This year the Foundation witnessed a 34% increase in the number of grant requests through its Community Grants Program.  The increased demand for funding from the Community Grants program combined with the need to address pressing issues in our community, necessitates the desire by The Longmont Community Foundation leaders to grow the foundation’s ability to provide assistance to nonprofits, now and for the future.  In October of 2009 the board launched the Founders' Challenge -- an aggressive effort to double The Foundation's assets – providing the ability to fund more requests in Longmont and the St. Vrain Valley.  "We need a broader base of support from the Longmont community to increase our distributions to the dozens and dozens of needs described in requests for grants this year, said Stow.  

Grant distributions from this year’s Community Grants program will occur at the foundation’s annual Grants Celebration Breakfast on April 9, 2010.