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September 2, 2010

Community Foundation announces fall grant cycle

Submitted by the Dalton-Whitfield Community Foundation

Dalton-Whitfield Community Foundation Board Chairwoman Linda Blackman announced this week that the foundation is accepting fall grant request applications through Oct. 1, 2010.

“We love to award grants to local organizations that are truly making a difference for our community,” remarked Blackman, who has served on the foundation’s Board of Directors for over five years. “Our grants are typically modest in size ranging from $2,000 to $5,000, but we do make larger grants from time to time.”

Blackman added that the foundation awarded just under $40,000 to local groups this past spring. “We awarded grants to Bluegrass Band and Helping Hands, Boys & Girls Club, the city of Dalton Greenspace Project, Grow Greater Dalton, and RossWoods, among others,” she said.

According to Blackman, the foundation awards grants twice each year supporting a multitude of projects that create opportunity, nurture both individual and family self-sufficiency, target root causes of problems, and foster collaboration within the Whitfield County community.

“Of course, our main mission is to promote and facilitate philanthropy in and around Whitfield County,” Blackman added. “Our foundation works with individuals and families every day to help them get the most out of their charitable giving.”

The Dalton-Whitfield Community Foundation welcomes applications from organizations that provide services to Whitfield County and have tax-exempt status. To apply for a fall grant, visit www.communityfoundationNWGA.org and complete the online application before the Oct. 1 deadline. Grant recipients will be announced in late October or early November.

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