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
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