$856K in expenses

WCF grant programs: awarded grants totaling $743,455 to 132 local organizations that support arts & culture, health & human services, education, sports & recreation, conservation and civic activities, including 3 major grants totaling $125,000 which helped north valley music school build a new school building, imagineif library foundation build a new branch in bigfork, and NW MT community land trust build affordable housing. WCF also awarded emergency grants totaling $71,918 to fast blackfeet pantry to repair their mobile pantry van and purchase refrigeration units; to help with relocation expenses for residents of spring creek trailer park, for camas day care to purchase new windows, and air conditioning repair for whitefish community school. The kids fund, which funds impactful programs for flathead valley children who are or are at risk of becoming homeless awarded 3 grants totaling $125,000 to bigfork aces for afterschool programming; to center for restorative youth justice for a youth advocate; and to nate chute foundation for mental health and suicide prevention programs in flathead valley schools.

$7.1M in expenses

Great fish community challenge: a six-week long fundraising campaign which helped 80 nonprofits raise over $5.4m and the foundation awarded an additional $1.1m in matching grants plus $129,950 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.

$7.1M in expenses

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 $6.8m to charitable organizations and provided $255k in program support to the organization through administrative fees.

$468K in expenses

Nonprofit endowment funds: held and administered 43 endowment funds totaling over $20m for local area nonprofits and paid out endowment distributions which provided $343,082 in operating support for the recipient organizations.

$49K in expenses

Nonprofit development partnership program (NPDP): offered 9 free workshops and learning opportunities, reaching 243 participants from over 100 local nonprofits, focused on key areas of nonprofit management to improve oversight, transparency, governance, operations and fundraising. Also hosted quarterly nonprofit executive director roundtables. NPDP implemented a technology program, providing grants to nonprofits to purchase and implement much needed software programs. In 2024 this program awarded 2 grants totaling $2,097 to whitefish education foundation and conrad mansion museum, both for donor database software.