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Crookston council ranks nonprofit requests, tentatively allocates $125,000 in community funding
Summary
After presentations from eight nonprofits, council members ranked priorities and agreed on a draft allocation that would fund the top five organizations (Golden Link, Tri Valley, DCDP, Oxcart Days, Get Kids Outdoors) within the council's $125,000 budget ceiling; allocations will be formalized at the next meeting.
Council members heard presentations from local nonprofits seeking operating or capital support and then conducted an on-the-spot ranking and dollar-allocation exercise. Presenters included Tri Valley Opportunity Council (transportation), Scruffy Tails Humane Society (kennel equipment), Downtown Crookston Development Partnership (events and wayfinding), Oxcart Days (festival operations), Get Kids Outdoors (youth outdoor programs), Prairie Skyline Foundation (cathedral reuse), Golden Link Center (senior center) and Care and Share (shelter operations).
Key requests and programs presented: Tri Valley requested $16,000 toward local share of capital and operations; Scruffy Tails requested roughly $15,000 for commercial washer/dryer and a dog-wash station; Get Kids Outdoors asked for $5,000 to support a fish house and recurring youth events; Oxcart Days proposed eliminating the $5 button to increase access and asked for $20,000 (council discussed earmarking $6,000 for fireworks); Prairie Skyline requested operating and capital help to open the old cathedral to the public; Golden Link sought significant operating support for the senior center.
After discussion, council members ranked priorities and reached a preliminary consensus on allocations (to be formalized by resolution at the next meeting):
• Golden Link Center: $75,000 • Tri Valley Opportunity Council (transit): $16,000 • Downtown Crookston Development Partnership: $15,000 • Oxcart Days (fireworks funding): $6,000 • Get Kids Outdoors (Adam Hartle Memorial foundation): $5,000 • Scruffy Tails Humane Society (commercial washer/dryer): $8,000 (added to top five in later adjustment) • Adam Parnow Foundation: $5,000
Total penciled: approximately $125,000 (the amount the council had set as a cap for community-fund allocations).Council members emphasized they may adjust amounts before final approval; the clerk will prepare the resolution for the council’s upcoming meeting.
What speakers said: James Podashnik of Oxcart Days said the festival hopes to remove the admission button to increase accessibility: "No buttons. Come on in." Scruffy Tails noted it had recently raised $75,000 and asked the council to help with capital equipment to keep the shelter operating and reduce long-term costs.
What’s next: staff will draft the allocation resolution for the council’s vote at the next regular meeting and provide supporting budget detail as requested.
