The FM Area Foundation has awarded its 2021 community grants in the areas of Arts, Culture & Creativity; Basic Human Needs; Community Building; Education; and Women & Children. Also, this year, in partnership with the City of Fargo, $100,000 was designated for grants to New American organizations or to organizations primarily serving Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communitie…

We are saddened by the appalling acts against the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center that took place over the weekend. Senseless hate crimes, such as these, do not belong in our community. At the FM Area Foundation, we believe in creating a more welcoming and equitable community for everyone. Because of these reasons, we have chosen to provide a grant to the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center in support of…

The FM Area Foundation is awarding $60,000 in grants to support the arts in the F-M community. The FM Area Foundation announced it will award $5,000 to twelve local art organizations.  The arts are needed now more than ever, and the FM Area Foundation remains committed to supporting local arts organizations. “We feel it is incredibly important to support a variety of organizations in our communi…

The All Together FM Fund, created by Drekker Brewing Company and Fargo Underground, has officially awarded grants to 82 hospitality and service industry workers in our community. This was a nation-wide effort, championed locally by Drekker Brewing Company and Fargo Underground, to provide disaster relief to those in the hospitality and service industry affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. They brew…

The FM Area Foundation activated its Community Response Fund of Cass and Clay Counties in March to provide grants to nonprofits directly involved in addressing needs for vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 crisis. To date, the fund has raised $115,395.84 and the Foundation moved $250,000 from its annual community grant round dollars into this fund, bringing the total to $365,395.84.  The f…

The FM Area Foundation recently activated its Community Response Fund of Cass and Clay Counties to address the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Foundation initially funded the Community Response Fund with $25,000 and is now committing an additional $250,000 as a challenge grant to the community. Grants from this fund will go to qualified nonprofit organizat…

The FM Area Foundation's Women's Fund recently awarded grants to 13 local organizations totaling $48,120 to help inspire girls and empower women.  This year's grant recipients are:  BIO Girls for BIO Girls Program Diversification Boys & Girls Club of the Red River Valley for Positive Action, Positive Girls Immigrant Development Center for Economic Stability of Women Inspire Innovation L…

The FM Area Foundation has been involved in the Philanthropic Preparedness Resiliency and Emergency Partnership (PPREP), a cohort of 18 community foundations from across the Midwest, dedicated to learning about best practices in disaster philanthropy, since 2014.   The Foundation received a grant from the Funders’ Network for Smart and Livable Communities, the organizer of PPREP, to help address …