Meet Our ERF Grantee Partners
The Midwest Early Recovery Fund has provided funding to these organizations as they respond to the unique post-disaster needs of their communities.
2024
Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese
Northwest Arkansas
Tornado, Outreach & Education
Arkansas Justice Collective
Northwest Arkansas
Tornado, Immigrant Legal Services
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma
Eastern Oklahoma
Tornado, Disaster Case Management
Child Life Disaster Relief
Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota and Kansas
Tornado & Flooding, Child-centered Trauma Training & Outreach
Cheyenne River Long-Term Recovery Group
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, South Dakota
Flooding, Housing Resilience
Claremore and Rogers County Disaster Assistance
Rogers County, Oklahoma
Tornado, Disaster Resilience Capacity Building
Equal Justice Works
Boone, Callaway, Pike & St. Louis County, Missouri
Tornado, Legal Aid Services
Greater Greenfield Community Foundation
Adair County, Iowa
Tornado, Disaster Case Management
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Pottawatomie County, Iowa
Tornado, Construction Management
Heartland Hope Mission
Omaha & Blair, Nebraska
Spencer & Minden, Iowa
Tornado, Disaster Case Management
PLUM Foundation
Cross County, Arkansas
Tornado, Disaster Case Management
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, South Dakota
Flooding, Housing Resilience
Spencer Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Clay County, Iowa
Flooding, Disaster Resilience Capacity Building
2023
Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese
Northwest, Arkansas
Tornado, Disaster Resilience Capacity Building
Arkansas Community Foundation
Central & Eastern, Arkansas
Tornado, Disaster Case Management & Children’s Needs
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri
Bollinger County, Missouri & surrounding cities
Tornado, Disaster Case Management
Cheyenne River Long-Term Recovery Group
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation, South Dakota
Flood & Winter Storms, Tribal Recovery Needs
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma
Seminole County, Oklahoma
Tornado, Disaster Recovery Coordination
Crisis Care Ministries
Oklahoma
Tornado, Trauma-Informed Faith Communities
Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center, Inc
Pulaski & Cross County, Arkansas
Tornado, Children Needs
Lost & Found Association
Western South Dakota
Severe Storms, Mental Health Support Programs
Mennonite Disaster Services
Red Lake Nation
Tornado, Tribal Recovery Needs
Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development District
Park County, Montana
Flooding, Economic Recovery and Resiliency
Recovering Oklahomans After Disasters (ROAD)
Arkansas
Tornado, Construction Management
Rose Rock Habitat for Humanity
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Tornado, Construction Management
United Way of Pottawatomie
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Tornado, Disaster Recovery Coordination
2022
Springdale, Arkansas
Tornado, Children’s Needs
Castlewood, South Dakota
Tornado, Disaster Case Work, Task Force Development and Children’s Needs
Oklahoma
Tornado and Flooding, Disaster Case Management
Fort Belknap Community Economic Development Corporation
Flooding, Tribal Recovery Needs
Matthew 25
Benton County, Iowa
Severe Storm (Derecho), Construction Management
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (OILS)
Severe Storms, Disaster Legal Services
The Old Community House Foundation
Trumann, Arkansas
Severe Storm, Disaster Recovery Coordination
Plenty Doors Development Corporation
Severe Storm, Needs Assessment and Housing Recovery
Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
Flooding, Disaster Case Management and Recovery Coordination
Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster (ROAD)
Tornado and Flooding, Construction Management
The Salvation Army Arkansas/Oklahoma Division
Trumann, Arkansas
Severe Storm, Disaster Case Management
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Severe Storms and Flooding, Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
United Way of Reno County
Hutchinson, Kansas
Wildfire, Disaster Case Management
2021
Boys and Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area
Leech Lake Band (Minnesota)
Severe Storm, Children’s Needs, Mental Wellness and Tribal Recovery
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Inc.
Oklahoma
Severe Storm (Winter) Disaster Case Management
Center Associates
Marshall and Tama Counties, Iowa
Severe Storm (Derecho), Children’s Needs and Mental Wellness
Four Bands Community Fund, Inc.
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (South Dakota)
Severe Storms, Recovery Coordination and Tribal Recovery
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. (HACAP)
Linn and Benton County, Iowa
Severe Storm (Derecho), Children’s Needs
Mid Iowa Community Action
Northcentral Iowa
Severe Storm (Derecho), Disaster Case Management
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc
Oklahoma
Severe Storm (Winter), Legal Services and Tribal Recovery
Recovering Oklahomans After Disasters (ROAD)
Oklahoma
Severe Storm (Winter), Construction Management
Wambli Ska Society
Rapid City, South Dakota
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination and Tribal Recovery
2020
Catholic Charities of Kansas City St. Joseph
Northwest Missouri and St. Joseph, Missouri
Flood, Disaster Case Management
Columbus Community School District
Columbus Junction, Iowa
Pandemic, Children’s Needs
Fremont Area United Way
Fremont, Nebraska
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination
Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
Great Plains Tribes
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination and Tribal Recovery
Habitat For Humanity Iowa
Iowa
Severe Storm (Derecho), Construction Management
Heartland United Way
Grant Island, Nebraska
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination
Initiative Foundation
Central Minnesota
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination
Lakota Nation Disaster Resiliency
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Outreach & Education and Tribal Recovery
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
Central South Dakota
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination
Norfolk Area United Way, Inc.
Norfolk, Nebraska
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination
Partnership with Native Americans
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (South Dakota)
Pandemic, Emergency Services and Tribal Recovery
Quad Cities Latino Foundation
Louisa County, Iowa
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination
South Dakota VOAD
South Dakota
Flood, Long-term Recovery Development
Tree of Life Ministry
White Swan Community, Yankton Sioux Tribe
Flood, Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
United Way of the Midlands
Nebraska and Western Iowa
Flood and Pandemic, Recovery Coordination
Willmar Area Community Foundation
Willmar, Minnesota
Pandemic, Recovery Coordination
2019
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
Central Missouri
Severe Storm/Flood, Early Recovery Services
Catholic Charities of Kansas City St. Joseph
Northwest Missouri
Flood, Disaster Case Management
Center Associates
Marshalltown, Iowa
Tornado, Children’s Needs and Mental Wellness
Church World Service, Inc.
Oklahoma
Flood, Outreach & Education and Mental Wellness
Fremont Area United Way
Dodge County, Nebraska
Volunteer Coordination
Fremont Habitat for Humanity
Dodge County, Nebraska
Flood, Construction Management
Heartland United Way
Grand Island Area, Nebraska
Flood, Disaster Case Management, Recovery Coordinator
Iowa Legal Aid
Western Iowa
Flood, Legal Services
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc.
Dodge County, Nebraska
Flood, Disaster Case Management
Mennonite Disaster Services
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storms, Volunteer & Emergency Services Center and Tribal Recovery
Mid Iowa Community Action
Marshalltown, Iowa
Tornado, Disaster Case Management, Children’s Needs
Nebraska Extension (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
Nebraska
Flood, Mental Wellness
Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation
Carter County, Missouri
Flood, Recovery Coordination
Partnership with Native Americans
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storms, Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
Recovering Oklahomans After Disasters (ROAD)
Oklahoma
Flood, Reconstruction Management
St. Francis Community Services
Northern Missouri
Severe Storm/Flood, Early Recovery Services
2018
Catholic Charities of Salina, Inc.
Manhattan, Kansas
Flood, Early Recovery Services
Central Montana Foundation
Central Montana
Wildfire, Early Recovery Services
Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Inc.
Doniphan, Missouri
Children’s Needs and Mental Wellness
Disaster Leadership Team, Inc.
Marshalltown, Iowa
Tornado, Outreach & Education
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Southwest Minnesota
Flood, Early Recovery Services
Red Lake Nation
Minnesota
Severe Storm, Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, Inc.
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Disaster Case Management and Tribal Recovery
MN Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Southwest Minnesota
Flood, Children’s Needs
Montana Community Foundation, Inc.
Seeley Lake, Montana
Wildfire, Outreach & Education
The Salvation Army, Midland Division
St. Louis, Missouri
Flood, Early Recovery Services
Seeley Lake Community Foundation
Seeley Lake, Montana
Children’s Needs & Mental Wellness
Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership
Southwest Minnesota
Flood, Outreach & Education
SRT Inc.
Northwestern Oklahoma
Wildfire, Outreach & Education and Mental Wellness
United Community Action Partnership, Inc.
Southwest Minnesota
Flood, Outreach & Education
United Way of the Flint Hills
Eureka, Kansas
Tornado, Early Recovery Services
Whole Kids Outreach, Inc
Van Buren, Missouri
Flood, Children’s Needs and Mental Wellness
Van Buren Youth and Community Center
Van Buren, Missouri
Flood, Early Recovery Services
2017
All Hands and Hearts, Inc.
Van Buren, Missouri
Flood, Volunteer Coordination
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
Central Missouri
Flood, Disaster Case Management
Catholic Charities of St. Louis
Perryville, Missouri
Tornado, Early Recovery Services
Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas
Southwest Kansas
Wildfire, Early Recovery Services
Oklahoma Conference of Churches
Northwestern Oklahoma
Wildfire, Mental Wellness
The Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church – Disaster Response Ministry
Oklahoma
Flood/Severe Storm, Mental Wellness
Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri
Missouri
Flood, Early Recovery Services
Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, Inc.
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Outreach & Education and Tribal Recovery
Montana Community Foundation, Inc.
Seeley Lake, Montana
Wildfire, Outreach & Education
Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation
Carter County, Missouri
Flood, Recovery Coordinator
Ozark Vitality, Inc.
Doniphan, Missouri
Flood, Early Recovery Services and Education & Outreach
Re-Member
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
The Salvation Army, Midland Division
St. Louis Area, Missouri
Flood, Early Recovery Services
United Methodists of Arkansas – Arkansas Conference
Southeastern Arkansas
Flood/Severe Storm, Volunteer Coordination
Van Buren Youth and Community Center
Van Buren, Missouri
Recovery Coordinator(s)
2016
Arkansas State University Foundation, (INC)
Southeast Arkansas
Flood/Severe Storm, Children’s Needs
Art Feeds
Noel, Missouri
Tornado, Children’s Needs
Blue Valley Community Action
DeWitt, Nebraska
Tornado, Children’s Needs
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Tulsa, Inc.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tornado, Disaster Case Management
Great Plains United Methodist Church Conference
Central Kansas
Flood/Tornado, Early Recovery Services
Jefferson County Community Partnership
Festus, Missouri
Flood, Early Recovery Services
The Lakota Fund Incorporated
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Storm, Outreach & Education and Tribal Recovery
Lower Brule Community College, Inc.
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
LUME Institute, LLC
St. Louis County, Missouri
Flood, Children’s Needs and Mental Wellness
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Waseca, Minnesota
Flood, Early Recovery Services
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Outreach & Education and Tribal Recovery
Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, Inc.
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Disaster Case Management
New Mexico Community Foundation
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Outreach & Education and Tribal Recovery
Partnership for Youth, Inc.
Missouri
Flood, Early Recovery Services
Re-Member
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge, South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
United Methodists of Arkansas
South East, Arkansas
Flood/Severe Storm, Disaster Case Management
Willmar Area Community Foundation
Willmar, Minnesota
Flood, Early Recovery Services
2015
Aim High Academy
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tornado, Children’s Needs
Diamond Willow Ministries
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Disaster Case Management and Tribal Recovery
Lower Brule Community College, Inc.
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Disaster Case Management and Tribal Recovery
Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri
Jefferson County, Missouri
Flood, Disaster Case Management
The Salvation Army Western Divisional HQ
Pilger, Nebraska
Tornado, Early Recovery Services
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
Delmont, South Dakota
Tornado, Early Recovery Services
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (South Dakota)
Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (South Dakota)
Severe Storm, Early Recovery Services and Tribal Recovery
Sand Springs Community Services, Inc.
Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Tornado, Early Recovery Services
Society of St Vincent de Paul – USA
East Central Oklahoma
Tornado, Early Recovery Services
Dewitt, Nebraska
Tornado, Disaster Case Management