$50,000 Matching Grant for Great Tails Animal Rescue Building Fund Starts August 15
Great Tails Animal Rescue, a nonprofit organization in the Itasca County Area with the mission of providing temporary shelter and veterinary care for stray, abandoned, and surrendered animals of Itasca County, has received another challenge grant for their building fund. An anonymous donor will match donations up to $50,000 for Great Tail’s Building Fund from August 15, 2023, to November 30, 2023. Great Tails has raised over $1,130,000 between matching challenges, private donors, and donations from our community members and businesses. The estimated cost for completion of the building is $2.3-2.5 million dollars. This summer Great Tails started their
August is National Make-A-Will Month
Here is your annual reminder that August is National Make-A-Will month. Even if your estate planning documents are already in place, this is still a good time to review your will, trust, and beneficiary designations to ensure that they still capture your financial and family situation, as well as your intentions. There are three good reasons to finally write your will. The number one reason is that it is an important legal document that everyone should have. It lets you distribute your property how you would like and protect your loved ones in the process. Second, it provides peace
Itasca Vintage Car Club Establishes Scholarship at Community Foundation
“1967 was a very good year. Detroit produced some excellent automobiles including the now sought-after muscle cars and sports cars, as well as powerful, stylish and smooth riding sedans, hardtops and convertibles. But the older classics continued to be loved and preserved by many car enthusiasts,” as stated by Art Bruns, Itasca Vintage Car Club historian. On this annual car show/swap meet weekend here in Grand Rapids, the Itasca Vintage Car Club (IVCC) announces their yearly scholarship is now established and managed by the Grand Rapids Area Community foundation. The Itasca Vintage Car Club was formed in that
Nashwauk High School Awarded Grant for Prom Dinner
The Nashwauk Area Community Fund awarded a $500 grant to the Nashwauk-Keewatin (N-K) High School for a student dinner after the N-K Prom’s Grand March. Providing a meal for the students prevents the need for students to leave, drive and return for the dance; safety being the main focus. This grant allowed the N-K High School students a safe, fun-filled night filled with memories. The Nashwauk Area Community Fund is a community-based fund providing discretionary grants to projects and initiatives in the Nashwauk area to improve the quality of life for local citizens and provide a way for citizens and businesses to
GRACF Annual Grant Cycle Open July 15 – September 1
The Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation’s Annual Grant Cycle will open July 15, 2023, and close on September 1, 2023. Each year, the Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation provides grants to nonprofit groups and organizations that serve the people of the Greater Itasca Area. The Greater Itasca Area includes Itasca County plus Hill City, Remer, Blackduck and Northome. Please submit your application online on the Grants page of our website at gracf.org. The Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation has been connecting donors’ charitable intentions to community needs for almost 30 years to make our Greater Itasca Area – and
