Our Mission
Mortenson Family Foundation builds partnerships to strengthen community-driven approaches that advance equity, opportunity, and sustainable systems.
Our Values
- Community
- Service
- Family
- Integrity
- Responsibility
- Humility
We engage individual compassion and interests as stewards, rooted in shared values, to work, learn, and do something remarkable together.
Board of Directors
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Alice Mortenson Chris Mortenson Dana Mortenson David Mortenson Kate Mortenson |
Katie Mortenson Mark Mortenson Mathias Mortenson Nathalie Mortenson |
Board Officers
Alice Mortenson, Chair
Nathalie Mortenson, Vice President
Mark Mortenson, Secretary
Randy Jenson, Treasurer
Donna Dalton, Executive Director (Ex-Officio)
History
1999
The Mortenson Family Foundation was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the means for the family to join together to express their common values.
1999 – 2009
In its first decade, the Foundation provided grants to local, national, and international charitable organizations that represent the family members' interest in a variety of areas.
2010
The Board of Directors formalized the Foundation’s systems and structure. Donna Dalton joined the Foundation as Executive Director. The Foundation began a three-year planning process for its grantmaking programs.
2014
The Foundation celebrated its 15-year anniversary and the milestone of cumulatively providing 375 grants to organizations. The Foundation continues to strengthen its understanding of how to best help communities.