Helping Strengthen Our Local Communities Since 1916
Success Starts with a Strong Community
Last year Bernick's awarded $200,000 in grants back to the communities we serve, including Bemidji, Brainerd, Duluth, St. Cloud, and Willmar, Minnesota, and Dresser, Wisconsin. Below are this year’s Grant Recipients.


Alexandria Youth Baseball Association
$15,000 Grant
Let’s Hit a Homerun for our Kids and Community!


City of Regal
$20,000 Grant
Regal Youth Baseball Field Lighting Project


City of Renville
$15,000 Grant
Pickle Ball and Basketball Court Installation at Water Tower Park


Gandy Dancer Pickleball Association
$20,000 Grant
Resurface and Expand Multi-sport Court Surface in Siren


Hartley Nature Center
$13,000 Grant
Youth and Adult Bike Fleet for use in Rental, Recreation, and Outreach Programming


Headwaters Science Center
$25,000 Grant
Headwaters Science Center: Animal Observation Lab & ADA-compliant Public Restroom


National Loon Center Foundation
$10,000 Grant
Building School Partnerships to Engage Students as National Loon Center's Junior Loon Biologists


Northland Arboretum
$15,000 Grant
Northland Arboretum Nature Playscape


Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
$15,000 Grant
Friends of Sherburne NWR Amphitheater Project


St. Nicholas Athletic Association
$12,000 Grant
St. Nicholas Ballpark Electronic Scoreboard and Playground System Project


Village of Almena
$10,000 Grant
Shadyside Park Playground Equipment


YWCA Duluth
$20,000 Grant
Playground for Early Childhood Education Center