2009 Grantmakers Forum reviewers: Joan Broughton, Branch Manager Frontier Bank, Herb Cook, JCCF Board member, and Rachel Gaspers, Giving Circle member.

Grants

The Foundation may make grants from the Community Endowment to nonprofits in the areas of:

  • Education

  • Environment

  • Arts and culture

  • Health and human services

  • Aging

  • Organizational capacity building

  • Special initiatives

The Foundation does not fund:
  • Projects outside of Jefferson County, except for Donor

    Advised recommendations which may extend beyond

    Jefferson County

  • Endowments
  • Individuals
  • Organizations that discriminate on the basis of age,

    race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual

    orientation, political affiliation or religious belief
  • Religious purposes (organizations with religious

    affiliations will be considered for grants only if their

    activities address the needs of the wider community

    without regard to religious beliefs; programs may not

    contain content or activities that aim to proselytize

    participants or are experienced as such, even when

    participation in such programming or activities is

    voluntary)
  • Fundraising events such as walk-a-thons, tournaments,

    auctions and general fundraising solicitations
 

2010 Grantmaker's Forum

is scheduled for May 12, 2010.

Click here for details.

2009 Grant Recipients:

Northwind Arts Alliance

Port Townsend Marine Science Center

2008 Grant Recipients: Big Brother Big Sister of Jefferson County & Working Image

2007 Grant Recipient: Sunfield Farm & School

General Support Grant Agreement (PDF)
Project Grant Agreement (PDF)

One Year Report Guidelines (PDF)
Publicity Guidelines for Grantees (PDF)