Foundation Awards 2010 Grants & Designated Funds
Community Grants
The board of directors of the Benton County Foundation approved about $144,982 in grant awards payments this year. The majority of these grants directly benefit youth in Benton County. The board of directors focused on funding programs that enhance youth education and living conditions or provided positive character building and life skills experiences. Following are the 2010 grant recipient agencies:
Alpine Community Center
Alsea Valley Gleaners
American Legion Auxiliary Post 11
Assistance League of Corvallis
Benton County 4H Leaders Association
Benton County Historical Society & Museum
Benton Furniture Share
Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis & Safety Town
CASA-Voices for Children
City of Adair Village
Clemens Community Pool
Coastal Range Food Bank, Inc.
Community Outreach, Inc.
Cornerstone Associates, Inc.
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center
Corvallis Parks & Rec/Youth Park Corp & Youth Volunteer Corp
Corvallis Parks & Rec/Osborn Aquatic Center
Corvallis Youth Symphony Association
Corvallis-OSU Symphony Society
da Vinci Days
Friends of Benton County Treatment Courts
Friends of the Family Ministries
Garfield Elementary School PTA
Good Samaritan Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room
Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir
Heartland Humane Society
Life Seeds
Linn Benton Food Share
Love INC of Benton County
Mary’s River Gleaners
Old Mill Center for Children & Families
Oregon Cascades West Senior Services Foundation
OSU Expeditions
Parent Enhancement Program-PEP
Philomath Community Services
Philomath Scout Lodge, Inc.
Philomath Youth Activities Club
Quilts from Caring Hands
Rotary Club of Corvallis
Samaritan Village
South Benton Community Enhancement
SouthSide Youth Outreach, Inc.
Strengthening Rural Families
The House/Lifespring Foursquare Gospel Church program
Vina Moses Center
We Care, Corvallis-Benton County Council of Religious Organizations
Designated Funds
The following agencies have been identified as recipient agencies from the deed of gifts for the designated trust funds administered by the Benton County Foundation. They are to receive annual distributions totaling about $111,000 by the end of year 2010.
ABC House
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
American Legion Baseball
Assistance League of Corvallis
Benton County 4H
Benton County Historical Society
Benton County Meals on Wheels
Benton Hospice Service
Benton District, Boy Scouts of America
Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis Scholarship, Dental & Art Programs
Camp Fire, USA Willamette Council
CASA-Voices for Children
Clemens Community Pool/Philomath School District 17J
Cornerstone Associates, Inc.
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
Corvallis High School/Track & Cross Country program
Corvallis Police Cadet
Crescent Valley High School Booster Club
Crescent Valley High School/Track & Cross Country program
Eddyville Charter School Library Fund
Girl Scouts of Oregon & SW Washington/Camp Whispering Winds
Grace Center for Adult Day Services
Heart of the Valley Childrens Choir
Heartland Humane Society
Jackson Street Youth Shelter
Kings Valley Cemetery Association
Kings Valley Charter School Library fund
Kings Valley-Hoskins Rural Fire Protection District
Linn Benton Food Share
Majestic Theater
Old Mill Center for Children & Families
Oregon State University/College of Veterinary Medicine
Parent Enhancement Program-PEP
Philomath High School/Track & Cross Country program
Philomath Scout Lodge, Inc.
Philomath Youth Activities Club
Rotary Club of Corvallis
Rotary Club of Philomath
Vina Moses Center
We Care, Corvallis-Benton County Council of Religious Organizations