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Published November 16, 2012, 12:00 AM

West Central Initiative named a top Minnesota community foundation

West Central Initiative (WCI) is ranked eighth on the Minnesota Council on Foundations’ (MCF) newly released list of the state’s top 25 community and public foundations for 2012.

West Central Initiative (WCI) is ranked eighth on the Minnesota Council on Foundations’ (MCF) newly released list of the state’s top 25 community and public foundations for 2012. The foundation is also ranked 41st on MCF’s top 50 Minnesota grantmakers by assets. Last year, WCI ranked 10th and 48th, respectively.

WCI is a regional community foundation serving the nine west central Minnesota counties of Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. WCI invests resources in communities for regional success, using the tools of economic development and community development, and by promoting philanthropy.

The Minnesota Council on Foundations compiles Minnesota grantmaker rankings each year. It ranks community and public foundations by grants and program-related investments paid in a given year.

To see all the lists, visit mcf.org/

news/annual-grantmaker-rankings-2012.

For more information about WCI, call 1-800-735-2239 or visit www.wcif.org.

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