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The Aarsand Family Foundation
Torben Aarsand, Executive Director
11019 McCormick Road, Suite #320
Hunt Valley, MD 21030
torben@aarsand.com
410-771-1880
| History of the Aarsand Family and it's Foundation | |||
| Norwegian immigrants to the United States, Jardar K. and Gudrun S. Aarsand were married in September 1934. Three of their four children parented six grandchildren and by 2004 the family has grown to include seven great-grandchildren. Although not a large family, over the past seven decades of living and working in America, the family has been blessed in this immigrant country and seeks to pass that blessing on to the less fortunate. This blessing has been realized through the creation of our family’s philanthropic foundation, in thanksgiving for the life of the late Knut J. Aarsand (1940~2002), who along with his wife Elaine Clark Aarsand, developed a vision for Family Philanthropy. | |||
| In 1983, Knut, along with his daughter Krista Aarsand Bedford, and his son Kurt R. Aarsand, founded what has become a very successful company in America’s “quick service” industry. In the mid 1990’s Knut proposed to his family his philanthropic vision. Now, in his memory and in celebration of all the Aarsand family’s blessings, our hope in creating this foundation is to pass on our blessings. It is our vision that the young people we assist will attain, by their own efforts and hard work, productive lives in this nation of ample and abundant opportunity. | |||
| Mission of The Aarsand Family Foundation | |||
| The Aarsand Family Foundation is dedicated to directly helping adolescents committed to improving themselves through education and skill development; and helping organizations that assist young men and women achieve individualized self-improvement. The emphasis of the foundation’s work is to lift up, mentor, train, educate and monitor individuals who need the support that would otherwise be unavailable to them. | |||
| Who may apply for financial aid and grants? | |||
| Individuals – Young men and women between the ages of 14 and 22, who desire to take a class or course in order to improve skills or education; and are self-motivated, may be eligible to apply to The Aarsand Family Foundation. | |||
| Organizations – Organizations that work to improve the skills and education of young men and women may also be eligible to apply to The Aarsand Family Foundation. | |||
| If you would like to apply for a grant, please contact our Executive Director. Individuals and organizations are requested to contact The Aarsand Family Foundation office for more information. | |||
| Geographic Restrictions – Applicants must reside or serve in: | |||
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| We Invite Your Gifts | |||
| The Aarsand Family Foundation invites the public to help support our work, through your tax-exempt financial gift. We are committed to dedicating 100% of these financial gifts to grant making. The Aarsand Family Foundation is indebted to Aarsand Management for providing the salary of its Executive Director, the foundation office and essential expenses enabling its operation. | |||
| The Aarsand Family Foundation has memberships
with: Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers And the Council on Foundations |
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