10 Nonprofits Awarded Healthy Food Access Grants (Pontiac Community Foundation, Dec. 10, 2022) Oakland County, MI – In the fall of 2022, Pontiac Community Foundation, in partnership with Oakland County, established the county’s Healthy Food Access Grant Program. Recipients from across Oakland County were awarded one-time operational and programmatic grants to help provide critical food assistance to residents and communities in Oakland County just in time for the holidays. “The Pontiac Community Foundation knows the organizations in Oakland County that […]

Minnesota’s nonprofits failed to win special COVID-19 aid from the Legislature this session, despite their appeal for $200 million in one-time pandemic relief. The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, which led the lobbying effort, said that the state’s nonprofits — which make up about 14% of Minnesota’s workforce — continue to battle rising costs while getting less government support than the public and private sectors. Following the end of the regular session last week, Gov. Tim Walz hasn’t announced a special […]