Scholarship Fund - Grays Harbor Community Foundation

2013
Grays Harbor Community Foundation
Annual.. Report
P.O. Box 615 | 705 J Street | Hoquiam, Washington 98550 | Phone: 360.532.1600 | Fax: 360.532.8111 | E-mail: [email protected]
Dear Donors, Friends, and Community,
This year has been one of many accomplishments for the Grays Harbor Community Foundation, and we,
the staff and Board of Directors, could not be more pleased or satisfied. The following are notable
accomplishments for 2013:
 Resources distributed to support our community were the highest in our history: $1.2 million in 146
grants and awarded an additional $387,550 in scholarships to 260 students
 We completed a public arts project to beautify our community and commemorate the Weatherwax
Family and their tremendous positive impact on our community
 We introduced our Capital Projects Initiative, where we invited applications for grants for a
particular purpose, and awarded five grants to assist nonprofits with facility repairs and
improvements
 We partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on a long term project to address
Intergenerational Poverty in Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties
 We implemented online grant and scholarship applications to help us more efficiently and
effectively serve our community
 We completed two videos to showcase some of our accomplishments: Technology in the
Classroom (http://gh-cf.org/news) and 2013 – 14 Scholarships (http://gh-cf.org/scholarships)
 We completed the redesign of our website (www.gh-cf.org) that includes several video clips of our
work and activities
We have also been very successful and responsible with our assets this year, starting with $37.36 million
and ending the year with $46.96 million:
 We earned 18.78%, $7.02 million (after all fees)
 We received $4.49 million in donations
 We kept our expenses under 0.88%
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary in 2014, we are enthusiastic about Grays Harbor, and we are more
committed than ever to supporting the many nonprofits that, through their people, passion and hard work,
make this community a better place to live.
Maryann Welch
Board Chair
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James E. Daly
Executive Director
2013 Board Of Directors and Staff
OFFICERS
Maryann Welch -- Chair
Tom Quigg -- Vice Chair
George Donovan -- Secretary
Robert J. Preble * -- Treasurer
ELECTED MEMBERS
Dr. Donald Arima
Tom Brennan *
David Burnett
Ron Caufman *
Marty Kay
Todd Lindley *
* -- Life Member
Dennis Long
John M. Mertz
Jon Parker
Barbara Bennett Parsons
Wes Peterson
Stan Pinnick *
Randy Rust
Bill Stewart
Mike Stoney
Richard Vroman
John Warring
Dr. David Westby
EMERITUS MEMBERS
Isabelle Lamb
Frank Larner
Bob Aiken (Deceased)
Dick Warren (Deceased)
STAFF
Jim Daly -- Executive Director
Foundation Board of Directors Barbeque
Cassie Lentz -- Program Officer
Cari Jewell -- Office Manager
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2014 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Tom Quigg -- Chair
Jon Parker -- Vice Chair
Dr. Dave Westby -- Secretary
Robert J. Preble * -- Treasurer
ELECTED MEMBERS
Dr. Donald Arima
Tom Brennan *
David Burnett
Ron Caufman *
George Donovan
Marty Kay
Todd Lindley *
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STAFF
Jim Daly -- Executive Director
Jim George -- Finance & Accounting Officer
Cassie Lentz -- Program Officer
Cari Jewell -- Office Manager
Dennis Long
John M. Mertz
Barbara Bennett Parsons
Wes Peterson
Stan Pinnick *
Randy Rust
Bill Stewart
Mike Stoney
Richard Vroman
John Warring
Maryann Welch
Our Funds
Unrestricted
Current Grants Program
Fund for Grays Harbor
Grants Reserve
Scholarship Reserve
Operating Reserve
Overhead fund
Marian J. Weatherwax Fund
Scott A. Weatherwax Fund
Designated Funds
After School Program Fund
Building a Sustainable Grays Harbor Fund
Cancer Care Fund
Dr. John F. and Ella Mae Daly Fund
Grants Program - Designated Funds
Gladys Phillips Cultural Tours Fund (Bishop Tours)
Goldberg-Chelten Apt., L.L.P.
Grays Harbor Center for Educational Opportunities
Grays Harbor Mentoring Connections
Healthy Perspectives
Homeless Youth Education Fund
Kamp Kiwanis Fund
Katherine N. Sherk Fund
Marjorie K Johnson Fund
Wayne Fleury Search and Rescue Resource Fund
M. J. Weatherwax Fund for Aberdeen School District
M. J. Weatherwax Fund for Aberdeen Timberland Library
M. J. Weatherwax Fund for Grays Harbor College
Foundation
M. J. Weatherwax Fund for United Way of Grays Harbor
M. J. Weatherwax Fund for YMCA of Grays Harbor
YMCA Maintenance Fund
YMCA Scholarship Fund
Agency Funds
Aberdeen Bobcat Hall of Fame
ARC of Grays Harbor
Aberdeen School District Business Week Fund
Coastal Harvest Fund
East Grays Harbor Rotary Charity Fund
Everybody Reads
Friends of the Aberdeen Museum
Nonprofit Leaders Conference
Westport/South Beach Historical Seaport Education and
Special Project Fund
Field of Interest
Fund for Public Art
Donor Advised Funds
Abel-Weatherwax Family Fund
Merc & Nina Boyer Family Fund
Mary Lou Chalberg Memorial Fund
Del Giles Memorial Scholarship Fund
Goldberg Family Fund
John Hasbrouck Memorial Junior Golf Fund
Karl M Koch Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lamb Family Fund
Larner Family Fund
Dorothea and Hervey Lawrence Family Fund
T.J. Lindley Family Scholarship Fund
Donald and Vera McCaw Family Fund
North River Community Scholarship Fund
Oskamp Family Fund
Westby Family Fund
Scholarship Funds
Dr. Donald Arima Scholarship Fund
Dr. James and Laura Baker Scholarship Fund
GHCF Scholarship Fund
Mark P Bryan Scholarship Fund
Officer Donald M. Burke Scholarship Fund
Pennie Coffey Memorial Women's Scholarship Fund
Aaron Thomas Dineen Memorial Scholarship Fund Scott
A Ferguson Scholarship Fund
Edd and Annie Hodges Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sue Hunt Scholarship Fund
Dr. John C. & Else V. Korvell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lyle Lancaster Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lyle Laughead Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ardine Lewis Scholarship Fund
Dr. Robert A. Mandich Scholarship Fund
Lou Messmer Scholarship Fund
Ken Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund
Novak Family Scholarship Fund
L. George Pauze Scholarship Fund
Wayne D. & Wanda S. Ross Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sharma Schmidt Scholarship Fund
Westport Shipyard National Scholarship Fund
David Spanich Memorial Scholarship Fund
Donald and Edna Wheaton Fund
Aberdeen JM Weatherwax Alumni Scholarship Fund
Miles Zepp Memorial Scholarship Fund
* Italics indicates a Permanently Restricted Fund
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Our Finances
The Grays Harbor Community Foundation
employs a conservative investment policy that
has over the years been very successful in
producing returns higher than benchmarks, while
also protecting the assets. Our Finance
Committee, made up of Board members with
significant financial experience, is responsible for
advising the Board on investment strategy and
policy. We employ two investment advisors to
manage our assets in compliance with our
investment policy that is reviewed quarterly, as is
the performance of the two advisors.
2013 Financial Summary
Assets (Jan. 1, 2013)
$37,355,918
Revenues and Support ,
Contributions
Market Adjustments
Investment Income
Total Revenue
$ 4,485,770
$ 5,344,244
$ 1,784,808
$11,614,822
Earnings
$ 7,015,018
18.78% compared to assets (net of all investment fees)
Expenditures
Grants
$ 1,209,242
Scholarships (260 students)
$
377,317
Fundraising
$
0
Investment Fees
$
114,096
Office Expenses
$
310,380
Total Expenses $ 2,010,973
Assets (Dec. 31, 2013)
$46,959,767
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Over the years the Grays Harbor Community Foundation has received many gifts from the community.
Millions
Grays Harbor Community Foundation
Contributions (in Millions of Dollars)
5
$7.806
$8
$7
$6.147
$6
$4.486
$5
$4.101
$3.815
$3.275 $3.022
$4
$3
$2.150
$1.469
$0.905
$2
$0.130
$0.861
$0.006 $0.308 $0.466
$0.284 $0.484
$0.200
$1 $0.001
$0.036 $0.112
$-
And combined with judicious investments those gifts have grown very dramatically over the years to
almost $47 million.
Grays Harbor Community Foundation
Millions
Total Assets (in Millions of Dollars) (End of Year)
$50
$46.960
$45
$40
$37.356
$35
$30.828
$30
$31.314
$28.474
$25
$22.091
$20
$15.135
$15
$12.982
$9.981
$10
$0.007 $0.459
$0.153 $0.785
$0.518
$0.001
$$5
$5.479
$4.558
$5.457
$16.790
$6.610
$0.899
The Board of Directors has several investment professionals and successful businessmen who guide the
investments to protects the principal, and while conservative, usually perform quite well when compared to
industry benchmarks.
Foundation Earnings
Earnings on Total Assets
2013 Earnings
3 Year Avg.
5 Year Avg.
10 Year Avg.
18.78%
11.25%
8.76%
8.71%
Earnings on Invested Assets
19.60%
11.55%
9.05%
unavailable
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Our Grants Program
The Foundations investment earnings fuel our
grants and scholarships programs.
our Giving Priorities to ensure they are aligned
with the intentions of our Board of Directors.
The committee develops recommendations that
must be approved by the Board of Directors.
There are three types of grants programs:
Discretionary Grants, and grants that are donor
designated or donor advised.
The Grants Committee established by the Board
of Directors, reviews grant requests to ensure
they fit the mission of the Community
Foundation, satisfy our Giving Priorities (see next
page), result in good benefit to the community,
and meet IRS and legal requirements.
The Discretionary Grants Program employs the
earnings of unrestricted funds to make grants to
support the other nonprofits in Grays Harbor to
accomplish their missions. The Grant
Applications are reviewed quarterly by the Grants
Committee that has the fiduciary responsibility to
ensure viability and benefit of the project or
program. The applications are measured against
The trustees of a Donor Advised Fund may
request that a distribution be made from that fund
for a charitable purpose. The Staff or the Grants
Committee reviews those requests with the same
fiduciary responsibility as discretionary grants
and, when satisfied, makes the distribution and
informs the Board of the request. Agency Funds
fit this same model.
The Donor Designated Funds were established
with a particular purpose, schedule, and recipient
organization defined. The Staff or Grants
Committee also reviews those requests with the
same fiduciary responsibility as discretionary
grants and, when satisfied, makes the distribution
and informs the Board of the request.
Grays Harbor Community Foundation
Grants (last 5 years)
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$680,181
$600,000
$400,000
$621,453
$569,874
$542,476
$200,000
$0
$55,509
$90,802
2009
2010
Discretionary Grants
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$798,160
$410,268
$411,082
2012
2013
$218,023
2011
Donor Advised Fund/Designated Grants
GIVING PRIORITIES
Establish Quality Education and Learning Opportunities for all ages
Involve families and communities in student achievement and aspirations by supporting:
 Programs that fully integrate on-site services of school districts and nonprofit organizations
 Tutoring and mentoring programs
 Learning efforts designed to reduce the preparation gap
 Dropout prevention at critical transition points and reconnect dropouts to school and employment
via alternative education programs
 Efforts to involve parents and families in schools/education
Foster a Strong and Connected Community by supporting:
 Efforts to promote and enhance positive self-worth within the community
Teach skills for success in life, college, vocational training and career by supporting:
 Programs that provide high quality career and technical education and training
 Efforts that teach students financial literacy
 Support systems for first-generation or returning, low-income college students
 Programs that promote literacy
Promote Health and Wellness
Promote Healthy Lifestyles by supporting:
 Programs focused on addressing health disparities or disproportionately affected populations
 Programs that seek to reduce and/or prevent teen pregnancy, Tobacco use, Drugs and Alcohol, child
abuse and/or Domestic Violence
 Treatment programs for substance abuse and mental illness
 Services for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse
 Organizations and projects that promote and encourage healthy lifestyles
Provide Broad Access to Arts, Culture and History
Broaden community engagement and access through support for:
 Programs that encourage participation in the arts through schools and the broader community
 Programs to connect people to the historical culture of Grays Harbor
 Efforts to preserve community landmarks
Help Meet the Basic Needs of Residents
Increase access to nutritious food and clean clothing by supporting:
 Collaboration among food programs in order to better respond to hunger needs
 The infrastructure needs of food banks who consistently offer nutritious food and access to clean
clothing
 Free, culturally appropriate meal programs for children year-round
Help to Prevent Homelessness by supporting:
 Efforts to transition people from homelessness by offering support services such as counseling,
childcare and job training
 Organizational efforts to prevent homelessness
 Nonprofits working to keep housing affordable
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2013 Discretionary Grants
EDUCATION
Regional Education and Training Center Try-A-Trade Day
Kron
InvestED
Ocosta School District
Save the Children
Grays Harbor County Public
Hoquiam School District
Pacific Education Institute
McCleary School District
Central Park School
YMCA of Grays Harbor
Montesano Community
Montesano Community
Child Care Action Council
YMCA of Grays Harbor
Washington Nonprofits
4-H Ocosta Wild Robotocats
Ocosta School District
Hoquiam School District
North Beach School District
Grays Harbor Youth Works
"Knights of Veritas" Program at Timberland Regional Library
Grays Harbor County Student Support Project
Summer Learning and Enrichment
Early Steps to School Success
Garden and Youth Development
(After School Program Fund) After school program
Field STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) Program
(After School Program Fund) After school program
(After School Program Fund) After school program
Early Learning Readiness Program
Capacity Building, Printing, Mailing and promotions
(After School Program Fund) After school program
Raising A Reader
(After School Program Fund) Harbor After-school
Plan Builders Program
Expanding the 4-H Ocosta Wild Robotocats
Parenting STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math)
Bridging the Digital and Academic Divide for low income
Lighthouse Mentoring Project (vocational training)
Student Internship Program
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Mary Bridge Children's
Satsop School District
Montesano Parent Teacher
St. Mary Catholic School
Oakville School District
Dispute Resolution Center
Montesano Girls Softball
Hope from Horses
Children's Advocacy Center of GH
Citizens for Children's Fund
Tree House
Playground Equipment replacement
Playground Equipment for Simpson Elementary School
(Capital Projects Initiative) New playground equipment
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program
Parent/Teen Mediation Program
Capital Projects Initiative – Artificial Turf
Purchase Safety Equipment
Security Upgrade
CFCF Christmas for Kids 2013
ARTS, CULTURE AND HISTORY
Poco Voce Children's Choir
Scholarships, Sheet Music and other expenses
7th Street Theatre Association
(Capital Projects Initiative) for HVAC System replacement
Aberdeen School District
String Instruments for Orchestra
Polson Museum
Capital Projects Initiative – Railroad Camp Phase III
Our Aberdeen
Mural Restoration Project
Associated Arts of Ocean
Art Supplies for North Beach School District
BASIC NEEDS
Coastal Harvest
Ocean Shores Foodbank
Grays Harbor College
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(Capital Projects Initiative) for back-up generator
Renovate Foodbank for more efficient distribution
Food and Textbook Assistance for TRiO
2013 Grants Program
Total $1,209,242
Discretionary
Arts, Culture and
History $72,473
6%
Basic Needs
$53,117 5%
Donor Advised or
Designated
$798,160 66%
Education
$185,587 15%
Health & Wellness
$99,905 8%
Total $411,082 34%
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2013 Designated Grants
Marian J. Weatherwax Fund provided grants for YMCA Camp Bishop, Aberdeen School District AVID
Program, United Way of Grays Harbor, Aberdeen Timberland Library for Library in the Park summer
reading program, and Grays Harbor College for Bishop Center, Library, and Scholarships.
Abel-Weatherwax Foundation provided grants for Dislocated Workers Emergency Fund Program at
Pac/Mountain Workforce Development, Grays Harbor Young Lives, Grays Harbor Young Life, the Lyle P.
Smith Fund at Coastal Community Action Program, Beyond Survival, Domestic Violence Center,
Keystone Learning Center, and Ocosta 4-H Wild Robotocats.
Gladys Phillips Cultural Tours Fund provided support all the Grays Harbor school districts to offer their
students experiences for 4th and 5th grade field trips for culture and education, Port of Grays Harbor Tours,
and the Pacific Northwest Ballet performance of the Nutcracker.
A donor family fund provided support for the Westport South Beach Senior Center Adopt-a-Family
Holiday Meal, South Beach Ambulance Service, Westport Timberland Library, and the Westport-South
Beach Historical Society to produce Washington’s Westport brochure.
Another donor family provided funding in support of Aberdeen School District Bobcat Hall of Fame,
YMCA of Grays Harbor for Camp Bishop, and for Coastal Harvest.
A third donor family provided support to the Elma ASB to fund Basketball Uniforms for the Junior High
School.
A donor family provided funds to support Youth Recreation Activities & Senior Center through the
Aberdeen Revitalization Movement (ARM).
The following nonprofits and Agencies that have established funds with Grays Harbor Community
Foundation requested and received funding for operations and programs: Kamp Kiwanis for camp repairs,
Homeless Youth Education Fund for operations, Healthy Perspectives for problem gambling counselling,
East County Rotary Club for their scholarship program, Building a Sustainable Grays Harbor for Vision
20/20, Mentoring Connections, and the Nonprofit Leadership Conference for the 2013 Conference.
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Our Scholarship Program
The Grays Harbor Community Foundation Scholarship Program began in 1999 when Lyle Lancaster, an
Aberdeen businessman, left his entire estate to the Community Foundation for that purpose. In 2000 we
awarded 2 scholarships for $1,000 each. The Scholarship Program has grown very dramatically because
our community and our Board recognize that our youth are our future.
Scholarship Students
300
260
233
250
183
200
159
150
115
99
106
113
128
100
50
2
16
29
37
55
0
The Grays Harbor Community Foundation scholarship program awarded 260 scholarships totaling
$387,550 for the 2013 -2014 school year, for a county wide population of 68,000.
Scholarship Dollars
$387,550
$400,000
$331,100
$350,000
$300,000
$234,250
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$-
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$178,250
$129,750
$111,900
$101,100
$82,900$91,100
$55,000
$37,000
$27,000
$16,000
$2,000
There is one application form (available on our
website), one deadline, and one Board committee
to administer the 48 named scholarships in our
scholarship program. All the endowed funds are
in the investment pool, there are some annually
funded scholarships, and a portion of our
discretionary funds are dedicated to our
renewable scholarships as well.
A donor may set up their own criteria for
applicant selection (i.e. there is a scholarship for
an engineering major from a particular high
school, another for medical studies from a
particular high school, and another for
vocational/technical studies from any of the 13
high schools in Grays Harbor County). All the
applications are reviewed by all six of the
committee members.
Home Schooled, 4
Harbor High, 3
Oakville, 3
All applications are reviewed, and those that
should have a scholarship are selected without
regard to field of study, high school or college,
then we assign a student to a scholarship for
which they meet the criteria.
Each year the Foundation hosts an awards
breakfast for donors, students and their family,
school counselors, school administrators, and
Board members. Almost 300 attended in 2013.
The breakfast celebrates the accomplishments of
these recipients, and provides donors the
opportunity to meet the students they are
supporting.
Taholah, 3
South Bend, 2
Raymond, 5
Willapa Valley, 1
Wishkah Valley, 6
Lake Quinault, 6
J.M. Weatherwax,
85
GED, 7
North Beach, 8
Mary M. Knight, 1
Elma, 24
Montesano, 37
Hoquiam, 47
Ocosta, 8
Other, 10
2013 Scholarships -- By High School
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Hoquiam High School Graduation
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2013 Named Scholarships
Aaron Thomas Dineen Memorial Scholarship
Abel-Weatherwax Family Scholarship
A. M. and May Abel Memorial Scholarship
W. H. and Ella Abel Memorial Scholarship
Aberdeen Alumni Scholarship
Dr. Donald Arima Scholarship
Dr. James and Laura Baker Memorial Scholarship
Boyer Family Scholarship
Mark P. Bryan Memorial Scholarship
Officer Donald M. Burke Memorial Scholarship
Lydian Bush Memorial Scholarship
Mary Lou Chalberg Memorial Scholarship
Pennie Coffey Memorial Women’s Scholarship
Dr. John D. “Jack” Ehrhart Memorial Scholarship
Del Giles Memorial Scholarship
Scott Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
George H. Hitchings Memorial Scholarship
Bob Hoonan Memorial Scholarship
Sue Hunt Scholarship
Karl M. Koch Memorial Scholarship
Dr. John C. and Else V. Korvell Memorial Scholarship
Isabelle Lamb Family Scholarship
Lyle Lancaster Memorial Scholarships
Lyle and Elizabeth Laughead Scholarship
Dorothy and Hervey Lawrence Memorial Scholarship
T.J. Lindley Family Scholarship
Dr. Robert A. Mandich Scholarship
Ken Miller Memorial Scholarship
Lou Messmer Scholarship
Novak Family Scholarship
Ocean Gold Scholarship & Ocean Protein Scholarship
Oskamp Family Scholarship
William and Bess Osheroff Memorial Scholarship
Dorothea Parker Memorial Scholarship
L. George Pauze Scholarship Fund
Gladys Phillips Memorial Scholarship
Liz Preble Memorial Scholarship
David Spanich Memorial Scholarship
Weatherwax Prize
Ben K. and Marian Weatherwax Scholarship
Ben S. and Blanche Weatherwax Memorial Scholarship
J. M. Weatherwax Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Scott A. Weatherwax Memorial Academic Athlete of
the Year
Westby Family Scholarship
Westport Shipyard National Scholarship
Dr. Donald and Edna Wheaton Family Memorial Scholarship
Miles Zepp Memorial Scholarship
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In addition to virtually every college and
California Polytechnic State University, Gene
university in Washington and Oregon, our 2013
Juarez Academy, Oregon Institute of Technology,
scholarship recipients are attending the following
Pepperdine University, Texas State University,
schools among many others: AIB College of
University of Idaho, University of Redlands, and
Business, Biola University, Boise State
Western Governors University.
University, Brigham Young University,
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J.M. Weatherwax Senior High School
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Our Stories
The Dr. John F. and Ella Mae Daly Memorial Fund (Designated Fund)
Dr. John F. Daly, Jr. passed away in 1984 after 20
years of Pediatric Dentistry practice in Aberdeen.
His wife Ella Mae continued to live, work,
worship, and support the arts in the community.
When Ella Mae passed away in the fall of 2012,
her daughter Lisa Mefford and son Jim decided to
establish a fund to honor the memory of their
Mom and Dad. So a fund with two purposes was
established.
scholarship will begin in the 2014 – 15 School
Year.
John and Ella Mae had both loved dogs, so a
portion of this fund was designated to support
animals. Ella Mae had expressed an interest in the
Freedom Tails program at Stafford Creek
Detention Facility that places rescue dogs with
trained offenders, for individual obedience
training. Upon completion of the training the dogs
are placed into loving homes. The program has
benefitted both the animals and the prison
population. Freedom Tails will annually receive a
grant from this fund, beginning in the fall of 2014,
for their continuing operations.
Part of the fund would be used to support students
from Grays Harbor pursuing a career in dentistry,
with a scholarship for dental school. No specialty
is required and no school is specified, although a
preference is placed on Dr. Daly’s alma mater,
University of Oregon. This Dental School
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Hope From Horses (Discretionary Grant)
Hope From Horses is a Grays Harbor 4-H
program that was founded in 1985 by the
Boling family of McCleary. The
inspiration was to start a horse therapy
program to aid children with disabilities.
Hope From Horses is committed to using
horseback riding to promote and enhance
the abilities of each participant to reach his
or her highest potential. It is designed to
promote community understanding of the
needs and abilities of people with disabilities.
They encourage routine participation and
keep the program accessible to all of the
children (and approved adults) that can
benefit.
The Hope From Horses riding program consists
of no charge drop-in horse riding lessons,
supervised horse grooming, and other social
activities. Rides take place during the school
year from October through April. Typically
they begin at 6:30 PM on the 2nd and 4th
Monday of the month at the Grays Harbor
County Fairgrounds Indoor Pavilion arena.
The Hope From Horses request was for funds to
acquire and maintain some of the essential
equipment needed for participants to safely ride
horses: riding helmets, adjustable stirrups, and a
ramp to give full access to participants who rely on
crutches or wheelchairs for mobility.
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Edd and Annie Hodges Memorial Scholarship (Scholarship Fund)
Years ago, James Hodges, a proud graduate of the
McCleary elementary and Elma school systems,
established a scholarship in honor of his parents -Edd and Annie Hodges, long-time McCleary
residents who have since died.
This year the Edd and Annie Hodges Memorial
Scholarship was transitioned to the administration
of the Grays Harbor Community Foundation for
the benefit of residents of the greater Elma and
McCleary communities.
Two scholarships shall be awarded annually only
to graduates of Elma High School who had
attended McCleary or Elma elementary schools.
The scholarship recipient will be selected based
predominantly on merit but also based on the
following non-exclusive criteria:
A. Graduate of Elma High School (who had
attended McCleary or Elma elementary schools)
B. Scholastic achievement
C. Strong self-initiative and work ethic
D. Positive peer role model
E. Record of active participation in school
and/or community activities
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Public Art Projects Fund (Designated Fund)
The Grays Harbor Community
Foundation has a Board Member with
a significant interest in the arts and
specifically in Public Art for Grays
Harbor.
After seeing the success of the
Community Foundation project to
develop “Breaker” by Adam Kuby
from the sand stones recovered from
the burned J.M. Weatherwax
building, and the success of the
“Aberdeen Mural Restoration Project” of Our
Aberdeen, he established the “Public Arts Fund”
at the Foundation.
Since then, several other Board Members and
members of the community have made gifts to this
fund.
Anyone may donate to the Public Art Projects
Fund to support future projects for any community
in Grays Harbor.
We look forward to more public art projects in
Grays Harbor. (photo Courtesy DMW Images)
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Sweeps
The Lighthouse Mentoring Program (Discretionary Grant)
The Lighthouse Mentoring Program connects the
students of North Beach Jr./Sr. High School with
experienced community mentors.
The program began in 2012 as a result of a number
of concerning indicators. Students’ performance
in class, lack of success on state assessments, poor
attendance rates, rising poverty levels and The
results of the Healthy Youth Survey of 2010
alerted the community to a need for our children.
The school implemented a plan to change the
schedule from seven periods to six periods per
day, utilizing specific intervention time to help
increase student success in class. That time was
also utilized for career and technical exploration
for high achieving students.
A community group, formed by Dr. Ed Baumann
began recruiting community volunteers to assist
with the program. The focus of the program is to
build connections and support the many students
that desperately need help by providing them
another resource of caring adults.
One of the focuses of the program in 2014 is to
offer a wood shop and auto shop club. These
programs are for those students that may not be
college bound, but target the interest in a career
that may involve a trade school or specified
training after high school graduation.
The Lighthouse Mentoring Program strives to add
a dimension to education that may catch the
interest of students. The hope is to increase
attendance and graduation rates by providing a
stimulus for those students that were struggling
with motivation in a purely academic setting.
The Grays Harbor Community Foundation
provided seed money for the first year in 2012,
and were able to continue support in 2013 with
funds provided by an anonymous donor.
After one full year of implementation, they
recognize and celebrate many successes along the
way, but realize that there is a lot of work left to
do.
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Plan Builders (Discretionary Grant)
Grays Harbor Community Foundation approved a
grant for a partnership with Washington
Nonprofits to bring the Plan Builders program to
nonprofit organizations in Grays Harbor County.
Plan Builder’s goal was to strengthen Grays
Harbor by helping leaders working on
communities’ most pressing issues to lead their
organizations through the development of a
“Strategic Plan” for long-term impact.
Plans Builders was a five-month program,
completed in January 2014, that brought together a
cohort of ten nonprofit leaders who led their
organizations through the building of an
organizational or strategic plan.
The program gave leaders a safe space in which to
share their experiences and build plans, led by an
experienced nonprofit leader, Dave Coleman of
BoardTrek Nonprofit Consulting based in
Lakewood, Washington.
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Dr. Robert A. Mandich Dislocated Workers Support Project
(Donor Advised Fund Grant)
Around the
holidays 2012,
we received a
call from Dr.
Mandich, a
current donor
who now lives in
southern
California. He
still follows
Grays Harbor
news through the
on-line edition of the Daily World. He was very
concerned about the paper mill and the plywood
mill closing. He was generally concerned about
unemployment in Grays Harbor. He asked if we
were able to help those that were affected by these
and other business closings. He wanted to help
with the unexpected expenses that can destroy a
tight budget: a leaking water heater, car
breakdown, emergency dental work for children,
etc. After a little discussion, and concluding that
we could find an organization that could do this,
he said something to the effect: “Then do it. I’ll
send a check. Four days later we received a check
for $50,000 for this purpose.
WorkSource had an existing process to administer
these “Emergency Funds” through the Case
Worker assigned to each dislocated worker. These
funds that had historically been provided by the
State Government were used for: utility bills, car
payments, rent or mortgage, emergency dental for
family, non-narcotic prescription medications,
vehicle repairs, water/sewage/garbage, job search
funding (i.e. money for gasoline to travel to an
interview outside Grays Harbor), etc.
We called Dr. Mandich to see if this would meet
his expectations. He was very supportive. We
also mentioned that there was a noticeable increase
in the number of older students applying for
scholarships to return to school at Grays Harbor
College. Many of them fit the dislocated worker
definition, and were returning to study the high
demand field of Nursing. We asked if he would
support using some of the funds for scholarships
for these students. He agreed to support
scholarships and the WorkSource Emergency
Fund.
The funding was provided in three increments,
starting in July 2012. It ran out in the fall of 2013,
but conversations with other donors resulted in one
providing additional support for this program
through the end of the year.
Then in December 2013, Dr. Mandich called
again, saying that he wanted to make another
donation. We had reported to him that the
Dislocated Workers program had been a great
success providing essential support for good
people. He agreed to support it again, and sent
another check.
Good people in Grays Harbor who needed a little
help received it. Many have returned to full
employment and productive positions in our
community.
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SPECIAL NOTE: A private donor of the
Grays Harbor Community Foundation found the
Dislocated Workers project appealing so she
independently contributed support in 2013. Her
donation allowed WorkSource to carry on the
program until Dr. Mandich renewed his support
for 2014.
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Ocosta 4H Wild Robotocats Program (Discretionary Grant)
The Ocosta Wild Robotocats Program team
consists of 16 Ocosta High School
students from every grade level, 9th
through 12th.
The students worked day and night
for more than six weeks to design and
build a winning robot for the 2013
First Robotics Competition in Portland, Oregon.
This was their 3rd year competing. With the
sponsorship of Grays Harbor Community
Foundation, NASA, Office of the Superintendant
of Public Instruction, JC Penney, and the Bezos
traveling presentations around Grays Harbor to
explain the value of the robotics hobby and
competition.
The 2013 robot challenge was called
Ultimate Ascent. During this competition,
robots must load Frisbees and hit designated
targets around the field, then climb a tower
in the center. Throughout the competition robots
team up with other robots: some are defensive,
some are throwers, some are climbers. The
Robotocats robot throws very accurately.
Every 4-H Ocosta Wild Robotocat had a specific
job during the competition: drivers, programmers,
safety officers, presenters and scouts. They
competed very well and learned a lot. From
robotics, to practical mathematics, electronics,
computers, programming, mechanics, business,
problem solving, and many other life skills.
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Family Foundation, the team stepped up their
game on every level.
SPECIAL NOTE: A private donor of the
Grays Harbor Community Foundation found the
Ocosta Robotocats story so compelling, that she
independently contributed to the team in 2013.
Her donation allowed them to purchase supplies
as well as their own trailer for transporting their
robot, tools, and equipment to the competitions,
and to educational presentations at other schools
in the community.
With the 2012 grant from GHCF, the Robotocats
were able to purchase tools, parts, and two laptops
for design, programming, parts and equipment
inventory, and presentations. They used the
second grant in 2013, to expand the program
through parts purchase, competition expenses, and
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New Donor (Donor Advised Pass-through Grant)
We were approached by a new donor who wanted
consideration, the Board of Directors approved his
to support three projects at three different
request and the Foundation made the distributions
organizations, but was not ready to establish a
of the funding he provided for these purposes.
permanent fund. After discussion and
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In Conclusion
Grays Harbor is a great place to live. We, the Grays Harbor Community Foundation, have been part of a
great and successful process that has been ‘…improving the quality of life in our communities in Grays
Harbor’ for 19 years. We are proud to be one of the many nonprofits working toward this goal. But we
cannot do it alone. It is our community that makes the Community Foundation viable, functional, and
successful.
Without donations from the community and the other efforts of nonprofits peopled by the community, we
would not be viable. Without volunteer time and leadership from the people of the community, we would not
be functional. Without the foresight, organization, and passion of the community, we would not be
successful.
If you have a desire to support any nonprofit organization in perpetuity, to provide for their long term
sustainability, we can help. If you have a desire to help provide scholarships for the education of our young
people after high school, we can help. Please give us a call, or even better, stop by for a visit, so that we may
discuss how as partners we can help you accomplish your goals and wishes, as well as our mission.
Thank you for the 19 years of support. We look forward to your support and supporting our community for a
very long time in the future.
James E. “Jim” Daly
Executive Director
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Dkorum Log Sorting Yard
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Cover Photos: (Top-to-bottom, Left-to-right)
Poco Voce Christmas Concert
Volunteers installing Playground Equipment at A.J. West Montesano Girls Softball League Opening Day
Hope From Horses
Aberdeen, Stevens School Technology
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