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      • Battle Lake 542 Education Foundation
      • Battle Lake Area Community Fund
      • Becker County Historical Society Fund
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      • Breckenridge 846 Education Foundation
      • Breckenridge Junior High Booster Club Fund
      • Browns Valley Community Growth Fund
      • Browns Valley Education Foundation
      • Carlos Community Fund
      • Chokio Area Community Fund
      • Cotton Lake Area Foundation
      • Deer Creek Baseball Fund
      • Detroit Lakes Area Community Foundation
      • Detroit Lakes Athletic Foundation
      • Detroit Lakes Public Education Foundation
      • Detroit Lakes Public Library Endowment
      • Elbow Lake Area Community Fund
      • Fergus Falls Public Library Foundation
      • Frazee Area Action Fund
      • Friends of the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center Fund
      • Glacial Hills Elementary School Fund
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