New Richmond Area Community Foundation

Deep Local Roots. A Community Fund Built for the New Richmond Area.

The New Richmond Area Community Foundation has been growing generosity close to home since 1980. As one of the St. Croix Valley Foundation’s local community affiliates, we are locally led, hometown-focused, and deeply connected to the needs and opportunities within the New Richmond School District boundaries.

Our volunteer advisory board guides the New Richmond Area Community Fund—the permanent community endowment created to invest in what matters most right here. With local insight and the regional strength of the St. Croix Valley Foundation behind us, we help generosity grow into lasting impact for the New Richmond area—today and for generations to come.

Give Where You Live. Grow What You Love.

The New Richmond Area Community Fund is a long-term, permanent community endowment that fuels local grants, local partnerships, and local impact.

Gifts to the New Richmond Area Community Fund stay in the New Richmond School District boundaries—supporting priorities identified by the people who know this community best. And because we’re part of the St. Croix Valley Foundation, donors can choose to give locally or Valley-wide or both with confidence that every gift is wisely managed and built to last.

How Local Generosity Shows Up

Grants from the New Richmond Area Community Fund have supported:

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• Critical support to address hunger needs in our community through Five Loaves Food and Clothing and the New Richmond Happy Kids Backpack Program.

• Mental health programming that is positively impacting students and our broader community by working closely with local donors and the New Richmond School District (NRSD). 

Local Grants that Strengthen the New Richmond Area

Each year, we award grants to local nonprofits—supporting programs that reflect our community’s values, priorities, and vision for the future.

Our grant cycle typically opens in June, with decisions sent in the fall. Guidelines and application links are posted here when available.

New Richmond area nonprofits may also be eligible for regional grant opportunities offered through the St. Croix Valley Foundation, including the Vibrant Communities Mental Health Grants, which bring affiliates together with the Foundation to support mental health and wellbeing across our six-county region.

Our locally-led, regionally supported grant programs are designed to strengthen community life—and help the New Richmond area thrive.

Impact Spotlight: Building Stronger Connections in New Richmond Schools

Thanks to grant support, the New Richmond school district’s Bridges of Belonging program deepened connections across classrooms and households.

Students, educators, and families gained practical tools to communicate, collaborate, and support one another—building a stronger, more inclusive school community where every individual is encouraged to thrive and succeed.