Community Grant Program
Funding Amount
Varies by cycle
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Quarterly
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “The quarterly cycle works in conjunction with the Great Fish Community Challenge.”
Overview
Geographic Scope: Flathead Valley area (local nonprofits)
Program Description: The Whitefish Community Foundation's Community Grant Program provides funding to local nonprofits. The program was revised to be administered on a quarterly basis to allow more opportunity for nonprofits to apply for funding. The quarterly cycle works in conjunction with the Great Fish Community Challenge.
Background: Since the Foundation was established in 2000, the Whitefish Community Foundation has awarded over $1.6 million from the Community Grants Program to local nonprofits. The program was previously the major granting program of the Foundation.
Funding Source: Funding comes from the Circle of Giving and unrestricted gifts to the Foundation.
Contact:
- Whitefish Community Foundation
- 214 Second Street West
- P.O. Box 1060
- Whitefish, MT 59937
- (406) 863-1781
What Whitefish Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 195
- Total given
- $16.44M
- Median grant
- $46K
- Range
- $5,250–$1M
- By dollars: Montana 83%, North Dakota 6%, California 3%. Top recipient cities: Kalispell, MT; Whitefish, MT; Missoula, MT.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 32% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Dream Adaptive Recreation · Whitefish, MT
Ski program, general support
$831K
Violence Free Crisis Line - Abbie Shelter · Kalispell, MT
Facility upgrade, general support
$239K
Sparrow's Nest of NW MT · Kalispell, MT
Facility renovation, general support
$207K
Lighthouse Christian Home · Kalispell, MT
Facility renovation, general support
$172K
Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation · Whitefish, MT
Fieldtrips, 5th grade season pass program, general support
$126K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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