Program areas at Whitefish Community Foundation
Wcf grant programs: awarded grants totaling $429,724 to 45 local organizations that support arts & culture, health & human services, education, sports & recreation, conservation and civic activities, including 3 major grants totaling $65,000 which helped land to hand relocate their building, funded housing Whitefish's first staff member, and aided project Whitefish kids in constructing six pickleball courts at smith fields sports complex. Wcf also awarded emergency grants totaling $85,000 to help samaritan house provide temporary shelter and services those displaced by the fairbridge inn closure, to help flathead warming shelter replace their failing roof, and help Whitefish Community school repair their flood-damaged basement.
Charitable funds: held and administered charitable funds including donor advised funds, designated funds, annuity funds and agency funds which paid out grants and scholarships totaling over $5.2m to charitable organizations and provided $218,000 in program support to the organization through administrative fees.
Great fish Community challenge: a six-week long fundraising campaign which helped 70 nonprofits raise over $4.2m and the Foundation awarded an additional $808,405 in matching grants plus $21,950 in incentive grants. The organization also processed all gifts and provided all printed materials, advertising, and marketing at an approximate cost to the organization of over $300,000.
Other program: held and administered 38 endowment funds totaling over $15,000,000 for local area nonprofits and paid out endowment distributions which provided $208,189 in operating support for the recipient organizations.
Workshops: offered 8 free workshops focused on key areas of nonprofit management to improve oversight, transparency, governance, operations and fundraising. Also hosted quarterly nonprofit executive director roundtables.