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•   Since its establishment in 1984, the Foundation has helped infuse more than $87 million into the community. In 2009, we awarded more than $3 million in grants – primarily at the recommendation and designation of our donors. These grants were designed to improve the quality of life in our region and beyond.
 

In 2009, we increased our Community Giving Fund awards - our source of unrestricted granting - by over 30 percent to help meet increased needs in the area. We offered five additional $25,000 grants to organizations that supported basic needs - Clark County Food Bank, the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, Community House on Broadway, Loaves and Fishes Center and Share.

The Foundation holds more than 240 funds, the majority of which are Donor Advised Funds, allowing fund holders to engage in the grantmaking process.

Health and Human Services and Education make up the majority of our 2009 granting, providing the basic necessities and learning opportunities that build better lives.

Other grants enriched the arts and culture in local communities, championed children’s issues, built civic and community strength, promoted conservation.

In 2009, 151 students received $250,000 in scholarship awards from 46 funds established by donors to support education. Throughout its history, the Foundation has awarded more than $3 million to students.
 
Through our Community Giving Fund, the Foundation helped local philanthropists attain a new level of community influence by awarding a $200,000 Impact Grant to Innovative Services NW in 2008.
 
Hundreds of charitable organizations benefit from the Community Foundation’s multi-faceted nonprofit services: funding source, investment program provider, “turn-key” planned giving assistance, information resources, and a catalyst for matching donors to nonprofits and connecting nonprofits with one another.
 
We adhere to a strict set of legal, ethnical, and effective operational National Standards established by The Council on Foundations.
 
The Association of Fundraising Professionals awarded us with the 2007 Outstanding Foundation Award, for bringing about dynamic community change through encouragement, motivation, and innovative philanthropy.
 
 
 
         
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