2021 Grant Recipients
The Vadnais Heights Area Community Foundation (VHACF), an affiliate of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, awarded approximately $10,000 in grants in 2021 thanks to the generous support of our donors. 2021 grant recipients were as follows: Lakeshore Players Theatre Northeast Youth & Family Services Phoenix Alternatives, Inc. (PAI) Strive Scholarship Corporation Tubman: Movement for […]
2019 Spring Grant Awards
VHACF has finalized grants to seven different nonprofit organizations in an effort to assist neighbors in need and to enhance the community. “We are extremely pleased with the opportunity to support so many of our local organizations in this round of grant making,” stated VHACF Chair Jerry Moynagh. “There were so many applications from diverse […]
Teacher Grant Funds Educational Travel
A local history teacher will be taking a trip to Florence, Italy, to study Renaissance art and architecture and bring alive the past for his students. Brian Martinez has been teaching sixth through eighth grade history at Liberty Classical Academy in White Bear Lake for three years. He’s been a teacher for 22 years. Martinez […]
2018 Grant Summary
VHACF had a big 2018, having granted thousands of dollars to directly benefit our local community. Grants were given to support the Student Emergency Assistance Fund at Century College, towards expanding and providing a show choir for local students who may not otherwise be able to pursue their passion for singing, supporting the community theater […]
2017 Wrap Up
In 2017, as in 2016, VHACF continued to receive four times as many grant requests than we are able to fulfill. However, we are pleased to list those recipients we were able to support this past year: Century College Foundation – Emergency Assistance and Food Pantry for students Midwest Ski Otters – new stage for […]
VHACF Donates to Local Boy Scout Troop
Troop 494 of White Bear Lake, MN is presented a $3000 Grant from the Vadnais Heights Area Community Foundation (VHACF). The check was presented during a ceremony held at Vadnais Heights City Hall. Funds will be used by the Boy Scouts to acquire new camping gear and aid in the purchase of a new trailer […]