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2019 Highlights
Great Fish Community Challenge
7 Week Campaign
53 Nonprofits
$2,824,355 Awarded
OVER $9 MILLION RAISED FOR OVER 63 LOCAL NONPROFITS IN FIVE YEARS!
$2.8 MILLION RAISED TO BENEFIT 53 NONPROFITS in 2019!
Color Run and Community Celebration
Over 500 people participated in the Color Run and Community Fair
Incentive Grants
$36,000 was distributed through incentive grants and special awards.
Special Awards
Four special awards were presented at
the Great Fish Community Challenge Awards Event
Linda Maetzold, Board Chair
CASA for Kids receives the Great Fish Award and $7,500
Recognizing their outstanding work advocating for children in the foster care system
The Abbie Shelter was presented with the Jean Howard Memorial Award with a $5,000 Grant
for their efforts to change the lives of abused women
Presented by Bill and Brad Howard
Whitefish Legacy Partners received the Russ and Mary Jane Street Community Service Award and $2,500 for their conservation efforts.
Dream Adaptive Recreation received the Doris Schumm Community Spirit Award and $2,500
for their dedicated service in providing adaptive sports opportunities to those in need.
Circle
of
Giving
Circle of Giving
Thank you Circle of Giving Donors for your generous support. 87 Circle of Giving donors contributed $857,000 .
The Circle of Giving is a unique group of generous individuals that see the value of philanthropy to change lives. The Circle is the backbone to all of Whitefish Community Foundation’s grant programs, which includes funding the Great Fish Community Challenge Match Fund. This fund creates the percentage match for the annual campaign; substantially increasing the impact of each participating nonprofit’s fundraising efforts.
Community
Grant Programs
The Foundation has 5 Community Grant Programs
1. Great Fish
Community Challenge
Community
Grants
2. Community Grants
3 . Micro Grants
4. Emergency Grants
5. Major Community Grant
Community Grant Program
32 nonprofits received over $89,000 in Community Grants in 2019
$1.74 Million granted since inception in 2000
Arts & Culture
Animals
Sports & Recreation
Conservation & Environment
Education
Health & Human Services
$37,000 in Discretionary Grants awarded in 2019
Discretionary Grants
$140,000 awarded since inception in 2015
Major Grant
Stumptown Ice Den was awarded a $30,000 Major Community Project Grant to purchase an electric Zamboni
$580,000 Major Community Projects Grants awarded since inception in 2010
Supporting nonprofits through training
Non Profit Training
The Foundation provides training through nonprofit workshops and the new Nonprofit Development Program.
Nonprofit Workshops
Nonprofit Trainings
Several nonprofit training sessions were held during the first quarter of the year to discuss good governance and best practices for nonprofits.
Nonprofit Development Program
One of the Whitefish Community Foundation's goals is to work with nonprofits to create stronger, accountable, and sustainable organizations. To address the increasing number of nonprofits requesting assistance from the Community Foundation, the Nonprofit Development Program was initiated in 2019 . Nonprofits may apply to receive one-on-one consulting services tailored to meet their needs in the following areas of focus:
Financial policy and other policy development
Accounting practices and streamlining of accounts
Financial reporting and oversight
Improving governance
Marketing and branding
Whitefish Community Foundation grant applications and grant reporting
Nonprofit Development Program
Kids Fund - Giving Voice to Children
Kids FUND
Established in 2019
Kids FUND
Kids FUND - Giving Voice to Children
The Whitefish Community Foundation's Kids Fund Program will work to help nonprofit organizations by providing funding that enables them to better assist our community’s vulnerable and homeless youth.
The Kids Fund was established in 2019 and is a grant program open to projects focusing on education, health and safety.
Nonprofits organizations may apply for a minimum grant of $10,000 up to a maximum grant of $50,000, and grants may be renewable depending on the project.
Helping Donors with their Charitable Giving
Donors
Donor Advised Funds
Advised Funds awarded $4.8 Million
$30.3 Million awarded from Advised Funds since inception in 2000
Montana Endowment Tax Credit
Montana Endowment Tax Credit helps donors benefit our community
$298,234 in grants were made from endowment funds held at the Foundation, providing sustainable funding for nonprofits serving our community
Permanent Endowment Funds
Endowed Assets Support 31 nonprofits
Endowments provide an annual revenue source for nonprofits that is dependable for a sustainable future.
Abbie Shelter, Child Bridge, Flathead Shelter Friends and the Nate Chute Foundation opened new funds in 2019 bringing total endowment assets over $11 Million in 34 funds.
Legacy
Society
Legacy Society
The Legacy Society recognizes donors who have made a gift to the Whitefish Community Foundation in their will or estate plans.
Donors can make a bequest in their will and set up a Legacy Fund at the Whitefish Community Foundation to accept this bequest and designate it to the charities or causes they have enjoyed supporting during their lifetime.
Board of Directors
Leadership
The Community Foundation's Board of Directors is comprised of local individuals that are deeply involved with the Foundation's work and the community. The Board of Directors bring a vast amount of knowledge to the Foundation. They are donors, fund holders, fundraisers, business owners, and entrepreneurs.
National Accreditation
Whitefish Community Foundation is a
Nationally Accredited Community Foundation
The National Standards for the U.S. Community Foundation accreditation program represents a Community Foundation's commitment to go above and beyond federal and state law requirements to demonstrate accountability and excellence to communities, policy makers and the public.
2019 Accomplishments
2019 Accomplishments
$5,677,256 Awarded to 217 nonprofits
Join us in 2020
Join us in celebrating the Whitefish Community Foundation's 20th anniversary.