Special thanks to Chuck Haney and Gravity Shots both of Whitefish for many of the scenic photos on our website.
The Great Fish Community Challenge has officially raised over $1 million in donations in the first five weeks of the Challenge! The Whitefish Community Foundation organizes the Challenge each year and supplies the percentage match on the fi...
04 September, 2019SAMARITAN HOUSE You may know it as the Samaritan House, a homeless shelter, but around the shelter it is referred to as Sam House and it is in fact so much more than just a shelter. Sam House was established as a shelter in Kalispell......
08 August, 2019Whitefish Community Foundation recently accepted a grant for $10,000 from BNSF Railway Foundation to support the organization of the Great Fish Community Challenge. This is the fourth year in a row that BNSF Railway Foundation has provided ...
06 August, 2019On the evening of April 18, the Whitefish Community Foundation held it’s third and last Educational Workshop of the year. The focus of this workshop was board leadership and oversight, and board of directors as well as staff and volun...
19 April, 2019See the impact of your gifts in 2018 through the Great Fish Community Challenge, Community Grants Program, and Major Grants. Giving Together Makes Impact! ...
08 April, 2019Riding on Insulin provides ski/snowboard and mountain biking opportunities for kids and teens with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Riding on Insulin empowers, activates and connects the global diabetes community through shared experience and ac...
08 April, 2019CASA for Kids of Flathead County has seen community support grow tremendously over the last four Great Fish Community Challenges, making the campaign CASA’s largest single source of revenue. These funds directly impact CASA’s ability to pro...
14 February, 2019Great Fish Community Challenge Application Due February 28th by 4:00 PM! Thank you for jumping in and beginning your application early, which you can find HERE. We are answering many questions in the office, and would like to offer a few ap...
05 February, 2019Whitefish Community Foundation – A Year in Review While the stock market had its ups and downs in 2018, Whitefish Community Foundation grant programs remained steady and strong. The Foundation distributed over $6 million, mostly to local no...
14 January, 2019Recently, you may have read one of the many articles shedding a negative light on Donor Advised Funds and calling them “warehouses of wealth.” I disagree with this characterization. Donor Advised Funds are very good for charities and hel...
12 December, 2018