Whitefish Community Foundation

10/23/2026

Thank you, Flathead Valley! 🐟🧡

Last night, we announced a record-breaking $10,841,320 raised for 89 local nonprofits through the 2026 Great Fish Community Challenge, a 34% increase over last year!

This extraordinary total includes:
$9.1 million donated by more than 4,000 generous community members and businesses
$1.7 million through the largest Great Fish Match in Challenge history
$62,000 in incentive grants and special awards

Congratulations to our 89 participating nonprofits! Your hard work, creativity and dedication inspire us.

Thank you to our donors, Circle of Giving members, sponsors and volunteers for showing up for our community in such an extraordinary way.

This is what GIVING TOGETHER looks like!

Read the full results and award announcements at the link in our bio.

10/20/2026

It's almost time to celebrate!

Join us this Thursday, October 22 from 5-7 p.m. at the Wachholz College Center for the Great Fish Community Challenge Awards Ceremony!

We'll celebrate 89 incredible local nonprofits, recognize outstanding achievements and reveal the final fundraising total from this year's Challenge.

We can't wait to celebrate with you, Flathead Valley! 💚🐟🧡

10/09/2026

Office Closure Notice 🍂

Whitefish Community Foundation will be closed Monday, October 12 in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day.

Our office will reopen Tuesday, October 13.

10/01/2026

Sorry, we’re ✨kinda busy✨ … building friendships, making connections, and having fun at our Nonprofit Young Professionals events!

Speed networking was a hit! We are so grateful for all of our young pros who brought their energy and enthusiasm to this event.

Thanks to our friends at Center for Restorative Youth Justice for providing the coziest morning setting. 🙌

Stay tuned for our next nonprofit young professionals gathering — we hope to see you there!

09/30/2026

Thank you, Hayden Homes!

We’re grateful to Hayden Homes - Western Montana for celebrating the opening of Eagle Valley Ranch with a generous $2,500 gift to the Whitefish Community Foundation Kids Fund!

The Kids Fund supports local organizations working to help young people and families access housing, support services and other critical resources, intervening early to prevent homelessness and create stronger outcomes for kids across the Flathead Valley.

Thank you to the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce for organizing the ribbon cutting and the Flathead Building Association for helping make the celebration possible!

09/29/2026

Congratulations to Kalispell Education Foundation and Kalispell HEART Program on their Kids Fund grants to support Kalispell students and families! 🏠

Thank you Whitefish Community Foundation for awarding a $40,000 Kids Fund grant to KEF for a tiny house construction project at Linderman Education Center!

This grant will allow career and technical education teacher Brian Bay to help students will work together to construct a finished tiny house that meets professional standards while receiving the encouragement, accountability and support they need to remain engaged in school and explore careers in the skilled trades.

“This is an extraordinary opportunity for Linderman Education Center students to learn through real work and to walk away with skills and confidence that will serve them for life,” said Dorothy Drury, Kalispell Education Foundation Executive Director.

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2026/sep/25/whitefish-community-foundation-awards-70000-in-kid/

09/18/2026

After a record-setting Great Fish Community Challenge, we’re going fishin’! 🐟🎣

Our office will be closed Mon., Sept. 21, to give our staff a well-earned day to recharge after an incredible Challenge. We’ll be back Tuesday, refreshed and ready to dive into what’s next!

Thank you to our nonprofit community, donors, sponsors and everyone who helped make this year’s Great Fish one for the record books.

09/15/2026

What a way to finish the 2026 Great Fish Community Challenge!

More than 4,000 donors came together to make over 15,000 gifts to 89 local nonprofits, raising a record-breaking $8.6 million and counting!

To every person who gave, shared, volunteered, sponsored, cheered on a nonprofit or helped spread the word: thank you. This incredible month of giving is possible because of a community that continues to show up for the organizations that make the Flathead Valley such a special place to live.

And we’re not done celebrating yet! Join us Thursday, October 22 from 5–7 p.m. at the Wachholz College Center for the Great Fish Awards Ceremony, where we’ll announce the final amount raised and the Great Fish Match.

You can learn about the amount raised during the Challenge and the incredible community support we received in our latest press release here: https://whitefishcommunityfoundation.org/article/great-fish-community-challenge-raises-record-8-6-million

Thank you for Giving Where You Live! 💙🐟