WOW! Thank you so much to everyone for your generosity! We have received $7,190 in donations and $49,600 in conditional pledges for matching funds toward the GTA grant! Thank you all for your support! It is extremely encouraging to us as we establish Bear Canyon Farm.
Grant applications update
We are excited to share that we have completed and submitted the GTA grant application! The date for when we give our final oral presentation before finding out whether or not we get funding has been postponed from December to February 8th or 9th.
Also, another grant application was completed and submitted that is through the Annie’s food company. It gives a number of Grants for Gardens, offering $3,000 for new applicants! It funds schools who want to have gardens and incorporate them into their curriculum. We will also find out in February if our application made the cut, so stay tuned! We will keep you all posted on what we learn in February!
Tax exempt status approved
On October 24th our application was approved by the IRS for tax exempt status! Bear Canyon Farm is now an IRS-designated 501(c)3 organization. We are so thankful for how quickly our application was processed. All donations can now be made out directly to Bear Canyon Farm and will be tax deductible. At this time, please continue to send donations to the Mount Ellis Academy address until March, after the farm manager has moved there.