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 […]
Foundation donates additional $20 million to Oregon Young Life camp
Washington Family Ranch, home to two world-class Young Life camps, is going into a next phase of development thanks a generous contribution of $20 million from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. The gift puts Young Life over halfway to raising the $35 million needed for the continued development of what is already a stunningly […]
Foundation gives $203,500 statewide to food banks, pantries, rescue missions and homeless shelters
The Board of Directors of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced today a special holiday donation of $203,500 spread across 75 food banks, food pantries, rescue missions, and homeless shelters across Montana. The number of hungry people in Montana continues to be a serious concern and has not reduced significantly in the last several years. […]
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