Public Charity

NORTHLAND FOUNDATION

Based in DULUTH, MN, NORTHLAND FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $14.0M in revenue, $11.4M in expenses, $124.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 1,074 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $27.4M.

EIN: 411554455 DULUTH, MN Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.0M
Total Expenses$11.4M
Total Assets$124.7M
Grants Given1,074
Grant Total$27.4M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TOWARD A FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS THEY BELONG AND CAN THRIVE.

Sample Grants Given

DEPOT ON CENTRAL LLC
ELY, MN · 2024
TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
$750,000
DULUTH, MN · 2024
TO SUPPORT WORK IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TO FOSTER BELONGING AND ADDRESS STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES & TO SUPPORT CAPITAL ACCESS ACROSS THE REGION TO STABILIZE ECONOMIES TO IMPACT SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
$300,000
ELY HARDWARE
ELY, MN · 2024
TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
$199,000
DULUTH, MN · 2024
TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 6-18 IN THE DULUTH AREA COMMUNITY; TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH IN THE HIBBING COMMUNITY; TO SUPPORT OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH IN THE GRAND RAPIDS AND GREENWAY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
$100,000
ROOTS AND WINGS EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLC
GRAND RAPIDS, MN · 2024
IN SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM EXPANSION WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITH SUPPORT OF THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION.
$100,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Anthony Sertich
TRUSTEE Ashley Hall
TRUSTEE Benjamin Benoit
SECRETARY Cindy Anderson Bina
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Curt Walczak
TRUSTEE Darren Sheldon

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Top Grant Purposes

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO BUSINESSES ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
$3,139,162 314 grants
TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.
$2,598,986 17 grants
TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN COUNTIES THAT BORDER CANADA THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE 2021 CLOSURE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA AND/OR CLOSURES OF THE CANADIAN BORDER SINCE 2020.
$1,555,000 36 grants
GRANTS TO BUSINESSES IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY STRUCTURAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, CIVIL UNREST, LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, A LOSS OF POPULATION OR AN AGING POPULATION, OR A LACK OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.
$985,000 36 grants
IN SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM EXPANSION WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITH SUPPORT OF THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION.
$796,400 29 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.0M $11.4M $124.7M
2024 $16.2M $17.0M $119.7M
2023 $11.7M $11.2M $115.1M
2021 $27.7M $13.4M $122.1M
2020 $16.4M $9.4M $95.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $16.4M to $14.0M (-14%), with total assets most recently reported at $124.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IN, MN, NC, NM, WI.

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