Gilchrist Foundation Helps Give New Life to Camp Joy Hollow

Camp Joy Hollow, located near Westfield, Iowa, has been a summer gathering place for girl scout troops since the 1970s. About a decade ago, the camp was facing financial uncertainty due to declining numbers but now it is poised to have a second life thanks to supporters like the Gilchrist Foundation.

Wildlife and ConservationErin SandageJune 1, 2023Wildlife

Gilchrist Supports the Wild Sheep Foundation

In the 1800s, bighorn sheep roamed freely across the plains and bluffs of western Nebraska. The panhandle area of Nebraska was home to a species of bighorn sheep known as Audubon’s bighorn sheep. But by the early 1900s, that subspecies was nearly extinct due to disease, habitat loss and hunting, according to the National Park Service. The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), headquartered in Bozeman, Mont., has been working for decades to change that and is getting closer thanks to organizations like the Gilchrist Foundation.

Wildlife and ConservationErin SandageJuly 1, 2022Wildlife

Gilchrist Supports Conservation Efforts Across the Midwest

Wildlife and conservation efforts were important to Jocelyn Gilchrist and her family, and today are just as important to the foundation she created. In 2021, the Gilchrist Foundation gave awards to many new organizations, including a handful that support wildlife habitats and the humane treatment of animals.

Wildlife and ConservationErin SandageMarch 1, 2022Conservation, Wildlife

The Gilchrist Foundation Awards For 2020

This year the Gilchrist Foundation awarded nearly $1.3 million in grants to Siouxland nonprofits with ties to the arts and public broadcasting, wildlife and conservation and disaster relief.

ChatterkickSeptember 1, 2020Nebraska, Iowa, Conservation, Wildlife, Nature, Nonprofit