FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO
PROUD TRADITION |
The North Dakota Community
Foundation reaches its
30th Anniversary this year with much to celebrate. Conceived
from a vision of a group of innovative North Dakotans back in 1976,
the North Dakota Community Foundation has come a long way. |
| The Foundation began operations
with virtually no assets and has grown to hold a portfolio now worth
over $33 million. Hard work, dedication and patience have all played
important roles in this growth, but it is truly the volunteers all
across the state who have made the North Dakota Community Foundation
successful. Each of the 450+ funds listed in this annual report has
a wealth of volunteers behind it, quietly, humbly going about the
work or growing their funds, planning for the future. With a paid
staff of only three people, we could not possibly carry out the
mission of the North Dakota Community Foundation without this base
of volunteers. |
| So as we celebrate the 30th
Anniversary of the North Dakota Community Foundation, we invite you
all to celebrate with us, for the North Dakota Community Foundation
is really your Foundation. It belongs to the people of North Dakota;
the thousands of donors, hundreds of volunteers and ambassadors of
the mission. To each and every one of you, we say THANK YOU and we
look forward to the next thirty years together. |
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Index for the Spring 2007 Newsletter |
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New
Funds for 2006 (Listed below)
Presentation of 2006 Unrestricted Grants
Community
Connection |
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Boyd Block Cultural Heritage
Center Building and Endowment Funds: |
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The funds are established to receive gifts to
assist with the construction and ongoing expenses associated with
the Boyd Block Cultural Heritage Center in Langdon, North Dakota. |
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Ellendale Healthcare Fund: |
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Established by the Dickey County Memorial Hospital Association Board
to provide resources to agencies serving the Ellendale area with
emergency and acute medical care. |
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First State Bank of North
Dakota Scholarship Fund: |
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Established by the First State Bank of North Dakota to provide
scholarship assistance to students graduating from Oakes High
School. |
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Healthy North Dakota Fund: |
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Established to support the work of the Healthy North Dakota
Statewide Health Planning Project. The Objectives of Healthy North
Dakota are:
• Develop a multi-year Statewide Health Plan for North Dakota
• Develop and implement a one-year implementation plan
• Establish a multi-organizational, collaborative structure to
support the effective development and implementation of the
Statewide Health Plan |
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North Dakota Golf Association
Charitable Endowment Fund: |
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Established to support charitable, educational, scientific and
promotion of amateur North Dakotans to participate in national golf
competitions. |
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Marlowe Ann Regan Endowment
Fund: |
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Established in loving memory of Marlowe Ann Regan, daughter of Tom
and Patti Regan. The Fund will support the work of the Missouri
Slope Areawide United Way. Tom Regan is the Executive Director of
the Missouri Slope Areawide United Way. |
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Rupert J. Rehberg Scholarship
Fund: |
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Established by Rupert Rehberg through a gift from his Trust. The
Fund will assist students from McKenzie County, North Dakota to
continue their education. |
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Harry and Merle Stephenson Fund: |
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 Established through a bequest from Harry Stephenson in his memory
and in loving memory of his wife Merle. The Fund will assist
charitable organizations in Northeastern North Dakota to accomplish
their missions. The grants from the Fund will be made by the NDCF
Board of Directors on a competitive basis. Guidelines and deadlines
are the same as the published NDCF Unrestricted Grant Guidelines. |
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Walhalla Non-endowment Fund: |
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Established to support community projects in the Walhalla, North
Dakota area. |
