The Whitefish Community Foundation will announce its annual Community Grant Program recipients during an awards ceremony Thursday, May 18 at the Lodge at Whitefish Lake.

Special awards that include a $2,500 grant will be presented to selected nonprofits in recognition of the Doris Schumm Community Spirit Award, Russ and Mary Jane Street Community Service Award, and the Jean Howard Memorial Award. The event is from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The foundation’s 2017 grant cycle received 39 applications requesting over $125,000 in funding. The community foundation has awarded over $1.5 million to local nonprofits since the program was established in 2000.

This event is open to the public.

The Whitefish Community Foundation is dedicated to fostering philanthropy, building endowments and helping donors and nonprofits benefit the community. The Whitefish Community Foundation organizes the annual Great Fish Community Challenge that has raised over $2.5 million in two years to benefit local charitable projects.

For more information about the community foundation, visit www.whitefishcommunityfoundation.org or call 406-863-1781.