The Grand Island Community Foundation is currently seeking nominations for the Kim West Dinsdale Award for Excellence in Teaching. The recipient of this award is honored with a $5,000 cash prize. Nominations will be accepted until Friday,…
Melissa DeLaet has been chosen by the Grand Island Community Foundation Board of Trustees to lead the organization as its next Chief Executive Officer. DeLaet’s skills, experience, and achievements in the nonprofit sector are well established. She served more than five years…
View a live interview of Tammy Morris on GITV about 'Go Big Give' 2016 and how the Grand Island Community Foundation connects people who care with causes that matter.
View a live interview of Tammy Morris on NTV about the Foundation's 55th Anniversary and how the Grand Island Community Foundation connects people who care with causes that matter.
Renowned quilter Peggie Hartwell has returned to Grand Island.
Hartwell first came to Grand Island in 2008 to work with girls in the fourth through…
Hall County, NE - The Grand Island Community Foundation is currently seeking nominations for the Kim West Dinsdale Award for Excellence in Teaching. The recipient of this award is honored with a $5,000 cash prize. Nominations will be accepted until Thursday, October 15, 2015. To nominate a teacher or guidance counselor please visit www.gicf.org…
The Theodore J. Bielfeldt Scholarship Fund is a new fund established at the Grand Island Community Foundation through a legacy gift from Bielfeldt’s estate.
Through a trust administered by the Five Points Bank trust department, Bielfeldt was able to leave more than half a million dollars to establish a fund that will provide scholarships in perpetuity. He specified the criteria to include…
See how Grand Island is reaching new heights and creating a sense of community pride through this video about our city.
Video courtesy of Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation
Grand Island, NE - This week the Grand Island Community Foundation awarded $12,335 in grants that support programs and services for local Veterans. Although the Community Foundation honors and supports Veterans and their families all year-round, special emphasis has been put on projects this month to highlight the gratitude we have for our Veterans this Memorial Day.
The Go Big Give fundraising event went off in a big way Friday.
Coordinated by the Grand Island Community Foundation and the Heartland United Way, Go Big Give was a one-day push for donations to charitable and nonprofit groups in Central Nebraska.
Online donations,…