Foundation Awards $162,000 to 24 Minot Groups
Inspiritus Community Health Foundation distributed the grants at its annual luncheon, which also launched a donation-matching program.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Philanthropy
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Inspiritus Community Health Foundation distributed over $162,000 to 24 organizations in the Minot area at its annual luncheon on November 12, 2026. More than 60 institutes and businesses took part in the event.
Why it matters
The grants support local food pantries, youth camps and other organizations that a needs assessment identified as having funding gaps. The foundation has now given away more than $17 million in grants since its first luncheon.
The foundation distributed more than $162,000 across 24 organizations, with over 60 institutes and businesses participating in the event. Individual grant amounts and the breakdown of the total among recipients were not specified.
The players
Inspiritus Community Health Foundation
A Minot-area philanthropic foundation that funds local organizations and has hosted its grant luncheon for 28 years.
Minot State University
A public university in Minot, North Dakota, whose nursing students received scholarships from the foundation.
The details
Some grants were based on a needs assessment conducted three years earlier, which found that certain food pantries and youth camps in the area had funding needs. The foundation also awarded scholarships to four Minot State nursing students and kicked off its Twice Blessed donation-matching program at the luncheon.
Timeline
Three years before the luncheon: a needs assessment identified funding gaps for local food pantries and youth camps.
November 12, 2026: Inspiritus held its annual grant luncheon and distributed the grants.
November 15, 2026: The Twice Blessed donation-matching program begins.
December 31, 2026: The Twice Blessed donation-matching program ends.
Track Record
This year's $162,000 in grants adds to the more than $17 million the Inspiritus Community Health Foundation has distributed since its first luncheon, continuing a 28-year pattern of annual local giving.
Residents can support participating agencies through the Twice Blessed program, where donations to those groups are matched through December 31. Local food pantries and youth camps that received grants may expand services available to families in the area.
The takeaway
Donations made during the Twice Blessed matching window are doubled through the foundation's program, so giving to participating agencies before December 31 stretches each dollar further.
What happens next
The Twice Blessed donation-matching program runs through December 31, 2026, when participating agencies' matched donations close.
Further reading
Explore more Philanthropy coverage to see how other local foundations are supporting their communities.
Source note: This article includes information reported by KX NEWS.
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