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		Spring 2001 Newsletter Index
		New Funds for 2000 (Listed below) North Dakota Women's Foundation Launched! Presentation of Unrestricted Grants
		Helen & Everett Barta Scholarship Fund
		Established by the family of Helen and Everett Barta to assist students from the Steele-Dawson High School to continue their education. Preference will be given to students attending fundamentalist seminary or college.
		Bismarck Art and Galleries Association Endowment Fund
		The Fund was established to build a solid base for the future of the BAGA. BAGA is best know for its gallery located on 5th St. and Front Avenue in Bismarck and its Capitol A'Fair held on the state capitol grounds in August of each year.
		Gordon Knaak Fund
		Established by a group of Mr. Knaak's former Bismarck High band students. Mr. Knaak is a much beloved former Bismarck High band leader. The Fund will make grants to enhance the Bismarck High Band by buying instruments and funding other band activities beyond the scope of the school budget.
		Jim & Barbara Blaine Scholarship Fund
		The Fund was established by Jim and Barbara Blaine; longtime staff members at Century High School in Bismarck. The Fund will assist descendants of present and former Century High School staff to continue their education.
		Bremer Partners in Progress Fund
		Established with a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation to assist the work of Partners in Progress. Partners in Progress works with farmers in North Dakota to assist with credit restructuring and farm management to help keep families on the farm.
		Chambers Women's Initiative Non-Endowment Fund
		The Fund was established with a grant from the Chambers Family Fund of Denver. Grants will go to programs in North Dakota serving women and girls working towards economic self-sufficiency and lifelong well-being.
		Jean E. Crabtree Memorial Scholarship Fund
		Established with gifts from family and friends of Jean E. Crabtree of Ellendale. Ms. Crabtree was an educator, librarian, world traveler, adventurer, and connoisseur of theater and art. The Fund will assist students from Ellendale to continue their education.
		Dakota Social Justice Fund
		Established by Tim and Lorene Mathern and their family to support the work of the Church of the Nativity in Fargo and Catholic Social Justice values. The Fund will support systemic change efforts so each person can participate fully in society. Other values supported by this Fund are; increasing involvement with non-profits, increasing philanthropy, and building stronger family ties.
		Mike and Dorothy Dolan Charitable Gift Annuity
		This life income gift was given by Mike and Dorothy Dolan of Minot. The Dolans will receive income during their lifetimes. When the gift matures, the proceeds will be placed in Mike and Dorothy Dolan Minot Commission on Aging Fund. An annual grant will be sent to the Minot Commission on Aging for its programs which serve senior citizens in the Minot Area.
		Judge Harold M. Hager Memorial Fund
		Established by North Dakota Community Foundation Board Chair Joanne Ottmar and her husband Tim in loving memory of Judge Hager. The Fund is an unrestricted fund of the Foundation and will make grants to non-profit entities across the state of North Dakota.
		Hillsboro Community Future Fund
		The Fund was established with gifts from Hillsboro residents, the Otto Bremer Foundation and the North Dakota Community Foundation. A committee of Hillsboro Community leaders will recommend grants to local charitable projects annually.
		Historic Jewish Cemetery at Canfield Township
		Established by a gift from Dr. Zenith Kremen to support maintenance at the Historic Jewish Cemetery located in rural Burleigh County.
		laPlante Family Scholarship Fund
		Established by Margaret laPlante to honor her family. The Fund will assist students from Grafton High School to continue their education.
		Margery McCanna-Jennison Non-Endowment Fund
		Established by Margery McCanna-Jennison with a gift of appreciated stock. The Fund will make grants to non-profit agencies at Margery's recommendation.
		McKenzie County Youth & Teen Center Fund
		The Fund was established to raise start-up capital for the McKenzie County Youth and Teen Center located in Watford City. The North Dakota Community Foundation acted as fiscal sponsor for the Center until they received their own IRS 501(c)(3) Determination Letter.
		Dr. Donald P. Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund
		Established in loving memory of Dr. Donald P. Miller by his brothers, nieces and nephews. Dr. Miller was a longtime mathematics professor at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. He was raised in Strasburg, ND and the Fund will make annual awards to an outstanding Strasburg High School graduate for higher education expenses.
		North Sargent Class of '63 Scholarship Fund
		Established by members of the North Sargent Class of 1963. The Fund will be used to assist students from North Sargent High School to continue their education.
		Northern Cass Education Foundation
		Established to enhance the educational experience at the Northern Cass School by making grants for activities and equipment not funded by school district monies.
		Northwest Area Foundation Capacity Building Fund
		The Fund was established by a gift from the Northwest Area Foundation to help the North Dakota Community Foundation work to reduce poverty in North Dakota. Grants from the Fund will be made in concert with the North Dakota Community Foundation's Unrestricted grant cycle.
		Northwest Area Foundation North Dakota Fund
		A temporary donor-advised fund established to help reduce poverty in North Dakota. The Northwest Area Foundation will recommend grants from the Fund in line with the mission of its initiative to reduce poverty in the Foundation's service area.
		Oakes Area Billboard Fund
		A temporary fund established to raise funds to erect billboards on the entrances to Oakes to promote civic pride.
		Oakes School Playground Fund
		Established to raise funds to upgrade playground equipment for the Oakes School. The new equipment improved safety and accessibility for the children of Oakes.
		Oakes Swimming Pool Fund
		The Fund was established to raise monies to upgrade/repair the swimming pool in Oakes. Local citizens were able to make contributions to make their town a better place.
		Clinton R. Ottmar Memorial Fund
		Established by North Dakota Community Foundation Board Chair Joanne Ottmar and her husband Tim in loving memory of Clinton R. Ottmar. The Fund is an unrestricted fund of the Foundation and will make grants to non-profit entities across the state of North Dakota.
		Elvine Sondreaal Septon Fund
		Established by Betty and Dean Winkjer of Williston in loving memory of Betty's mother. Elvine Sondreaal Septon was born in 1905 near Hatton, ND. She was a school teacher and later a homemaker who raised three daughters. Family and Church were the center of her life. The Fund will assist students to attend the Northwest Theological Seminary located in St. Paul, MN.
		St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery Endowment Fund
		The Fund was established to support the maintenance and upkeep at the historic St. Patrick's Cemetery in Crystal, ND.