The committee of the McKenzie County Community Foundation (MCCF) will be giving out $16,000 in grants to local organizations who serve McKenzie County. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt organization, government agency, or have a fiscal sponsor with one of those designations.
Apply today online at http://www.NDCF.net/McKenzieCounty ("Apply for Grant" tab then "Apply Here" button). Applications are due by Sept. 29, 2024. The Foundation advisory committee will discuss the applications and determine grant awards shortly after the deadline.
The MCCF is a permanent endowment from which the local Advisory Committee takes applications, reviews, and grants out annual earnings based on the most pressing needs of the community, helping improve the quality of life in McKenzie County.
Last year's grants were awarded to:
Benefit Fund of McKenzie County Healthcare Systems - $3,000 for their Infant Bereavement and Chronic Pain Management Programs
Long X Arts Foundation - $2,000 to bring in Missoula Children's Theatre
Bakken Oil Rush Ministry - Watford City - $1,500 for their annual Toy Mall
Watford City Park District - $1,180 for the Badlands RC Build
Watford City Youth Basketball - $2,000 for their program
Hispanic Advocacy of North Dakota - $2,500 for La Posada 2023 (Hispanic Christmas program)
Keene Volunteer Fire Dept - $25,000
Thank you to those who have donated to the fund to help create a larger impact within your community year after year. Donations of any kind and amount are welcomed at any time of year. The local committee offers organizations, individuals, families, and business owners, who are from McKenzie County, a way to create a "Living Legacy". Legacies serve the community forever through the back-office support of NDCF and directly through the McKenzie County Advisory Committee who make sure donors' intent remains alive in the community. Certain donations qualify for a 40% state income tax credit in addition to IRS charitable deduction laws. Please send donations to: MCCF c/o Daniel Stenberg 201 5th St. NW, Suite 525, Watford City, ND 58854.
For more information, please contact Daniel Stenberg- MCCF Chair at [email protected]. For information about the North Dakota Community Foundation or to make an anonymous gift, please contact John Heinen- Regional Director at 701-590-4614 or [email protected]. For log-in or general grant information contact Nicole- Regional Grant Administrator at [email protected]. We are here to serve you for the betterment of OUR community!
The McKenzie County Community Foundation is a component fund of the North Dakota Community Foundation (NDCF). Established in 1976, NDCF provides all forms of charitable services for the community such as committee training, marketing, endowment management, gift planning, annual audit, gift and grant processing; so that committees can focus on building the fund, making it a significant resource for the community.
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