Community Grants Fund

Award Ceremony: November 3, 2011

Since 2000, Whitefish Community Foundation has awarded over $3.5 Million in grants to area nonprofit organizations. In 2010 the Foundation awarded over $100,000 from the Community Grant Fund. An additional $550,000 was awarded through the foundation’s Family of Giving Funds.

Funding for the Community Grants Program stems from interest from the Foundation’s Permanent Endowment Fund, proceeds from the Whitefish Duck Derby and Summer Art Social, and donations from community minded people like you. Click here to make a donation online or send your donations to:

Whitefish Community Foundation Community Grants Fund
P.O. Box 1060 Whitefish, MT 59937

The Whitefish Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, 509(a)1. EIN #81-
0533002. Current 990 form can be found on the home page.

2010 Grant Awards from the Community Grants Fund:

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Total: $36,755

• Habitat for Humanity of the Flathead Valley: Whitefish Housing Project
• Human Therapy on Horseback: Scholarship Program
• Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County: Whitefish Reading Program
• North Valley Food Bank: Holiday Food Programs
• North Valley Hospital Foundation: Trauma Stretcher
• Nurturing Center: Parental Education Programs in Whitefish
• Tamarack Grief: Grief Support and Education in Whitefish Schools
• The Salvation Army: Operations
• WAVE-Whitefish Aquatic and Health Center: Scholarship Program
• Whitefish Area Land Trust: Whitefish Low Income Housing Project
• Whitefish CARE: Operations and Mentoring Program
• Whitefish Rotary Charitable Fund: Christmas Help Program

EDUCATION TOTAL: $26,145

• Children¡¦s House Montessori School: Scholarship Program
• City of Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department: Summer Camp Scholarships
• Olney-Bissell School District #58: New Network Server
• Whitefish High School Science Department: Two Gel Boxes
• Whitefish Library Association: Two New Computers
• Whitefish Middle School Music Department: In School Visiting Specialist Program
• Whitefish School District: Learning Garden -- Hoop House
• Whitefish School District: Band Program --Timpani

ARTS AND CULTURE TOTAL: $13,700

• Alpine Theatre Project: Operations
• Glacier Symphony and Chorale: Festival Amadeus Visiting Artists
• Hockaday Museum of Art: Outreach Program in Whitefish Schools
• North Valley Music School: Key Board and Community Concert Support
• Stumptown Art Studio: Operations and Outreach Program
• Whitefish Review: Whitefish Literary Event
• Whitefish Theatre Company: Speaker PA and washer/dryer

RECREATION TOTAL: $13,600

• DREAM Adaptive Recreation: Handcycle
• Glacier Babe Ruth: Operations
• Glacier Nordic Club: New grooming Ginzu and Ski Trail Lights
• Glacier Twins American Legion Baseball: Operations
• Whitefish Figure Skating Club: Skating Program
• Whitefish Legacy Partners: Trail signs at Whitefish Trails
• Whitefish Softball Association: Operations
• Whitefish Youth Soccer Association: Fencing around soccer fields

ENVIRONMENT TOTAL: $7,000

• Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation: Operations and Noxious Weed Program
• Family Forestry Expo: Workbooks
• Flathead Audubon Society: Whitefish Conservation Education Program
• Glacier Institute: Passenger Van
• Whitefish Lake Institute: Doris Schumm Community Spirit Award

ANIMAL AND WILDLIFE TOTAL: $3,800

• Flathead Shelter Friends: Outdoor Kennel and Sun Block Cover
• Flathead Spay and Neuter Task Force: Operations and Gas Scavenger Unit
• Humane Society of NW Montana: Operations
• WAG-Whitefish Animal Group: Benches at WAG Dog Park