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Community
Grants Awards
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
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Habitat for Humanity of the Flathead Valley: Whitefish Housing
Project
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Human
Therapy on Horseback: Scholarship Program
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Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County: Whitefish Reading
Program
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North
Valley Food Bank: Holiday Food Programs
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North
Valley Hospital Foundation: Trauma Stretcher
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Nurturing
Center: Parental Education Programs in Whitefish
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Tamarack
Grief: Grief Support and Education in Whitefish Schools
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The
Salvation Army: Operations
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WAVE-Whitefish
Aquatic and Health Center: Scholarship Program
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Whitefish
Area Land Trust: Whitefish Low Income Housing Project
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Whitefish
CARE: Operations and Mentoring Program
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Whitefish
Rotary Charitable Fund: Christmas Help Program
EDUCATION TOTAL: $26,145
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Children¡¦s
House Montessori School: Scholarship Program
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City
of Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department: Summer Camp
Scholarships
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Olney-Bissell
School District #58: New Network Server
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Whitefish
High School Science Department: Two Gel Boxes
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Whitefish
Library Association: Two New Computers
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Whitefish
Middle School Music Department: In School Visiting Specialist
Program
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Whitefish
School District: Learning Garden -- Hoop House
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Whitefish
School District: Band Program --Timpani
ARTS AND CULTURE TOTAL: $13,700
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Alpine
Theatre Project: Operations
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Glacier
Symphony and Chorale: Festival Amadeus Visiting Artists
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Hockaday
Museum of Art: Outreach Program in Whitefish Schools
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North
Valley Music School: Key Board and Community Concert Support
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Stumptown
Art Studio: Operations and Outreach Program
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Whitefish
Review: Whitefish Literary Event
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Whitefish
Theatre Company: Speaker PA and washer/dryer
RECREATION TOTAL: $13,600
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DREAM
Adaptive Recreation: Handcycle
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Glacier
Babe Ruth: Operations
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Glacier
Nordic Club: New grooming Ginzu and Ski Trail Lights
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Glacier
Twins American Legion Baseball: Operations
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Whitefish Figure Skating Club: Skating Program
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Whitefish
Legacy Partners: Trail signs at Whitefish Trails
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Whitefish
Softball Association: Operations
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Whitefish
Youth Soccer Association: Fencing around soccer fields
ENVIRONMENT TOTAL: $7,000
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Bob
Marshall Wilderness Foundation: Operations and Noxious Weed
Program
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Family
Forestry Expo: Workbooks
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Flathead
Audubon Society: Whitefish Conservation Education Program
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Glacier
Institute: Passenger Van
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Whitefish
Lake Institute: Doris Schumm Community Spirit Award
ANIMAL AND WILDLIFE TOTAL: $3,800
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Flathead
Shelter Friends: Outdoor Kennel and Sun Block Cover
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Flathead
Spay and Neuter Task Force: Operations and Gas Scavenger Unit
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Humane
Society of NW Montana: Operations
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WAG-Whitefish Animal Group: Benches at WAG Dog Park
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