The FM Area Foundation has awarded a $8,993 grant to the Barnesville Ambulance to purchase a LUCAS 3 manual CPR device. The LUCAS is a mechanical chest compression device that delivers high quality, guidelines-consistent chest compressions to sudden cardiac arrest patients.   The Barnesville Ambulance has one LUCAS device, which has been credited with saving at least five lives over the last two …

The FM Area Foundation has awarded the 2019 community grants in the areas of Arts, Culture & Creativity; Basic Human Needs; Community Building; and Education. The Foundation's community grant rounds are funded by unrestricted and field of interest gifts. Nonprofits apply to one of the four focus areas through a competitive grant process. Grant applications are evaluated by Foundation staff, a…

Community members have an opportunity to support Moorhead initiatives in a new way. The City of Moorhead recently established a fund at the FM Area Foundation to accept donations for activities, programs, amenities and initiatives. It is called the Moorhead Community Fund and donations to the fund, which will be used for the betterment of Moorhead, are tax-deductible. “Residents of a growing, en…

It’s back to school time and the FM Area Foundation has been busy sending scholarship dollars to higher education institutions for local students. This year, we awarded $262,022 in scholarships to 200+ deserving students. FM Area Foundation scholarships are funded by donors who establish funds to support students working to reach their full potential through higher education and training. Congra…

The FM Area Foundation's Women's Fund recently awarded grants to 13 local organizations totaling $48,120 to help inspire girls and empower women.  This year's grant recipients are:  BIO Girls for BIO Girls Program Diversification Boys & Girls Club of the Red River Valley for Positive Action, Positive Girls Immigrant Development Center for Economic Stability of Women Inspire Innovation L…

The FM Area Foundation partnered with Recovery Reinvented and the Office of the First Lady of North Dakota to host an addiction and recovery forum with 2019 TEDxFargo speaker William Moyers on July 24 in Fargo. Governor Doug Burgum, First Lady Kathryn Burgum and Moyers held a discussion about challenges communities face in tackling addiction and how addiction recovery service providers can collab…

The FM Area Foundation is excited to welcome, Carrie Feigum, to our team as our new Donor Services Assistant! Carrie will be managing our database system, as well as other special projects.  Here are some fun facts about Carrie: Where are you from?I'm originally from Barnesville, Minn. I currently live in Moorhead with my husband Jesse and our four boys. What are your hobbies?I love to cook, re…

Hope Blooms creates meaningful moments one bouquet at a time  Inspiring hope, happiness and emotional healing through repurposed flowers. That is the mission of Hope Blooms, a local nonprofit dedicated to changing lives through small acts of kindness. Hope Blooms repurposes donated flowers and rearranges them into beautiful bouquets and delivers them to community members in need, all with the mes…

Wells Fargo  awarded $25,000 to the FM Area Foundation’s Community Response Fund of Cass and Clay Counties. The purpose of this fund is to provide support to organizations engaging in immediate and long-term recovery services following a community crisis or disaster.   The FM Area Foundation and its Board of Directors created the Community Response Fund of Cass and Clay Counties in 2017. This fun…

The FM Area Foundation is honored to welcome Prakash Mathew as the newest member of the Board of Directors. Prakash Mathew served as the Vice President for Student Affairs at North Dakota State University (NDSU) from 2006-2014. He retired after 38 years of service in student affairs and currently serves as Vice President Emeritus for Student Affairs. As the Vice President, he oversaw 23 departm…