The Otto Bremer Trust Awards Grant to Collider Foundation

Rochester 501(c)3 nonprofit Collider Foundation was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $30,000  by the Otto Bremer Trust. This grant will support Collider’s ongoing work to empower Rochester’s early stage entrepreneurs and assist us in building upon lessons learned from our past successes and community feedback to expand our capacity to reduce and remove barriers to entrepreneurship. This work will help further our strong track record of assisting local entrepreneurs in progressing from idea to action, operationalizing their business plan, feeling more connected to and supported by their community, and setting them up for long term success with their business.

Collider Foundation believes that the support, education, and growth of our entrepreneurial ecosystem is a pathway to a more prosperous and inclusive future for the Rochester community. As an organization, Collider Foundation aims to identify and assist local innovators in overcoming barriers to success by empowering an impactful, inclusive, and entrepreneur-first ecosystem.

Collider Foundation supports its mission through 1:1 startup support, accessible business education, a vibrant coworking community, and storytelling to help foster an inclusive, diverse, and healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem. This grant award will allow for programmatic and operational support of the foundation’s ongoing activities throughout 2024.

“We are so grateful for the continued support of the Otto Bremer Trust to help sustain our work to lower barriers to entrepreneurship and just get people with ideas started. With the Trust’s help last year, our work was able to support 700 entrepreneurial starters in the community. This ongoing support is crucial to keep this work moving forward,” said Amanda Leightner, Collider Foundation Executive Director.

The Otto Bremer Trust is a private charitable trust based in St. Paul, Minn. Created in 1944 by Otto Bremer, it is committed to supporting a better quality of life for residents of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Since its founding, OBT has invested nearly $1 billion in people, places, and opportunities in its region. For additional information, visit ottobremer.org.

If you have any questions about Collider or our work within the community, please contact Amanda Leightner at amanda@collider.mn or call (507) 722-0306.