The Alexandria Area Community Foundation awards grants each year, in the fall, to tax-exempt, non-profit organizations benefiting the Alexandria Area.

• $26,000 in 2007
• $14,000 in 2006
• $17,500 in 2005
• $12,500 in 2004
• $14,000 in 2003
• $10,500 in 2002
• $14,000 in 2001
• $12,000 in 2000
• $  6,000 in 1999
• $  5,000 in 1998

The Alexandria Area Community Foundation has awarded a total of $91,500 since 1998.

Past Grant Recipients:

• Alexandria Area Arts Association (2007 Recipient)
• Alexandria Literacy Project
• Alexandria Skate Park
• Alexandria Uncompensated Care Program (2007 Recipient)
• Alexandria YMCA (2007 Recipient)
• Alexienne Chorus of the Sweet Adelines
• Assistive Technology of Minnesota
• Bethany Home Foundation
• Caring Hands Maternity Home
• Caring Tree
• Central Minnesota Elder Network
• City of Alexandria/Bath House on Lake Henry
• City of Alexandria/Fire Department
• Club 1, Alexandria
• Discovery Middle School’s Literacy Publication
• Douglas County 4-H
• Douglas County Chapter/American Red Cross
• Douglas Co Developmental Achievement Center (2007 Recipient)
• Douglas County Historical Society
• Douglas County Hospital
• Douglas County Library
• Douglas County Public Health
• Douglas County Teen Court

• Elder Network (2007 Recipient)
• Festival of the Lakes (2007 Recipient)
• Habitat for Humanity (2007 Recipient)
• Knute Nelson Garden (2007 Recipient)
• Lakes Area Humane Society
• Lakes Chamber Music Society
• Let's Go Fishing (2007 Recipient)
• Listening Ear Crisis Center
• Minnesota International Center
• Minnesota Lakes Maritime Society
• Runestone Museum Foundation (2007 Recipient)
• Smarter Safer Kids
• Theatre LeHomme Dieu (2007 Recipient)
• Vikingland Community Support
• Village Family Service Center
• West Central Dental Program (2007 Recipient)
• WestMin/Smokey Timbers
• WestMin/Vikingland Curling Club
• Windmill Project (2007 Recipient)
• Young People’s Place

Guidelines and procedure for grant making:

The board of directors entertains application for grants from June 1 to July 31 each year. Grant recipients must be tax-exempt, non-profit organizations benefiting the Alexandria area. The priorities for grant making will be projects that:

• Encourage more effective use of community resources
• Benefit children and the elderly
• Grants will generally not be used to add or establish endowment funds
• Test or demonstrate new approaches the techniques in the solution of common problems
• Establish priorities for action by other agencies or organizations
• Promote volunteer participation and citizen involvement in community affairs
• Enable tax-exempt organizations to reduce costs and increase efficiency
• Address opportunities and/or dilemmas of emerging and changing needs.