Supports foundation operations.

• Ottawa County Administrative Fund

Designated funds provide a permanent source of income to support your favorite charities even long after you are gone.

Designated Fund Fact Sheet

Current Designated Funds

• Amy Cleveland Fund
• Bill & Marian Musick Fund
• Clark Family Fund
• Clayton Comfort Fund
• CW Woodman Fund
• Dave Rupert Fund
• Duane & Juanita Morris Fund
• Elmo Santner Fund
• Fitch Family Fund
• Hiner Davidson Fund
• JoAnn Pridey Fund
• John & Olive L. Cornellisson Trust Fund
• K Smith-Wilcox Fund
• Kenneth & Madonna McCall Fund
• McCollough-Eaton Fund
• Twin Valley Education Foundation Fund
• Zuker Family Fund

Donor advised funds are a simple and flexible "charitable savings account" that let you decide when and where to give.

Donor Advised Fund Fact Sheet

Current Donor Advised Funds

• Max & Susan Adkins
• Dr. Kenneth & Dardanella Wedel Donor Advised Fund

Field of interest funds respond to current and future needs by letting you support a specific cause or geographic area rather than a specific charity. Grants are determined by a local committee.

Field of Interest Fact Sheet

Current Field of Interest Funds

• Dane G. Hansen Community Grant Fund
• Delphos Community Fund
• Kansas Health Foundation Fund for Ottawa County
• Minneapolis Cub Backers
• Ottawa County Public Health Fund
• The Bennington Community Fund
• The City of Tescott Improvement Fund
• The Tescott Community Fund
• The Minneapolis Community Fund

• Bird Family Fund
• Gans Family Fund
• John & Rosalie Merriman Fund
• Duane & Juanita Morris Pass-Through Fund
• Watson Barefield Hyde Fund
• Wise Gans Family Fund

Organization funds offer a simple and efficient way for your nonprofit to build capacity and provide long-term support for your mission.

Organization Fund Fact Sheet

Current Organization Funds

Arts & Culture

• Ottawa County Arts & Humanities Council Fund

Children & Youth

N/A

Community Development

• Choose Ottawa County Fund

Land Conservation & Environment

N/A

Education

N/A

Health & Human Services

N/A

Parks & Recreation

• Rock City Inc. Fund

Religion

• Minneapolis First United Methodist Church Fund
• Sunset Spiritualist Church Fund
• United Church of Bennington Fund

Scholarship Funds support student education and impact our future leaders.

We offer two different scholarship fund options for donors based on their interest and budget. Designated Scholarship Funds partner with schools and other nonprofits to facilitate the process, whereas the Community Foundation manages the process, start to finish, for Traditional Scholarship Funds.

Scholarship Fund Fact Sheet

• John & Olive L. Cornellisson Scholarship Fund
• Ron & Karen Seyfert Family Scholarship Fund
• Steve & Patricia Baccus Scholarship Fund

Supports the foundation’s community grantmaking.

• Ottawa County Impact Fund