community foundation annual report

B LU E M O U N TA I N
COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION
ANNUAL REPORT
2015
Serving Donors. Strengthening Communities.
PRESIDENT’S
REPORT
Significant progress was made in
2014-2015 FY. I can attest to the continuation of the Community Foundation’s long tradition of excellence
in its Board of Trustees and governance. Governance and leadership
are critically important to any organization. Each BMCF Board Member
is deeply involved in the community
through serving on other nonprofit
organization boards, as members of
service clubs, through their businesses and as volunteers. In addition to Board meetings, every Trustee serves on at least one Board committee. Most
Board members have participated in other Community
Foundation activities along with staff such as attending
Gates Foundation meetings in Seattle, joining staff on site
visits and community meetings, and in myriad other ways.
The Board and staff work together as a team for the good of
our communities.
The list of accomplishments of the
Community Foundation last year included several changes in its governance. Last year the Board affirmed
new mission and vision statements,
articulated basic values to guide our
work and created two new Board
committees – Development and Marketing and the Farm Committee. In
addition, we conducted a search for
a new auditing firm and after sorting
through five very competitive bids,
we decided to remain with Cordell, Neher & Company,
PLLC of Wenatchee, our long-time auditor.
Calendar year 2015 is my last year on the Community
Foundation Board of Trustees. After nine years, the last
two of them as President, I can truly say this has been a
meaningful, interesting and enriching experience.
CONTENTS
GIFTS & FUNDS
GRANTS & SCHOL ARSHIPS
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EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
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GIFTS TO THE FOUNDATION
8 FOUNDATION FUNDS
8 COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS
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FIRST FRUITS FUND
GRANT AWARDS
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STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
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FOUNDATION FUNDS
15 ADVI SED DESI GNATED F UNDS
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HARD WORK PAYS OFF
ERIKA IBARRA-PEREZ
15 AGENCY ENDOWMENT F UNDS
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HEALTH CENTER
17 FI ELD OF I NTEREST FU NDS
16 DESI GNATED FUNDS
17 DI SCRETI ONARY FUNDS
17 DONOR ADVI SED FUN DS
17 SCHOLARSHI P FUNDS
18 SPLI T I NTEREST FUNDS
18 SUSTAI NI NG ENDOWMENT F UNDS
CRAIG SIEVERTSEN
President
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DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Executive Director’s
B LU E M O U N TA I N
REPORT
COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION
CRAIG SIEVERTSEN
PRESIDENT
VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chair ANNE-MARIE ZELL SCHWERIN
TOM SAWATZKI
CRAIG SIEVERTSEN
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Vice President NORM PASSMORE
Secretary SHERILEE COFFEY
Treasurer SHANNON BERGEVIN
DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING COMMITTEE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chair SHANNON BERGEVIN
SHERILEE COFFEY
MINDY NELSON
GARY PONTI
TONY BILLINGSLEY
SANDI BLACKABY
CHRIS DRABEK
TIM KENNEDY
KEVIN MICHELSON
MINDY NELSON
ANNE WALSH
ANNE-MARIE ZELL SCHWERIN
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Chair NORM PASSMORE
CRAIG SIEVERTSEN
What do we mean by “significant progress?” Here are a few of the significant accomplishments of 2014-2015 FY: A new software system that saves $1,000 a month
in operating costs, a new online application process that makes our scholarships and
grants more accessible, the launch of a new website, a new bimonthly column about
the Community Foundation and philanthropy in the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, and
renewal of the First Fruits grant from Vista Hermosa Foundation–the charitable arm of
Broetje Orchards. This $100,000 grant was re-granted to local nonprofit organizations.
We also reached out to the communities in Garfield and Umatilla counties, establishing new funds, donors, grants and scholarships. Last year the Puget Sound Energy
Lower Snake River Habitat Fund made its first grant for habitat in Garfield County.
$10,000 was recommended by the local grant selection committee and approved by the
BMCF board.
BMCF served as fiscal sponsor to the Walla Walla Pickleball Association for six new
pickleball courts in Pioneer Park in Walla Walla. This amazing group of volunteers
raised $127,000 in six months! Serving as a fiscal sponsor is one of many services the
Community Foundation offers.
We are so grateful for the support of our community and the ability to be part of its
betterment.
KARI ISAACSON
Executive Director
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Chair ANNE-MARIE ZELL SCHWERIN
LLOYD BAKER
PETER HARVEY
JAMES HAYNER
KEVIN MICHELSON
MARK SHERRY
STAFF
Executive Director KARI ISAACSON
Director of Finance JOAN CONSANI
Finance Assistant LEAH MALDONADO
Donor Services Associate CASEY RICHARDS-MOLLER
PAST PRESIDENTS
FRANKLIN B. “PETE” HANSON
ARTHUR H. GRIFF
L. E. KEILER
GARY SIRMON
TOM BAKER
MARK C. GRAVES
THOMAS K. BAFFNEY
W. W. “PETE” PEERY
JACK L. BARGA
JOHN M. REESE
JANE A. KREITZBERG
ELLEN L. WOLF
JAMES HOBKIRK
PETER W. HARVEY
MARK THOMPSON
DAN REID
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Chair TONY BILLINGSLEY
SHANNON BERGEVIN
KIM BOGGS
JOHN REESE
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Chair SHERILEE COFFEY
JEAN “PUNKEY” ADAMS
SANDI BLACKABY
LINDA BYERLEY
CHRIS DRABEK
SERGIO HERNANDEZ
TIM KENNEDY
LAURE QUARESMA
JEANNE RUECKER
FARM COMMITTEE
Chair CRAIG SIEVERTSEN
HAROLD COCHRAN
DAVE GORDON
MARK SHERRY
SUMMIT SOCIETY
The Summit Society recognizes individuals
and couples who have named Blue Mountain
Community Foundation as the beneficiary of
any type of planned or deferred gift, including
bequests. The purpose of the society is to thank
those who have made these gifts as well as to
encourage and inspire others to do the same.
LEONARD & LESLIE BROWN
JACK & PAT COBB
DUANE & MARYANN COLE
EARL & JANE FERGUSON
MIKE & SUE GILLESPIE
PETER & KRISTEN HARVEY
Dr. ELLEN WOLF & JIM HEALY
MIKE & LINDA HOWELL
BOB & DEE JACKSON
JAMIE & BECKY KENNEDY
LAWSON & CYNDY KNIGHT
SUSAN & JIM NEWTON
KEITH & RHONDA OLSON
MARY PHILLIPS
JOHN & ELAINE REESE
THERESA ANNE REGIMBAL
RICHARD & RUTH THOMASSEN
JO WINN
HANK & CATHERINE WORDEN
FRANCES YELLIOTT
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION*
ASSETS
2014
Cash & Cash Equivalents
Investments
Grants & Pledges Receivable
Other Assets
2013
$1,411,823
$35.736.427
$57,000
$17,398
$1,159,495
$37,398,977
$12,370
$9,250
$37,222,648
$38,580,092
$383,182
$9,477
$7,607,101
$893,502
$423,467
$22,648
$7,467,195
$946,652
$8,892,208
$8,859,962
Total Unrestricted
$323,920
$152,973
$796,387
$308,512
$1,581,792
$156,470
$81,003
$899,587
$1,033,823
$2,170,883
Sustaining Endowments
Field of Interest
Donor Advised
Scholarship
Designated
Split-Interest
Total Temporarily Restricted
$90,376
$8,028,796
$595,211
$6,950,474
$10,335,105
$748,687
$26,748,648
$50,542
$7,246,141
$624,542
$7,781,058
$11,099,335
$747,629
$27,549,247
$28,330,440
$29,720,130
$37,222,648
$38,580,092
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Grants & Scholarships Payable
Other Liabilities
Funds Held on Behalf of Others
Split-Interest Agreements
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
Administrative
Donor Advised
Sustaining Endowments
Discretionary
Temporarily Restricted
TOTAL NET ASSETS
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
* Unaudited. Final audit available at www.bluemountainfoundation.org/about-us/finances/investment-policy-and-reports
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Hard Work Pays Off
Erika Ibarra-Perez, of Walla Walla, began her Freshman year at Washington State University the Fall of 2015. She plans to major in Chinese and Global Politics and hopes to one day
work at the United Nations. If one learned English in three years as a teenager, majoring in
Chinese doesn’t seem so difficult!
When Erika moved to Walla Walla, at the age of 14, she did not speak English. She struggled to adjust to school. Thanks to the support and assistance she received from teachers and
aides, she earned her high school diploma.
Although Erika received several scholarships for tuition, including one from Blue Mountain
Community Foundation, she needed to cover living expenses for her Freshman year. Throughout the summer, Erika arose between 3:00-4:00 a.m., six days a week, to harvest cherries,
apples, and grapes. The very hot summer of 2015 was particularly tough on people harvesting
in the Walla Walla Valley.
We are proud that Blue Mountain Community Foundation is part of Erika’s bright future
due to the many kind and generous people who made the scholarship possible.
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Gifts to the Foundation
Gifts to the Foundation
BMCF ADMINISTRATIVE FUND
ARTS & CULTURE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND
Punkey Adams
Tom and Jane Baffney
Lloyd and Heidi Baker
Sherry Chew
In memory of Leo Goebel
Jack and Mary Barga
Muriel Bott
In memory of Dr. R.J. Weiland Jr.
Jon and Wendye Bren
Michael and Sandra Buckley
Sandra Cannon
David and Lou Ann Casper
Martin and Megan Clubb
Carla Cunha
Wayne Fondahn
Gene and Nadine Gerkey
In memory of Ruth Cundiff
Arthur & Norma Griff
David Griffith
Jim and Pam Hayner
Daniel and Kathie Hess
Craig and Maureen Homchick
Dr. James Johnson
Daniel and Linda Johnson
Jeff and Jane Kreitzberg
Stan and Corliss Ledington
Steve and Patricia Malcom
Joanne Martin
Mitch and Casey Moller
In honor of Brad and Lisa Richards
Karen Morton
In memory of Scott Bayne
Steven Moss
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Vera Perry
Jim Peterson
Helen Logan-Schneider and Edward Schneider
Anne-Marie Zell Schwerin and Don Schwerin
In honor of Mike and Sue Gillespie
Christopher Shepley
Craig and Julie Sievertsen
The Sherwood Trust
JL Stubblefield Trust
Bill and Marian Taylor
Mark and Joan Vanmatre
Darrel and Alice Walters
Dr. Bob and Nancy Withycombe
Helen Logan-Schneider
The Jensen Family Fund
Larry Hoof and Kathy Foster
Carol and Jim Peterson Family Fund
BASIC NEEDS COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND
Helen Logan-Schneider
Jerold Kaman
Steven and Debbie Frol
Bud and Patty Waggoner
Anonymous
EDUCATION COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND
The Jensen Family Fund
Richard and Mary Sundberg
Carol and Jim Peterson Family Fund
Dale and LaDessa Smelcer
HEALTH & WELLNESS COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND
Helen Logan-Schneider
The Jensen Family Fund
Sherilee Coffey
Anonymous
ALTHADEL BEAMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION FUND
In Memory of Miriam Johns:
David and Virginia Lindberg
Barbara Palmer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CAROL AND JIM PETERSON FAMILY FUND
Jim Peterson
ANN WEATHERILL MEMORIAL ADVISED FUND
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH DESIGNATED FUND
Wheatland Wheelers Bicycling Club
Dick and Norma Hanson
Alan Feistner
BAKER MUDD NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Tom and Anita Baker
In memory of:
Bill Asbury
Jean Beechinor
Arvilla Katsel Cyr
John Delp
Barbara Dodd
Bernard Donnelly
Adele Ferguson
Rocco Francesco
Robert Frink
Steve Hayner
Tom Hiatt
Ron Hoffman
Vern Kegley
Pete Kinder
Dorothy Knowles
Fred Laeger
Bob Lee
Dale McKinley
Ruth Mings
Pat Minnich
Karen Mohney
Richard Naumann
Virginia Neace
Carol Patton
Dick Pelo
Margaret Picton
Stan Pierson
Charlotte Saul
Lois Skiles
Kenneth Smith
Ivan L. White
Jack Williams
Mary Arlend Woodward
CHRISTIAN AID CENTER BUILDING EXPANSION FUND
Christian Aid Center
COLLIN SNIDER FIREFIGHTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
William & Jacqueline Gentry
DAYTON/COLUMBIA COUNTY WASHINGTON FUND
Chad and Darlene Broughton
Broughton Land Co.
The Oregon Community Foundation
DIXIE CEMETERY FUND
Dixie Cemetery Association
Chuck and Jeanie Fulton
Dean Gerling and Kathleen Price-Gerling
Connie Gwinn
In memory of Thomas Lamb
K-FARMS, INC
Ed and Judy Townsend
DOROTHY HOCKETT KAPPA ALPHA THETA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
John and Shauna Lilly Bogley
Greg and Linda Brown
Curtis and Dorothy Hockett
Linda Moats
DOS RIOS FUND
John Jamison and Katherine Wildermuth
Earl Brown & Sons Fund
Earl Brown & Sons, Inc.
FIRST FRUITS FUND
Vista Hermosa Foundation
GARFIELD COUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATION FUND
Gary and Chris Houser
In Memory of R.J. Weiland Jr – MD
Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation
BETA THETA PI SCHOLARSHIP FUND
G.G. and Patricia Gose
GARFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT ENDOWMENT
BETTY RAE AND LUETTA ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Garfield County Hospital District No. 1
Haley Grunhurd
Robert Turner
Robert and Sydney Rupar
In Memory of Doris Ann Wolf:
Muriel Bott
Betty Capwell
Larry and Barbara De Herrera
Luetta Anderson
DOROTHY BJORKLUND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Ken and Dorothy Bjorklund
Ken and Dorothy Bjorklund Family Fund
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Gifts to the Foundation
Jerald Liskey
Thomas and Candace Maroldo
Providence Health & Services
The Wujek Family
GARFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT ENDOWMENT (CONT.)
Brady and Bette Franklin
Brad and Lisa Gingerich
Betty Greenwell
Dorothy Kausche
Larry and Nelda Koller (LNK Farms)
Bruce and Sally Konen
Lyle and Judy Landkammer
Dick & Jacquelyn Lloyd
Lois Long
Dave McBrearty
Sandra Powell
Dirk and Sarah Sundt
PICKLEBALL IN THE PARK
Anthony and Susan Anfinson
Penny Bingham
Clara and Art Bald Trust
Jon & Wendye Bren
Casey Casebolt
Shelia Coe
Jane E. Coffey
Columbia Rural Electric Association-Dayton
Cost Less Carpet
Ted and Laura Cummings
Eastern Washington Dermatology
Steve and Johanne Dyerly
Eagle Fence of Walla Walla LLC
Bryan Eggart
Mary Garner Esary Trust
Mel & Mike Gammond
Dave Gibson
Tim & Connie Gleason
Leon Gordon
David and Theresa Hampson
Linda McKinney Herbert
Dean and Judy Hilliard
Gary Hultman
Phillip and Nancy Kress
Edith Mailolo
Paul and Joan McLain
Bruce and Kathleen Murr
Ronald and Connie Zigler
Tom and Sandi Madsen
Norm and Virginia McKibben
Mike and Margy Monahan
Andrew and Amy Myers
Nelson Irrigation Corporation
Terri and John Norwick
Patrick O’Connor
Dr. & Mrs. Reuben Ojeda
Stacia Peterson
Providence Health & Services
Raymond Designs
Marge & Bill Reed
Craig Richards
James Robles
Tracey Thompson
United Way of Walla Walla
Ronald Urban
Wheatland Village
YMCA
Anonymous
JIM KIBLER AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP
Doug and Karen Brown
Kibler Farming, Inc.
In Memory of Douglas L. Heimgartner
JOHN W. MCGILLIS JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Jack McGillis
Ivan O’Neill
Tom Sawatzki
GARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK MAINTENANCE FUND
KEGLEY-MAYO MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND
Bart and Karen Nelson
Good Samaritan Ministries
Charles and Norma Austin
Bernice Mock
Pete and Dolores Peery
HEALTHY COMMUNITY FUND
KEN AND DOROTHY BJORKLUND FAMILY FUND
The Sherwood Trust
The Seattle Foundation
Ken and Dorothy Bjorklund
GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRIES ENDOWMENT FUND
MARY MAYBERRY ORCHARD NURSING HERITAGE FUND
Fort Walla Walla Museum WW Valley Historical Society
MARY N KOCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
James and Catherine Barrett
Leonard and Leslie Brown
Beth Call
Jean Carney
Michelle Conner
Sonia Schmitt
Salon W
KENNETH GARNER NON-ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
HEVEL WAITSBURG FUND
Kenneth Garner Life Insurance Trust
Laura Jean Hevel
LARRY & CLAIRE SIEGEL FAMILY FUND
HEVEL WAITSBURG SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Larry and Claire Siegel
S. Roger and Laura Jean Hevel
In memory of Virginia Neace
LARRY HOOF AND KATHY FOSTER FUND
Larry Hoof and Kathy Foster
HOMER I. AND PERSEPHONE B. WATTS MEMORIAL FUND
U.S. Bank-The Private Client Reserve
LARRY JAY BRITTAIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Carol Brittain
Shirley and Ricky Davis
Randy Gust
John and Judith Hofman
Gordon and Lois Huesby
David and Desiree Koehler
Lee and Debbie Koehler
S. McKee
Jean McKinley
Wilber and Karen Pribilsky
Doug and Malinda Saturno
Randal Taylor
Douglas F. Walters
Anonymous
INK OUT FUND
Walla Walla General Hospital
JACK YANTIS INTEGRATIVE ARTS IN CLASSROOM FUND
Leonard and Leslie Brown
In memory of:
Mollie Monahan
Fern Tash
Ivan Wheeler
JAMES MCCLELLAN ANNUAL LECTURE FUND
Carole Alexander
Bruce and Kay Barga
McClellan Family LLC
In Memory of Dr. James E McClellan
Regan and Lodi McClellan
Rose Anne McClellan
Computer Data Service
Frederick Field
Mike and Sue Gillespie
Linda Herbert
In Memory of Carol Mason RN
Ken and Julie Isaacs
Robert Arnold Johnson & Susan Eileen Pickett
LARSON FAMILY FUND
Barbara Larson
Marian Larson
LILLIE RICE CENTER ENDOWMENT FUND
Lillie Rice Center, Inc.
MARY JANE AYLWARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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James Aylward
In Memory of Mary Jane Aylward
MARYLOU AND VERNON KEGLEY ENDOWMENT FUND
In Memory of Vernon Kegley:
Richard & Carol Collum
James and Gayl Ruff
Anonymous
Chuck and Jane Drabek
Yancey and LaVonne Reser
MCJUNKIN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Anita McJunkin
MIKE AND SUE GILLESPIE FAMILY FUND
Mike Gillespie
Sue Gillespie
MISSY O. PETERSON ENDOWMENT FUND
Books for Babes
MORASCH FAMILY FUND
Isaacs & Associates Inc.
NEACE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
John Neace
PHOENIX FUND
Anonymous
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Gifts to the Foundation
Gifts to the Foundation
WAITSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
POMEROY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Rodney Kimble
Waitsburg High School Alumni Association
In Memory of Karen Huwe Mohney:
Jeff Broom
Mary Phillips
Wes & Katie Leid
Linda McKinney Herbert
Glenn and Sally Baker
In Memory of Beth Lloyd Tietjan
Jeff and Gayle Broom
Robert Jr. and Leslie Danforth
In Memory of Laurette McCaw
Janice Eastman
In Memory of:
Joe Abbey
Elizabeth Danielson Abbey
Velma Baxter Auer
Beth Lloyd Tietjen
John Lloyd
Albert Lloyd
Dorothy Baxter Lloyd
Bettie Lloyd Chase
Helen Lloyd Shaffner
George M. Lloyd II
Jim Leid
Wes & Katie Leid
Marvin Lloyd Memorial Fund
Mary Phillips
In Memory of:
Arvilla May Katsel
Elena Perry
Cindy Downing Sonenthal
POMEROY-GARFIELD COUNTY WASHINGTON FUND
The Seattle Foundation
Butch and Cindy Klaveano
ROTARY CLUB OF WALLA WALLA DON SHERWOOD ENDOWMENT
FUND
Rotary Club of Walla Walla
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
STEVEN MOSS ENDOWMENT FUND
Blue Mountain Action Council
WA State Community Action Partnership
SUSTAINING BMCF ENDOWMENT FUND
John and Elaine Reese
Peter and Kristen Harvey
Jim and Pat Hobkirk
Dennis and Laura Rea
Byerley Farm, Inc.
Bonnie and Clifford Braden Foundation
THE JENSEN FAMILY FUND
The Jensen Family Trust
THE MULKERIN FAMILY FUND
Judy Mulkerin
TOUCHET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Touchet Educational Foundation
WALLA WALLA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND (CONT.)
WALLA WALLA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND
Walla Walla Presbyterian Church
TOUCHET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION-DAVE REPPE FUND
Touchet Educational Foundation
WALLA WALLA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of Class of 1962:
Sandra Conlee
Kathryn Habedank
Marilyn Klock
Boni Merrill
In Honor of the Class of 1964:
Sandra Mattingly
WA-HI Class of 1959:
Susan Anderson
Robert and Betty Bakie
T. L. and B. D. Bennington
Dale Bethel
Russ and Maryann Byerley
Anonymous
Sandra Conlee
In Honor of Bob Yenney
TOUCHET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION-GUN CLUB FUND
Touchet Educational Foundation
TOUCHET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONHELEN DURFEE MEMORIAL FUND FOR EDUCATION
Touchet Educational Foundation
TOUCHET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONMCCUBBINS FAMILY MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Touchet Educational Foundation
UMAPINE YOUTH FUND
Gary and Cindy Key
Opal Wallace
Umapine Seventh-Day Adventist Church
WATTS FUND FOR GEM THEATRE
Susan and William Cornelius
Geraldine Cramer
Geraldine and W Cramer
In Memory of Zania Marie Schmidt-Class of 1962
John Cranor
Tom Drumheller
Charlotte Frederking
Neil and Katherine Geitner
Keith and Carol Gradwohl
Kathryn Habedank
Janet McCabe Harrington
Kristian Hedine
Carol Hill
Judy Holloway
Sandra Hopson
Eleanor Howells
Bruce Hunt
Alan Krebs
Garth and Mary Lindsey
Boni Merrill
Marylyn Patton
George and Wilma Penner
Ted and Patty Reid
In Honor of Jerry Zahl
Tristan Renz
Susan Rippet
Donald and Toshiko Salsberry
In Honor of Bob Ahsmush
Henry and Nancy Sauer
Richard and Kay Schisler
Keith Van Scotter
Dr. Christian and Patti Tiemeyer
Patricia Webster
Diana Weis
Peggy Anderson Wiggum
Jane and Donald Wilkins
Kathryn Zahl
Jerry and Kathryn Zahl
In Memory of:
Connie Johnson
Dick Pelo
In Honor of Ron Esselstyn and all who served in Vietnam
Homer I. and Persephone B. Watts Memorial Fund
Ken & Dorothy Bjorklund
WATTS/FS LEGROW LIBRARY FUND
Homer I. and Persephone B. Watts Memorial Fund
WHITMAN MISSION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE FUND
Whitman Mission
WILLIAMS FAMILY TRUST
Bob Williams
In Memory of:
Lenore Herman
Sally Hooker
Jack Sutherland
Lloyd’s Insurance
WINSTON AND VIRGINIA HEACOCK SUSTAINING ENDOWMENT FUND
Virginia Heacock
WOLF HEALY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Dr. Ellen Wolf and Jim Healy
WALLA WALLA-COLUMBIA SCHOOL RETIREES ASSOCIATION FUND
Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association
WALT ROLOFF SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Helen Adams
In Memory of Mollie Monahan
David and Vicki Lee
In Memory of John Thrasher
WARD & VERA HOSKINS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Elizabeth Ankeny Testamentary Trust
Rebecca Wood
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Foundation Funds
ADVISED DESIGNATED FUNDS
AGENCY ENDOWMENT FUNDS (CONT.)
These funds allow fund advisors to recommend grants to charitable
organizations which address the issues and needs they care about most.
Althadel Beamer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Donald Duncan Memorial Fund
Williams Family Trust
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Scholarship Fund
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Collier Camp Cross Endowment Fund
Ralph and Bunny Stevens Capital Maintenance Fund
Touchet Educational Foundation
Mary O. & Alvin Adams Endowment
Eileen Collier Fund
Helen Durfee Memorial Fund for Education
Gun Club Fund
Oscar Ferrians Alumni Scholarship Fund
McCubbins Family Medical Scholarship Fund
Dave Reppe Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund
Waitsburg Presbyterian Church
Bickelhaupt Fund
Endowment Fund
Memorials Fund
Reserves Fund
Scholarship Fund
Walla Walla 4H Leaders’ Council Endowment Fund
Walla Walla Community College Foundation Fund
Walla Walla Community Hospice Endowment Fund
Walla Walla Exchange Club Endowment Fund
Walla Walla General Hospital Library and Education Fund
Walla Walla Presbyterian Church
Endowment Fund
Special Projects Fund
Walla Walla Senior Citizens Center Endowment Fund
Walla Walla Symphony Endowment Fund
Walla Walla University Student Aid Fund
Washington Odd Fellows Home Fund
Whitman Mission National Historic Site Fund
YWCA of Walla Walla Endowment Fund
AGENCY ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Improving the Health of Our Youth
Now beginning its 7th year, the Health Center at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla
addresses the health concerns of nearly 30% of Lincoln students. This year the program
was expanded to meet the mental health needs of the students and families of Blue Ridge
Elementary School. A grant from Blue Mountain Community
“It’s wonderful to have a place where it feels
Foundation helped make this expansion possible. Three menlike home, with doctors who love and care
tal health counselors are now located at the school, and immeabout you–where you are not just a number.”
diately began working with families.
One four-year-old preschooler had suffered from angry outbursts, and staff was at a loss as
to how to help. She would hit and kick other children and even teachers. After play therapy sessions with a Health Center counselor and her mother, she became calmer in school
and happier at home. She and her mother make use of the techniques learned in
counseling and remind each other about
ways to calm down. “Now,” her mother
says, “my daughter loves being able to
remind me to take a big breath, just like
her counselor taught her to.”
Funds established by a non-profit organization to provide ongoing
financial support for the agency or a special project of the agency.
Carson Akre Endowment Fund
Luetta Anderson Endowment Fund FBO Pioneer UMC
Athena Library Friends Association Building Reserve Fund
Athena Civic Memorial Endowment Fund
Blue Mountain Heart to Heart Endowment Fund
Bruce House Museum Reserves Fund
Christian Aid Center
Board Operating Reserves Fund
Building Expansion Fund
Endowment Fund
Bill Roach Endowment Fund
Christ Lutheran Church Fund
Columbia County Hospital District Fund
Dayton Historical Depot Society, Inc., Endowment Fund
Downtown Walla Walla Foundation Endowment Fund
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Capital Improvement Fund
Christina Eggers Fund
Foundation Endowment Fund
Cindy Norby Library Fund
Rodger Paetel Memorial Scholarship Fund
First Congregational Church
Endowment Fund
Memorials Fund
Marcus Whitman House Proceeds
Fort Walla Walla Museum Building Reserve Fund
Friends of Children of Walla Walla Endowment Fund
Friends of Fort Walla Walla Endowment Fund
Friends of the Library of Walla Walla
Endowment Fund
Ruth Salnitzki Fund
Frontier Days Foundation Fund
Good Samaritan Ministries Endowment Fund
Helpline Endowment Fund
Italian Farmstead Endowment Fund
The Kids’ Place Endowment Fund
Kirkman House Endowment Fund
Camp Kiwanis Foundation Fund
Lillie Rice Center Endowment Fund
Little Theatre of Walla Walla Endowment Fund
Mary Mayberry Orchard Nursing Heritage Fund
Pavilion Preservation Foundation Fund
George Peery Cemetery Association Endowment Fund
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and Northern Idaho Fund
Providence St. Mary Medical Center Endowment Fund
Rogers Adventist School Worthy Student Endowment Fund
Rotary Club of Walla Walla Don Sherwood Endowment Fund
DESIGNATED FUNDS
Endowment funds established by a donor for the benefit of a specific
nonprofit or charity.
Anderson Family Endowment Fund
Anonymous Fund № 6
Archer Ranch Fund FBO Dayton Columbia County Fund
Gordon and Edna Arthurs Fund
Parker Barrett Testamentary Trust FBO Pioneer Methodist Church
Beta Theta Pi Scholarship Fund
Blue Mountain Humane Society Endowment Fund
Booker Annex Nursing Home Endowment Fund
Boy Scout Trust Fund
Lester M. Bruce Memorial Fund
Christ Lutheran Church Designated Fund
Columbia County Ambulance Endowment
Peggy Cummins Memorial Endowment for Carnegie Center Fund
Dayton Cemetery Endowment
Dayton Great Strides Award Fund
Dixie Cemetery Fund
Karen J. Earle Endowment Fund
Elks Lodge № 287 Endowment Fund
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Designated Fund
Endowment for Strings
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Foundation Funds
Foundation Funds
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
DESIGNATED FUNDS (CONT.)
Funds that broadly support the well-being and vitality of the Blue Mountain area and its residents - grants are made to organizations through the
Foundation’s Discretionary Grants Program.
Eileen Cummins Collier Fund
Frances Edmonson Fund
Velma W. Egan Fund
Healthy Community Fund
Claudina Keen Trust Fund
Frank & Sally Mitchell Fund
Clarence B. Smith Discretionary Fund
Larry and Debora Zalaznik Endowment Fund
William E. and Mary G. Falconer Designated Fund
Jean Ferguson Endowment Fund FBO Carnegie Art Center
Earl and Jane Ferguson Endowment Fund
Frazier Farmstead Museum Endowment Fund
Friends of Dayton Memorial Library Endowment
Friends of the Waitsburg Pool Fund
Pierre & Margaret Ganguet Fund
Garfield County Hospital District Endowment*
Kenneth Garner Designated Fund FBO Pioneer Methodist Church
Garrison Middle School Track Maintenance Fund
Goodwill Industries of Walla Walla Endowment Fund
Ora V. & E. Frances Grubbe Endowment Fund
Hardy E. Hamm (Friends of Dayton Library) Fund
Herring House Endowment Fund
Hevel Waitsburg Fund
Dorothy Hockett Kappa Alpha Theta Scholarship Fund
Johnson/Lehmann Junior Club Scholarship Fund
Marylou and Vernon Kegley Endowment Fund
Kegley-Mayo Memorial Endowment Fund FBO First Presbyterian
Kessler Anderson Endowment Fund
Friends of Sheldon King Fund
James N. Lamar Foundation Designated Fund
Anna Magallon Fund
Darrel and Nadine Marks Memorial Fund
Charles McClune Endowment Fund
Lee and Mary McMurtrey Fund
Betty C. Medlar Memorial Scholarship Fund
Steven Moss Endowment Fund*
Pete and Dolores Peery Designated Endowment Fund
Pete and Dolores Peery Student Scholarship & Loan Fund
Peterson Fund FBO Walla Walla Valley Historical Society
Missy O. Peterson Endowment Fund FBO Books for Babes
Pioneer United Methodist Church Capital Projects Endowment Fund
Project Read Endowment Fund
Providence St. Mary Regional Cancer Center Endowment
Clarence B. Smith Fund
Freeman Cornwall Smitten Fund FBO St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Chester Steen Fund FBO Christian Aid Center
Norah Timm Charitable Fund
Donna Underman Humane Society Endowment Fund
Peter Venneri Youth Scholarship Fund
Walla Walla Credit Bureau FBO United Way of Walla Walla
Walla Walla Sheltered Workshops Fund
Walla Walla Valley Academy
Lodge Endowment Fund
Physical Education Endowment Fund
Scholarship Fund
Worthy Student Fund
Watts Fund for Gem Theatre*
Watts/FS LeGrow Library Fund
Nels Winter Park Manor Memorial Trust
Marion S. White Fund
Wolf Healy Scholarship Fund
YMCA Endowment Fund
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
These funds allow fund advisors to recommend grants to charitable
organizations which address the issues and needs they care about most.
Ken and Dorothy Bjorklund Family Fund
Earl Brown & Sons
Dos Rios Fund
Mike and Sue Gillespie Family Fund
God’s Gift Fund
Cecil & Verdie Hart Fund
Larry Hoof and Kathy Foster Fund
Leonard & Shirley Isaacs Fund
The Jensen Family Fund
Larson Family Fund*
The Markham-Banks Fund
Morasch Family Fund
The Mulkerin Family Fund
Keith and Rhonda Olson Endowment Fund
Passmore Family Fund
Carol and Jim Peterson Family Fund
Phoenix Fund*
John and Elaine Reese Family Fund
Larry & Claire Siegel Family Fund
Ruth and Dick Thomassen Fund
Homer I. and Persephone B. Watts Memorial Fund
Wolf Healy Family Fund
Wujek Family Fund
FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS
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Funds established by donors who have identified a cause, category or
interest, or a geographic area they wish to support, leaving selection of
grants to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
Arts & Culture Community Impact Fund
David Bashore Relief Fund
Basic Needs Community Impact Fund
Paul Bjorklund Firefighter Development Fund
Earl and Lucille Blake Endowment Fund
Carnegie Center Fund for the Arts
Cystic Fibrosis Endowment Fund
Dayton/Columbia County Washington Fund
Economy Community Impact Fund
Education Community Impact Fund
Chas.E. Elliott Charitable Fund
Environment Community Impact Fund
First Fruits Fund
*denotes a new fund
Dayl & Doris Graves Scholarship Fund
FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS (CONT.)
Margaret A. Ganguet Charitable Trust
Garfield County Health Foundation Fund
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Fund
Gillespie Teacher Development Fund
Health & Wellness Community Impact Fund
Ink Out Fund
Ann P. Kibler Memorial Fund for Developmentally Disabled Citizens
Deloris Dickenson King Memorial Fund
Ed and Gloria Lawrence Fund for Music and the Arts
James McClellan Annual Lecture Fund
Neighborhoods & Communities Impact Fund
Louis B. and Genevieve P. Perry Fund
Pickleball In The Park*
Pomeroy-Garfield County Washington Fund
Puget Sound Energy Lower Snake River Wind Habitat Project Fund
Donald C. & Ruth F. Roff Fund
Umapine Youth Fund*
Donna Underman Fund
Walla Walla Valley Care Net Fund
Ann Weatherill Memorial Advised Fund
Jack Yantis Integrative Arts in Classroom Fund
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS (CONT.)
Katherine Guinn Memorial Scholarship Fund
William & Delora Harpe Scholarship Fund
Hevel Waitsburg Scholarship Fund
Ward & Vera Hoskins Memorial Scholarship Fund
John Israel Scholarship Trust Fund
Marilyn Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Wesley D. Kessler Class of 1927 Scholarship Fund
Jim Kibler Agriculture Scholarship
Mary N. Koch Memorial Scholarship Fund
Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund
James N. Lamar Foundation Scholarship Fund
Jack McDonald Memorial Scholarship
John W. McGillis Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
McJunkin Family Scholarship Fund
Charlotte Mikkelson Scholarship Fund
Neace Family Scholarship Fund
Northwest Grain Growers Robert Abbey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Prescott Presbyterian Church Capital Scholarship Fund
Walt Roloff Scholarship Fund
Lawrence and Margaret Slater Scholarship Fund
Collin Snider Firefighter Scholarship Fund
Tichi-Groom Scholarship Fund
Ann Weatherill Memorial Scholarship Fund
O. A. & Marion S. White 4-H Scholarship Fund
Waitsburg High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association Fund
Walla Walla Public High Schools Scholarship Fund
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Scholarships may support any level of education and can be directed
toward students who attended a particular school, studying a particular
field, or coming from a particular geographic area.
Betty Rae and Luetta Anderson Scholarship Fund
Anderson Family Scholarship Fund
Archer Ranch Scholarship Fund
Mary Jane Aylward Memorial Scholarship Fund*
Baker Mudd Nursing Scholarship Fund
Bayne Family Scholarship Fund
Ralph R. Bennett & Mary Ellen Bennett Scholarship Fund
Benton City Wranglers Educational Trust
Ted Berry Memorial Scholarship
Dorothy Bjorklund Scholarship Fund*
Paul Bjorklund Memorial Scholarship Fund
Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund
Larry Jay Brittain Memorial Scholarship Fund
Bob and Eleanor Burgess Scholarship Fund
Howard & Pearl Burgess Scholarship Fund
Clarkston High School Memorial Scholarship Fund
Terry Copple Scholarship Fund
Bobby Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kenneth M. Dean - Quixote Fund
John Eagon Scholar-Athlete Award Fund
T.B. Elliott Student Scholarship & Loan Fund
Ralph and Elsa Emigh Scholarship Fund
William E. and Mary G. Falconer Scholarship Fund
Keith P. and Helen C. Fenner Scholarship Fund
Earl and Jane Ferguson Scholarship Fund
Edward F. Fields Memorial Scholarship Fund
Fix Scholarship Fund
Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund
Kenneth Garner Non-Endowed Scholarship Fund
SPLIT INTEREST FUND
Robert W. Jackson & Dolores Jackson Charitable Remainder Unitrust
Robert Jackson & Dolores Jackson Flip Charitable Remainder Unitrust
James B. Owsley Charitable Remainder Unitrist
Kathleen M. Owsley Charitable Remainder Unitrust
Richard S. and Vera T. Perry Charitable Remainder Unitrust
SUSTAINING ENDOWMENT FUND
Funds that support the operations of Blue Mountain Community
Foundation.
Baker Boyer Sustaining Endowment Fund
BMCF Sustaining Endowment Fund
Velma Egan Sustaining Endowment Fund
Mike and Sue Gillespie Sustaining Endowment Fund
Arthur & Norma Griff Sustaining Endowment Fund
Winston and Virginia Heacock Sustaining Endowment Fund
Iverson Sustaining Endowment Fund
Eleanor S. Kane Sustaining Endowment Fund
Otto Bismark Michel Sustaining Endowment
Pete and Dolores Peery Sustaining Endowment Fund
Laura & Carl Peterson Sustaining Endowment Fund
Clarence B. Smith Sustaining Endowment
Norah Timm Sustaining Endowment
Wolf Healy Sustaining Endowment Fund
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First Fruits Fund Grant Awards
Discretionary Grants
BOY SCOUTS EXPLORER POST 311
Latino Club Support
$6,000
FRIENDS OF THE FARM LABOR HOMES
Summer of Exploration 2015
$2,000
TRILOGY RECOVERY COMMUNITY
Latino Outreach Support
$12,500
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Garrison Night School Support
$6,000
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Emergency Assistance for WWCC Students
$11,500
Early Learning Coalition Agenda Setting Process
(as fiscal agent)
$2,000
YMCA
YMCA Community Center for Youth Program Support
$12,500
American Red Cross
Walla Walla, Washington
General Support
$3,000
Blue Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council
Waitsburg, Washington
Environmental Education - Camp Wooten & Envirothon
$1,200
Athena Caledonia Games
Athena, Oregon
History of Games Book Project
$1,000
Blue Mountain Young Life
Walla Walla, Washington
Young Lives Program
$2,500
Blue Mountain Action Council
Walla Walla, Washington
Commitment to Community Program
$8,500
Next Steps Transitional Housing
$15,000
Children’s Resilience Initiative
(as fiscal agent)
$10,000
Camp Fire Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Washington
After School Camp Grades K-5
$10,000
Blue Mountain Artisan Guild
Pomeroy, Washington
Replace doors and windows
$1,000
Center at the Park
Walla Walla, Washington
Adult Day Care
$3,000
Center Volunteers
$1,000
Senior Round Table - Walla Walla County
$5,000
Blue Mountain Arts Alliance - ArtWalla
Walla Walla, Washington
Website & Membership Upgrades
$1,000
BLUE MOUNTAIN ACTION COUNCIL
Commitment to Community Program
$6,500
Blue Mountain Chorus
Sweet Adelines International
Walla Walla, Washington
Annual Show & Barbershop Quartet Workshop
$1,000
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY
PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
$1,800
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Student Support
$1,000
Blue Mountain Heart to Heart
Walla Walla, Washington
HIV Prevention Outreach
$7,000
STUDENT HEALTH OPTIONS (THE HEALTH CENTER)
The Health Center at Blue Ridge Elementary
$10,250
Blue Mountain Humane Society
Walla Walla, Washington
Canine Spay/Neuter Voucher Program
$2,500
YMCA
Blue Ridge Afterschool
$3,700
Blue Mountain Land Trust
Walla Walla, Washington
Community Trail Guide
$1,100
YWCA
Fun Factory
$1,000
WALLA WALLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
$5,000
Discretionary Grants
Blue Mountain Habitat for Humanity
Walla Walla, Washington
Habitat House № 14
$3,000
Frenchtown Historical Foundation
Walla Walla, Washington
Prince’s Cabin Project
$1,500
Friends of Children of Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Washington
Friends ABC Program
$5,000
Friends of the Walla Walla Public Library
Walla Walla, Washington
Media Mastery
$1,500
Carnegie Picture Lab
Walla Walla, Washington
K-5 Art Education
$2,500
Garfield County Super Citizens
Pomeroy, Washington
Replace Roof on Historic Building
$3,000
Garfield County Transit
Pomeroy, Washington
Bike Racks For Bus
$600
Great Explorations in Education
Walla Walla, Washington
Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Program
$1,500
Children’s Home Society
Walla Walla, Washington
Child and Family Counseling
$9,500
The Health Center
Walla Walla, Washington
Health Center Services
to Blue Ridge Elementary Students
$4,750
City of Walla Walla, Department of Recreation
Walla Walla, Washington
Sherwood Leadership Class
Heritage Square Improvements
$2,000
Helpline
Walla Walla, Washington
Emergency Social Services
$18,000
Community Council
Walla Walla, Washington
Catalyst for Positive Community Change
$2,750
Junior Achievement Central Washington
Kennewick, Washington
Program Support for Walla Walla Area Students
$2,000
Community Counseling Services
Heppner, Oregon
Foster Grandparent Program
$2,000
Kirkman House
Walla Walla, Washington
Kids First Program
$1,000
Fort Walla Walla Museum
Walla Walla, Washington
Collections Management Computer System
$1,000
School Tours Program
$2,000
Lillie Rice Center
Walla Walla Washington
Employment Training Programs
$4,000
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Discretionary Grants
Lincoln High School
Walla Walla, Washington
Principal’s Student Support Fund
Selected Projects
$12,750
Discretionary Grants
Rotary Foundation
Walla Walla, Washington
Fountains for Youth Splash Pad
$2,500
$2,000
Waitsburg School District
Waitsburg, Washington
Instruments for School Band
$1,500
Walla Walla Valley Bands
Walla Walla, Washington
2014-2015 Season Music Purchase
$1,000
Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival
Walla Walla, Washington
General Support
$2,000
Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival
Walla Walla, Washington
Annual Festival
$500
Walla Walla Community College Foundation
Walla Walla, Washington
Parenting Education Scholarships
$4,000
Whitman College Dance Lab
Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla Dance Festival Discovery Outreach
$500
YMCA of Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Washington
Blue Ridge Elementary After School Program
$6,300
Little Owls Preschool
$3,000
Walla Walla and Milton-Freewater
Learn to Swim Program
$2,750
Medical Teams International
Walla Walla, Washington
Mobile Dental Program - Walla Walla
$3,500
Southeastern Washington Aging
and Long Term Care Advocate Council
Walla Walla, Washington
General Support
$1,500
The Mom’s Network
Walla Walla, Washington
Community Parent Workshops
$1,000
Shakespeare Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Washington
Shakespeare Walla Walla Education Program
$2,000
New Directions Education Project
Pendleton, Oregon
Inmate Education
$1,000
SonBridge Community Center
College Place, Washington
Dental Clinic
$4,000
Walla Walla Community College Foundation
Fiscal Agent
Walla Walla, Washington
Early Learning Coalition Operations
$2,500
The Pantry Shelf
Walla Walla, Washington
Increase Protein Available
Through Food Pantry Program
$2,250
SOS Health Services of Walla Walla
College Place, Washington
Sustaining Services
$4,250
Walla Walla Community Hospice
Walla Walla, Washington
General Support
$3,000
STAR Project
Walla Walla, Washington
Transitional Housing Support for
Previously Incarcerated Citizens
$4,750
Walla Walla Council for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect
Walla Walla, Washington
“Ride Against Child Abuse” Project
$1,000
Planned Parenthood
of Greater Washington & Northern Idaho
Walla Walla, Washington
Increase Access to Health Coverage
$1,750
Touchet Valley Arts Council/
Liberty Theatre
Dayton, Washington
Missoula Children’s Theatre 2015
$1,900
Theatre Assisted Listening Devices System
$1,000
Pomeroy School District
Pomeroy, Washington
After School Program
$3,800
Prescott Elementary School
Prescott, Washington
After School Program for Elementary Students
$4,700
Trilogy Recovery Community
Walla Walla, Washington
Youth and Young Adult Recovery Support Services
$5,000
Providence St. Mary’s Foundation
Walla Walla, Washington
Breast Milk Donation Program for New Moms
$1,000
United Way of Walla Walla County
Walla Walla, Washington
Youth Volunteerism Program
$1,000
Rising Sun Clubhouse
Walla Walla, Washington
General Operations Support
$5,000
YWCA of Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Washington
One Million Words Initiative
$2,000
Fun Factory
$5,000
Mariposa
$5,000
Walla Walla County Health Department
Walla Walla, Washington
Access to Baby and Child Dentistry
$2,750
Walla Walla Public Schools
Walla Walla, Washington
BMX Racing After School Program
$2,000
Farm to School Program
(as fiscal agent)
$2,500
Walla Walla Symphony
Walla Walla, Washington
Collaboration! Walla Walla Symphony’s 108th Season
$3,000
Valley Residential Services
Walla Walla, Washington
Supported Living Vehicle
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Scholarship Awards
EARL AND LUCILLE BLAKE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Lamar Farm - A Gift In Perpetuity
The Walla Walla Valley is home to many farms that can trace their roots to the
late 1800s. The Valley is rich in many ways, including the productivity of the land,
whether wheat, vegetables, fruit or wine grapes. Some farms produce an extra gift–
scholarships!
The Community Foundation’s Lamar Farm dates back to 1863. Through his will,
James N. Lamar made sure the farm remained in production, that the family name
was kept alive, and that revenue from the farm supported scholarships.
Inspired by the success of this arrangement, the Community Foundation has
begun a program encouraging gifts of agricultural land. Now, producers have the
option of donating their land to the Community Foundation and dedicating its revenue to the good of the community in perpetuity. The family’s name will continue
to be associated with the land, and the land in production.
Tanya Esquivel
Eduardo Gonzalez
Hannah Grant
Erika Ibarra-Perez
Alyssa James
Andrea Lamadrid-Torres
Aaron Lopez
Karla Macias
Raul Magana
Veronica Ocampo Esteban Ojeda
Christy Poirier
Rebecca Reyes
Jessica Smith
Travis Stinebaugh
Christina Swanson Paige Wood
JOHN EAGON SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD FUND
T.B. ELLIOTT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN FUND
Zane Henderson Kyler Pommerening
BOB AND ELEANOR BURGESS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Rachel Campos
Vivian Punzo
Jadie Wick
Viviana Castillo
Alesandra Diaz
Jazmin Duran
Zane Henderson
Katrina James
Isaiah Scheel
RALPH AND ELSA EMIGH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LARRY JAY BRITTAIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Lauren Likes
Gilberto Ambriz-Urueta
Brianna Brown
Trenton Brown
Mikaela Dejesus
Luke Gales-Alexanko
Gerardo Gomez
George Lopez-Vargas
Marilyn Melgoza
Sofia Mercado
Kush Oilwala
Stephanie Ojeda-Diaz
Gabriela Salazar
Joel Smith
Hannah Theil
WILLIAM E. & MARY G. FALCONER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
KEITH P AND HELEN C. FENNER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
HOWARD AND PEARL BURGESS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarship Awards 2015-2016
BETTY RAE AND LUETTA ANDERSON
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BAYNE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Emily Atkinson
Alyssa Barnett
Alison Braddock Ye Ji Cho
Kendall David
Alonda Hernandez-Cadena
Erika Ibarra-Perez Shanna Postlewait
Chase Edwards
ANONYMOUS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Janelle Batalla
Miriam Hernandez
ARCHER RANCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Levi Laib
Darrin Brown
Josue Chavez
Eva Diaz Jessie Hopkins
Adrianna May
Veronica Ocampo
Isaiah Scheel
Gary Sublett
Jessica Wallingford
Hailee Rogers
Heather M. Lee
Sandra Morrison
Campbell Davis
Makayla Wagner
Andrea Lamadrid-Torres
DAYTON/COLUMBIA COUNTY WASHINGTON FUND
TED BERRY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BAKER –MUDD NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BOBBY COX MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
RALPH R. BENNETT AND MARY ELLEN BENNETT
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
JOHN P. AND ANNA ANDERSON AND FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Madeline Payne
Shaylee Brown
Dakotah Petty
TERRY COPPLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BENTON CITY WRANGLERS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Jared Guttromson Seth Guttromson
Emily Leinweber
Amanda Bren
McKenzie Delp
Taylor Frame
Jennifer Gonzalez
Keelin Hovrud
Bonnie Laib
Levi Laib
Derek McCleary
Alea Pena
Sarah Phillips
Haley Puckett
Lexie Ramirez
Caitlyn Robins
Ian Smay
Kaitlyn Thompson Matthew Warren
Renee Baumann Kelsey Childers
Kayla Crain
Griselda Garcia
Keelin Hovrud
Samantha Keeney
Andrea Lamadrid-Torres Gabrielle Longmire
Karla Macias
Sergio Pena
Kyler Pommerening
Athen Reid
Felipe Salazar
Astrid Salgado
Nelson Sanchez Kaitlyn Thompson
Makayla Wagner Timothy Weber
Madyson Gabriel
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EARL AND JANE FERGUSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Sarah Denton
Taylor Entze
Kylie Humble
Kayla Peterson
Katie Schroeder
Keegan Shepard
Shylee Stroud
Scholarship Awards
DAYL AND DORIS GRAVES SCHOLARSHIP FUND
KATHERINE GUINN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Lyric Arms
Kayla Crain
Madison Elmenhurst
Raul Magana
WILLIAM AND DELORA HARPE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
EDWARD F. FIELDS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Stacia Deal
Allison Ryckman
NANCY AND DON FIX SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Colleen Delp Ian Smay
Guy Spalinger
Selena Duran
Luke Gales-Alexenko
Hannah Grant
Talen Larson
Chance Leroue
Sofia Mercado
Emma Philbrook Paige Wood
KENNETH GARNER NON-ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
HEVEL WAITSBURG SCHOLARSHIP FUND
MARILYN JENSEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Manuel Aguilar
Meara Baker
Antonio Benito
Esmeralda Cruz
Keziah Doyle
Madison Elmenhurst
Taylor Gregg
Molli Lesko
Jocelyn Magdaleno
Manuel Marin Jr.
Ceriann Price
Gabriela Salazar
Marco Segovia
Mikaela Waterland
Troy Anderson II Kevin De Santiago Cisneros
Hunter Degerness Selena Duran
Jolie Elsinghorst
Lorena Esquivel Esmeralda Guevara
Yamile Gutierrez-Bernal Loegan Harshman
Zane Henderson
Alondra Hernandez-Cadena
Katelyn Huesby
Kathia Jimenez
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