SHAPING OUR COMMUNITY. FOR GOOD.
Mankato Area Foundation
Since 1974, the Mankato Area Foundation has been dedicated to building a community of individuals that believe in the strength of giving. We continue today to shape Greater Mankato through connecting acts of giving with our community’s needs. As a permanent, trusted resource, donors look to the Mankato Area Foundation to help them make their charitable giving more effective. The Mankato Area Foundation is impacting the individuals in our community now and for generations to come by providing the expertise donors need to nurture their philanthropic dreams and shape their legacy.

GIVING IN ACTION
Philanthropy Review 2025
In this edition of the Philanthropy Review, you'll notice a lot of action words: strengthen, energize, transform, honor. Because when people like you choose to act with generosity and intention, incredible things happen. Behind every story and every gift is someone who chose to do something meaningful.
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News & Press
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03
Dec
Giving in action: MAF grants $4.2 million
Read moreThe Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) released its annual report, the Philanthropy Review, celebrating another year of impact in local giving. A total of 701 grants,
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30
Nov
JZ Cancer Fund celebrates hope with young ambassador
Read moreMaddux Allore served as the Ambassador for the Mustache Bash hosted by the Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund of the Mankato Area Foundation.
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30
Nov
Connecting food to families in need
Read moreTom Polich, the “air traffic controller” of rejected food around Mankato, says food rescuers have saved food that would have gone into landfills.
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23
Oct
National Estate Planning Week: Insight from local experts
Read moreAs part of National Estate Planning Awareness Week, the Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) hosted Legacy by Design: Philanthropy in Estate Planning, a special event for








