Past Grant Recipients
2020 Grants
- $10,000 to Essentia Health for COVID-19 Response
- $500 to Mask Mania for free COVID-19 masks
- $5,000 to ISD 317 Medical and Dental appointments
- $2,500 to Deer River Boys and Girls Club
- $2,500 to Mikinaak Park in Ball Club
- $500 in Patient Assistance Fund Grants
- $5,000 to Jim Tarbell Cancer Care Fund Recipients
- $1,300 to Essentia Health-Deer River Infusion Center
2019 Grants
- $1,000 to Essentia Health for water safety for children
- $7,187 to Essentia Health for Bilimeter
- $5,500 for Jim Tarbell Cancer Care Fund Awards
- $500 to Essentia Health for Mental Health Awareness
- $550 to King Elementary Garden
- $5,000 to Movement/Step Coalition for Substance Use Prevention
- $2,500 to Deer River Area Food Shelf
2018 Grants
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for water safety for children
- $1,700 to Deer River Pony League for AED
- $2,500 to Second Harvest Food Bank for AED
- $7,359 to Essentia Health Deer River for Comstock Gazebo
- $$2,500 to Deer River Area Food Shelf
- $500 to Deer River Farmers Market
- $500 to Rollerblade for Cancer Aid
2017 Grants
- $5,068 to ISD 317 for Community Fitness Center equipment
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for water safety for children
- $3,000 to Essentia Health-Homestead for new blinds for living room
- $2,500 to Second Harvest Food Bank for Fresh Produce
- $1,700 to Bethany Lutheran for AED
- $500 to Deer River Area Food Shelf
2016 Grants
- $1,200 to Essentia Health-Deer River for EKG Software
- $5,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Deer River for Healthy Habits Curriculum
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for water safety for children
- $5,000 to ISD 317 for The Movement underage substance use prevention
- $10,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for handicapped bathroom door openers
- $1,500 to Essentia Health-Homestead Activities Department
- $3,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River EMS
2015 Grants
- $500 to Essentia Health-Deer River for a Mother’s Room
- $1,000 to ISD 317 for Mother’s Rooms at King Elementary and Deer River High School
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for water safety for children
- $4,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Student Internship Program
- $6,500 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Newborn Audiology Screening Equipment
- $6,718 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab Department
- $6,500 to Essentia Health-Deer River EMS for Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Additional Giving
- $4,800 to Essentia Health-Homestead for Biodex Stepper
- $9,545 to Essentia Health-Homestead Living Room Update
- $600 to Essentia Health-Grand Rapids for Doppler Monitor
- $2,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Wellness Garden
- $3,100 to Essentia Health-Homestead Vital Signs Monitor
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Waiting Room Update