In 2001, a group of caring and concerned Bainbridge Island leaders came together to create a lasting community endowment, aiming to improve the quality of life in our community. Initially known as the Bainbridge Island Community Endowment, the Bainbridge Community Foundation helps people with philanthropic interests support the growing needs of nonprofit organizations that serve Bainbridge Island residents.
The first annual Kitsap Great Give has generated nearly $650,000 in raised funds for the Kitsap nonprofit community, which exceeded its goal of raising $500,000 for local nonprofits.
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... during the foundation's fifth annual philanthropy celebration Saturday, Sept. ... Kate Webster has been a leader in Seattle's philanthropic community for more...more
Bainbridge Island ReviewBainbridge student Josie Hill demonstrates to the school board at its June 13 meeting how she can program a robot to follow a path on the floor. A grant from the Bainbridge...more
The Building a Sustainable Economy lecture series continues at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 21 at the Bainbridge Public Library. Philanthropy can be a form of investing. Serial entrepreneur Michael...more
The Bainbridge Community Foundation has recently awarded 53 grants amounting to $137,000 to local island causes, and the average grant was for approximately $2,500.
The Lambert/Kuffle award, which...more
Marge Thorne, of Bremerton, received the 2011 C. Keith Birkenfeld Humanitarian Award from the Bainbridge Community Foundation, according to a statement. The award, in its third year, is given to a...more
It won $8000, and will use the money to fund salaries of remedial-reading teachers in Bainbridge Island public schools, according to a new statement from the Bainbridge Community Foundation. That...more
Bainbridge Schools Foundation was among this year's biggest winners of grants from the Bainbridge Community Foundation and its partners. ...
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To address the ongoing issue of student dropouts, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teacher Craig Morrison started a school-business program called the Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) to help keep teens stay in school.