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GIVING TOGETHER
Learn About the Community Emergency Response Fund Supporting Nonprofits Impacted by the COVID-19
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GIVING TOGETHER
Learn About the Community Emergency Response Fund Supporting Nonprofits Impacted by the COVID-19
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MAKE A GIFT TO THE WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Whitefish Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on fostering philanthropy, building endowments and helping donors benefit our community. Our work makes the Great Fish Community Challenge possible. If you value our work please make a gift to the Community Foundation through the Great Fish Community Challenge and help us continue making good things happen in our community.
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Whitefish Community Foundation
Support the work of Whitefish Community Foundation
Flathead Land Trust
Paul Travis – Executive Director
CASA for Kids
More Lives Changed
Friends of Flathead Avalanche Center
Dow Powell – Board Member
Backpack Assistance Program
Tracy Stolte – Director
Glacier Nordic Club
Denny Gignoux – President
Why we created the Great Fish Community Challenge?
Working together we can make a difference
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Rapids Thank You!
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2019 Great Fish Community Challenge Raises
$2,824,355!
Over $9 Million Raised For Over 63 Local Nonprofits in Five Years!
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IT IS THANKS IN PART, TO OUR DONOR, ADVISED FUND PROGRAM THAT THE WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO IMPACT SO MANY NONPROFITS THROUGH OUR GIVING PROGRAMS. FEES FROM OUR ADVISED FUND PROGRAM STAY HERE AND BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.
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FLATHEAD CANCER AID SERVICES received $30,655 from the 2017 Great Fish Challenge. One patient we are assisting is a seventy-three-year gentleman, diagnosed in 2014, on a fixed income for two of $950/month. He continues to struggle with the extra costs of living that cancer has created. We recently paid for new tires, brakes, and a new windshield for his vehicle. For a rent reduction during the winter months, he plows snow on the property for the other tenants. To continue to do so this winter repairs on his plow were needed so we paid for those.
~ Flathead Cancer Aid Services
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The Great Fish Community Challenge has been instrumental in creating community awareness and excitement around supporting CASA FOR KIDS OF FLATHEAD COUNTY, along with many other wonderful local non-profits. It has also enabled us to reduce the number of fundraising events we host every year and focus that time and energy on fulfilling our mission of providing an advocate to every abused and neglected child in Flathead County.
~ CASA For Kids of Flathead County
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Join Whitefish Community Foundation and Flathead Community Foundation for a Day of Giving & Unity to help us unleash generosity that will bolster our local nonprofits and secure their operations. Giving Tuesday is May 5th, 2020. It will run from 8 a.m. May 5th to 12 p.m. on May 6th.
Nonprofits located in Flathead County and Eureka are invited to apply to participate in the May 5th Day of Giving and Unity.
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COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
Whitefish Community Foundation has activated a Community Emergency Response Fund to support local nonprofits helping those directly impacted by COVID-19. The Program is providing emergency funding to nonprofits to help them provide critical services to those in need. Many nonprofits are seeing a significant increase in the demand for their services. Click on Learn More to find out what is currently being funded.
WHA Emergency Rental Assistance Fund
Whitefish Housing Authority is currently offering one-time micro-grants up to $300 to ease the burden of upcoming rent payments to eligible Whitefish-based workers. The Emergency Rental Assistance Fund is available to people who rent a home in the 59937 zip code, have lost their job due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, and submit documentation to verify eligibility. Payments will be made directly to landlords and funds will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis as available.
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DONATE
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Great Fish
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GIVE
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JAN
8:30 AM
Grouse Mountain Lodge
Great Fish Community Challenge “How does it work and why does it work – plus changes in store for 2020”
FEB
8:30 AM
Grouse Mountain Lodge Nonprofit Tips and Training for pulling Effective Financial Reporting from Quickbooks for your board and grants.
MAR
4:00 PM
Grouse Mountain Lodge
Nonprofit Board Fundamentals – “90 Minute Nonprofit Board Boot Camp”.
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8:30 AM
Grouse Mountain Lodge
Craft your elevator Speech for Maximum Impact! featuring Toastmasters
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EMERGENCY
COVID-19 Community Emergency Response Fund
Whitefish Community Foundation has activated a Community Emergency Response Fund to support local nonprofits helping those directly impacted by COVID-19. The Program is providing emergency funding to nonprofits to help them provide critical services to those in need.
GIVING DAY
A DAY OF GIVING AND UNITY MAY 5TH
Join Whitefish Community Foundation and Flathead Community Foundation for a Day of Giving & Unity to help us unleash generosity that will bolster our local nonprofits and secure their operations. Giving Tuesday is May 5th, 2020. It will run from 8 a.m. May 5th to 12 p.m. on May 6th.
COMMUNITY GRANTS
Community Grant Program
Whitefish Community Foundation’s Community Grant Program is offered on a spring and fall cycle. Nonprofits are able to apply once annually for a maximum of $4,000 to benefit programs or projects based in the Flathead Valley.
KIDS FUND
Kids Fund Program
Whitefish Community Foundation’s Community Grant Program is offered on a spring and fall cycle. Nonprofits are able to apply once annually for a maximum of $4,000 to benefit programs or projects based in the Flathead Valley.
DEVELOPMENT
Nonprofit Development Program
It is a goal of Whitefish Community Foundation to work with nonprofits to create stronger, accountable, and sustainable organizations.
MICRO
Micro Grant Program
Join Whitefish Community Foundation and Flathead Community Foundation for a Day of Giving & Unity to help us unleash generosity that will bolster our local nonprofits and secure their operations. Giving Tuesday is May 5th, 2020. It will run from 8 a.m. May 5th to 12 p.m. on May 6th.
MAJOR GRANTS
Major Community Project Grants
Whitefish Community Foundation has awarded over $580,000 Major Community Project Grants since the program’s inception in 2010.
GREAT FISH
Great Fish Community Challenge
Great Fish Challenge Nonprofit Information – A CHARITABLE GIVING CAMPAIGN JULY 30 – SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
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$6.2 Million for 77 Nonprofits!
Whitefish Community Foundation awarded more than $6.2 million to 77 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations during the Great Fish Awards Celebration Tuesday evening. The total amount awarded...
Nonprofit Workshops Resume October 12th
Whitefish Community Foundation will host a workshop on Oct. 12 for nonprofit organizations interested in planning an effective strategy for end-of-year fundraising. The online workshop is part of...
Challenge Finishes Strong!
The ninth annual Great Fish Community Challenge ended Sept. 15 with more than $5.2 million donated to 77 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations in five weeks. This preliminary total excludes the...
Great Fish Community Challenge Ends September 15
This Friday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to support more than 70 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations raising funds in the 9th annual Great Fish Community Challenge. Nonprofits receive 100 percent...
Great Fish Community Challenge Opens with Launch Party Aug. 10
Whitefish Community Foundation kicks off the 9th annual Great Fish Community Challenge on Thursday, Aug. 10 with the Great Fish Launch Party at First Interstate Bank in Whitefish. This year’s Great...
78 Nonprofits to Participate in 2023 Great Fish Community Challenge
A record number of Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations will participate in the 9th annual Great Fish Community Challenge hosted by Whitefish Community Foundation August 10 to September 15. The...
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Linda Engh-Grady – President
Linda joined the Whitefish Community Foundation in 2008. She has over 19 years of nonprofit experience as well as a strong background in arts administration. She holds a BA from the University of Utah and worked in the for-profit financial sector for four years before moving to Whitefish, Montana in 1993. Under her direction, the Foundation’s community grant programs have grown significantly and assets now exceed $36 million. She lives in Whitefish with her husband Dave and two daughters, Madison and Cassidy, where they enjoy the wonderful skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort, the excellent Nordic courses maintained by Glacier Nordic Club, scenic hikes in Glacier National Park and the pristine water of Whitefish Lake.
Contact Regarding:
- Opening a Donor Advised Fund investment options.
- Circle of Giving.
- Planned Giving questions and setting up a Legacy Fund.
- WCF board and governance questions.
- nonprofit governance questions.
- WCF grant programs.
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Lynnette Donaldson – Program & Outreach Officer
Lynnette Donaldson joined the Whitefish Community Foundation in 2016 as the Donor Relations and Finance Assistance. She has most recently moved to be the Whitefish Community Foundation’s Program and Outreach Officer. She holds a B.Sc. in Pharmacy from the University of British Columbia and moved to Whitefish in 2002 from Nelson, British Columbia, where she worked at the community hospital as a clinical pharmacist. She has enjoyed working with Whitefish nonprofits and most recently has served on the Board of Directors of the North Valley Music School, Whitefish PTA, and Project Whitefish Kids.
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In 2005, Lynnette and her husband Mark founded the medical continuing education company Med WoRx, which she managed until several partners retired in 2015. Lynnette, Mark, and their children Sam and Georgia spend the winters skiing, and summers golfing and hiking.
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- Non-profit with questions about applying for a grant
- Applying for the Great Fish Community Challenge
- Non-profit with general questions on how the Whitefish Community Foundation can help
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