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2019 granting will begin Jan 1 2019. Your grant request form will be on this page at that time.
Thank you to everyone involved in this process: to all the deserving applicants, to the family who give so generously and to our hard working Winona Foundation Board!
2019 GRANT
APPLICATIONS HAVE
BEGUN
New Web Site
We begin 2019 with a brand new site.
2019 Applications
Applications for 2019 Grants begin January 1st, 2019.
Winona Visit
In October 2018 Winona Foundations Board Directors visit Winona, MN.
2018 Board Changes
Board Seat Changes for 2018.
MISSION
STATEMENT
“The purpose of the Winona Foundation is to contribute to the cultural, historical and educational heritage of Winona, Minnesota. Foundation funds will be used to conserve or enlarge upon existing organizations and programs to foster innovative projects with this heritage in mind”.
NEW BOARD CHANGES FOR 2018
The Board would like to thank Lissa Edwards, Michael Roth, Myriah Jazsazian, Polly Mickle and Scott Hagg for six years of remarkable service.
We are excited to be adding four new board members this June.
About Us
The Winona Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 organization funded and administered by the family and heirs of the Laird Norton Co. which began operations in Winona, MN. in 1855.
GRANTEES
Every year the Winona Foundation awards grants to non-profits from the Winona, MN area.
There were 13 grants for 2018.
Congratulations to all awardees.
FAMILY HISTORY
In 1854 William H. Laird and cousins Mathew and James Norton followed earlier family members who had previously moved to Winona, MN. There they established a business together, the Laird Norton Co., that would eventually include lumber milling, manufacture and retail.
LAIRD NORTON FAMILY:
THE WINONA FOUNDATION NEEDS YOU
Join the best family board ever. Send applications to winonafoundation@gmail.com