How much does West Central Initiative give?

West Central Initiative reported 185 itemized grants totaling $5,286,099, out of $6,298,386 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 82 and 402 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.

What does West Central Initiative fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (25%), Community Improvement (20%), Recreation & Sports (17%).

Who are West Central Initiative's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: City of Parkers Prairie ($1.8M), City of Pelican Rapids ($1.7M), City of Fergus Falls ($1.2M).

Does West Central Initiative fund new organizations?

In FY2024, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as West Central Initiative?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Barry Foundation, Otter Tail Power Company Foundation, Lake Region Arts Council.

Where is West Central Initiative based?

West Central Initiative is based in MN.

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Minnesota · Community foundation

West Central Initiative

Serving to improve west central minnesota through funding, programs, and technical assistance. Vision of a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable world starts here in west central minnesota.

$6.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 185
Itemized grants FY2025: 137
Organizations funded FY2024: 47%
First-time grantees FY2024

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Itemized, FY2025: $5.3M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025: $15,000
Largest grant, FY2025: $199,990
Organizations funded a year: 82 to 402; FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 8
Total assets, FY2025: $96M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 47% of the organizations West Central Initiative funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.8M went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

Human ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentHealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther

How this is measured

First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	176	$5.3M	51%
FY2024	137	$6.9M	47%
FY2023	82	$2.5M	27%
FY2021	402	$5.7M	82%
FY2020	122	$2.6M	39%
FY2019	104	$2.3M	34%
FY2018	98	$3.3M	43%
FY2017	84	$3.5M	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$8.2MCommunity Improvement$6.5MRecreation & Sports$5.5MHuman Services$1.9MFood & Nutrition$1.8MPhilanthropy$1.5MArts & Culture$1.0MPublic Safety & Disaster$995kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
City of Parkers Prairie	$1,820,587	9	n/a
City of Pelican Rapids	$1,686,685	6	n/a
City of Fergus Falls	$1,199,139	3	n/a
Morris Area Public School District #2769	$872,375	9	n/a
Detroit Lakes Public Library Foundation	$751,713	1	n/a
City of Barnesville	$621,020	8	n/a
Enterprise Minnesota	$586,167	4	4%
Perham-Dent Public School District #549	$542,221	9	n/a
Pope County Historical Society	$500,000	1	84%
Perham Area Activity Center	$456,750	5	33%

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All grantees of West Central Initiative by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
City of Parkers Prairie	$1,820,587	9	n/a
City of Pelican Rapids	$1,686,685	6	n/a
City of Fergus Falls	$1,199,139	3	n/a
Morris Area Public School District #2769	$872,375	9	n/a
Detroit Lakes Public Library Foundation	$751,713	1	n/a
City of Barnesville	$621,020	8	n/a
Enterprise Minnesota	$586,167	4	4%
Perham-Dent Public School District #549	$542,221	9	n/a
Pope County Historical Society	$500,000	1	84%
Perham Area Activity Center	$456,750	5	33%
Pelican Rapids Public Schools	$454,632	7	n/a
Alexandria Education Foundation	$453,134	1	85%
Prairie Rose Agricultural Institute of Research Innovation & Education	$331,433	4	45%
Independent School District 846	$331,361	9	n/a
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College	$329,806	9	n/a
The Hudson Inn LLC	$320,642	1	n/a
Detroit Lakes Public Schools	$314,967	9	n/a
City of Vergas	$295,286	6	n/a
Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership Inc	$282,545	7	1%
City of Perham	$281,723	7	n/a
Stevens County FFA Alumni	$271,500	3	n/a
Elbow Lake Fire Department	$265,080	4	n/a
Perham Health	$235,135	5	n/a
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy	$224,800	5	n/a
Clay County Public Health	$224,248	9	n/a
United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties	$224,125	9	6%
St Pauls Church	$209,000	9	n/a
Moorhead Center Mall Development LLC	$199,990	1	n/a
Broadway Welding Inc	$199,990	1	n/a
Purpose LLC	$199,900	1	n/a
Sterling Development Group Four LLC	$199,900	1	n/a
Snirtstopper LLC	$197,538	1	n/a
Ind School Dist 206	$197,391	5	n/a
Concordia College Corporation	$185,807	8	0%
City of Osakis	$183,398	4	n/a
City of Wheaton	$176,372	3	n/a
Browns Valley Public Schools	$171,424	8	n/a
Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District (Swcd)	$169,839	3	n/a
City of Fergus Falls	$168,338	4	n/a
Friends of the Prairie Wetlands Lea	$165,121	7	46%
City of New York Mills	$164,068	3	n/a
American Sports Outfitters LLC	$160,000	1	n/a
Jerry's U-Save Inc	$159,920	1	n/a
Lake Agassiz Regional Library	$159,752	4	n/a
Lau-Gilbertson Properties LLC	$158,858	1	n/a
Battle Lake Public School District #542	$153,619	9	n/a
City of Ottertail	$150,692	4	n/a
Atkinson Rural Fire Department	$144,415	1	n/a
Valley Hardwood Supply	$135,000	1	n/a
North Dakota State University	$129,801	8	n/a
Douglas County Car Care Program	$127,500	5	4%
Barnesville Public Schools	$126,000	5	n/a
Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership Inc	$124,450	7	0%
Scholarship America Inc	$121,545	1	n/a
United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties Inc	$121,340	6	7%
Calvary Lutheran Church	$121,095	7	n/a
Cornerstone	$120,000	4	19%
Center Avenue LLC	$119,700	1	n/a
Sanford	$118,925	1	n/a
City of Detroit Lakes	$118,850	5	n/a
Brandon-Evansville School Isd #2908	$117,994	7	n/a
Parkers Prairie Public School #547	$106,199	2	n/a
Stevens County	$105,000	9	n/a
Western Prairie Human Services-Pope	$105,000	5	n/a
Hancock Public School	$104,660	9	n/a
West Central Area Schools	$101,500	7	n/a
American Legion Post 181 Gustav L Handegaard	$100,000	1	n/a
Wheaton High School	$99,555	5	n/a
Osakis Public Schools	$99,306	3	n/a
Minnewaska Area Schools	$98,500	5	n/a
Traverse County Social Services	$96,000	9	n/a
The Gifted Learning Project	$95,095	3	n/a
Fergus Falls Center for the Arts Inc	$93,400	7	9%
Augsburg University	$92,500	4	0%
Hboo Properties LLC	$91,000	1	n/a
Lake Park Audubon Public Schools	$90,059	5	n/a
White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians	$89,500	7	n/a
Hawley Public Schools	$87,814	4	n/a
Laker Prep Early Childhood	$86,106	2	4%
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc	$84,750	4	1%
West Central Minnesota Communities Action Inc	$81,300	6	0%
Humane Society of Otter Tail County	$80,250	2	6%
Otter Tail Water Management District	$79,762	2	n/a
Cultural Diversity Resources	$77,500	8	14%
First Children's Finance	$75,000	3	1%
Becker County Historical Society	$69,842	7	3%
University of Minnesota	$67,784	5	n/a
City of Clark	$65,000	3	n/a
South Sudanese Foundation	$65,000	4	3%
City of Battle Lake	$64,896	5	n/a
E-Dot Restaurant Management Inc	$63,662	1	n/a
Lakes Country Service Coop	$63,600	2	n/a
Fergus Falls Public Schools Isd#544	$61,240	7	n/a
Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes	$61,000	4	1%
University of Minnesota Foundation	$61,000	4	0%
Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA	$61,000	4	2%
Glendalough State Park Advisory Committee	$60,850	2	28%
Productive Alternatives Inc	$60,450	2	0%
St James Episcopal Church	$60,142	4	n/a
St Agnes School of Osakis	$60,000	1	n/a
Tough Ag LLC	$59,738	1	n/a
Ashby Public School Dist #261	$59,297	3	n/a
Fm Building LLC	$59,050	1	n/a
St Henrys Area School	$57,371	4	n/a
Sunsites Pearce Fd	$56,600	4	n/a
Minnesota Zoo	$56,582	5	n/a
Childrens Discovery Center	$55,000	1	7%
University of North Dakota-College of Business & Public Admin	$54,787	5	n/a
Otter Cove Childrens Museum	$53,275	6	5%
Afro American Development Association	$52,500	4	10%
Someplace Safe	$52,350	5	1%
Fergus Falls YMCA Foundation	$52,134	3	72%
Ndscs Foundation	$52,000	1	1%
Conexiones	$52,000	6	15%
Perham Center for the Arts	$51,750	1	35%
Lutheran Brethren Bible Camp	$50,750	5	n/a
Apple Tree Dental	$50,250	2	0%
Creators Place LLC	$50,210	4	35%
Champions for Youth Foundation	$50,000	1	4%
Brickyard Supplies LLC	$50,000	1	n/a
North Star Bin Builders	$50,000	1	n/a
The McCleary Group LLC	$50,000	1	n/a
Garden Bar on 6th	$50,000	1	n/a
Hillside Acres Trucking LLC	$50,000	1	n/a
Lakes Area Enrichment Center	$50,000	1	n/a
Big John's Pelican Pizza LLC	$50,000	2	n/a
Lake Livin LLC	$50,000	1	n/a
Lss LLC	$50,000	1	n/a
Battle Lake Youth Center Inc	$47,500	2	10%
Fergus Falls Community Food Shelf	$45,400	5	6%
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society	$45,000	3	11%
Lakes Area Eda	$45,000	1	n/a
Richland Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry	$45,000	2	15%
Women Initiative Network of Liberia	$44,500	4	21%
Ndscs	$43,515	6	n/a
City of Bryant	$43,000	1	n/a
Otter Tail County	$43,000	4	n/a
Ecumen Sbc Inc	$43,000	2	n/a
J & C Sales LLC	$42,941	1	n/a
YMCA of the Northern Sky	$42,800	4	0%
Friends of the Perham Area Public Library	$40,794	4	n/a
The Salvation Army	$40,000	2	n/a
Eshara	$40,000	2	11%
First Congregational United Church of Christ	$40,000	4	n/a
Tintah Volunteer Fire Department	$40,000	1	n/a
Chokio Alberta Public Schools	$39,997	5	n/a
McM Development #2 LLC	$39,990	1	n/a
Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota	$39,990	2	5%
Dlccc Inc	$39,950	4	1%
A Place to Belong	$39,000	3	12%
Underwood Public School District #550	$38,540	5	n/a
619 Inc	$38,426	1	n/a
Fergus Fallsotter Tail County Hra	$37,500	1	n/a
Richland and Wilkin Healthy Communities Inc	$36,500	3	n/a
Minnesota Flyers Gymnastics Inc	$35,000	2	2%
Harvest Hope Farm	$35,000	2	13%
Jmh Recreation Inc	$35,000	2	n/a
Dumont Bar and Grill LLC	$35,000	2	n/a
Otter Tail County	$34,600	3	n/a
The Stevens County Agricultural Society	$34,150	2	3%
925 Washington Partners LLP	$34,000	1	n/a
Sanford Wheaton Medical Center	$32,662	3	n/a
Immigrant Development Center	$32,500	3	14%
City of Morris	$32,500	4	n/a
Minnewaska Laker Foundation	$32,500	4	28%
City Of Henning	$31,820	2	n/a
Becker County Food Pantry Inc	$31,244	4	2%
Sara Johnson Child Care	$31,000	2	n/a
Izaak Walton League of America Inc	$30,966	1	n/a
Minnesota FFA Foundation Inc	$30,500	6	1%
South Sudan Read	$30,000	2	45%
Farm in the Dell of the Red River Valley Inc	$30,000	2	5%
Trinity Mt Olive Lutheran Church	$30,000	1	n/a
United Way of Cass-Clay	$30,000	2	1%
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Inc	$30,000	1	1%
Church of the Nazarene	$29,667	4	n/a
Kaddatz Galleries Ltd	$29,000	3	3%
The Welcome House Inc	$28,000	1	8%
Children's Dental Services Inc	$27,800	3	0%
Pioneer Home Inc	$27,700	1	0%
City of Wendell	$27,500	1	n/a
Soul Purpose Ministries	$27,500	1	16%
Alexandria Technical & Community College Foundation	$27,500	1	1%
St Pauls Lutheran Church	$27,190	2	n/a
Springboard for the Arts	$27,000	3	0%
Ash Creek Schools	$27,000	1	n/a
B-E Charger Athletic Booster Club	$26,720	2	16%
Art of the Lakes Association Inc	$26,500	2	9%
Bw Incorporated	$26,253	1	n/a
Rusc Kinship Mentoring	$25,665	3	36%
Perham Community Food Shelf Inc	$25,050	3	4%
East Silent Resort LLC	$25,000	1	n/a
Vintage N Vogue	$25,000	1	n/a
Sunset Bay Resort-Frazee	$25,000	1	n/a
Stockyards Plaza Inc	$25,000	1	5%
City of Chokio	$25,000	1	n/a
Lawn Pro of Fergus Falls LLC	$25,000	1	n/a
Dermaesthetic Solutions Pllc	$25,000	1	n/a
Olson Farms of Basswood Inc	$25,000	1	n/a
Northland Chiropractic Center Pa	$25,000	1	n/a
Mothers Against Drunk Driving	$25,000	1	0%
Drifter Chic Boutique	$25,000	1	n/a
City of Devils Lake	$25,000	1	n/a
Ps & Qs Etiquette LLC	$25,000	3	18%
Harmonious Architecture LLC	$25,000	1	n/a
Hope Blooms	$25,000	2	3%
Acres of Eden LLC	$25,000	1	n/a
Minnewaska Baseball Association Jeffrey Pantizke	$25,000	4	5%
Lakes Country Upholstery LLC	$25,000	1	n/a
Feng Lin's Garden Inc	$24,200	3	n/a
Future Farmers of America State Associations and Local Chapter	$23,611	1	n/a
City of Lowry	$23,500	3	n/a
Star Lite Properties LLC	$23,040	1	n/a
Friends of the Barnesville Branch Library	$22,836	1	n/a
Northview Investments LLC	$22,830	1	n/a
City of Starbuck	$22,785	2	n/a
Grant County	$22,500	2	n/a
Tri-State Manufacturers Association Foundation	$22,500	3	n/a
Salvation Army	$22,400	3	n/a
Empowering Kids Perham	$22,000	3	2%
Power to Save a Life Inc Advocates for Health	$21,810	1	9%
Starbird LLC	$21,600	1	n/a
Science Museum of Minnesota	$21,505	2	0%
Zim City Properties LLC	$21,120	1	n/a
South Dakota State University	$21,000	1	n/a
Bryant Parkview Care Center Inc	$21,000	2	8%
City of Deer Creek	$20,123	2	n/a
Morris Hockey Association Inc	$20,000	1	7%
Messiah Lutheran Church	$20,000	1	n/a
Browns Valley Food Shelf Inc	$20,000	1	42%
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church	$20,000	1	n/a
Battle Lake Emergency Food Shelf Inc	$20,000	1	13%
Salon 210 LLC	$20,000	2	n/a
Vivie Foundation	$20,000	2	3%
White Earth Land Recovery Project	$20,000	2	2%
Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota	$20,000	2	0%
Exsalonce by Kimberly Neuleib	$20,000	2	n/a
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church	$20,000	1	n/a
Net Zero Nations	$20,000	1	n/a
Henning Community Food Shelf	$20,000	1	n/a
Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation	$20,000	1	n/a
Regional Native Public Defense Corp	$20,000	2	1%
United Way of North Carolina	$20,000	1	n/a
Skyxpress LLC	$20,000	2	n/a
Safe Families for Children Alliance	$20,000	3	0%
Alex Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce	$19,450	3	2%
Campbell Tintah Public School	$19,000	2	n/a
Becker County	$19,000	2	n/a
Trinity Luthern Church	$19,000	3	n/a
Fergus Falls Area Habitat for Humanity	$18,900	2	3%
City of Frazee	$18,666	2	n/a
West Central Area School Agriculture Boosters	$18,500	2	n/a
Stevens County 4-H Leaders Council MN	$18,000	1	26%
Minnesota Council on Foundations	$17,750	2	1%
Arizona Farm Bureau Educational Farming Company	$17,620	3	10%
Kinship of the Perham Area	$17,500	2	23%
Akiing 8th Fire	$17,500	3	12%
Pesticide Action Network North America	$17,425	1	1%
Morris Area Child Care Center	$17,000	1	2%
Renewing the Countryside	$17,000	2	0%
West Central Dental Resources Inc	$16,500	1	n/a
Pelican Rapids Multicultural Committee	$15,921	3	n/a
Family Strong LLC	$15,600	1	n/a
Richland-Wilkin Kinship	$15,500	2	15%
15 East Centennial LLC	$15,379	1	n/a
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota	$15,000	2	0%
Community Memorial Home at Osakis Minnesota Incorporated	$15,000	1	0%
Rural Schools Collaborative Inc	$15,000	2	n/a
Pioneer Home Foundation	$15,000	2	6%
White Earth Investment Initiative	$15,000	3	1%
Main Street Market Inc	$15,000	1	n/a
St Francis Medical Center	$15,000	1	0%
Rural Minnesota Cep Inc	$15,000	1	0%
Clark Community Aquatic Center	$15,000	1	2%
Frazee Community Development Corp	$15,000	1	7%
City of Willow Lake	$15,000	1	n/a
City of Willcox	$15,000	2	n/a
Life Connections	$15,000	2	4%
Glacial Hills Elementary School	$15,000	1	1%
City of Campbell	$15,000	1	n/a
New Roots Midwest	$15,000	1	n/a
City of Browns Valley	$14,625	1	n/a
A Place For Hope	$13,900	1	5%
Otter Tail County Historical Society	$13,900	3	2%
John's Total Entertainment	$13,500	1	n/a
Eagles Healing Nest	$13,000	1	n/a
Greater North Dakota Chamber Foundation	$13,000	1	n/a
Move for America	$12,500	1	n/a
St Mary's School	$12,500	2	n/a
Moonlight Properties LLC	$12,500	1	n/a
Hentges Partners LLC	$12,260	1	n/a
Cooperative Resources Inc	$12,250	1	n/a
National FFA Foundation Inc	$11,750	2	0%
Mini Sota Agricultural Childrens Museum	$11,000	1	5%
Hancock Christian Reformed Church	$11,000	2	n/a
Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce	$11,000	2	1%
Hfh of Douglas County Minnesota Inc	$10,750	3	0%
Churches United	$10,500	1	0%
Laker Prep Preschool LLC	$10,500	1	n/a
Nootzis on Main	$10,000	1	n/a
Jeru Fitness LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Mba Enterprises Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
The Cormorant Pub Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
West Central Screen & Print	$10,000	1	n/a
Stacy Scott Child Care	$10,000	1	n/a
Alexandria Auction Service	$10,000	1	n/a
Lakes Crisis and Resource Center	$10,000	1	1%
Indigenous Environmental Network	$10,000	1	0%
Minnesota Foundation For Agriculture	$10,000	2	2%
La Nails	$10,000	1	n/a
Jenna's Salon	$10,000	1	n/a
Betty's Pantry LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
C & a Taps LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Ben Franklin Crafts	$10,000	1	n/a
Karvonen & Son Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Cutting Edge Salon 222	$10,000	1	n/a
Better Every Day Consignments LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Turn North Salon & Spa LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
A Touch of Class Hair and Nail Salon	$10,000	1	n/a
Stephanie M Ferrian	$10,000	1	n/a
Centre for Hair and Wellness	$10,000	1	n/a
Laurie Bullis Beauty	$10,000	1	n/a
Lil Evil Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Jeremiah Program	$10,000	1	0%
Prairie Embroidery	$10,000	1	n/a
Rj Olson Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Itty Bitty 2	$10,000	1	n/a
Ramsay Farms Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Kolden Manufacturing Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Ma's Little Red Barn	$10,000	1	n/a
Desings Eagle Cafe	$10,000	1	n/a
Ray's Oil Company	$10,000	1	n/a
Riverview Place LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Roxanne Harthan	$10,000	1	n/a
Irish Hospitalities Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Kids Cove Daycare	$10,000	1	n/a
Broadway Hair Design	$10,000	1	n/a
Olson's Furniture Store Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Bahama Gold Tanning Studio Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Lacheur Development LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Cariveau Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
West Central Petroleum Services Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Breen Companies Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Anderson Center Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Hairfusion	$10,000	1	n/a
Pizza Ranch of Minnesota Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
The Bowling Barn & Grill Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Hello Beautiful LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Perry's Enterprises Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Yggdrasil LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Kickin' Nutrition	$10,000	1	n/a
Joy E Peterson	$10,000	1	n/a
Antenna Logic	$10,000	1	n/a
B & H Holdings LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Precision Rifle Division LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Linda Lind Child Care	$10,000	1	n/a
Dr David K Tranby Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
The Lillian Building	$10,000	1	n/a
Long Lake Lodge LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Personal Touch Marketing & Manufacturing Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Main Street Create	$10,000	1	n/a
Thrifty Cut LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
About Face by Jul	$10,000	1	n/a
Stockmans Tavern	$10,000	2	n/a
Cora's Closet LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Studio B	$10,000	1	n/a
Andes Tower Hill Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Robert Z Grantham Dba His Styling Salon	$10,000	1	n/a
Creative Stitches LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
B Inspired LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Central Lakes Driving School LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Fiesta Brava LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
All Injury Rehabilitation	$10,000	1	n/a
Ten Mile Lake Resort Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Carl Zachmann Machine Artist	$10,000	1	n/a
Felton Bar and Grill LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Liv N Dye Lc Hair Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
The Tiny News Collective Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Oakwood LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
The Design Station LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Narlie's Upscale Consignment Boutique	$10,000	1	n/a
Suz Dance Studio	$10,000	1	n/a
Sulaine's Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
715 Hot Heads	$10,000	1	n/a
Scenic View Properties LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Special Event Boutique and Bridal	$10,000	1	n/a
107 Investments Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Maneframe Salon & Boutique	$10,000	2	n/a
Albertson Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Valley Union High School	$10,000	1	n/a
Little Fiesta Lopez LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
McCarte Enterprises Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Special Memories Puzzles Games & More	$10,000	1	n/a
Joanne New Age Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Roots and Wings Forest School (Licensed Under My Name Leona Cichy)	$10,000	1	n/a
D & W Foods Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Aj's Cafe Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Outstate Brewing Company LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Rehabplus and Fitness LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
The Willow Bookstore LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Thousand Lakes Brewing Company LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Garfield Bar Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Dairyland Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Hosler's Two Inlets Country Store	$10,000	1	n/a
Best Brows Studio A	$10,000	1	n/a
Kuhl Construction LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Avengers LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Kansas State University Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Village Inn Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Northern Lights Dance Academy	$10,000	1	n/a
La Mariposa Market Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Rachel Coler Mulholland LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
The Yes Network	$10,000	1	1%
Prairie Rose Associates LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Relaxation Plus	$10,000	1	n/a
Northern Inn	$10,000	1	n/a
Thompson Enterprises LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
City of Dumont	$10,000	1	n/a
Hawley Lanes LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Hart Travel LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Benny Ds Bar & Grill	$10,000	1	n/a
St Mary's Regional Health Center	$10,000	2	0%
Fringe Hair Bar	$10,000	1	n/a
Franke & Associates Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Nail Spa Dl LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Fergus Falls Concert Association	$10,000	1	44%
Backyard Basketball Academy LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Lakes Area Food Service	$10,000	1	n/a
Michael's for Hair	$10,000	1	n/a
Cornerstone Farm	$10,000	2	n/a
Integrative Therapies & Wellness	$10,000	2	n/a
The Vining Palace	$10,000	1	n/a
Down on the Corner Family Haircare	$10,000	1	n/a
Ruby's Pinoy Food LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Welander Jewelry	$10,000	1	n/a
Ellas Salon LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Details	$10,000	1	n/a
Bethlehem Covenant Church Wheaton Mn	$10,000	1	n/a
A and D Companies Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Panther Distillery LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Cut Up LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Kimberly Olson Dba Curves	$10,000	1	n/a
Shou Shu Martial Arts LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Jessica Hammer Child Care	$10,000	1	n/a
United States Axe LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Becky Sletto LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Junkyard Brewing Company LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
City of Raymond Sd	$10,000	1	n/a
Hd Boutique LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Garden Pleasures	$10,000	1	n/a
Studio C Salon LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Shari Ernst	$10,000	2	n/a
B and Company Salon LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Ozventures LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Nicole Mulder Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Travelers Inn Restaurant	$10,000	1	n/a
Bon Vivant LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Longday Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Disgruntled Brewery LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Past & Present Home Gallery	$10,000	1	n/a
Materi Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Moorhead Antique Mall	$10,000	1	n/a
Kianna Sheridan Child Care	$10,000	1	n/a
Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Pressure Washer Supply	$10,000	1	n/a
Rk's Prairie Cafe & Catering	$10,000	1	n/a
R & K Enterprises Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
The Weathered Nest	$10,000	1	n/a
Enriching Confidence LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Allure Nails	$10,000	1	n/a
Brion and Judy's Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
The Parlour on Lincoln	$10,000	2	n/a
Dl Home Furnishings Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Billy's Corner Bar & Grill	$10,000	1	n/a
Ly Mai Nail Care	$10,000	1	n/a
Hillbillies Vittles & Brew LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Mint Installations	$10,000	1	n/a
Northwoods Recreation LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Osakis Lake Association Inc	$10,000	1	7%
Communication Center State Services for the Blind	$10,000	1	n/a
The Toy Factory LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Maaleka LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Big Pine Lodge	$10,000	1	n/a
Bam Enterprises Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Abroad Companies LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Broken Paddle Bar and Grill	$10,000	1	n/a
Ciaobella Salon LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Karen's Korner	$10,000	1	n/a
Nathalie Enterprises Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Multicultural Resource Center	$10,000	1	n/a
Nadines Ladies Fashions	$10,000	1	n/a
Kindred People LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
City of Tintah	$10,000	1	n/a
Independent School District 545 He	$10,000	1	n/a
New York Mills Family Spine Clinic	$10,000	1	n/a
Suns Up Salon	$10,000	1	n/a
Detroit Lakes Floral LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Amber Andrews	$10,000	1	n/a
Purple Goose Restaurant LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Right Arm Investments LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Beauty Nails	$10,000	1	n/a
Gooseberry Park Players	$10,000	1	9%
North Country Food Bank Inc	$10,000	2	0%
Double a Dj	$10,000	1	n/a
Wilds Resort & Campground LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Jollybird Studio	$10,000	1	n/a
Kern Homes LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
New York Mills Arts Retreat	$10,000	2	9%
The Bee Hive Salon and Spa	$10,000	1	n/a
Duke's Auto Sales LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Back Woods Icl LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Fine Pickins LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Creations an Event Studio	$10,000	1	n/a
Carlitos Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
City of Oakes	$10,000	1	n/a
Lakeside Tavern of Detroit Lakes Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Darrel's Full Service Foods LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Paul Hansen Food Service	$10,000	1	n/a
Modest Pearls Boutique	$10,000	1	n/a
Hideout Saloon and Grill	$10,000	1	n/a
Reasons LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Art & Soul Hair Design	$10,000	1	n/a
Fuzzy Cheeks Boutique LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Jan's Place	$10,000	1	n/a
Pierce N Customs LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Sissu LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Fun & Games LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
LB Homes Foundation Inc	$10,000	1	7%
Sunday Lampe	$10,000	2	n/a
Natalie's Serendipity LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Haven Salon Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Vining Grill LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Sandbar II LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Appearance 203	$10,000	1	n/a
Smith Lake Resort Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Studio 7 LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Herby's of Carlos Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
B-Cup LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Rise Training and Fitness LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
The Eyelash Extension Co	$10,000	1	n/a
Bjz Dba Mainstream Boutique Corporation	$10,000	1	n/a
Dion's Dangerzone Gym	$10,000	2	n/a
Dent Triple Play Liquors Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Greater Minnesota Development Services LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
American Heritage Hunting Club Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
National Multiple Sclerosis Society	$10,000	1	0%
Baraza la Afrika Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Farmers Cooperative Oil Company	$10,000	1	n/a
Drummer's Journey	$10,000	1	n/a
Forever Summer Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Heisler Country Gravel & Rental Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
David D Spies Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Federated Church	$10,000	1	n/a
Salon Brielle	$10,000	1	n/a
Lakes Country Natural Remedies	$10,000	1	n/a
Rustic Edge Floral and Decor	$10,000	1	n/a
Ice Cream Truck	$10,000	1	n/a
Lehtola Painting LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Knodel Enterprises Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Swing Barrel Brewing Company LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
East 10 Laundry LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Tc Foods LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Pr Cowie Dba Maple Beach Grill	$10,000	1	n/a
Kreps Family Farm LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Shazel Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Farm 41 LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Resource Connect	$10,000	1	9%
Revive Massage	$10,000	2	n/a
J&D Liquor	$10,000	1	n/a
Kettle River Ironworks	$10,000	1	n/a
Morty's Bar and Grill LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Hang Dinh Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Scheller Investments LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Hair It Is	$10,000	1	n/a
Diamonds Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Whaley's Resort & Campground LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Cotton Lake Curley's LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Burkett Family Custom Knives	$10,000	1	n/a
Sugarbomb LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Spring Lake Enterprises LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Roasted LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Rolling Forks Vineyards	$10,000	1	n/a
Richwood Winery	$10,000	1	n/a
Sunlite Bar & Grill Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Kc's Diner	$10,000	1	n/a
Weivoda Salvage Corp	$10,000	1	n/a
Urban Hair Salon LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Js Palubicki Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Ottertail Marine	$10,000	1	n/a
Nash and Ella LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Up North Tattoo & Art Gallery	$10,000	1	n/a
Northern Print Company	$10,000	1	n/a
Mysie's Meals LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Cornfield Cafe Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Interstate Shoes LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Aj Enterprises Dba Main Street Galleria	$10,000	1	n/a
Cooper's Office Supply Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Mauk Jewelers Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
La Barista LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
J & M Bar Services LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
B & Z 3000 Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Hometown Flooring & Blinds LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
S&R Cash LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Tak Music Venue Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Revive Professional Massage Therapy Clinic	$10,000	1	n/a
Quad X Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Duke Hospitality LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Backwoods Bbq LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Nash Street Boutique LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Hotdog Pet Salon LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Skirting the Rules LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Maplelag Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Ehp Performance Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Lake Affects LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
North Pines Market LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Jonathan's of Detroit Lakes	$10,000	1	n/a
Interlachen Lodge of Alexandria LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Woodshed Bar & Grill	$10,000	1	n/a
Mobiz Computers Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
The Coffee Hut	$10,000	2	n/a
Evergreen Garden Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Salon Alexis Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
China Buffet Mn Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Bon Jos Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Summit Dance School	$10,000	1	n/a
Flourish Boutique LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Urban Xscape LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Alexandria Entertainment	$10,000	1	n/a
Nails Pro of Moorhead Inc	$10,000	2	n/a
Style Lust Shop LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Moorhead Massage & Wellness Center LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Pelican Beauty Cellar Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Honor the Earth	$10,000	1	0%
Nails by Jen LLC	$10,000	2	n/a
Essentia Health Foundation	$10,000	2	0%
Aurora of Morris Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Monarch Joint Venture	$10,000	1	n/a
Karah's Body Solutions LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Pamela H Skarie Catering	$10,000	1	n/a
Bh Company LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Lake Reno Bar & Grill LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Fergus Falls Gymnastics Academy In	$9,933	1	9%
Heartland Motor Company	$9,535	1	n/a
Dilworth Glyndon Felton (Dgf) Public School #2164	$9,400	1	n/a
New American Development Agency	$9,000	1	n/a
Maplestar Enterprises LLC	$8,501	1	n/a
Isd #777 - Benson Public Schools	$8,300	1	n/a
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	$8,000	1	n/a
Wellness in the Woods Inc	$8,000	1	n/a
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans	$8,000	1	0%
Grant County 4-H Federation	$8,000	1	n/a
Vets R US	$8,000	1	n/a
Trinity Lutheran Church and School	$7,700	1	n/a
Lake Park Audubon Dollars for Scholars	$7,500	1	n/a
Northern Cochise Community Hospital Foundation	$7,500	2	7%
Scholarship America Inc	$7,500	1	n/a
Claire Ann Shover Nursery School	$7,500	1	10%
Stevens Community Medical Center	$7,500	1	0%
Minnesota Council of Churches	$7,500	1	n/a
Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation	$7,500	1	0%
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	$7,500	1	n/a
Fergus Falls Community Child Care Center Inc	$7,500	2	n/a
Rothsay Public School	$7,500	1	n/a
MinnPost	$7,500	1	0%
Hope for Kurdistan	$7,500	1	n/a
Veblen Club	$7,500	1	n/a
Alexandria Area Young Men's Christian Association	$7,500	1	0%
Our Lady of Victory School Fund Inc	$7,500	1	2%
Regents of the University of Minnesota	$7,245	1	n/a
First Lutheran Church	$7,000	1	n/a
Project 412	$7,000	1	n/a
College of St Scholastica Inc	$7,000	1	0%
Artistree Commmunity Inc	$7,000	1	n/a
Universal Interiors LLC	$6,600	1	n/a
West Central Area Education Foundation	$6,500	2	n/a
Ben's Service LLC	$6,007	1	n/a
The Barnesville Area Community Center Inc	$6,000	1	n/a
Barnesville Child Day Care Center	$6,000	1	1%
Isd 625 - Jj Hill Montessori Magnet School	$6,000	1	n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Prairie Lakes	$6,000	1	3%
Willow Lake Community Daycare	$6,000	1	7%
Grand Canyon University	$6,000	1	0%
New York Mills Community Senior Citizens Center Inc	$5,770	1	n/a
Fergus Falls Senior Citizens	$5,755	1	n/a
South Dakota FFA Foundation Inc	$5,750	1	1%
Lake Agassiz Regional Library	$5,750	1	n/a
North Fork Crow River Watershed District	$5,594	1	n/a
Priority Investments LLC	$5,550	1	n/a
Detroit Country Club	$5,500	1	0%
Wilkin County	$5,500	1	n/a
Friends of the Fergus Falls Public Library	$5,497	1	15%
Mayville State University	$5,250	2	n/a
BIO Girls Inc	$5,250	1	0%
Clay County Fair	$5,050	1	3%
City of Breckenridge	$5,000	1	n/a
Ulen Hitterdal School	$5,000	1	n/a
Rural Enrichment and Counseling	$5,000	2	1%
Becker County Agricultural Society	$5,000	1	n/a
Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation	$5,000	1	0%
Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota	$5,000	2	1%
Humane Society of the Lakes	$5,000	1	2%
City of Donnelly	$5,000	1	n/a
We Got Your Back USA	$5,000	1	12%
Lakeland Mental Health Center Inc	$5,000	1	0%
Glenwood Lakes Area Welcome Center	$5,000	1	n/a
South Dakota Agricultural Foundation Inc	$5,000	1	3%
Gustavus Adolphus College	$5,000	1	0%
Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota	$5,000	1	0%
Becker County Developmental Achievement Center Inc	$5,000	1	n/a
Detroit Lakes Youth Hockey Association Incorporated	$5,000	1	2%
Lakes Melissa and Sallie Walleye Foundation	$5,000	1	n/a
South Dakota State University Foundation	$5,000	1	0%
Veblen Fire Department	$5,000	1	n/a
Friends of Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Inc	$5,000	1	n/a
Valley Lake Boys Home Inc	$5,000	1	1%

West Central Initiative supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 15 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 166 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 166.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Barry FoundationND63.8× affinity39 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Barry Foundation · Otter Tail Power Company Foundation · Lake Region Arts Council · Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation · St Mary's Regional Health Center · Roger L & Agnes C Dell Charitable Trust · The Lundeen Foundation · Innovis Health LLC · Frank W Veden Charitable Trust · C K Blandin Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Dakota Medical Foundation

How this is measured

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About West Central Initiative

How much does West Central Initiative give?: West Central Initiative reported 185 itemized grants totaling $5,286,099, out of $6,298,386 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 82 and 402 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does West Central Initiative fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (25%), Community Improvement (20%), Recreation & Sports (17%).
Who are West Central Initiative's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: City of Parkers Prairie ($1.8M), City of Pelican Rapids ($1.7M), City of Fergus Falls ($1.2M).
Does West Central Initiative fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as West Central Initiative?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Barry Foundation, Otter Tail Power Company Foundation, Lake Region Arts Council.
Where is West Central Initiative based?: West Central Initiative is based in MN.