SAINT PAUL, November 20, 2019 — The Otto Bremer Trust has awarded $12,855,616 in grants and program-related investments as part of its most recent grantmaking cycle.

Ruth’s House of Hope, Inc., in Faribault, MN, received $58,036 for general operations and technology upgrades to provide safe shelter, food and basic needs, and supportive services to women and children experiencing homelessness due to domestic violence.

“The Otto Bremer Trust is proud to continue investing in a broad range of programs and organizations that are making a positive impact in people’s lives across the region,” said Brian Lipschultz, Co-CEO and Trustee, OBT. “Partnering in this way is at the core of our continued long-term commitment to the Upper Midwest and exactly what Otto Bremer envisioned 75 years ago when he saw a need to help communities prosper.”