Women’s Fund kicks off summer membership drive
Posted August 16, 2022 at 7:56 am by San Juan Update
The SJI Women’s Fund shares news about their recent accomplishments and their upcoming membership drive.
The San Juan Island Women’s Fund is a pooled donor-advised fund managed by the San Juan Island Community Foundation. Together, the members are making a difference for local nonprofits by awarding grants to support critical projects that enrich our island community.
Since 2003, the Women’s Fund has granted $304,000 to local nonprofits in education, health and human services, visual and performing arts, and environment and animal welfare projects. In the last year, the Women’s Fund granted a total of $13,000 to the following projects:
- Youth mental health first aid training for Compass Health
- New dive program for the Whale Museum
- Website redesign for Wolf Hollow
- Exercise yard safety and hygiene project for the Animal Protection Society
- Financial assistance for the visiting dental van
- StoryWalk & aging mastery program for the SJI Library
At the San Juan County Fair, the Women’s Fund kicks off their summer membership drive. Their goal is to raise $7,500. The first $1,000 in memberships will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the SJICF.
To be eligible for matching funds from SJICF, contributions to the Women’s Fund must be made during the four days of the 2022 County Fair – Aug. 17–20. Contributions can be made:
- In person at the SJICF fair booth
- On the SJICF website
- By phone to SJICF at 360-378-1001
- By mailing a check payable to SJICF (dated between Aug. 17–20) with Women’s Fund in the memo line to P.O. Box 1352, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.
The minimum contribution for voting membership is $100 per year.
For more information about the San Juan Island Women’s Fund, visit the Women’s Fund website or stop by the San Juan Island Community Foundation booth on Friday, Aug. 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. to speak to a Women’s Fund member.
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