Special thanks to Chuck Haney and Gravity Shots both of Whitefish for the many of the scenic photos on our website.
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26 July, 2018Whitefish Community Foundation is pleased to announce a Major Community Project Grant of $117,500 awarded to the Montana Veterans Home for the purchase of a new wheelchair-accessible bus. Community Foundation Board of Directors and donors p...
02 July, 2018Since the Foundation was established in 2000, the Whitefish Community Foundation has awarded over $1.6 million from the Community Grants Program to local nonprofits. The program was recently revised to be administered on a quarterly ...
02 May, 2018For the first four months of the year, Whitefish Community Foundation hosted free breakfast training sessions to help nonprofit organizations improve their internal operations and governance. Each workshop covered specific topics and includ...
11 April, 20182017 is a great time to think about starting a Donor Advised Fund. In the current investment climate, using appreciated securities to open a fund will allow you to avoid capital gains on your donation, and allow you to make a gift that you ...
14 December, 2017When we embarked on the first Great Fish Community Challenge in 2015 we had great excitement but not without a serious amount of trepidation. We could not help asking the question, “will it be accepted?”. Who would have imagined...
22 November, 2017The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, commonly referred to as Giving Tuesday, is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Whitefish Community Foundation is putting its own spin on this global day of giving by ...
06 November, 2017Watch the KPAX News story for a peak at the new Center for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship. On Friday, October 27th, the Whitefish Community Foundation awarded a Major Community Project Grant of $25,000 to the Whitefish School Di...
02 November, 2017Thank you donors for making the 2017 Great Fish Community Challenge a tremendous success in the third annual campaign! In just three years, the Great Fish Community Challenge has raised over $4.5M for more than 45 charities. &...
16 October, 2017Some of our Great Fish Community Challenge Nonprofits worked hard on submissions for our Jingle Competition this year. Please take the time to listen and vote for your favorite. Voting will close on September 22nd at 5:00 PM. The winner of ...
21 September, 2017