The Battle River Community Foundation awarded a $1,050 grant to the Camrose Neighbor Aid Centre Inc. for the Camrose Food Bank. Battle River Community Foundation Director Ben Paulson presents the cheque to Jo-Anne Tweed, Program Director for Camrose Neighbor Aid Centre Inc.
This grant is from income earned by the Andreassen Family Fund, a Donor Advised Endowment Fund type which allows donors to make annual granting recommendations to the Foundation.
The Battle River Community Foundation exists to support organizations in East Central Alberta which benefit the local communities and have a positive impact on the future.
Grants from the Battle River Community Foundation are primarily made possible through the generosity of individual donors and organizations that have created endowment funds. The principal of these endowment funds are kept intact and the income is made available annually to support local projects and organizations.
Since it was founded in 1995, the Battle River Community Foundation has granted over $8,216,000 to support charitable activities in the Battle River Region.