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Check out the latest events, news and stories from our grantees, alumnae and beyond.

  1. News
    2024-2025 Impact Report Released
    This year’s Trailblazers Rising Impact Report celebrates the unstoppable force of girlhood. Across Minnesota, girls and gender-expansive youth are finding their voices, shaping their futures, and leading change right now. When they are seen, heard, and celebrated, they don’t wait for permission to lead; they become the trailblazers our world needs most.
  2. News
    2025 Trailblazer Fellowship Kickoff
    The joyful multi-cohort gathering marked the start of one Trailblazer journey, the culmination of another, and a powerful moment of connection across all three cohorts. Trailblazers Past and Present: A Powerful Gathering of CohortsOn March 29, the
  3. News
    Announcing the 2025-2026 Class of Trailblazer Fellows
    ABF Trailblazer Fellowship allows previous ABF grantees who are currently in 9th-12th grade to apply for a new grant (up to $2500) to fund a dream, or get a head start on their road to independence, college, and career.
  4. News
    Announcing the 2024-2025 Class of Trailblazer Fellows
    ABF Trailblazer Fellowship allows previous ABF grantees who are currently in 9th-12th grade to apply for a new grant (up to $2500) to fund a dream, or get a head start on their road to independence, college, and career.
  5. News
    2024 Summer Fellowship Update
    Hear from Mia Stipkovits about her travels with her youth orchestra, an ensemble part of the music organization called Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies.
  6. News
    Announcing Inaugural Class of Ann Bancroft Trailblazer Fellows
    After receiving over 30 applications, ABF has now selected 8 incredible high school students as part of the Trailblazer Fellowship inaugural class.
  7. News
    Maslon Selects the Ann Bancroft Foundation as its 2022 Illuminate Campaign Recipient
    We are immensely humbled by Maslon’s generosity, which allows us to provide grants to 25 girls as they dream big and fulfill their potential.