Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of remarkable individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, today announced the seven recipients of the 2018 Dennis Washington Leadership Scholarship. Endowed in 2008 and funded by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation in partnership with the […]
iGraduate Montana Challenge Fund Grants Awarded to 15 Communities
HELENA— The Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education and the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced today that 15 communities have been selected for iGraduate Montana Challenge Fund grants in the initial year of the new program. Grants of up to $10,000 were awarded to schools, colleges, and non-profits through a competitive application process. […]
iGraduate Montana Challenge Fund grants available
HELENA— The Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education and the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announce the availability of iGraduate Montana Challenge Fund grants for the 2018-2019 school year. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to communities through a competitive application process. The iGraduate Montana initiative is in partnership with the Office of Public […]
10th annual Pay It Forward employees selected
The Montana-based Washington Companies awarded $125,000 to randomly selected employees for donation to charities of their choice. An annual Washington Companies program in its tenth 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 drawing of […]
Foundation grant doubles previous Montana Folk Festival award
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation in conjunction with Montana Resources has awarded a total of $600,000 to support the Montana Folk Festival over the next three years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Each year for the next three years, $100,000 will be awarded to the Montana Folk Festival which must be matched by donations from […]
Foundation donates $207,000 to Montana food banks, pantries, and rescue missions
The Board of Directors of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced today a special holiday donation of $207,000 to 73 food banks, food pantries, rescue missions, and homeless shelters across Montana. This marks the 10th year that the Foundation Board has approved this special holiday giving program. The number of hungry people in Montana […]
Foundation, OCHE announce iGraduate Montana initiative
The Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) and the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announce the creation of iGraduate Montana in partnership with the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (MTDLI). The Foundation has awarded a $650,000 grant over four years to the Office of the […]
Horatio Alger Scholarship a lifesaver for new mom
Shalynn Fjeld is normally pretty soft-spoken, but the 18-year-old started screaming when she got the news that she’d won a $10,000 college scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association. “She was upstairs” and screamed, recalled her mother, Angela Levang. “I thought something was wrong. She said, ‘Mom! Mom!’ Then, we cried.” “I wouldn’t be able to […]
Scholarship opens doors for Butte students attending Montana Tech
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, in conjunction with Montana Resources, announced a $597,000 gift to Montana Tech to create the Montana Resources Opportunity Scholarship for students who graduate from high schools in Butte. This gift will provide more opportunities for Butte students to pursue their education by funding three full-ride scholarships for graduates of […]
9th annual Pay It Forward employees selected
The Montana-based Washington Companies awarded $125,000 to randomly selected employees for donation to charities of their choice. An annual Washington Companies program in its ninth 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 drawing of […]
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