by GHACF team | Feb 20, 2018 | Donor Impact Stories, Donors, Funds
The North Ottawa Wellness Foundation (NOW), a donor-advised fund of the GHACF, is dedicated to connecting our community members with research-based tools, tips, and strategies to minimize the unhealthy effects of stress on their physical, mental and emotional...
by GHACF team | Aug 22, 2017 | Donor Impact Stories, Donors, Economic & Community Betterment, Funds, Giving
If you live along the lakeshore, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Save the Catwalk campaign, but you may not know that there’s still time to donate to the cause. The community-led effort has included everything from pancake breakfasts and dunk tanks to...
by GHACF team | Jun 27, 2017 | Donor Impact Stories, Donors, Funds, Ways to Give
Donor Advised Funds are charitable accounts that enable families and individuals to philanthropically invest in the causes that they care about most. Debra and Robert Mann had a desire to help the community they love – that’s why they opened the Debra and Robert...
by GHACF team | Jun 4, 2017 | Donor Impact Stories, Donors, Funds
Carol and Winfield Hall were friends of the Foundation who supported many great community causes. One of the Hall’s passions was music, and another was their church. When Carol passed away, a portion of her estate was left to support the music department at the First...
by GHACF team | May 1, 2017 | Donor Impact Stories, Education, Scholarships, Youth Impact Stories
In our office, spring means one thing: Scholarship Season. Sure, there’s also high school graduation and end-of-school-year events, as well as grant applications and regular office work, but May is when we award our scholarships. One of our most prestigious is the...
