Honoring our friend Mario Pastega
December 16, 1916 – January 20, 2012
“One hundred years from now, it won’t matter how much wealth we had or how much fame or prestige. But, if along our path of life we gave a helping hand to fellow human beings, it will make a difference.”
Mario Pastega
Grants and Scholarship Applications:
Application forms for community grants, scholarships for graduating seniors from Benton County high schools and OSU Opportunity scholarships are now available to submit for 2012. Benton County Foundation scholarship applications for seniors graduating in June 2012 are located at the high school Counseling or Career offices.
The Foundation will make grant and scholarship decisions during the months of April and May.
2012 Community Grant Application Word 2003 format
2012 OSU Opportunity Scholarship Application Word 2003 format
Renewal applications for past recipients of these awards.
2012 Robin V. Jensen Renewal Scholarship Application PDF format
2012 Knights of Pythias Renewal Scholarship Application PDF format
2012 Loren J. & Audrey W. Smith Sr. Renewal Scholarship Application PDF format
2012 Dale & Thomasina Trout Renewal Scholarship Application PDF format
Benton County’s “Community Foundation”
The Benton County Foundation began in 1953 as a community foundation. Our mission is to build community philanthropy by establishing endowments, prudently investing the funds received, and distributing a portion of the fund value each year to benefit our youth and community. The Foundation provides a community service in Corvallis, Philomath, Monroe, Alsea, North Albany, Adair Village and throughout Benton County by managing over 220 endowments for individuals, families and organizations. The Foundation approved distributions totaling $500,000 in 2011 to support local non-profit agencies and student scholarships!