Margaret Rivers Fund

Which state are you working in?

Minnesota

What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

Current or former grantee

If you were funded, tell us the outcome

Funded for amount requested

What year was this experience?

2017

How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

Bad

Unfortunately, there is no personal contact in response to a request - either before or after. They send out a letter or a check in response to your request - and that's it.

How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?

Average

It's hard to know. The Board doesn't seem to want to interact with the public sphere to advise what their goals are.

If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?

Communicate with your partnering, funding community.

Tell us one thing that this funder does really well

In the past, they have generously given to the community with a percentage of funding from their assets.

How many hours did the grant application process take?

1