At a Glance: the Northwest Area Foundation
November 13, 1997 | Read Time: 1 minute
History: Established in 1934 by Louis W. Hill, son of James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway, to “promote the public welfare” in eight states where the railway operated: Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
Purpose: To help improve poor communities economically, environmentally, and socially, primarily by supporting long-term efforts to reduce poverty, stimulate economic growth, protect the environment, and develop effective civic and governmental institutions.
Assets: $438-million as of September 1997.
Grants: The foundation made 100 grants totaling $18.4-million in its most-recent fiscal year.
Application procedure: The foundation suspended its consideration of new grant applications last year while it reviewed its mission. It expects to begin accepting applications again next spring, after new program guidelines are available.
Key officials: Karl N. Stauber, president; W. E. Bye Barsness, chairman of the board.
For more information: Contact Karl N. Stauber, President, Northwest Area Foundation, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E-1201, St. Paul 55101-1373; (612) 224-9635; or send e-mail to kns@nwaf.org.
World-Wide Web site: http://www.nwaf.org.
