Archives for 2014

Kyle and Kevin Washington, sons of Dennis and Phyllis Washington, announced the gift on behalf of the Washington Foundation. The money will help pay for half of the university’s planned $14 million Washington-Grizzly Champions Center. The 46,000-square-foot facility is planned for the stadium’s southwest corner. It will include new football locker rooms and a two-level […]

University of Montana Spring 2014 Raising Montana Newsletter Montana will be the first state in the nation to implement an online education program proven to quickly boost students’ math skills. Fully 28 percent of students arrive on Montana college campuses needing remedial courses. This statewide project is designed to help students avoid remedial coursework when […]

This summer the Three Forks Youth Recreation Task Force provided a safe, fun and educational summer for over 100 area youth. Three Forks area youth had the chance to explore the Lewis and Clark Caverns, rocks, and mining, as well as go rock climbing and take swim lessons among other adventures. Mining week was ranked […]

Health and Human Services ensure the vitality of the human body and the human spirit. This focus of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation targets health care programs that ensure access to basic health care services to the most vulnerable members of our communities. Grantee Spotlight: The goal of the Evergreen Fitness Team is to […]

A typhoon in the Philippines brought together an unusual cast of characters for the greater good last year. The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation made a rare international grant to match funds raised by staff from our headquarters in Missoula, Montana, many shipping crew employees at Washington Corp.-affiliated SEASPAN Corp. in Canada, along with a […]

A recent grant to the Billings Public Schools Education Foundation supported the Reading Rocks program. Reading Rocks is designed to reverse low-income students’ loss of reading achievement in the summer by offering reading activities in conjunction with Billings Public Schools Free Lunch program, which served 24,611 meals to children in six parks during the summer. […]

By David Erickson – Missoulian The new All-Abilities Playground at McCormick Park in Missoula is one step closer to completion after several members of the Montana Contractors Association recently donated thousands of dollars’ worth of materials. The All-Abilities Playground, located between the Mobash skatepark and the Currents Aquatics Center, is currently about 50 percent constructed […]

Missoulian Article Link Thanks to years of study, the benefits of early childhood education are well known. High-quality education is a key aspect of intervention for at-risk kids, and the earlier it is offered, the more beneficial it is. On the other hand, at-risk children who do not have access to these services are: 25 […]