Sampson Supports Endow Minnesota Legislation

Holly C. Sampson, president of the Duluth Superior Community Foundation, knows first hand the power of the 350 endowment funds held at the foundation.

They fund projects that benefit education, human services, the economy, the environment and other projects that improve the quality of life in northeastern Minnesota and beyond.

See what Sampson has to say about how she believes Endow Minnesota legislation, introduced in the Minnesota House (HF1530) and Senate (SF1399 and SF1400), can encourage private giving for public good and keep transferred wealth in our state.

Here’s her commentary from Sunday’s Duluth News Tribune.

– Susan Stehling, communications associate

MCF Elects New Board Members & Officers

At its 40^th anniversary annual meeting of members Dec. 8, MCF elected officers and new members of its board of directors.

2009 and 2010 MCF Board Members

New directors elected to three-year terms ending in 2012 are: Julie Hara, executive director, Marbrook Foundation; Steve Joul, president, Central Minnesota Community Foundation; LaVon Lee, program officer, Grotto Foundation; Tim Ober, president, Mardag Foundation.

Directors elected to second three-year terms ending in 2012 are: Bill Linder-Scholer, executive director, ADC Foundation; Karen Rauenhorst, vice president, Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Family Foundation; Kris Taylor, vice president of community relations, Ecolab Foundation.

Officers were elected for 2010: Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, vice president, Community Philanthropy, The Minneapolis Foundation, was elected chair; Kate Wolford, president, The McKnight Foundation, was elected vice chair; George Thompson, trustee, Minnesota Community Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation, was elected secretary; Nancy Nelson, vice president and chief actuary, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, was elected treasurer.

MCF expresses its gratitude and thanks to these retiring board members: Ellis Bullock, executive director, Grotto Foundation; James R. Frey, president/CEO, Frey Foundation; Holly C. Sampson, president, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation; Jo-Anne Stately, director of grantmaking and special projects, The Minneapolis Foundation.

– Chris Murakami Noonan, MCF communications associate