Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta Distributes Over $487,000 in Grants!
The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta (CFSEA) distributed over $487,000 through all their granting initiatives this fall. Of that amount, over $200,000 was given to 27 organizations through their Community Grants. Community Grants are application-based and recipients are selected by a Grants Committee comprised of Board and community members. Grants are awarded based on potential impact, fund availability, and alignment with the Vital Signs priority areas. The 2024 priorities are Connection & Belonging, Work & Economy, and Basic Needs including food, health, and housing. Community Grants support Southeastern Alberta by enhancing belonging of all citizens and strengthening the non-profit sector. Donors choose this fund as a way to allocate their contributions to support the community’s greatest needs.
“We are so grateful to work alongside the Rural Advisory Committees in Brooks, Cypress County, the County of Forty Mile, and Prairie Crocus (Special Areas 2, 3, 4 & MD of Acadia), to ensure the greatest needs in our communities are being supported. Thank you to our incredible group of volunteers who make up our Grants Committee.” — Glenda Hawthorne, CFSEA Grants Committee Chair
Fall 2024 Grant Recipients: CFSEA - Prairie Crocus Community Fund
Big Country Adult Learning Council received $6,196 for the purchase of a room divider and technology equipment. Linda Bingeman (PC), Sherri Robertson, Daena Wilson (Chairperson-BCAL Board), Allison Stammers (PC), Lois Bedwell (PC)
Chinook Applied Research Association received $5,800 for technolgy equipment and project supplies. In photo L - R: Allison Stammers (PC), Marie Cowen, Karin Roen, Linda Bingeman (PC), Diane Westerlund.
Empress Friendship Centre received $2,093 for the purchase of an upright freezer. In photo L - R: Rachel Booker, Tamara Ravenwood, Helene Nicholson (CFSEA).
Hanna Food Bank received $6,500 for the purchase of food supplies to support their program. In photo L - R: Judy Burgemeister, Willard Edwards, Helene Nicholson (CFSEA), Barb Burgemeister, Marg Siewert.
Neutral Hills Ball Academy Society received $2,500 to purchase technology/equipment upgrades for their program. In photo L – R: Owen Tibbetts, Brady Selzler, Nash Beitz, Boston Slemp, Arden Robinson, Hayden Shipton, Dawn Resch (PC), Paul Hayduk (Neutral Hills Baseball Academy Program Director), Cole Hildreth, Ryley Steele, Cody Bogen, Gibson Miller. Absent from photo (Ryder Williamson, Jaxon Gauthier, JJ Harnett, Dexton Mohn, Kai Burnstad, Braydon Watters).
Oyen and District Food Bank Received $8,500 for food supplies to support their program. In photo L – R: Lois Bedwell (PC), Betty Walker, Allison Stammers (PC), Bill Kolkman (President), Brad Broadhead, Sheila Davidson, Linda Bingeman (PC), Pamela Stark.
The next Community Grant cycle will open to applications in early February 2025, kicking off the grant cycle with a virtual workshop at noon on February 6th, 2025.
To learn more, connect with CFSEA by calling 403.527.9038, emailing grants@cfsea.ca or by visiting cfsea.ca/community-grants/.
CFSEA is a registered charity that creates meaningful connections between donors and local charities for the permanent benefit of Southeastern Alberta.