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Whitefish Community Foundation will host a two-part board development workshop series with nonprofit consultant Ned Cooney Oct. 13 and Nov. 10. The series is part of the foundation’s Nonprofit Development Partnership program and is offered free of charge to...

Whitefish Community Foundation awarded a $20,000 Major Community Project Grant to support the construction of six pickleball courts at the Smith Fields Sports Complex. The foundation’s grant was matched by a $20,000 donation from Whitefish residents Sherry and Dave...

The eighth annual Great Fish Community Challenge set a new fundraising record, with over $4.1 million in donations as of 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. The six-week charitable giving campaign ran from Aug. 4 to Sept. 16 and benefited 70 Flathead Valley nonprofit...

The Great Fish Fun Run & Community Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Whitefish's Depot Park to celebrate philanthropy and the critical work of Flathead Valley nonprofits. The annual event is part of the Great Fish Community...

Whitefish Community Foundation President/CEO Linda-Engh Grady has announced her pending retirement from the organization she has served for 14 years. The Foundation is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position. “Linda has taken Whitefish Community...

Seventy Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations will participate in the 8th annual Great Fish Community Challenge hosted by Whitefish Community Foundation August 4 to September 16. The Great Fish Community Challenge is a six-week charitable giving campaign in which...

Flathead Rivers Alliance received the Jean and Bill Howard Memorial Award and an accompanying $5,000 grant for the organization’s work to preserve the Flathead River system. Harrison Howard, grandson of Jean and Bill, announced the award at Whitefish Community...

Whitefish Community Foundation held its annual Community Grant Awards Presentation on June 7 and gave more than $187,000 in grants and special awards to 44 nonprofit organizations representing projects and programs in Creston, Evergreen, Eureka, Somers, Bigfork,...

William J. “Bill” Howard was a very dear friend of the Whitefish Community Foundation. Bill passed away from cancer on January 10, 2022 at the age of 82. Bill was bigger than life and very passionate about helping those less fortunate. He did not fear hard work. He...

Whitefish Community Foundation has awarded a grant to Flathead Youth Home in Kalispell to support a new Youth Advocate position. The $36,146 grant was made possible by donors to Whitefish Community Foundation’s Kids Fund, established in 2019 as an initiative to help...