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The Jonathan & Shari Fox Family Foundation board of directors announced $13,000 in grants for the foundation s 2020 grant award season.
The checks were to be mailed out right before Christmas, according to a Fox Foundation news release. The recipients were notified just before the end of the year.
The Fox Foundation board of directors reviewed grant applications in November. Foundation President Jonathan Fox said there was a very high caliber of grant requests. There are so many worthy causes with the nonprofits in Southeastern Colorado which do such great jobs to make our communities a better place to live, that it makes the decision-making process very difficult,” Fox said.