Carman Area Foundation awards $40,000 in grants through the Emergency Community Support Fund
Carman, MB June 26, 2020 – The Carman Area Foundation has awarded $40,000 in grants to four local organizations – Boyne Regional Library, Carman Farmers’ Market, Wee Care Child Centre, and Carman Wellness Connections – Addressing Poverty to address local needs related to COVID-19 challenges. The grants announced today are part of the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), funded by the Government of Canada.
The ECSF is a $350 million fund that is being implemented with Community Foundations of Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, and United Way Centraide Canada, in partnership with local foundations across the country. Its goal is to provide support to charities and non-profit organizations serving vulnerable Canadians.
Barry Gosnell, CAF Chair, shared that the Foundation was very pleased to be able to facilitate access to the federal funds by local groups. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for all residents and these four organizations developed plans to help the more affected and vulnerable groups, including youth, seniors and many families. We are so glad that their projects were approved for funding”.
Carman Farmers’ Market Co-ordinator Joyce Nicolajsen, was thrilled to be able to access the emergency funds this year. “We moved the market to a new location this year, and the COVID distancing requirements brought extra challenges and costs that we would not have been able to absorb without the ESCD funds. The market provides an important local resource to our residents and we are so happy to ensure its availability for everyone.”
Earlier this year, The Carman Area Foundation, issued over $90,000 in its annual granting process. Thanks to partnerships with the Carman Collegiate Youth in Philanthropy program ($4500), the Manitoba Build 150 program ($20,000), and the federal Emergency Community Support Fund ($40,000), over $160,000 in grants has been disbursed in 2020 to local organizations in 2020.
Currently there are no more ECSF funds available for local applications. For a full list of grants awarded through Community Foundations of Canada’s network, visit the CFC website.
EMERGENCY COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND (ECSF) ANNOUNCEMENT
The Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) is a $350 million emergency funding program from the Government of Canada.
Funding will be allocated in collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross, The United Way, and Community Foundations of Canada (CFC).
The fund is designed to Canada’s most vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 crisis.
Starting on May 19, CFC and participating community foundations are inviting qualified donees to apply for funding.
Please refer to our ECSF page or the Community Foundations of Canada website for more details.
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2020 Carman Area Foundation Grants
Video Launch Announcing 2020 Grant Recipients – April 17th
If everything was “normal” right now, we would all have been at the Carman Community Hall on Friday, April 17th, for our Annual Gala Dinner, celebrating philanthropy and our communities, having dinner and watching some incredible entertainment.
However, this year things are different…… And so we have created a video in place of the Gala to announce our 2020 Grant Recipients and highlight community minded individuals representing various organizations. Below is the link for the video. Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kzApzRR22QvS3i1nSbJBidi3qvXERegZ
Please refer to 2020 Grant Recipients Page for complete listing.
To donate to the Carman Area Foundation go to our For Donors page.
We wish you good health in these challenging times.
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2020 Celebration Gala Dinner
Save the Date 2020 CAF Events
January 1st to Feb 14th – CAF 2020 Grant Application window
Friday, April 17th – Annual Gala Fundraising Dinner
Friday, June 12th – Annual Charity Golf Tournament (decision pending)
Saturday, Nov. 14th – Endow Manitoba 24 Hour Giving Challenge
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Announcing A New Endowment Fund
The D.R. McClement Memorial Fund
Gwen McClement and Rob McClement signing Agreement, with Janine Lodder, Vice Chair, and Barry Gosnell, Chair
We are very pleased to announce a new ‘donor advised’ Endowment Fund within the Carman Area Foundation – The D. R. McClement Memorial Fund.
The Fund, established by Gwen McClement and family in memory of their husband, father and grandfather Denis McClement, will provide a bursary each year to a graduating Carman Collegiate student.
In respect of Denis’s high regard for education, the family was looking for an effective and long-term approach to help young people pursue post-secondary education. They decided that an endowment fund would be the best mechanism to allow them to do this.
The bursary recipient will be determined each year in the school’s Awards’ process. The recipient will be a student planning to enter an Agricultural (or related) program at an accredited University or College.
A strength of creating a ‘donor advised’ Fund, is that the family will have the opportunity to help the community in other ways. As the Endowment Fund grows, any annual disbursement greater than the bursary amount will be granted to community initiatives as decided by the McClement family.
The Foundation thanks Mrs. McClement and family for their foresight, generosity and support of the community.
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The Board of Directors of The Carman Area Foundation extends our most sincere thanks to all our supporters and donors!
For over twenty years, the Foundation has provided valued support to hundreds of important initiatives and projects throughout the communities we serve. We attained new heights once again in 2019 and look forward to further growth in 2020 so that we can give back even more to our communities. It is due to your continued support that the Foundation is able to do this.
Please check out our December 2019 e-Newsletter for some highlights of the past year.
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2020 Grant Application Process
The window to apply for a 2020 CAF grant opens January 1, 2020. The application deadline is February 14th. Applicants will receive notification on whether a grant has been awarded by the end of March. Grant will be awarded at the annual CAF Celebration Gala Dinner on Friday, April 17, 2020.
Please go to Grant Application Page for more information.
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Special Announcement for 2020 –
The Manitoba Build 150 Program
The Carman Area Foundation is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Manitoba Build 150 program in 2020, in recognition of Manitoba’s 150th anniversary. The program, with support of The Richardson Foundation, is providing matching grants to projects that support Manitoba communities.
Build 150 will match monies, to a maximum of $20,000 for the Carman Area Foundation, for selected community projects at a 1:1 ratio. Thus CAF will have an extra $20,000 to support projects that meet the guidelines of the Build 150 program.
NOTE: To qualify for Build 150 Funding, you must apply for a 2020 CAF grant through the normal grant application process. More information on criteria and guidelines is included in the CAF grant application form.
Build 150
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Thank you to our supporters!! The 24-Hour Giving Challenge, held on November 16th, was once again a great success for the Carman Area Foundation.
Our Foundation received $26,500 in total donations for the day, qualifying us for the maximum ‘stretch’ funding, an extra $4,000, from the Manitoba Government and The Winnipeg Foundation.
Thank you for supporting your community through the Endow Manitoba 24 Hour Giving Challenge!
For more information go to our Endow Manitoba 24 Hour Giving Challenge Page
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New ‘Donor Advised’ Endowment Fund
(Photo above: Lawrence Dyck, CAF Treasurer, (left) and Barry Gosnell, CAF Chairperson, (right), together with Dane’s nieces and nephews.)
The Carman Area Foundation is excited to announce that a new endowment fund has been established. The new Fund, the Dane Nicolajsen Fund, has been established by Jeff and Joyce Nicolajsen and family of Sperling, in memory of their son and brother Dane. This fund was created as a donor advised fund, a type of endowment fund that allows the donor to determine how the annual grants from the fund are allocated.
The family was looking for a way to support the community on a long term basis in Dane’s memory and felt a ‘donor advised’ endowment fund seemed to fit the bill. They liked the option of participation in the granting process; they have a say in what applications they think Dane would have supported. The Fund has been designed to support youth and youth related projects, within the area that the Foundation serves. This Fund is the second major donor advised fund of the Foundation, the other being the Linear Grain Fund.
A spokesperson for the family stated: “We are excited to see more and more people recognizing donor advised funds as a possibility. It opens doors of communication between fund donors and the CAF Board. Dane’s family was looking for a way to have his memory remembered for years to come and this donor advised fund seemed to fit the bill. They liked the option of participation in the granting process; they have a say in what applications they think Dane would have supported.”
The CAF grants annually to charitable organizations throughout the community. Please see our list of established funds.
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Carman Area Foundation
Charity Golf Tournament
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual Fundraising Golf Tournament held at the Carman Golf Course on June 14th.
Proceeds from the tournament help offset annual operational costs and support the Endowment Fund of the Foundation.
Once again we had a very successful day with 21 teams (over 90 golfers) participating. Net proceeds for the day totalled $11,500. We thank everyone for your support.
Special thanks to our generous corporate sponsors:
Major Sponsors –
Greenland Equipment Ltd.
Access Credit Union
Innovative Agri Tiling Inc.
Vanderveen Commodity Service Ltd.
Walinga Inc.
Tournament Contest Sponsors/Supporters –
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Delmar Commodities |
Newman Hand Insurance |
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Roland Air Spray Ltd |
SC Building Systems |
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Thomas Skinner & Son Ltd. |
DMG Mori |
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Homestead Co-op |
Hi-Tech Seals Inc. |
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Annual Fundraising Event
Celebration of
Philanthropy, Community and Entertainment
Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Gala Dinner on April 12th. The ‘Night of Magic’ with Chris Funk, the Wonderist, was a tremendous success. Net proceeds are still being determined but will exceed $50,000 once again! We thank everyone who made a donation in support of the Foundation.
Special thanks to Janzens Chevrolet Buick GMC and Carman Pharmacy & Benefits RX for sponsoring this year’s entertainment.
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2019 Carman Area Foundation Grants
Congratulations to all the organizations that received a 2019 CAF Grant. All these organizations are providing valued services and resources to the communities the Foundation serves. We are pleased to support their projects. The following grants were awarded at the Celebration Dinner on April 12, 2019.
Please refer to Recent News Page for a complete listing of 2019 Grant Recipients.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING FUNDING
The Carman Area Foundation is pleased to provide LINKS to many other FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND PRIVATE grants. We hope you find this useful in fund raising for your many worthwhile projects.
Please go to our Grant Application Information page for the listings.
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