WELCOME
Established by local residents in 1994, the Grays
Harbor Community Foundation works with donors from all walks of life who want to
create unique funds to improve local communities. By helping donors help
their communities through charitable giving, we are working to build a community
endowment for the long-term benefit of Grays Harbor County.
It's Scholarship Time
It is the time of year that a student planning to enter or continue college next year should be gathering information on scholarships. The Community Foundation awarded 108 scholarships for the 2007 - 08 school year totaling $103,100. We expect to equal or exceed that next year. If you plan on attending college next year you should click on one of the links below or see your High School Counsellor for an application, and submit a scholarship application.
2008 Scholarship History & Application FormIN A NUTSHELL
The work of our community foundation is perhaps best told in the stories of those whose lives we've touched:
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Read why lifelong Aberdeen residents Don and Vera McCaw decided to set up a permanent endowment fund to support their favorite local charities, year after year.
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Read why Lyle Lancaster of Central Park chose to leave his estate to the Grays Harbor Community Foundation to provide scholarships for local students.
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Read how we helped Catholic Community Services make a smooth transition with their Feed the Hungry program.
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Read how Harbor After School provides a safe place for local middle school students to learn and play after school is over, thanks in part to our support.
These stories are but a few of the many we hope to tell in the years ahead. By sharing them, we hope to inspire further acts of giving which, combined, will significantly help to improve our community.
Our sole aim, now and always, is to improve the quality of life in this beautiful place we call home -- Grays Harbor.
LINKS
An introduction to community foundations
A history of community foundations
What is the Grays Harbor Community Foundation?
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Giving to an existing fund
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What is the Arts & Culture Fund?
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What is the Youth & Families Fund?
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Learn more about unrestricted funds
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Learn more about area of interest funds
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Learn more about designated funds
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Learn more about donor advised funds
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Learn more about scholarship funds
Executive Director
Jim Daly became the Executive Director of the Grays Harbor Community Foundation on August 10, 2004.
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View the complete press release.