| THE CARPENTER FOUNDATION GRANT STATEMENT July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 |
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| HUMAN SERVICE | |
| 1st Phoenix Community Center –Toward the purchase of food to be distributed through the food bank. | $10,000 |
| Access Inc, Medford – In support of bringing a mobile food pantry to families in Jackson County. | $10,000 |
| ALS Northwest, Portland – In support of people living with ALS in Southern Oregon. | $7,000 |
| Ashland Emergency Food Bank – In support of addressing food scarcity for youth in Head Start and local middle and high schools. | $5,000 |
| CARE USA, Atlanta, GA – A grant made in memory of Helen Bundy Carpenter. | $4,000 |
| CASA of Jackson County, Medford – To support education opportunities for CASA youth. | $15,000 |
| Community Works, Medford – In support of staff development. | $15,000 |
| Compass House, Medford – To support member skills development. | $12,500 |
| Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding Center, Grants Pass – In support of the student scholarship program. | $5,000 |
| Farmers Market Fund, Portland – Toward increasing access to fresh produce for food insecure Jackson and Josephine County residents. | $5,000 |
| Friends of Josephine County Childrens Advocacy, Grants Pass – In support of furnishing the new Childrens Advocacy Center. | $15,000 |
| Golden Rule ReEntry, Ashland – Toward case management and peer support for persons returning from incarceration. | $5,000 |
| Help Now! Advocacy, Medford – Toward general operating support. | $2,000 |
| HOPE Equestrian Center, Eagle Point – In support of the student scholarship program. | $10,000 |
| Magdalene Home, Medford – In support of staff wages. | $3,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon, Portland – In support of the Make-A-Wish Project in Jackson and Josephine Counties. | $5,000 |
| Maslow Project, Medford – In support of permanent supportive housing case management. | $15,000 |
| 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 |
| Meals of Hope, Naples, FL – In support of a meal-packing event to distribute to those in need in Jackson County. | $3,000 |
| Opportunities for Housing, Resources and Assistance, Ashland – For general operating support for services to homeless persons at the OHRA center. | $20,000 |
| Parker House Project, Ashland – For general operating support. | $5,000 |
| Peace House, Ashland – In support of a weekly community meal feeding the hungry. | $5,000 |
| Pink Lemonade Project, Vancouver, WA – Towards education and financial assistance to patients experiencing breast cancer treatment in Jackson and Josephine Counties. | $5,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Rogue Valley, Jacksonville – Toward repairing homes by making them livable in the long-term for rural elderly adults living with disabilities. | $6,000 |
| Reclaiming Lives, Medford – In support of a program empowering individuals in recovery from substance abuse. | $5,000 |
| Rogue Community Health, Medford – Toward supporting low-income or medically uninsured/underinsured persons who have urgent need for prescription medications. | $20,000 |
| Rogue Food Unites, Ashland – Toward a lift/pallet jack to assist in managing food at the organization’s commercial kitchen. | $7,500 |
| Rogue Retreat, Medford – For general operating support. | $20,000 |
| Rogue Valley Mentoring, Medford – For a school mentoring program at Talent Middle School. | $7,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington, Bend – Toward emergency medical housing and respite for local families with hospitalized children. | $7,000 |
| Salvation Army / Medford Corps – To support homeless individuals, families, and children in Jackson County to achieve economic stability and obtain permanent housing. | $15,000 |
| Salvation Army / Grants Pass – To provide immediate emergency support for food, clothing, utilities, and rental assistance. | $10,000 |
| Set Free Services, Medford – In support of a food pantry, hot meals, showers, laundry services and other services to persons in need. | $10,000 |
| Spartan Boxing Club, Medford – For general operating support. | $8,000 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society, Medford – To provide emergency utility assistance to local families. | $20,000 |
| United Way of Jackson County, Medford – For general operating support. | $25,000 |
| EDUCATION | |
| Alexs Story, Medford – In support of a social media awareness marketing plan regarding the dangers of fentanyl use. | $5,000 |
| Applegate Partnership & Watershed Council, Jacksonville – In support of a natural resource management youth program. | $6,000 |
| Ashland High School – Toward the construction of mobile walls for a new Cinema & Digital Arts Program. | $3,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley, Grants Pass – In support of after-school STEAM Club activities in Jackson and Josephine Counties. | $10,000 |
| Civics Learning Project, Portland – In support of the Southern Oregon expansion of programs to benefit civics and social studies learning in schools. | $15,000 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon, Medford – To provide credit counseling and financial education programs in Southern Oregon. | $9,000 |
| Girls Build, Portland – In support of Girls Build summer camps (ages 8-15) in Jackson and Josephine Counties. | $5,000 |
| Grants Pass School District #7 – In support of the Early Learning Program expanding access to preschool and family playgroups. | $10,000 |
| 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 the Birding Conmigo Program and inclusive engagement with diverse individuals and partnerships. | $8,000 |
| Lines for Life, Portland – To support a program for youth mental health and to increase suicide prevention activities in Jackson and Josephine Counties. | $2,000 |
| Multicultural Association of Southern Oregon, Medford – To support a multicultural kids summer day camp. | $3,000 |
| Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities, Tualatin – To provide scholarships for students to attend private colleges and universities in Oregon. | $7,150 |
| Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, Portland – To provide OMSI science programs in Title 1 schools in Jackson and Josephine Counties. | $3,000 |
| Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program, Portland – In support of expanding a robotics youth program in Jackson and Josephine Counties. |
$5,000 |
| Phoenix-Talent School District, Phoenix – In support of a summer program at Southern Oregon University for Latinx youth. | $15,000 |
| Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, Phoenix – In support of additional staff, professional development, and educational materials for the Pollinator Pals Program. | $3,000 |
| Reach Out and Read Northwest, Portland – In support of pediatric staff modeling reading and providing books to patients. | $5,000 |
| Rogue Valley Food System Network, Medford – To provide agricultural education in Josephine County that focuses on health and wellness. | $7,500 |
| Science Works Hands-On Museum, Ashland – Toward the improvement of accessibility at the museum. | $15,000 |
| SMART Reading / Rogue Valley, Medford – In support of the SMART Reading Program in Southern Oregon. | $7,500 |
| Southern Oregon Child & Family Council, Central Point – In support of the Listo Family Literacy Program /Adult Education Project for Latinx adults. | $15,000 |
| Southern Oregon University Foundation, Ashland – In support of faculty development opportunities which improve teaching skills. | $25,000 |
| The Crest at Willow-Witt, Ashland – To support environmental education field trips to students in the Phoenix-Talent School District. | $3,000 |
| Wildlife Images Rehabilitation & Education Center, Merlin – Toward the purchase of fire suppression equipment. | $6,000 |
| ARTS | $2,000 |
| Anima Mundi Productions, Phoenix – In support of the Dreams Have No Borders art mentorship and gallery exhibit for Latinx teenagers. | $5,000 |
| Ashland New Plays Festival – Toward costs to produce the annual 2023 Fall Festival. | $8,000 |
| Barnstormers Theatre Inc, Grants Pass – Toward the replacement of lighting fixtures in the theatre. | $1,500 |
| Britt Festivals, Medford – In support of the 2024 Orchestra Season. | $30,000 |
| Craterian Performances Company, Medford – Toward general operating support for the 2024-25 season. | $10,000 |
| Grants Pass Museum of Art – To assist in delineating a special entrance to the museum. | $5,000 |
| JPR Foundation Inc, Medford – Toward the restoration of the Holly Theatre in Medford to be used as a performing arts and community event center. | $10,000 |
| Miracle Theatre Group, Portland – Toward a bilingual and bicultural arts residency program for local schools. | $4,000 |
| Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival, Newport – Toward a four-day event supporting the participation of a local high school orchestra. | $3,000 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association, Ashland – In support of the 2024 festival season. | $30,000 |
| Rogue Valley Art Association, Medford – Toward general operating support. | $10,000 |
| Rogue Valley Symphony Association, Ashland – In support of a music education program in Jackson and Josephine County schools. | $10,000 |
| Siskiyou Singers, Ashland – In support of two performances with an orchestra at Southern Oregon University. | $3,000 |
| Siskiyou Violins, Medford – Toward participation in the 2024 Vienna Festival. | $4,000 |
| Southern Oregon Film Society, Ashland – In support of a year-round community theatre at Ashland Independent Film Festival. | $8,000 |
| Southern Oregon Guild, Cave Junction – Toward general operations to increase arts activity in the community. | $5,000 |
| Three Rivers Community Orchestra, Rogue River – In support of providing three community concerts in 2024. | $2,500 |
| Unique Projects Inc, New York, NY – General operating support for Rogue Theater Companys 2024 season. | $7,500 |
| Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, Medford – Toward support for the 2024-25 concert season. | $8,500 |
| PUBLIC INTEREST | |
| Cascade Pacific RC&D, Corvallis – In support of a composting program in Ashland. | $3,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Oregon & Southwest Washington, Portland – To increase Girl Scout programming for youth in Southern Oregon. | $5,000 |
| Jackson County Community Services Consortium, Medford – To support BASE in providing education and community building programs for black youth and adults in Southern Oregon. | $7,000 |
| Jackson County Library Foundation, Medford – In support of the pollinator garden and beehive at the Phoenix Library. | $5,000 |
| Jackson County Library System, Medford – Unsolicited grant made in the name of Alfred Carpenter for the purchase of books. | $4,000 |
| Jacksonville Community Center – Toward development of youth and family programs at the center. | $5,000 |
| Josephine Community Library Foundation, Grants Pass – Toward the new Williams Library renovation costs. | $20,000 |
| Klamath / Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Ashland – In support of the Rogue Riverkeeper summer water quality monitoring program in the Rogue Basin. | $5,000 |
| Mt. Ashland Association – Toward costs associated with the Aisle 2 Trail Widening Project. | $15,000 |
| Oregon Nonprofit Leaders Conference – Sponsorship for the Spring 2024 conference. | $1,500 |
| Rogue River Community Center – Toward replacing windows at the Thrift Store building. | $10,000 |
| Southern Oregon Climate Action Now, Jacksonville – Toward the hiring of an executive director to establish a sustainable long-term model for the organization. | $5,000 |
| Southern Oregon PBS, Medford – In support of a program that highlights nonprofits making a difference in Southern Oregon. | $10,000 |
| Talent Maker City – Toward a new building for education programming, community workshops, events, and local business support services. | $15,000 |
| Toby Fund of Wolf Creek, Grants Pass – Toward the cost of a spay and neuter program in the Illinois Valley. | $2,000 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS | |
| Ashland High School $12,500 Butte Falls High School $1,000 Crater High School $16,500 Eagle Point High School $13,500 Innovation Academy $3,000 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 Rogue Community College Foundation $25,000 |
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