Minnesota Wind Chill Foundation Announces Support of 15 New Grantees

The Minnesota Wind Chill Foundation hosted their fall grant reception on Wednesday, October 29th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During the reception they provided $22,250 in fall and year-long grant funding and 250 Professional Ultimate Frisbees to fifteen Minnesota middle school and high school ultimate frisbee programs. 

This year the foundation has granted $36,250 in funding and 500 Professional Ultimate Frisbees to the ultimate frisbee community, with a commitment to continue to increase their investment. This investment aims to foster the development of young athletes by enhancing accessibility, strengthening existing teams, supporting the development of new teams, and encouraging participation in ultimate frisbee.

“We were so excited to see such a great response from our community,” said Steve Sabes, Board President of the Minnesota Wind Chill Foundation, “We’re thrilled to provide direct support to each of these programs, helping them grow and thrive.”

In addition to their grant program, the Minnesota Wind Chill Foundation also offers free opportunities to host professional ultimate frisbee players, no-cost programming for underserved youth, fundraising opportunities for teams, and in-kind community contributions. Together, these initiatives work alongside their grant program to advance the Foundation’s mission to use ultimate frisbee to empower youth in our community.

The list of ultimate frisbee programs receiving support from the Minnesota Wind Chill Foundation this grant cycle includes:

  • Avalon Charter School Ultimate

  • Cathedral High School Griffin and Phoenix

  • Hidden River Middle School Ultimate

  • Hopkins Ultimate

  • Minneapolis Roosevelt & South High School Squall

  • Open World Learning Manatee

  • Our Lady of Peace Ultimate

  • Robbinsdale Area Middle Schools RAMS

  • Rosemount High School Ultimate

  • Rosemount RAAA Middle School Ultimate

  • Spring Lake Park Panther Ultimate Frisbee

  • Southwest High School MUS

  • St. Louis Park High School & Middle School Ultimate

  • St. Paul Central Revolution

  • Washburn High School Ultimate

Applications for the Minnesota Wind Chill Foundation’s spring grant cycle will open in January on their website. If you have questions about the grant program or another foundation program, you may reach out to Dylan DeClerck at dylan@windchillultimate.com.