Live First Community Giving 2025
First International Bank & Trust is proud to announce the winners of the 11th annual Live First Community Giving Campaign. More than 215 community organizations applied for this year’s program!
Please join us in congratulating the following community groups selected as recipients for our 2025 Live First Community Grants:
$1,000 Social Media Stars
- Kitty City - Mandan, ND
- Central Dakota Humane Society - Bismarck, ND
- Educators Rising South Dakota - Sioux Falls, SD
$2,000 Category Winners
- The Starbright Foundation – Gilbert, AZ
- Greater Minot Zoological Society – Minot, ND
- Grand Forks Senior Center – Grand Forks, ND
- Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports – Minot, ND
- Make a Scene Kids Theatre – Minot, ND
- Spring Lake Nature Center – Bismarck, ND
- Blessed Builders Sober Living & Treatment Services – Bismarck, ND
- Red River Children's Advocacy Center – Fargo, ND
- Health Connect of South Dakota – Sioux Falls, SD
- Positive Paths – Mesa, AZ
- Fraternal Order of Police Badlands Lodge 8 – Watford City, ND
$3,000 Rising Star Awards
- Furniture Mission of the Red River Valley – Fargo, ND
- Welcome House – Bismarck, ND
- Red River Ambucs – Rugby, ND
- Family Crisis Shelter – Watford City, ND
- Our Rescue – Minneapolis, MN
- Veterans Helping Veterans, Inc. – Payson, AZ
$20,000 Grand Prize – Soul 57, Bismarck, ND
Soul 57 provides a community of peers for youth who’ve experienced the tragedy of losing a close loved one. Under the supervision of a licensed professional, Soul 57 offers a setting where youth can connect, communicate, and navigate their grief with other individuals who have experienced similar loss.
Watch the video above to learn more about Call to Freedom and see the moment we surprised them with the news that they won the grand prize!