WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump announced Thursday the appointment of Phyllis J. Washington to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Phyllis Washington, chairperson of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, is one of two new appointees to this prestigious governing board, which has 36 presidentially […]
$1.5 million Foundation grant to benefit UM, MCPS education programs
The 21st Century Teaching and Learning Initiative, a partnership between the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Montana, and Missoula County Public Schools, has been reinvigorated with an additional three-year, $1.5 million grant, MCPS Superintendent Mark Thane announced Tuesday. The 21st Century […]
Grad scholar seeks positive health change for Native Americans
Joshua W. Brown is the recipient of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Native American Graduate Scholarship and is on his way to completing both an Anthropology Ph.D. and a Master of Public Health with Community Health and Prevention Sciences concentration from the University of Montana. Before starting his Ph.D., Joshua co-founded a Salish language […]
Student Mathletes compete in state MATHCOUNTS competition
History was made today at the Montana 2019 State MATHCOUNTS Competition when Edward Guthrie from Gallatin Valley Homeschool earned a place on the Montana’s National MATHCOUNTS Team for the third year in a row. Edward won this privilege as a 6th, 7th, and now 8th grade student. Only once before in the past 35 years […]
11th annual Pay It Forward employees selected
The Montana-based Washington Companies awarded $125,000 to 250 randomly selected employees for donation to charities of their choice. An annual Washington Companies program in its eleventh year, “Pay It Forward” is designed to place philanthropy in the hands of employees. The program distributes 250 charitable giving cards worth $500 each to winners of a random […]
iGraduate Montana grant applications now available
Grant applications are now being taken for program proposals that help Montana high school students prepare for college or careers through a partnership between the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education and the Office of Public Instruction. The iGraduate Montana 2019-2020 Challenge Fund is accepting grant applications from […]
Foundation, MRL partner to spread holiday cheer in Livingston
The Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, in conjunction with Montana Rail Link, is pleased to announce they will be donating nearly $75,000 to Livingston community organizations in December. On December 7, 30 children from the local elementary school were treated to the Christmas Express. This train ride over the Bozeman Hill on the legendary Silver […]
Foundation sends $209,000 to Montana food banks, pantries, and rescue missions
MISSOULA, Mont. – Working with the Missoula-based Montana Food Bank Network, the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has selected 75 food banks, food pantries, rescue missions, and homeless shelters across Montana to receive a total of $209,000 in additional grant funds to aid them in helping Montana’s most vulnerable citizens. The Foundation’s special Holiday Giving […]
Foundation awards $1 million grant to Boys and Girls Club
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County toward the construction of a new clubhouse in Polson. This gift helps the Boys & Girls Club make significant strides towards funding phase 1, exceeding the $2 million mark with […]
MSU Billings celebrates $5 million raised for science building
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, in conjunction with Montana Rail Link and Modern Machinery, announced a $500,000 donation to the Yellowstone Science and Allied Health Building campaign Monday, Aug. 13. The donation puts the MSU Billings Foundation at its goal of $5 million required by the state legislature as a condition of a $10 […]
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