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- EIN 41-6025711
- (507) 664-3510
- Po Box 56 Northfield MN 55057 USA
- www.ricecountyareaunitedway.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Federated Giving Programs, Human Services, Philanthropy
Mission: Northfield area united way works to mobilize the resources and caring power of individuals, organizations, and networks to strengthen the community.
Programs: Community investment: partnering with nonprofit human services agencies, schools and local units of government, northfield area united way awards grants for programs that produce outcomes in the areas of education, health and financial stability. Our partner agencies help families and individuals facing crisis or long-term issues that lead to lack of safe housing, food insecurity, limited access to health care, job loss and disability. They also help us ensure that all children can fulfill their potential in school and life with hope and strong ethics. Our partner agencies deliver evidence-based programs with measurable outcomes.
imagination library: northfield area united way is the regional sponsor for dolly parton's imagination library, providing free, age-appropriate books each month to nearly 700 local children from birth to age five. Imagination library paves the way for early school success for all children in our community by ensuring that families have age-appropriate books in the home and can read together.
12,290 donor designations: contributions to northfield area united way that donors direct to specific agencies. There were approximately 56 donor designations to 10 agencies in fy 2017.