The Otto Bremer Trust in St. Paul has announced grants totaling more than $6.5 million to nonprofits in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Grants awarded to organizations in North Dakota include $100,000 to the Abused Adult Resource Center to provide services and shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; $40,000 to the Minot Area Men's Winter Refuge to provide temporary shelter and support to homeless men; and $200,000 to the Community Violence Intervention Center to support programming in the areas of domestic violence, sexual assault, and community intervention.

Grants to organizations in Wisconsin include $100,000 to ABC for Rural Health to provide support for healthcare consumers by helping families obtain, keep, and use public and private healthcare coverage; $65,000 to Literacy Volunteers — Chippewa Valley to provide literacy programming in underserved communities in the western region of the state; and $50,000 to Anu Family Services to expand parent coaching programs in western Wisconsin.

Recipients of grants in Minnesota include St. Charles Fire and Rescue, which was awarded $75,000 to purchase equipment critical to the safety of its volunteer-based firefighting and rescue unit; Children's Home Society of Minnesota, which received $50,000 to help youth and children living in foster care achieve stability through adoption and other permanency options; and the Philanthrofund Foundation, which was awarded $50,000 in support of an initiative aimed at developing a new standard for inclusion of the LGBT community within the field of philanthropy.

"We're pleased to invest in organizations throughout the region that move communities forward in powerful and meaningful ways," said Charlotte S. Johnson, co-CEO and trustee of the trust.