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.


Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota
$10,000 Grant
Sports Buddies Program


BIO Girls, Inc.
$6,000 Grant
2022 Program


Chester Bowl Improvement Club
$25,000 Grant
Growing Up Chester Capital Campaign


City of Bemidji Parks & Recreation
$6,770 Grant
Purchase Ice Skates


Dassel-Cokato School District
$40,000 Grant
Community Recreation Center


Fairview Township
$15,000 Grant
Fairview Trail Project


PACT for Families Collaborative
$5,000 Grant
Promoting Family Health and Wellness, Soccer Events, Scholarships, and Cinco de Mayo Programs


Ski Gull Inc.
$10,000 Grant
Passport to Nature Program


Spooner Area School District
$5,000 Grant
Cross-Country Skiing for Success Program


Waite Park Babe Ruth
$27,230 Grant
Babe Ruth Complex Improvements of the Scoreboard and Batting Cages