Dedication Held for Chris Larsen Park
On June 20, 2024, a dedication was held to celebrate the completion of the Chris Larsen Park Riverfront Redevelopment Project. The official opening and ribbon cutting event was held at the Floyd Shelter in Chris Larsen Park at 700 S. Floyd Blvd. The dedication ceremony marks the multiple years and millions of dollars spent redeveloping this historic area of Sioux City. The entire project cost $12 million, with $6 million coming from the City of Sioux City and the other $6 million from grants and donations, including awards from the Gilchrist Foundation.
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Gilchrist Foundation Supports Building a Brighter Future Campaign
The need for behavioral treatment in Siouxland is growing. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, national drug-involved overdose deaths has risen drastically over the last two decades from less than 20,000 deaths in 1999 to more than 100,000 deaths in 2021. Alcohol use continues to be a concern in Iowa as well. Binge drinking was higher in Iowa compared to the US national average, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. That’s why the Rosecrance Foundation’s Brighter Futures campaign to expand the Sioux City campus is so important and why the Gilchrist Foundation supported it in 2023.
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The Gilchrist Foundation Awards More Than $1.9 Million in 2023
Every 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.
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Gilchrist Foundation Helps Give New Life to Camp Joy Hollow
Camp Joy Hollow, located near Westfield, Iowa, has been a summer gathering place for girl scout troops since the 1970s. About a decade ago, the camp was facing financial uncertainty due to declining numbers but now it is poised to have a second life thanks to supporters like the Gilchrist Foundation.
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The Gilchrist Foundation Awards More Than $1.8 Million in 2022
Every 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.
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Gilchrist Foundation Supports the Siouxland Humane Society
The Gilchrist Foundation, which continues to support the philanthropic interests of Jocelyn and the Gilchrist family, is proud to be a long-term supporter of the Siouxland Humane Society. The Gilchrist Foundation awarded the Siouxland Humane Society a $10,000 project grant in 2021 for its Every Day, Every Dog, Let Them Play! project and a project grant for $3,042 in 2019 for the Laptop Lapdog! project.
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Gilchrist Supports the Wild Sheep Foundation
In the 1800s, bighorn sheep roamed freely across the plains and bluffs of western Nebraska. The panhandle area of Nebraska was home to a species of bighorn sheep known as Audubon’s bighorn sheep. But by the early 1900s, that subspecies was nearly extinct due to disease, habitat loss and hunting, according to the National Park Service. The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), headquartered in Bozeman, Mont., has been working for decades to change that and is getting closer thanks to organizations like the Gilchrist Foundation.
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Gilchrist Supports Conservation Efforts Across the Midwest
Wildlife and conservation efforts were important to Jocelyn Gilchrist and her family, and today are just as important to the foundation she created. In 2021, the Gilchrist Foundation gave awards to many new organizations, including a handful that support wildlife habitats and the humane treatment of animals.
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The Gilchrist Foundation’s Year-In-Review
The Gilchrist Foundation made a huge impact on area nonprofit organizations in 2021. The Foundation awarded more than $1.7 million in grants, about $500,000 more than in 2020, to nonprofit organizations in and around Siouxland with ties to the arts and public broadcasting, wildlife and conservation and disaster relief. The selected nonprofits were invited to submit applications for the Foundation’s endowment, capital campaign and project grants during the annual grant cycle of April to mid-July. The Foundation also awarded multiple micro grants, which give of a maximum of $5,000, throughout the year.
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