Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
Zeitgeist Arts Building, 222 East Superior Street, Suite 302
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
United States
Mission
The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation promotes private giving for the public good.
Most Meaningful Change
In response to the June 20, 2012 area flooding, DSACF convened the Grantors Alliance, a group of area funders who came together to coordinate recovery efforts using each funder’s strengths – and forged a new model for philanthropic disaster response.
1982 Year Founded
8 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$53,352,434 Endowment Value
$2,142,021 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Zeitgeist Arts Building, 222 East Superior Street, Suite 302 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Duluth |
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State / Region | Minnesota |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 55802 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | (218) 726-0232 |
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Email | info@dsacommunityfoundation.com |
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Website | www.dsacommunityfoundation.com |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Holly C. Sampson, President |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Claudia Lundquist |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Assistant |
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Year Founded | 1982 |
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Mission Statement | The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation promotes private giving for the public good. |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 401,555 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 8 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 14 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $7,958,558 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $2,875,287 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $3,109,785 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $2,142,021 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $53,352,434 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played an important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played an important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | N/A |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Not at all |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Fair amount |
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International relations | Fair amount |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Fair amount |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Never |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Rarely |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting better |
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Crime | Getting better |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting better |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting much better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | A few small achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Lot |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | In response to the June 20, 2012 area flooding, DSACF convened the Grantors Alliance, a group of area funders who came together to coordinate recovery efforts using each funder’s strengths – and forged a new model for philanthropic disaster response. |
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