Northland Foundation

Northland Foundation's website has gotten a makeover. What's new? Streamlined navigation, new pages and resources, quick paths to contact the right staff member by program, and menus that reduce time spent scrolling. Stop by, explore, and if there's anything you can't find, please reach out. We're here to help.

Duluth business owner Nevi Mariadi owner of Bali Asian Cuisine used Kiva’s online CROWD-LENDING for a 0% interest $8,000 business loan! She received FREE HELP from the Northland Foundation and Northland SBDC to learn how Kiva works and prepare her loan pitch. CURIOUS about Kiva? If you’re an established northeast MN entrepreneur, email Amanda@NorthlandFdn.org, call her at 218-270-8407 or visit northlandfdn.org.

READY to take your business to new heights? Small business owners may unlock a 0% interest loan up to $15,000 with Kiva crowd-lending! YOU are an established northeast MN entrepreneur active on social media and eager to involve the community in financing your business’s growth. WE are nonprofit Kiva Trustees offering free help to tap into this opportunity. CURIOUS? Contact Amanda Vuicich, our Small Business Lender/Economic Development Specialist. Amanda@NorthlandFdn.org or 218-270-8407

Happy Holidays and warm wishes for 2024! In a season of gratitude, we at the Northland Foundation are thankful for the vibrant patchwork of people and communities in our region who are working toward a future where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.

ATTN: BORDER COUNTY BUSINESSES Grants of up to $50,000 each for businesses in MN counties and Tribal nation lands bordering Canada that lost at least 10% in revenues due to the Canadian border and BWCA closures of 2020-21. APPLY BY 1/12/24 - https://lnkd.in/gJeBS2qC

Have a project? Partner with us! 3-5% gap loans up to $500,000 for small business construction and capital improvements in northeast MN. Details: https://conta.cc/3SqCjmx or contact Michael Colclough or Amanda Vuicich! #mainstreet #businessfinancing #lowinterestrates

Last month, folks from NE MN gathered in Two Harbors for a Town Hall with MPR's Kerry Miller. Topic: Affordable housing in rural communities. Learn what participants had to say -- https://lnkd.in/g5gQQW7B #AffordableHousing #rural

View our 2022-2023 impact report at https://lnkd.in/dWy36zvH or from our website home page. Like the patches on a quilt, the people in our region are unique: where they live, who they know, the color of their skin, income, background, and lived experiences. Our differences make us interesting and beautiful.   Using the resources we have at hand, and working alongside many partners, the Northland Foundation seeks to “stitch together” this vibrant patchwork into a welcoming whole.   No pattern is mismatched. No color is too bold. We all belong.

We may be biased, but we think our Board Trustees are simply outstanding. Meet the three newest members of this stellar group! https://lnkd.in/gNuzJXjK

Please share! Individuals or informal groups: apply by Oct. 15 for up to $10,000! Grants will support activities that raise awareness, urge change, and promote healing around Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Relations. Details: https://lnkd.in/gJeBS2qC