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The Dauphin and District Community Foundation (DDCF) has reached another milestone and has now raised $4,750,000.

Executive Director Kit Daley says there's a lot of excitement around the newest milestone, and it means they can give out even more money in grants. The foundation will be giving out over $140,000 in grants this year says Daley.

"Some of which has already been committed to Youth in Philanthropy and the Shane Allard Memorial Goalie Clinic, which leaves just over 67 thousand for each of our (two) intakes. In addition to that, we have over 30 thousand in scholarships, over 20 thousand in designated funds, plus we have our managed funds and our community funds, so this year we will be putting over 200 thousand dollars back into our community."

Daley says that their Spring Grant intake is now open until the end of February, and the amount they're able to give out in each intake has risen from just over $49,000 to over $67,000. The Online Grant Application can be found on the DDCF Website.

On top of their grants, the DDCF is one of the participating foundations across Canada taking part in the federal government Community Services Recovery Fund. The Fund is a collaboration between community foundations, Canadian Red Cross, and United Way Canada, to support community service organizations recovering from the pandemic.

"If you are a registered charity, a non-profit, or an indigenous governing body, and you're looking to adapt and modernize your internal processes, this might be an opportunity to receive funding to help."

Anyone looking for more information on the recovery fund can call the DDCF at 204-638-4598, or go to the Community Services Recovery Fund website.