| THE CARPENTER FOUNDATION GRANT STATEMENT July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 |
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| HUMAN SERVICE | |
| 1st Phoenix Community Center – Toward the purchase of food to be distributed through the food bank. | $6,000 |
| Access Inc, Medford – In support of bringing a mobile food pantry truck to families in Jackson County. | $15,000 |
| CARE Foundation, Atlanta, GA – A grant made in memory of Helen Bundy Carpenter. | $4,000 |
| CASA of Jackson & Josephine Counties, Medford – To increase the number of CASA volunteers and to provide Trauma Informed Care training to staff and volunteers. | $15,000 |
| Compass House, Medford – To provide DEI training for staff, members and board members, and employment workshops for members to enable them to secure employment. | $12,500 |
| Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding Center, Grants Pass – Toward the purchase of two additional therapy horses. | $4,000 |
| Davids Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems, White City – To purchase a rack for the elevation of track chairs for maintenance and repairs. | $3,500 |
| Grants Pass Family YMCA – In support of operating health and fitness programs for youth. | $4,000 |
| Grants Pass Sobering Center – For landscaping around the facility and to contract with Southern Oregon Aspire for ongoing maintenance. | $3,500 |
| La Clinica del Valle, Medford – To increase behavioral health services for children and youth at Phoenix-Talent school-based health centers. | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity – Rogue Valley, Medford – Toward the renovation and expansion of the Habitat ReStore building. | $10,000 |
| HIV Alliance, Eugene – To provide HIV, Hepatitis C, and syphilis testing, as well as infectious disease prevention services to persons at high risk in Josephine County. | $7,000 |
| HOPE Equestrian Center, Eagle Point – To provide scholarships for riders to participate in a therapeutic riding program. | $8,000 |
| Illinois Valley Family Coalition, Cave Junction – For general operating support. |
$5,000 |
| Illinois Valley Living Solutions, Cave Junction – For costs to establish a tiny house village for residents who are homeless. | $10,000 |
| Illinois Valley Wellness Resources, Cave Junction – To provide firewood and to provide limited financial vouchers to low-income, disabled, and senior residents with medical needs. | $2,500 |
| La Clinica del Valle, Medford – In support of expanding a variety of urgent care services for underserved residents. | $25,000 |
| Living Opportunities, Medford – Toward the purchase of vehicles to transport persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | $15,000 |
| Magdalene Home, Medford – For general operating support. | $3,000 |
| Maslow Project, Medford – In support of staffing for the residents living in permanent supportive housing. | $15,000 |
| Options for Helping Residents of Ashland – Toward the renovation of a local motel into a non-congregate shelter and resource center for unhoused and economically stressed individuals. | $25,000 |
| Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation, Portland – In support of a vision screening program in local elementary schools. | $7,500 |
| Peace House, Ashland – In support of a weekly community meal feeding the hungry in Ashland. | $5,000 |
| Providence Community Health Foundation, Medford – To purchase basic items needed for behavioral health patients to maintain follow-up care post-hospitalization or after an emergency department visit. | $10,000 |
| Reclaiming Lives, Medford – Toward renovation costs and to purchase chairs for a space to provide counseling and peer support services for persons recovering from addiction. | $5,000 |
| Rogue Community Health, Medford – In support of a children’s dental health program in rural communities and schools. | $18,000 |
| Rogue Retreat, Medford – For technical assistance. | $5,000 |
| Rogue Valley Council of Governments, Central Point – Toward the purchase of a cargo van to be used by the Food & Friends Program to deliver meals throughout Jackson and Josephine Counties. | $10,000 |
| Rogue Valley Family YMCA, Medford – Toward the renovation of a new childcare center to increase childcare services. | $15,000 |
| Set Free Services, Medford – To provide a food pantry, hot meals, clothing, shower services and laundry services to low-income, homeless and other persons in need. | $10,000 |
| Southern Oregon Aspire, Grants Pass – Toward replacing the roof at an independent living center apartment complex. | $10,000 |
| Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice, Ashland – Toward refinishing the floors at Celia’s House hospice center. | $5,000 |
| Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, Ashland – To expand an outreach program providing a warming center and regular meals. | $5,000 |
| Spartan Boxing Club, Medford – For general operating support. | $10,000 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society, Medford – To provide assistance to families whose utilities have been shut off or who are in danger of being shut off. | $20,000 |
| The ALS Association, Portland – To provide support services to people in Southern Oregon living with ALS. | $7,000 |
| The Hearth, Ashland – For caregiver retreats, workshops, and trainings for Jackson County frontline workers. | $2,500 |
| United Way of Jackson County, Medford – For general operating support. | $25,000 |
| EDUCATION | |
| Applegate Partnership – In support of a hands-on environmental education program for students related to restoration and natural resource management. | $4,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley, Grants Pass – In support of an education-based after-school program for local youth. | $15,000 |
| Chess for Success, Portland – Toward operating costs for two after-school chess clubs at Title 1 schools in Josephine County. | $2,000 |
| Classroom Law Project, Portland – In support of providing civics programs in Southern Oregon. | $15,000 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon, Medford – To provide credit counseling and financial education programs in Southern Oregon. | $9,000 |
| Jackson County Sexual Assault Response Team, Ashland – In support of a K-12 sexual violence prevention program in local schools. | $15,000 |
| Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland – In support of a bilingual educational outreach program. | $5,000 |
| Multicultural Association of Southern Oregon, Medford – For an overnight camp providing a curriculum of Native American crafts and activities. | $5,000 |
| Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities, Tualatin – To provide scholarships for students to attend private colleges and universities in Oregon. | $7,150 |
| Phoenix-Talent School District, Phoenix – In support of a summer program at Southern Oregon University for Latinx youth. | $12,000 |
| Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, Phoenix – For a part-time coordinator for the Pollinator Pals school education program. | $3,000 |
| Project Youth Plus, Grants Pass – To partially fund the Business Manager staff position. | $14,650 |
| Rogue Farm Corps, Portland – In support of a part-time, entry-level, hands-on, sustainable agriculture training program. | $5,000 |
| Rogue Valley Humane Society, Grants Pass – To provide scholarships for children to attend an interactive camp program focusing on the connection between people and animals. | $3,000 |
| Roots & Wings Child Development, Medford – To provide scholarships for low-income children to attend the preschool. | $3,000 |
| Rusk Ranch Nature Center, Cave Junction – To improve the frontage signage, finish the fencing, and place a kiosk sign at the entrance to the Nature Center. | $2,500 |
| Sanctuary One, Jacksonville – To create an expanded education and service-learning program in Spanish. | $5,000 |
| Science Works Hands-On Museum, Ashland – To provide field trips to the museum for students in Title 1 schools. | $15,000 |
| Siskiyou Field Institute, Selma – Toward the purchase of equipment and furniture to expand the outdoor kitchen into a commercial kitchen. | $10,000 |
| SMART Reading – Rogue Valley, Medford – General operating support for SMART Reading programs in Jackson and Josephine Counties. | $6,000 |
| Southern Oregon University Foundation, Ashland – In support of faculty development opportunities which improve teaching skills. | $25,000 |
| Wildlife Images, Merlin – Toward the purchase and installation of a virtual, downloadable GPS tracker app for visitors to use on their cell phones. | $6,000 |
| ARTS | |
| Anima Mundi Productions, Phoenix – In support of concerts combined with free youth and adult-oriented community events. | $5,000 |
| Art Presence Art Center, Jacksonville – To support art events and exhibits. | $3,000 |
| Ashland Folk Collective – In support of a new operations manager staff position. | $2,000 |
| Barnstormers Theatre Inc, Grants Pass – Toward the painting of the exterior of the theater. | $5,000 |
| Britt Festivals, Medford – In support of the 2023 Orchestra Season. | $30,000 |
| Collaborative Theatre Project Inc, Medford – For general operating support. | $5,000 |
| Grants Pass Museum of Art – Toward costs associated with removing the existing kitchen space and converting it into gallery space. | $7,500 |
| Illinois River Valley Arts Council, Cave Junction – In support of an art program for students at Evergreen Elementary School and Lorna Byrne Middle School in Cave Junction. | $5,000 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association, Ashland – For general operating support. | $25,000 |
| Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford – In support of the 2023 Exhibition Series. | $7,800 |
| Rogue Theater Company, Ashland – In support of the production of the play HEISENBERG. | $7,500 |
| Rogue Valley Peace Choir, Ashland – For general operating support. | $3,000 |
| Rogue Valley Symphony, Ashland – Toward a music program in Jackson and Josephine County middle and high schools. | $10,000 |
| Southern Oregon Guild, Cave Junction – For general operating support. | $5,000 |
| Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, Ashland – In support of the 2023-24 Concert Season. | $5,000 |
| Three Rivers Community Orchestra, Rogue River – In support of providing three community concerts in 2023. | $2,500 |
| Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, Medford – In support of the 2023-24 Performance Season. | $8,500 |
| PUBLIC INTEREST | |
| Applegate Siskiyou Alliance – In support of a culture and science festival. | $5,000 |
| Ashland News – To hire a summer intern to help with publication and advance his/her journalistic skills. | $2,000 |
| Equamore Foundation, Ashland – Food purchase to care for abandoned horses. | $2,000 |
| Friends of County Living, Grants Pass – Toward creating a play space representing aspects of the Oregon Trail. | $2,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Oregon & Southwest Washington, Portland – To increase scouting opportunities for girls and families in Southern Oregon. |
$5,000 |
| Jackson County Library System, Medford – Unsolicited grant made in the name of Alfred Carpenter for the purchase of books. | $4,000 |
| KXCJ-LP, Cave Junction – In support of production costs for the Valley News and Views radio show. | $3,000 |
| Oregon Nonprofit Leaders Conference – Sponsorship for Spring 2023 conference. | $1,500 |
| Pacifica: A Garden in the Siskiyous, Williams – Toward the creation of a new natural, expanded playground area. | $3,250 |
| Prospect Community Club – To replace the porch on the community center facility. | $5,000 |
| Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, Ashland – For general operating support. | $10,000 |
| Southern Oregon Public Broadcasting, Medford – In support of a program that highlights individuals and organizations who are making a difference in our communities. | $10,000 |
| The Street Dog Project, Talent – To provide no-cost spay and neuter services for pets of low-income and homeless individuals. | $3,000 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS | |
| Ashland High School | $12,500 |
| Butte Falls High School | $1,000 |
| Central Medford High School | $3,000 |
| Central Point High School | $16,500 |
| Eagle Point High School | $13,500 |
| North Medford High School | $19,500 |
| Phoenix High School | $9,000 |
| Prospect High School | $1,000 |
| Rogue River High School | $3,500 |
| South Medford High School | $20,500 |