Reaching Our Goal of $100,000!

Matching funds of $25,000 from SWIF was incentive enough to get the fundraising ball rolling. After a lot of discussion, we sponsored our first dinner and silent auction in March of 2003.  With tremendous support from the community, we raised $5,800.  We were amazed at our success, and quickly decided to sponsor a second dinner…

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The Funds

The HLOCF is a related component fund of SWIF.  SWIF is an independent, nonprofit foundation servicing 18 counties in southwest Minnesota, and its 501(c)3 public charity status extends to the HLOCF, which allows gifts to be tax-deductible. SWIF owns and manages the assets, provides investment expertise and administrative support, and technical assistance around fundraising, marketing,…

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