The Gilchrist Foundation has been supporting nonprofit organizations in Sioux City and the surrounding areas for more than 25 years. The Foundation awards several different types of grants, each with a special funding purpose. Capital Campaign grants in particular help fund renovation or expansion projects that will enhance the mission of an organization.
Read MoreMiss the deadline to qualify for an invitation to apply for funding available during the 2024 Gilchrist Foundation’s grant season? The date for requesting an invitation has passed, the deadline was April 1, 2024, but that doesn’t mean funding isn’t still available. Micro-Grants are available year-round. The Gilchrist Foundation’s Micro-Grants were created in 2014 as a way for qualifying, tax-exempt organizations to receive a one-time grant for up to $5,000. Micro-Grants allow non-profit groups to receive funding for smaller projects on a one-time basis.
Read MoreEvery year the Gilchrist Foundation awards grants to deserving charities whose missions align with that of the Foundation. In 2023, the Foundation awarded more than $1.9 million to nonprofit organizations for projects ranging from music arts and the theater, wildlife and conservation and disaster relief. The deadline for applications for the 2024 grants is approaching fast: 2024 Grant Applications are Due by June 28, 2024.
Read MoreEvery year the Gilchrist Foundation awards millions of dollars in grant money to nonprofit organizations that make a difference in Siouxland. In 2023, the Foundation awarded $1,938,876 in grants to nonprofits committed to supporting the arts, wildlife and conservation and disaster relief. The 2024 grant review process opens in March. The Foundation is passionate about supporting the causes that were near and dear to Jocelyn Gilchrist’s heart by awarding four types of grants: project grants, micro-grants, endowment grants and capital campaign grants.
Read MoreThe Gilchrist Foundation is committed to supporting Siouxland nonprofits and has awarded 60 grants in 2023 totaling more than $1.9 million. Since 1998, the Foundation has awarded grants to local charities whose interests align with those of Jocelyn Gilchrist, who established the Foundation.
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Every year the Gilchrist Foundation awards grants to deserving charities whose missions align with that of the Foundation. In 2022, the Foundation awarded more than $1.8 million to nonprofit organizations for projects ranging from music arts and the theater, to wildlife and conservation and disaster relief. The deadline for applications for 2023’s grants is coming soon: 2023 Grant Applications are Due by June 23, 2023.
Read MoreArts education is an integral part of students’ lives. Arts education, including music, theater, dance and media and visual arts, teaches student innumerable lessons. According to Americans for the Arts, arts education teaches practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects and collaboration leads to creativity. Arts education also teaches that there several paths to take when approaching problems and all problems can have more than one solution. The arts, including music, museums and theater were all passions of Jocelyn Gilchrist, which is why today the Gilchrist Foundation awards grants every year that foster arts education in students of all ages
Read MoreEvery year the Gilchrist Foundation awards millions of dollars in grant money to nonprofit organizations that make a difference in Siouxland. In 2022, the Foundation awarded $1,861,913 in grants to nonprofits committed to supporting the arts, wildlife and conservation and disaster relief.
Read MoreSpring usually means warmer weather, blooming flowers and budding trees, but it also means severe weather. Season after season severe weather, like thunderstorms, tornados and floods, take their toll on Sioux City and the surrounding areas. Luckily when the area is impacted by a disaster, the American Red Cross is there to help, thanks to the support of the Gilchrist Foundation.
Read MoreSiouxland Freedom Park in South Sioux City is closer to finishing its new interpretive center thanks to some generous donors and a challenge grant by the Gilchrist Foundation. This fall, the organization held its first Freedom Ball to raise funds for the project. More than $240,000 was raised, including a $50,000 challenge match grant by the Gilchrist Foundation, to help create and construct the exhibits that will be placed in the new Brigadier General Bud and Doris Day Interpretive Center, scheduled to open in Fall 2022.
Read MoreThe 2021 ArtSplash festival will be held downtown at the Sioux City Art Center Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-5. Entertainment, like live music and a film festival, and events will be held in and around the Art Center, including the Gilchrist Learning Center. Several local artists will have booths at the event. The in-person event was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but looks to return even stronger this year.
Read MoreIn 2020, we lost out on attending ceremonies, family reunions, dances and enjoying live music because large gatherings were not permitted. One group turned lemons into lemonade by not only streaming live music for homebound audiences but giving them a rare behind-the-scenes look at the artists themselves.
Read MoreEach year, the Gilchrist Foundation awards more than a million dollars in grants to deserving nonprofit organizations whose missions align with ours, such as wildlife and conservation, the arts and public broadcasting, and disaster relief.
Read MoreCommunity disasters tend to hit the Siouxland region every year. The Gilchrist Foundation has pledged to support recovery efforts, by giving over $100,000 to the Siouxland Recovery Fund.
Read MoreIn 2018, the Gilchrist Foundation awarded Camp High Hopes with a $20,000 grant to fund its Sensory Garden and outdoor classroom project. In September 2020, the organization officially cut the ribbon to the new garden.
Read MoreOn August 10, 2020, destructive straight-line winds blew across central Iowa. The derecho destroyed thousands of structures and left thousands without power. Recognizing the impact this crisis would have, the Gilchrist Foundation stepped up to help.
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