WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - GENERAL FUND | ||
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Donate | Greatest Need Fund Your gift will support Whitefish Community Foundation's programs, allowing us to deliver crucial funding, build endowments, and provide educational programs that support and strengthen our local nonprofit community. |
WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND | ||
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Donate | Whitefish Community Foundation Endowment Fund Whitefish Community Foundation's Permanent Endowment Fund supports the work of the Foundation through an annual distribution. It is because of our strong Permanent Endowment that the Foundation is able to sustain important grant programs that benefit local nonprofits. Donations to the Endowment Fund can be made from an IRA, appreciated securities, legacy bequests, cash gifts, and donors are able to set-up a planned gift to take advantage of the Montana Endowment Tax Credit. |
Whitefish Community Foundation Grant Funds | ||
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Donate | GREAT FISH CHALLENGE MATCH FUND Support the Great Fish Community Challenge Match. With just one gift, your donation will support all 61 charities in the 2021 Challenge. Help Whitefish Community Foundation keep the Match strong! |
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Donate | Whitefish Community Foundation - Circle of Giving The Circle of Giving is the backbone of the Community Foundation's grant programs and the Great Fish Community Challenge. Today, the Circle has grown to be a major resource for the Foundation to help address the critical needs of our local nonprofits, schools, and community. Circle donors support the mission of the Community Foundation with a gift of $5,000 or more annually. |
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Donate | Whitefish Community Foundation - Community Grant Program The Community Grant Fund supports small projects and programs that benefit our community. Nonprofits benefiting Flathead County are eligible to apply once annually for funding of up to $4,000. The program was the first grant program established by the Foundation, as a way to help nonprofits with capital needs. Today it provides funding for all types of program areas. Your gift to the Community Grant Fund is used 100% to support this program. |
NONPROFIT PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS | ||
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Donate | Abbie Shelter Endowment Fund Abbie Shelter provides court advocacy, mental health support, and safety, for those seeking shelter and justice from domestic and sexual violence. |
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Donate | Alpine Theatre Project Endowment Fund The mission of Alpine Theatre Project is to imagine without boundaries, to create vibrant professional entertainment and transformative arts education, to inspire the audience, artists, and next generation. |
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Donate | Back Country Horsemen Endowment Fund Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead assists government agencies in the maintenance and management of the back country. In addition, the organization educates, encourages and solicits active public participation in the wise and sustaining use of horses commensurate with our heritage and the back country resource. |
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Donate | Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation Endowment Fund Your gift will connect more people to wilderness, restore habitat, and preserve recreational opportunities by ensuring protection and care of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex for generations to come. |
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Donate | CASA for Kids, Inc. Endowment Fund Every foster child in Flathead County is assigned a CASA Guardian ad Litem Advocate to monitor the child's placement, needs and well-being, and make recommendations to the court regarding the child's best interests. The CASA for Kids Endowment Fund ensures a strong Flathead Valley CASA organization will always be here to serve children who need our help the most. |
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Donate | Center for Restorative Youth Justice Endowment CRYJ works with Flathead Valley teens, families, justice agencies and school discipline teams to reduce youth involvement with the legal system, interrupt cycles of harm, repair trust, promote accountability, and foster community connections. |
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Donate | Child Bridge Endowment Fund Hundreds of children in the Flathead Valley, and throughout Montana experience abuse and neglect. Child Bridge recruits foster and adoptive families, and provides them with the resources and support they need to journey alongside children who have come from hard places. |
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Donate | First Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund Gifts to this endowment will support the work of First Presbyterian Church of Whitefish. |
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Donate | Flathead Audubon Society Endowment Fund Flathead Audubon Society conserves birds, wildlife habitat, and ecosystem diversity. The organization promotes awareness and appreciation of the natural world through educational activities and advocacy programs, and works with diverse groups and agencies to achieve sound decisions on natural resource issues. |
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Donate | Flathead Food Bank Endowment Fund Flathead Food Bank operates a Kalispell pantry as well as the mobile Chuckwagon pantry delivering food to rural communities in the Flathead Valley. As the Flathead Valley's largest food bank, they also provide Backpack Program meals and snacks to over 600 children in 20 schools every week throughout the school year. |
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Donate | Flathead Shelter Friends Endowment Fund Flathead Shelter Friends Endowment supports the work of Flathead County Animal Shelter to provide medical care and new homes to stray dogs and cats in the Flathead Valley. |
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Donate | Foy's to Blacktail Trail Maintenance Endowment Fund The Foy's to Blacktail Endowment provides for long-term trail maintenance of the multi-use trail system throughout Herron Park and forest lands connecting to Blacktail Mountain. |
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Donate | Glacier National Park Conservancy Endowment Fund The Glacier National Park Conservancy works to preserve and protect Glacier National Park for future generations. |
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Donate | Glacier Nordic Club Endowment Fund Your gift will support Glacier Nordic Club infrastructure and operations, enabling the organization to groom more than 40 kilometers on the Big Mountain Nordic Trails, ski trails in Columbia Falls, and the Glacier Nordic Center at Whitefish Lake Golf Club. |
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Donate | Glacier Symphony and Chorale Endowment Fund Glacier Symphony & Chroale is one of the most active performing arts organizations in the inner-mountain northwest. The symphony produces a yearly Masterworks season, educational programming for area schools, and the region's only week-long classical music series, Festival Amadeus. |
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Donate | Habitat for Humanity Endowment Every gift helps empower Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley to build safe, healthy, affordable homes. Homes that will allow children and families to thrive, create memories, a future. Everyone deserves a place to lay their heads at night, a life in which dreams of hope come true. |
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Donate | Hockaday Museum of Art Endowment Fund The Hockaday Museum of Art, located in a historic 1904 Carnegie Library, preserves our community’s artistic history through collections and exhibitions. The Museum enriches the cultural life or our community and region, and preserves the artistic legacy of Montana and Glacier National Park. |
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Donate | Humane Society of NW MT Endowment Our primary life-saving animal care & adoption program provides a caring environment and life-saving animal care to homeless cats & dogs including newborn litters so that they are healthy, vaccinated, microchipped and unable to reproduce when adopted. |
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Donate | Logan Health-Whitefish Endowment Fund Established in 1999, the Logan Health -Whitefish Foundation has been converting our donors’ generosity into the finest in medical excellence for Whitefish, Columbia Falls and the north Flathead Valley. The mission of Logan Health Whitefish Foundation is to inspire a culture of giving which assures the transition of excellent health care for the community and its heirs. |
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Donate | Montana State Parks Foundation Endowment Fund We raise private funds in order to leverage public dollars to build the parks and recreation system that Montanans deserve. |
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Donate | Nate Chute Foundation Endowment Fund Gifts to the Nate Chute Foundation Endowment empower our community to reduce suicide and suicide attempts by providing education, resources, and connections for responding to our friends and neighbors experiencing mental health challenges. |
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Donate | Nonprofit Development Partnership Endowment Fund The NpDP Endowment Fund supports the ongoing work of Whitefish Community Foundation to provide workshops and training for the development and advancement of local nonprofits, with the ultimate goal of improving nonprofit governance, accounting, transparency, and sustainability. |
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Donate | North Valley Food Bank Endowment North Valley Food Bank is committed to closing the hunger gap in the Northern Flathead by providing access to nutritious food through our local food distribution, senior deliveries, mobile pantries and the support of rural communities. |
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Donate | North Valley Music School Endowment North Valley Music School enriches local communities through music education, appreciation, and performance by providing musical opportunities for all ages. |
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Donate | Patrol Fund Endowment Fund The mission of The Patrol Fund is to provide educational opportunities and financial assistance for our ski community and winter enthusiasts to further their snow safety awareness and wilderness first aid knowledge. |
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Donate | Shepherd's Hand Free Clinic Endowment Fund Shepherd's Hand Free Clinic has been open Monday evenings since 1995, providing free medical and dental care, prescription medications, and a Community Meal to those of us who cannot otherwise access health care. |
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Donate | Smith Fields Endowment Fund The Rollie & Heidi Smith Youth Sports Complex serves local youth with community soccer, softball, baseball and lacrosse fields. The sports fields, concessions, playground and pavilion rely solely on player-fees and charitable gifts for maintenance and improvements. |
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Donate | Stumptown Art Studio Endowment Fund The Stumptown Art Studio Endowment Fund supports arts education programs and community projects that enhance the quality of life of Whitefish residents, neighbors, and visitors. |
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Donate | Stumptown Historical Society Endowment Fund Stumptown Historical Society was founded in 1982 by a group of individuals committed to preserving the history of Whitefish and the Flathead Valley. The organization is located in the historic Whitefish train depot, which was built by Great Northern Railway to resemble a Glacier National Park Chalet in 1927. |
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Donate | WAVE Endowment Fund The Wave is the largest fitness center, aquatic center, and activity center in Whitefish. Your gift to The Wave Endowment supports fitness, swimming, and sports programs for beginners, teens, seniors, experienced fitness enthusiasts, athletes, and patients with special medical conditions. |
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Donate | Whitefish Community Library Endowment Fund The mission of the Whitefish Community Library is to bring people and ideas together by providing and sharing information, inspiring lifelong learning, advancing knowledge and strengthening our community. |
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Donate | Whitefish Dog Park Endowment Fund Your gift will maintain and upgrade the Hugh Rogers Whitefish Dog Park, ensuring a safe environment that maximizes functionality and enjoyment of the park for Flathead Valley residents, visitors, and their beloved canine companions. |
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Donate | Whitefish Education Foundation Endowment Fund The mission of the Whitefish School District Education Foundation (WEF) is to enhance the quality and scope of educational opportunities for all students of the Whitefish Public Schools. |
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Donate | Whitefish Library Association Endowment Fund Whitefish Library Association supports the Whitefish Community Library in their mission to bring people and ideas together, provide and share information, inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our community. |
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Donate | Whitefish Theatre Company Endowment Fund Whitefish Theatre Company presents quality theatre, music, and special events, as well as engages our community in the arts by creating opportunities for participation in live theatre. |
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Donate | Whitefish Trail Endowment The Whitefish Trail consists of 15 trailheads and 47 miles of natural surface trail comprised of stacked loops, scenic overlooks, single‐track trails, and gated logging roads. It is the gateway for hikers, bikers, runners, skiers, and equestrians to beautiful forests, prime wildlife habitat, sweeping vistas, pristine lakes, and inter-connected recreation areas. |
Special Purpose Funds | ||
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Donate | Housing Whitefish Designated Fund Housing Whitefish was established in 1967 to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing to members of the Whitefish community in need – including ADA-accessible housing, housing for senior citizens, and workforce housing. |
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Donate | Shining Honor Project Fund Honoring our nation's veterans by providing patriotic employment opportunities to adults with developmental challenges. |
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Donate | Whitefish Middle School Auditorium Designated Fund The Middle School Auditorium, completed in 2007 is Whitefish's largest performing arts center, seating 470 comfortably. It offers full rigging and stage lighting, and is well utilized by local nonprofits, the community at large, and students throughout the Whitefish public school district. |
AGENCY FUNDS | ||
Donate | Big Mountain Firefighters Association Fund |
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Donate | Gary Norby Golf Foundation Agency Fund The Gary Norby Golf Foundation Endowment was established to foster skill and a love of golf in kids aged 7-13 years of age. Your gift supports a free, annual introductory golf program for kids who have never played the game of golf. |
Scholarship Fund | ||
Donate | Jean Atkinson Driggers Scholarship Fund Scholarship fund established in memory of Jean Atkinson Driggers to benefit students of Olney-Bissell Schools. |
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Other Funds |