richason
Richard and Jean Thomas
Pam and Dennis Thomsen
Torgerson Properties
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
United Arts of Central MN
Darrell and Toni Vick
Vietnamese Community Services
Terry and Mary Volkmann
City of Waite Park
Rosemary (Toy) Ward
Pat Welter and Patrick Henry
West Central Sanitation, Inc.
Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
Peter Yarrow
Joan Youso Wisniewski
Rosemary Yurczyk
Gladys Ziemer
Ron Zillmer Family
Foundation Staff
Foundation Staff
(pictured left to right)
Nancy Johnson • WACF Coordinator
Patty Kennedy • Director of Finance and Investments
Glen Tautges • Director of Philanthropic Services
Sara Carlson • WACF Executive Director
Steve Joul • President
Bill Brekken • BLACF Director
Jenny Holmes • BLACF Coordinator
Greta Stark-Kraker • Executive Operations Manager
Melinda Sanders • Director of Donor Relations
Jeni Pederson • Administrative Assistant
Sandra Henley • Financial Assistant
Susan Lorenz • Director of Community Programs
Cumulative Giving
CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FOUNDATION IN 1985
† Deceased

She wanted to make good decisions that would honor her husband and leave a lasting legacy for their family.
Diane Wojtanowicz
Among those decisions was a condo in St. Paul. It had been the product of success in farming and with the ongoing success of the business in Rice, Diane desired to continue to pay it forward. She wanted to donate it to charity, but in the wake of her husband’s death, she didn’t know where to begin. Her attorney connected her to the Minnesota Real Estate Foundation. She learned how she could receive the tax benefits that year and decide later which charities to support.
The week between Christmas and New Year’s, MReF accepted the property as a gift and helped her establish a donor advised fund at the Foundation. “This was a win-win for everybody,” Diane said. “It left all sorts of options. Down the road, as a family, we could talk about how the money would be used.”
Diane appreciates the freedom to plan her philanthropy on her own terms and use it as an opportunity to involve her six grown children in the process — and pleasure — of giving back. “Now if we see a need in the community we wish to support, we can,” she said.
Diane and her husband have
long supported CentraCare Health Foundation, St. John’s Boys’ Choir and education. After her husband’s battle with cancer, she also saw the importance of supporting healthcare— research and care. Women’s issues
are a passion of hers as well. She serves on the Women’s Fund Advisory Board at CMCF.
“I have been blessed with a comfortable life, good health and a healthy family. I would like to help others, in some small way, achieve those same things.”
Diane grew up in a big family in rural central Minnesota and raised her children on the Wojtanowicz family’s century farm. They understand the value of hard work and community.
The lesson she did not expect was this: “When in doubt, do nothing,” Diane said. Working with MReF allowed her to take the time she needed. “I didn’t have to make a real commitment to any one cause or charity at that time,” Diane said. “MReF gave me freedom.”
GIFT OF FREEDOM
When Diane Wojtanowicz’s husband died of cancer, she faced many decisions. Understanding which decisions needed to be made right away and which ones could wait is what helped her get through the initial days. She wanted to make good decisions that would honor her husband and leave a lasting legacy for their family.
Financials
Financials
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION | As of June 30, 2013 and 2012
30 Annual Report 2013
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES | For the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012
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.
* The total does not include assets of the Minnesota Real Estate Foundation.
** 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.
2
013 2012 revenue and other support Contributions, net** $ 5,531,037 $11,744,692
Interest and dividend earnings 1,383,945 1,665,357
Investment earnings-realized & unrealized gains 4,420,931 (1,737,285)
Rental/building income 37,525 31,500
Other income, special events 247,611 140,024
Change in value of trusts 51,811 124,795
total revenue and other support $11,672,860 $11,969,083
expenses
Grants and program expenses*** $ 6,140,724 $ 4,398,541
Administrative expenses 632,092 606,925
Fundraising and development expenses 261,107 249,050
total expenses $ 7,033,923 $ 5,254,516
change in net assets $ 4,638,937 $ 6,714,567
net assets beginning of year 54,285,874 47,571,307
net assets end of year $58,924,811 $54,285,874*
2
013 2012 assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,731,250 $ 1,668,651
Receivables 1,294,954 1,542,852
Unconditional promises to give 24,994 43,318
Prepaid expenses 30,282 31,900
Investments 68,075,177 57,881,645
Remainder interest in irrevocable trusts 7,864,900 7,529,656
Property and equipment, net 614,943 631,285
Other assets 1,940,847 2,464,860
total assets* $81,577,347 $71,794,167
liabilities
Accounts payable $23,288 $ 45,890
Accrued expenses 84,319 95,163
Grant awards payable 327,199 78,875
Notes payable 707,810 774,124
Agency funds 17,221,301 12,233,225
Liability under trust agreements 4,288,619 4,281,016
total liabilities $22,652,536 $17,508,293
net assets
Unrestricted $45,013,132 $41,254,455
Temporarily restricted 2,637,486 2,729,204
Permanently restricted 11,274,193 10,302,215
total net assets $58,924,811 $54,285,874
total liabilities and net assets $81,577,347 $71,794,167

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alexandria area community foundation
brainerd lakes area community foundation
willmar area community foundation
101 South 7th Avenue
Suite 100
St. Cloud, MN 56301
phone (320) 253-4380
toll free (877) 253-4380
fax (320) 240-9215
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