Orcas Island Community Foundation Grants

List of 2008 Community Foundation Grants

Grant applications are listed alphabetically within each category. Grants noted as Funded by OICF include monies from unrestricted Partner contributions.

Fully Funded Projects

Funhouse – Upgrade computers $3,500 Fully Funded by a Partner

Nurse Corps/Orcas Island School District (OISD) – Educational supplies for school nurse $818 Fully Funded by a Partner

Orcas Aviation Association – Mercy flights $5,000 Fully funded by Partners

OI Chamber Music Festival & Music Advisory Group – Preschool music program

$5,600 Fully funded for 2008 by Partners;

Partial funding of $2,500 for 2009 ($2,000 OICF, $500 Partner);

Partial funding of $1,500 for 2010 ($1,000 OICF, $500 Partner)

OI Public Library/San Juan Nature Institute – Instructor for kids’ summer reading program $473 Fully funded by a Partner

Sail Orcas – Replace aging race boat $5,000 Fully funded ($2,500 Partner, $2,500 OICF)

San Juan Nature Institute/OISD 4th-6th grades – Salmon & habitats program

$2,833 Fully funded for 2008 by Partners

$3,006 requested for 2009; $1,971 requested for 2010

Youth Grants $4000 Fully Funded by a Partner

Partially Funded Projects

Animal Protection Society – Low-cost spay & neuter program $3,000 requested, $2,000 funded by a Partner

Children’s House – Install natural play yard at infant-toddler center $5,000 requested, $1,500 Funded by a Partner

Crossroads Lectures/Friend of the Library – Speaker program

$5,000 requested for 2008, $3,000 Funded by OICF

$5,000 requested for 2009

DV/SAS – Family options child abuse prevention counseling $8,000 requested, $5,000 Funded by OICF

Eastsound Off Leash Dog Park/APS – Improvements to new dog park site $2,265 requested, $250 Funded by a Partner

F.E.A.S.T. (Farm Education And Sustainability for Teens)/Orcas Recreation – Summer high school farming/stewardship program $5,000 requested, $3,500 Funded ($2,500 Partner, $1,000 OICF)

Four Winds-Westward Ho! Camp – Renovate infirmary $20,000 requested, $1,000 Funded by OICF

Kaleidoscope – Bringing books home $5,468 requested, $3,000 Funded by OICF

Kwaiht – Lab equipment to test water quality $4,000 requested, $2,000 Funded by two Partners

Orcas A Cappella – Software and hardware to make rehearsal CDs $800 requested, $100 Funded by a Partner

Orcas Center/OISD/OIEF – Expand school theater and dance programs

$15,000 requested for 2008, $8500 funded ($3,000 OICF, $5,500 two Partners);

$15,000 requested for 2009, $4,000 Funded by OICF

OI Writers Festival/Library – Writers’ conference $1,000 requested, $500 Funded by a Partner

Orcas Montessori School – Bilingual summer program $5,000 requested, $3,500 Funded by OICF

Orcas Senior Center – Survey current and future needs of Orcas senior population $10,000 requested, $3,500 Funded by OICF

OPAL – Lavender Hollow capital repairs $10,000 requested, $5,000 Funded by a Partner

San Juan Nature Institute/OISD 6th Grade/Salmonberry School – Indian Island study $6,092 requested, $3,500 Funded by OICF

Projects Approved But Not Funded

Awaketrain – Community bike share $2,110

Community Band – Risers $5,175

4-H – Portable Challenge Program – Train facilitators for life skills activities $1,005

Islands’ Oil Spill Association – Response training and trailer repair $1,575

Orcas Family Health Center – Set up system to accept food stamps at the farmers’ market $2,855

OI Historical Museum – Program specialist for high school museum aides $5,000

OI Prevention Partnership/OISD – Parents’ social norms survey for Spotlight on the Positive program

$1,454 requested for 2008; $1,450 requested for 2009

Orcas Montessori School – Replace carpet, chairs, boiler; build sandbox decking and sunshade $7,600

Wolf Hollow – Raptor free flight enclosure $2,400