UM's Learning and Belonging Pre-School, a program of the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, recently earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the country's leading organization of early childhood professionals.

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Pay It Forward 2012 4.23.12 - Montana students learn challenges, thrills of climbing Mount Everest

More than 1,000 students across Montana are following the 2012 Mount Everest Expedition... For details


Pay It Forward 2012 2.22.12 - Recipients of the Pay It Forward Program 2012 have been selected

In an effort to pass along the joy that comes from giving, the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and the Washington Family are again... For details


Warren School 1.3.12 - Great Ideas Grant funded by the Washington Foundation

Adventure, mystery, animals, history…reading opens up the whole world to students. The teachers at Warren Elementary will be opening up a whole new world of reading with a classroom set... For details

FoodBankdelivery 12.21.11 - Evening at the Theater Benefits Charities

The Washington Companies’ third annual Evening at the Theater, December 6, 2011, was a success in more ways than one. Held at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, many employees, families and invited guests enjoyed a stellar performance of the acclaimed musical “She Loves Me”. For details

Thompson Falls Playground 09.26.11 - Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation Present $10,000 Check to Fort Thompson Playground in Thompson Falls

The Fort Thompson Playground (FTP) project was initiated to purchase and install an innovative, creative and visually stunning forest adventure playground in downtown Thompson Falls. For details

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.

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