Helping Strengthen Our Local Communities Since 1916

Success Starts with a Strong Community

Every year Bernick's awards $150,000 in grants back to the communities we serve, including Bemidji, Brainerd, Duluth, St. Cloud, and Willmar, Minnesota, and Dresser, Wisconsin. Below are this year’s Grant Recipients.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota

$10,000 Grant

Sports Buddies Program

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BIO Girls, Inc.

$6,000 Grant

2022 Program

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Chester Bowl Improvement Club

$25,000 Grant

Growing Up Chester Capital Campaign

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City of Bemidji Parks & Recreation

$6,770 Grant

Purchase Ice Skates

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Dassel-Cokato School District

$40,000 Grant

Community Recreation Center

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Fairview Township

$15,000 Grant

Fairview Trail Project

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PACT for Families Collaborative

$5,000 Grant

Promoting Family Health and Wellness, Soccer Events, Scholarships, and Cinco de Mayo Programs

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Ski Gull Inc.

$10,000 Grant

Passport to Nature Program

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Spooner Area School District

$5,000 Grant

Cross-Country Skiing for Success Program

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Waite Park Babe Ruth

$27,230 Grant

Babe Ruth Complex Improvements of the Scoreboard and Batting Cages