News

08.12.10 - New Playground for Willow Creek Community

In mid-July the small town of Willow Creek, Montana (home of Washington Companies’ Helen Miller) installed a new playground for their community...Read Story

08.10.10 - The Big Read is coming to Missoula

From The Clark Fork Chronicle - The Big Read is coming to Missoula. What's the big deal about the Big Read?...Read Story

06.17.10 - DPW Foundation Helps Expand South Billings Bike Clinic

From The Billings Gazette - Boxes of bicycle tubes and colorful bicycle helmets sit on chairs inside the sanctuary of Living Water Church on the city’s South Side.....Read Story

06.09.10 - Washington Foundation Donates $50,000 to Missoula County Public Schools

From The Missoulian - Mike Halligan has to love his job. Although he previously served as a state legislator and thus wasn't universally loved, everybody likes to see him these days....Read Story

The areas in which we work

Education taps the immeasurable potential of the mind. Reaching children through early childhood education, after-school learning programs, post-secondary scholarships and graduate fellowships help our young people get the start they deserve...

Health and Human Services ensures the vitality of the human body and the human spirit. We target health care programs that ensure access to basic health care services to the most vulnerable members of our communities...

Arts and Culture represents the innovation and creativity of a society. Through cultural endeavors we help bring people together from all walks of life to share their creative talents, intellects, passions, customs and bold initiatives to explore new ways of doing things...

Community Service touches the lives of everyone where they work, play and live. Despite our individual differences, we are linked by common interests to do more for the places we call home...

About the Washington Companies and Dennis and Phyllis Washington

Dennis and Phyllis Washington

The Washington Companies, founded by industrialist and entrepreneur Dennis R. Washington, are privately held companies active in rail and marine transportation, aviation, environmental remediation construction, real estate, heavy equipment sales and service, and mining. Dennis and Phyllis Washington share a keen interest in philanthropy, founding the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation in 1988 which serves as a platform for their personal giving and to coordinate the charitable activities of the Washington Companies.

The Washington Companies | Dennis and Phyllis Washington