The San Juan Island Community Foundation today made new grants of $66,883 to twenty seven local non-profits at its annual “Breakfast of Champions” award ceremony bringing the Foundation’s annual granting total to over $800,000.
As is the custom, the event began with a sumptuous breakfast served by the Foundation’s all volunteer Board of Directors. Recognition of [...]

The San Juan Island Community Foundation is pleased to announce a legacy gift from Jerry Inskeep (and family) to support the Foundation’s local scholarship program.  The gift is in the amount of $4,000,000.
“We are saddened by the loss of Jerry Inskeep and overwhelmed by the generosity of this man, whose gift will forever change the [...]

The San Juan Island Community Foundation, at the request of the Critical Needs Task Force Steering Committee, today awarded thirteen grants totalling more than $50,000 to local organizations targeted at helping those most affected by the current economic turn-down. Click article title to read more.

Critical community needs are being addressed because of the involvement of several hundred volunteers. The process has been amazing. Over $50,000 has been raised. There will be a special Grant Ceremony & Celebration on July 15th from 5:30-7pm in the Steele Garden/Gubleman Room at the San Juan Community Theatre. Light refreshments will be served. Everyone is Welcome.

The impact of the economic downturn has affected many lives in the San Juans. Lost jobs, closed businesses and mortgage foreclosures have sent many of our working and retired citizens into a tailspin. Use of community support services has dramatically increased. Organizations such as the Food Bank, Family Resource Center and Senior Services are faced with an ever growing list of clients. Through the diligent work of over 300 local volunteers working under the structure of the Critical Needs Task Force, many of those needs will now be met. (click on title to read more)

What began with an idea from the San Juan Island Community Foundation to actively address the local impact of the global economic downturn on the island community has blossomed into the formation of community-wide conversations among dozens of people, each of whom pivot around a particular area of interest but may have never thought to connect with someone else doing similar work. (Click title to read more)

The San Juan Island Community Foundation (SJICF) has established a new fund to promote local non-profit and public organizations and their projects that foster the education and practice of community stewardship of our environmental resources. The Environmental Stewardship Fund is a pooled membership fund open to all San Juan residents and organizations and will, through a collective review and voting process, advise the SJICF board on how to prioritize relevant grant requests. (Click title to read more)

Recognizing the impact of the world-wide economic turndown on local families and businesses, the San Juan Island Community Foundation (SJICF) is creating a Critical Needs Task Force to identify newly emerging needs for basic community support. (click title to read more)

Friday morning, September 26th will start off with a Bang! when the San Juan Island Community Foundation awards grants at its annual “Breakfast of Champions” ceremony. (click title to read more)

We would like to extend a sincere thank you to all who helped with our annual Breakfast of Champions grant award ceremony during which supporters and contributors of the Community Foundation so kindly funded nearly three quarters of a million dollars to support the work of our island’s non-profits. (click title to read more)

Islanders will celebrate our unique history and the San Juan Island Community Foundation is poised to support this historical event!

September is the “Month of Philanthropy” and the San Juan Island Community Foundation has embarked on a number of events that are educating, celebrating and rewarding our island’s citizens through public programs and a special grant-award event.

Just a couple of months ago the San Juan School District was faced with a tough decision about school lunch. Due to serious fiscal deficits, the districts capacity to provide lunch was one of many programs considered for elimination or severe cutback.

A group of local donors have joined together to support the school district with “Challenge Gift” to mitigate anticipated reductions for the 2008-09 school year.