SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY

Our 2012 Competitive Grantees

Our grantees are the groups that make sure that services are available to those in need, our environment is protected and that the arts are a vital part of our community. These groups receive funds from the Foundation through the funds we manage for our donors as well as through our competitive grant round.

4th Corner Fly Fishers  $3,300

Fly Fishing (fly tying,casting & stewardship) Youth Education

Animals as Natural Therapy $6,606

Learning Life Project

ARC of Whatcom County $9,924

Single Entry Access to Services (SEAS) for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)

Bellingham Festival of Music $2,500

Free Community Concerts

Blue Skies for Children $3,000

Little Wishes Program

Brigid Collins Family Support Center $10,000               

Improving classroom behavior and academic achievement for children with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE'S)

Center for Local Self-Reliance $4,333

Building Community Capacity and Food Security through A Comprehensive Organic Gardening Training Program

Columbia Legal Services $10,000               

Farm Worker Cooperatives:  Building Food Justice from the Ground Up

Futurewise Whatcom $7,500

Whatcom County Agricultural Strategic Plan Implementation Support

Lummi Nation School $6,200

Young Native Women Empowerment

Lynden Heritage Foundation $1,000

Alaska Canadian Highway Trip through Time

Marianne's House $500     

Educational Computer & Communication Skills Development Program

Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association $7,650

Liam Wood Fly Fishers and River Guardians

Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association $5,000

Whatcom County Stream Stewards

Northwest Therapeutic Riding Center $500     

Child Outreach Project

Northwest Youth Services $9,488

Youth Grown Vocational Readiness Program

People For Puget Sound $3,000.00           

Kayaking Kids II: Protecting Puget Sound from Spartina

ReUse Works $10,000               

Jobs from Waste

South Fork Valley Community Association $3,230

South Fork Valley Civic Development and Community Programs

The Bellingham Public School Foundation $10,000       

Club de Lectura: A heritage language learner program for native Spanish speaking students enrolled in Bellingham Public Schools.

The Jazz Project $5,000

Piano Liberation Organization

The Western Foundation $5,474

Whatcom Farm Resilience

United Way of Whatcom County $6,000

Project Homeless Connect  (PHC) 2012

Whatcom County Council on Aging $10,000               

Sustainability for Bellingham Senior Nutrition Program

Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center $4,784

Stable Home Mediation Program

Whatcom Literacy Council $5,000

Shuksan Language Learning Lab for ELL Parents

Whatcom Museum Foundation $2,000

Family Access Membership Program Expansion

Whatcom Parks & Recreation Foundation $10,000               

Nooksack Loop Trail

Whatcom Poetry Series $1,542

Poets' Reading Series and Poetry in Public Education Program (PIPE) Capacity Expansion

Total  Granted in 2012:    $163,531