Sponsors & Partners


LEDC organizational Partners

  • African Development Center
  • Heartland Community Action
  • Lake Street Council
  • Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission
  • Metropolitan Economic Development Association
  • Metropolitan Consortium of Community  Developers
  • Neighborhood Development Center
  • Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center
  • Rural Initiative Foundations
  • Small Business Development Centers
  • United Immigrant Opportunity Services
  • Willmar Area Multicultural Market
  • State Council of Opportunities Industrialization Center ( OIC )
  • Other Community Organizations, Including neighborhood and business associations and faith – based institution.


Foundations supporting LEDC's work
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Blandin Foundation
  • Bush Foundation
  • City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development
  • Hispanics in Philanthropy
  • Marquette Financial Companies
  • McKnight Foundation
  • National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders
  • Nexus Community Partners
  • Norwest Area Foundation
  • Otto Bremer Foundation
  • Payne – Lake Community Partners
  • The Annie E Casey Foundation
  • The McNeely Foundation
  • The Minneapolis Foundation
  • The Saint Paul Foundation
  • The Travelers Foundation
  • Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Foundation


Event sponsors
  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • USBank
  • By More Supermercado
  • Neighborhood Development Center
  • La Mera Buena
  • La Loma Tamales
  • Los Ocampo Restaurant
  • El Colegio Charter
  • Western Bank