Grant Application Deadline is August 15th
Willmar, Minn. – The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) Fund for the Arts is now accepting grant applications. The purpose of the Fund for the Arts is to support organizations in the Willmar area that provide art activities to make art more accessible to area residents. The deadline for grant applications is August 15th. For more information about the grant round and to apply, visit www.communitygiving.org/grants.
In previous years, the Fund for the Arts has supported projects such as Studio Hop and Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! 2017, the Willmar Symphonic Orchestra, and the Barn Theatre children productions.
The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF), in affiliation with CommunityGiving, is a public charity that attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1998, WACF has grown to over $17 million in assets and awarded $5.2 million in grants to local nonprofits. CommunityGiving is a collaboration of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. The core foundations working with CommunityGiving include the Alexandria Area Community Foundation, the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, the Central Minnesota Community Foundation and the Willmar Area Community Foundation. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers more than 650 funds totaling more than $123 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/Willmar.