Weld Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Weld Community Foundation arts, community needs, education, youth leadership and women and girls in Colorado.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts, community needs, education, youth leadership, women and girls
IP TAKE: Take some time to learn about WCF’s different grant programs because several opportunities exist here, especially for youth-serving nonprofits.
PROFILE: The Weld Community Foundation (WCF) is a community foundation based in Greeley, Colorado. It has also gone by the name, the Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County. The foundation aims to "strengthen the bonds that make our communities thrive.” WCF funds local efforts for the arts, community needs, education, youth leadership and women and girls.
The Weld Community Foundation provides grants and scholarships to the local community. It awards Arts Alive! Grants to individual artists and arts organizations. Boettcher Fund Capital Grants support community needs, W.D. Farr Endowment Fund Grants fund education and K-12 education projects and Littler Youth Fund Grants support local youth. The Littler Youth Fund Teacher Mini-Grants provides grants of $1,000 to $2,500, and the Norm and Marty Noe Family Leadership Incentive Grants support youth leadership. WCF also has a Nonprofit Endowment Challenge program, the affiliate of the Windsor Community Foundation and a Women’s Fund of Weld County that all award grants as well. Meanwhile, WCF hosts classes once per month for local nonprofits.
Grants range between about $500 and $10,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Weld County and Northern Colorado. Past local grantees include the Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County, Book Trust and the Colorado Model Railroad Museum.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for many of its programs. Each program has its own unique set of guidelines and deadlines. Direct general questions to the staff at info@cfsgwc.org or 970-304-9970.
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