Non Profits

100+ Women Who Care - Itasca Area is hosting a fundraising event for a local nonprofit, to be chosen at the event by attendees.

The Initiators Fellowship supports emerging entrepreneurs in northwestern, north-central, west-central and southwest Minnesota whose business ideas include socially beneficial outcomes.

Applications for this year are open through May 30 to get financial help from the Bemidji nonprofit organization, which is also hosting a May 8 breakfast and auctioning off a 'She-Shed.'

Over the past year, Second Harvest reported rescuing 7.5 million+ pounds of food from national and regional wholesalers and retailers, as well as farmers and growers.

The Itasca County-based organization will name its Volunteer of the Year at a Community Impact celebration on May 22, 2025.

Minnesota has been lauded in recent years for adopting a range of programs designed to help at-risk populations. Lawmakers and watchdogs say fraud safeguards are needed to ensure people who need the aid still get it.

Great River Rescue is a no-kill shelter for cats and dogs in Bemidji. Their annual Furr Bowl fundraiser is 1-3 p.m. March 23, 2025, at Bemidji Bowl. They also offer a Pet Fixers spay/neuter clinic one weekend a month from April through November.

Started in 2015, the award has a history of highlighting community members for their leadership and outstanding service in the Itasca County area.

The nonprofit organization's stated mission is to provide adaptive technology and related training for Minnesotans who are blind or visually impaired.

The museum on the history of the Iron Range in Chisholm offers prizes to participants who complete the survey by Feb. 14, 2025.