Gorge Community Foundation

04/09/2021

The Gorge Community Foundation is pleased to announce that with the 2021 granting cycle, the Joan Burchell Fund and the Riddell and Athalie Lage Fund will be combined into a single program, the GCF Community Grants program, to increase the amount of funding available.

The total available for 2021 granting through GCF Community Grants is $14,000 and proposals will be accepted for any amount up to that total. Proposals are welcome from organizations located in or serving the Columbia River Gorge and the RFP can be found athttps://gorgecf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Request-for-Proposal_2021.pdf

03/15/2021

GCF promotes Gorge literacy programs with donor advisor grants to the Hood River County Library Foundation for a new bookmobile to serve rural communities and grants to First Book of HR and Wasco Counties. With Covid-19 shuttering schools and libraries, these programs and others in our region have stepped in to provide reading material as well as technology and other services to youth, families and seniors. Thanks to all who have donated!

12/01/2020

On this , support the causes and the organizations you care about here in the Columbia River Gorge. The Gorge Community Foundation has donated over $160K to local organizations this year. You can make a donation to GCF or one of our designated funds at www.gorgecf.org/donations/. Thank you, Gorge residents!

03/30/2020

The Gorge Community Foundation Board of Directors has announced that this year’s grants from the Joan Burchell Fund will be dedicated to addressing food insecurity throughout the Gorge exacerbated by the necessary response to the coronavirus pandemic. Grants will be made to organizations providing access to safe, healthy food for children, families and seniors affected by coronavirus measures across our six-county service area. See gorgecf.org to apply by April 15.

We believe that giving begins at home. And for us, “home” is the awe-inspiring Columbia River Gorge—an incredibly special place renowned for its natural beauty, diverse heritage, and, of course, the wonderful people who live and work here. With deep roots in our community, we can help you find...

12/27/2019

Happy new year! Thanks to our fundholders, friends and donors for making 2019 a year of growth for the Gorge Community Foundation. Here's just some of what we accomplished with your support:
- Made over $300,000 in grants to Gorge non-profits this year, and nearly $2 million since 2003
- Made the largest number of grants - 37 - in a given month in July 2019
- Provided scholarships to nearly 30 students in Hood River, Goldendale and Lyle school districts
- Reached $6.5 million in assets
- Brought new fundholders – individuals, families and non-profit organizations – into the Foundation
- Secured the services of a new investment management firm, Ferguson Wellman, to guide our growth, and thanked our previous management firm, UBS, for nearly two decades of skillful and dedicated service.
- Strengthened communities from Carson to Moro, and everywhere in between.

Wishing you and yours all the best for the season and beyond.

09/17/2019

Over 40 grants approved this summer to support Gorge organizations! Congratulations to all grantees and a million thanks for all you do for our community.

06/05/2019

There's still time to support the Hood River Library Challenge! A private charitable foundation has made a challenge grant to library supporters for donations to the Pat Hazlehurst Fund of the Gorge Community Foundation for all contributions made until June 30, 2019 up to $250,000. See www.gorgecf.org for information on how to participate and have your gift matched.

04/29/2019

Calling Columbia River Gorge non-profits! Applications to the Burchell Fund of the Gorge Community Foundation are due on Friday May 3 for projects in the arts, social services, environment, education, animal welfare, youth programs and more. . More information at https://gorgecf.org/grants/joan-burchell-fund/. Please share this information!

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2019 Joan Burchell Fund grants. Grant Guidelines can be found here. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 3rd with grants to be awarded in July. The 2018 Burchell grantees are listed below.

03/22/2019

Wonderful news for the Hood River County Library! A private charitable foundation has made a challenge grant to library supporters for donations to the Pat Hazlehurst Fund of the Gorge Community Foundation for all contributions made until June 30, 2019 up to $250,000. See www.gorgecf.org for information on how to participate and have your gift matched.

03/15/2019

The Burchell Fund of the Gorge Community Foundation is now accepting proposals for projects that serve citizens of the Columbia River Gorge. This annual opportunity provides funding for projects in the arts, social services, environment, education, animal welfare, youth programs and more. Proposals are due on Friday, May 3, 2019. More information at https://gorgecf.org/grants/joan-burchell-fund/. Please share this information!

01/12/2019

We're proud to be a sponsor of next Saturday's Crab & Oyster Feed in Moro to benefit the Sherman Co. Athletic Foundation. See the poster for all the details.

10/30/2018

Our spirits are buoyed this month by the many organizations doing great work in the Gorge, from the Sherman County Athletic Foundation serving youth with best-in-class sports facilities to 3 Squares, providing weekend meals in backpacks to children in the Stevenson-Carson School District experiencing food insecurity.