Helping Strengthen Our Local Communities Since 1916
Success Starts with a Strong Community
Last year Bernick's awarded $200,000 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.


Bemidji First Lego League
$10,000 Grant
Bemidji First Lego League Robotics Program


Central Minnesota Council, Boy Scouts of America
$15,000 Grant
Youth Career Exploring Program Expansion


City of Longville
$20,000 Grant
Playground Accessibility Enhancements


Community Action Duluth
$25,000 Grant
Youth Entrepreneurship, Food Access, and Volunteerism with Farmers Markets


Deep Portage Learning Center
$13,000 Grant
New Canoe Fleet and PFD/Paddle Storage Shed


Duluth Children's Museum
$15,000 Grant
Mobile Museum: Expanding Educational Opportunities


Holdingford FFA Alumni
$5,000 Grant
Holdingford FFA Alumni Greenhouse Expansion Project at Holdingford High School


Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
$17,000 Grant
Prairie Woods Nature School Outdoor Playscape


Superior Soccer Association
$25,000 Grant
KickSafe - Cooper Elementary Field Resurfacing Project


The Yes Network
$20,000 Grant
Ready 2 Play: Improving child and adolescent health and wellness in Central MN


Turtle Lake School District
$30,000 Grant
The Turtle Lake Track Revitalization Project


United Way of West Central Minnesota
$8,000 Grant
The Village Children's Museum "Bodies in Motion" Exhibit and Programming