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Housed under the umbrella of the Saint Paul Foundation, www.saintpaulfoundation.org

Education Priorities:

The Vadnais Heights Area Community Fund is currently involved in seeking public support for the following fundraising efforts:
The Fund for Teachers
The unique mission of this fund is to inspire the lives of students by assisting classroom K-12 teachers, one at a time, with training or other enrichment opportunities geared toward the teacher’s own personal passion. Our organization’s goal is to raise $50,000 which, when matched 50 cents on the dollar by a donor when endowed, allows for an annual grant of $3,500. We believe that teachers play a major role in the lives of our youth and that enthusiastic and passionate teachers have a positive impact and lasting benefit to our children and our community. Last summer four area teachers each received grants of approximately $3,500 through a one-time access to this program, and the results were extraordinary. One teacher traveled to India to study the culture and walk in the footsteps of Gandhi. Another studied Shakespeare at the University of Delaware and in Stratford, England, and two other teachers attended a seminar in Texas and received training from the International Baccalaureate Organization to help primary students think globally and act locally. To learn more about the Fund for Teachers, do a “search” on The Saint Paul Foundation’s Web site, www.saintpaulfoundation.org,and type in “The Fund for Teachers.”

Other interests:

Provide grants and loans to facilitate improved economic conditions, provide housing alternatives, prevent community blight and deterioration, and improve the spirit and vitality of the greater community which encompasses the 624 and 621 school districts.

Deadlines:

Contact their staff.

Program Focus:

The Foundation’s mission is to strengthen our community through private giving.

Geographic Focus:

Vadnais Heights

Sample Grants:

Housing repairs and purchase of appliances in a group home for challenged individuals.
Playground equipment for local schools and City parks.
Local public commuter transit assistance.
Educational grants to local schools.
Start up of a revolving loan program for the local economic development corporation.
Items such as defibrillators for local public safety providers.
Community planning and graphic arts projects.
News and Views column in local newspaper.
Special events such as Heritage Days and others.

Who may apply:

Schools and organizations serving Vadnais Heights

Grant Range:

$10,000

How to apply:

Contact staff, follow their guidelines.

Contacts:

Vadnais Heights Area Community Fund
C/O  The Saint Paul Foundation
55 Fifth Street East - Suite 600
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1797
Phone 651.224.5463
Email inbox@saintpaulfoundation.org

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