Our View: Community: Mankato philanthropy offers a message beyond the money

Mankato Free Press (October 27, 2024)—A remarkable series of fortunate events is playing out in Mankato again. The city of Mankato, with the help of residents, has assembled a “wish list” of amenities the city would like to add but do not have room for in its budget while keeping

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Maureen Gustafson from Mankato Area Foundation comes in to talk about the 2024 Mankato Community Collage

KTOE (September 9, 2024) — 2024 Mankato Community Collage is coming to fruition this week. Maureen stops in with Photographer Josh Madson to let us know about the community event that took a village to pull off!

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Mankato Area Foundation celebrates 50 years with Community Collage

Mankato, MN (April 9, 2024) — The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) is welcoming the community to get a sneak peek of the newly renovated Shared Spaces at Emy Frentz during the Mankato Art Crawl on Saturday, April 13, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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Mankato Community Collage 2, the sequel; or MCC2, electric boogaloo

Mankato Free Press (September 7, 2024)—About a year ago, Josh Madson — the black-capped, bespectacled, ebullient transplant from Fargo by way of Los Angeles—sat in a booth at the Coffee Hag in Mankato’s Old Town and wondered. Would his ambitious plan to cover this coffee shop’s walls with black-and-white portraits

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Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 Grow the Game Fund Grants $50,000 to Mankato Area Hockey Association (MAHA) and Pledges Additional $50,000 in Matching Funds

Mankato, MN (August 27, 2024)—The Hockey Day Minnesota (HDM) 2022 Grow the Game Fund of the Mankato Area Foundation announced its largest grant since its inception to support the mission of growing the game of youth hockey in the Greater Mankato Area. 

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Maureen Gustafson from Mankato Area Foundation comes in to talk about “BENCHS”

KTOE (August 12, 2024) — Maureen Gustafson from Mankato Area Foundation comes in to talk about “BENCHS”

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Maureen Gustafson from Mankato Area Foundation comes in to talk about “Blingo Bingo”

KTOE (July 8, 2024) — This event is taking place to honor people with cancer and cancer survivors; all proceeds will go to the Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund in support of cancer education, and support to send out JZ Caring Boxes to cancer patients throughout the region.

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Essential nonprofits can be trusted

Mankato Free Press (June 24, 2024)—As the CEO of the Mankato Area Foundation, part of my responsibility is to speak up, share, and support the incredible work of all the nonprofits in our community. In fact, this is one of my favorite parts of the job. 

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Shared Spaces at Emy Frentz targets arts nonprofits

Mankato Free Press (May 15, 2024)—The new Shared Spaces Emy Frentz builds not only on the success of the original Shared Spaces building a few blocks away, but adds the successful collaborative spirit brought forth through Twin Rivers Council for the Arts.

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