Grants Archive

GACF Announces 2024 Grant Recipients

The Girard Area Community Foundation (GACF) is proud to announce the recipients of their 2024 GACF Grant cycle! Since 2014, GACF has awarded over $450,000 in grants during its grant cycles, supporting more than 140 grants to the Girard area and across Crawford County.   “Our community is so fortunate to have the Girard Area Community Foundation,” said GACF President Danielle Randall. “This is my 8th year on the GACF board of trustees, and I love driving around town and seeing … Continue reading →

GACF launches 2025 grant cycle

Applications for the 2025 Girard Area Community Foundation (GACF) grant cycle are available at GirardAreaFoundation.org/Grant-App until midnight on September 30th. Grants are available for 501(c)(3) public charities, religious institutions, schools, and government agencies serving the communities of Girard, Farlington, Brazilton, Hepler, Beulah, Walnut, and McCune. “The Girard Area Community Foundation is excited to announce the … Continue reading →

GACF grant applications now available [Update: Closed]

UPDATE: Applications for GACF’s 2024 competitive-grant cycle were due September 30 and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: The Girard Area Community Foundation (GACF) is excited to announce that GACF grant applications for 2024 are now open! Our competitive grant applications are available until September 30. For 2024, up … Continue reading →

GACF awards grants to 13 organizations for 2023!

Last night, we hosted our annual Founders’ & Grant Banquet at the Catholic Hall in Girard. It was a fantastic evening honoring our grant recipients and all the great work they do in Girard and surrounding communities. For 2023, we awarded $65,193 in competitive grants to 13 amazing organizations! Thanks to all those who could … Continue reading →

Submit Your 2023 GACF Grant Application Now!

Update: Applications for the 2023 GACF grant cycle were due by September 30, 2023, and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: Heads up! We are taking grant applications through the end of September. Applications must be submitted online through GLM, the grant-application software we introduced last year. GACF Grant … Continue reading →

Announcing the 2022 GACF Grant Recipients!

We are happy to announce the 2022 Girard Area Community Foundation Grant Recipients. The annual banquet was held on Nov. 17th, and GACF was fortunate to grant $55,430! Special thanks to all our past donors. You are the reason we exist! 2022 GACF Grant Recipients This year’s grant recipients and their projects are: About GACF … Continue reading →

Our 2022 Grant Application Period Is Now Open!

Update: Applications for the 2022 GACF grant cycle were due by September 30, 2022, and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: Good news! Our 2022 grant-application period is now open! This year, all grant applications must be submitted online through our new GLM software. Keep reading to learn more … Continue reading →

GACF Awards Over $55,000 to 2021 Grantees

We hosted our annual grant reception on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. We were honored to award over $55,000 to Girard area nonprofit organizations that work tirelessly to make our area better and preserve traditions for those who follow! 2021 GACF Grant Recipients Congratulations to all of our 2021 grant recipients, and thank you so much … Continue reading →

GACF Accepting Grant Applications Through September 30 [Update: Closed]

Update: Applications for the 2020 GACF grant cycle were due by September 30, 2021, and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: Calling all nonprofits that make a difference in the Girard area: the Girard Area Community Foundation wants to help fund your project! Our grant application for 2021 will … Continue reading →

2020 GACF Grant Recipients Announced

Although we were unable to celebrate together at our annual grant reception, we are still very happy to announce that for 2020 GACF was able to award grants to 10 different organizations! The following groups received a combined total of $42,284 in grants for various projects that meet the requirements set forth by the GACF. … Continue reading →