The mission of the Hallett Charitable Trusts is to strengthen the Cuyuna Lakes Area and designated non-profit organizations through financial support, ensuring its sustenance as a financial resource for future generations.
The Hallett Charitable Trusts aim to perpetuate the philanthropy of E.W. and Jessie Hallett by supporting the causes they were passionate about during their lifetimes. These Trusts, managed by the same Board of Trustees, award grants primarily from the net annual investment income or as required by the Internal Revenue Code, dispensing an average of $1 million in grants annually. Around 40% of these grants fulfill the distributions mandated by the Jessie F. Hallett Charitable Trust, with the remainder distributed at the Trustees' discretion to support various non-profit organizations.