Delano Area Community Foundation

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Delano Area Community Foundation Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for the Delano area community through grants and initiatives.

The Delano Area Community Foundation (DACF) is an endowment fund created to benefit the greater community by building a constant source of capital and income to meet the needs and interests of the Delano area far into the future. In partnership with the Initiative Foundation, a group of local residents provides leadership in carrying out the goals of the fund. Our goals are to:
-Encourage and enhance business/K-12 partnerships

-Create a strategic environment for economic & business development

-Foster an inviting place to live that promotes a vital and growing community

Join us this Thursday, from 1-2:30pm at the Delano City Council Chambers for light snacks and coffee + key information o...
05/11/2026

Join us this Thursday, from 1-2:30pm at the Delano City Council Chambers for light snacks and coffee + key information on how you can leave a charitable legacy!

Don't forget to mark you calendars and join us for a fun event learning about leaving a chartable giving legacy -- May 1...
05/04/2026

Don't forget to mark you calendars and join us for a fun event learning about leaving a chartable giving legacy -- May 14 at the Delano City Council Chambers.

Join us May 14th to learn more on how to leave a charitable legacy in your estate planning!

03/19/2026

Spots still available! We're celebrating Delano Sesquicentennial - 150th Celebration all year with history-focused day trips. We're supported in part with a grant from the Delano Area Community Foundation.

Hocokata Ti Cultural Center - Shakopee
Thursday, March 19 - Van departs Delano at 9 a.m., $25 cost.
Learn about local history and Native culture at the Mdewakanton Sioux Community's cultural center and gathering place. On this guided tour, visitors will learn about traditional Dakota heritage, language, and history.
Lunch afterward on your own at a local restaurant.
Please call 763-972-0574 or email [email protected] to register.

Join us May 14th to learn more on how to leave a charitable legacy in your estate planning!
03/19/2026

Join us May 14th to learn more on how to leave a charitable legacy in your estate planning!

We love getting to support initiatives like this in the Delano community!
01/29/2026

We love getting to support initiatives like this in the Delano community!

We're celebrating the Delano Sesquicentennial - 150th Celebration with a series of day trips to historic and cultural sites around the state!
Here's the first few trips from our year-long series.
Trips are open to the general public - please register by contacting the senior center.
Thank you to the Delano Area Community Foundation for their support of this initiative. Because of their grant, we are able to offer these trips at a discount.

09/09/2025

Grant applications are now open for the Delano Area Community Foundation. Head over to https://funds.ifound.org/dacf/ for more information and to apply!

Grant applications are open until October 31!Visit www.delanocf.org to learn more!
10/19/2023

Grant applications are open until October 31!
Visit www.delanocf.org to learn more!

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Delano, MN
55328

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