Originally posted to the web in News, on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:29 PM CST.
Organizations receive almost $350,000
The Wellik Foundation, a support organization of the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF), recently awarded $348,313 to Wickenburg organizations through a competitive grant process facilitated by ACF.
Grants were made to 13 qualified public charities or tax-supported public entities in Wickenburg. All grants distributed from the Wellik Foundation serve residents of Wickenburg and the vicinity.
The Wellik Foundation was established by the late Viola Wellik, who wanted to preserve the values and traditions of small-town culture in Wickenburg. In 1998, she established a support foundation at ACF to benefit the residents of her Wickenburg community and the surrounding area. Her bequest resulted in a significant philanthropic endowment - the Wellik Foundation, to ensure the community has a continuous source of funding to help address current and emerging community needs.
Wellik had many interests that included historic preservation, public art, education and child and youth development. In addition, preserving the area's ranching and mining heritage as well as the desert environment were important to her.
The 2005 Wellik Foundation grant recipients include:
€ Alzheimer's Association Desert Southwest Chapter, $2,500;
€ American Legion Post 12, $5,000;
€ Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, $5,000;
€ Friends of Music, $1,368;
€ Humane Society of Wicken- burg, $25,000;
€ Maricopa County Historical Society, dba Desert Caballeros Western Museum, $75,000;
€ Nature Conservancy of Arizona, $43,000;
€ Town of Wickenburg - Community Services Dept., $40,000;
€ Vulture Peak Middle School, $2,445;
€ Wickenburg Community Hospital, $40,000;
€ Wickenburg Community Service Corporation, $5,000;
€ Wickenburg Historical Preservation Society, $100,000;
€ Wickenburg R&R Respite Care, $4,000.
The Arizona Community Foundation is a statewide philanthropy with 11 affiliates that matches donor interests with community needs. Established in 1978, ACF has an endowment of more than $430 million and is made up of almost 800 charitable funds.
In 2004, ACF awarded $24.8 million in grants to other non-profit organizations. Areas of interest focus on children, youth and families, education, intergenerational programs, community development, arts and culture, and the environment.
For more information, visit the ACF Web site at www.azfoundation.org or call 602-381-1400.
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