Meet Our Donors
In every generation there are special people who look to their past with gratitude, who recognize their commitment to the future, and who exercise their power to make a difference. At the Mankato Area Foundation, we have the privilege and pleasure of helping individuals, families and organizations exemplify generosity and achieve their philanthropic wishes. We are proud to be able to share some of their stories.

When Michelle Schooff’s dad died in 2013, she knew exactly how she wanted to memorialize him: with a scholarship given in his name each year. And Michelle and her husband David knew exactly how they would create that scholarship, as well another in honor of David’s father: through funds set up with the Mankato Area Foundation.

When David Christensen retired almost four years ago, he and his wife, Jill Evans, started thinking about the legacy they’d leave when they were gone. They quickly realized that they didn’t want to wait that long to have an impact on the causes that mattered to them—and that they were blessed to be in a position to do so.