Battle River Community Foundation board member Carol Rollheiser, left, presented a cheque to the Battle River Watershed Alliance’s executive director Catherine Peirce.

The Battle River Community Foundation awarded a $5,350 grant to the Battle River Watershed Alliance.

The grant will be used toward a program coordinator for policy. “We very much appreciate the funding. The funds have helped us advance our goal of working with landowners, community members, businesspeople, researchers and decision makers to protect our watersheds for future generations–thank you,” shared Catherine Peirce.

The grant is funded from income earned in the Agricore United Fund, Ken and Iris Drever 50th Anniversary Fund, Samm Family Fund, Erik and Gunvor Mygind Fund, and Grattidge Family Fund. These types of funds allow the Foundation board to match annual grant applicants with the interests’ donors wish to support.

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 is 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 $9,308,006 to support charitable activities in the Battle River Region.