Olympic View Community Foundation

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Author: Jesse Major

  • Benjamin N Phillips Memorial Fund 2024 grant cycle announced

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    Olympic View Community Foundation and Seattle Foundation are pleased to announce that the 2024 grant cycle of the Benjamin N Phillips Memorial Fund opens Monday, April 15. Again this year, funding requests follow a two-step application process. The first step in seeking grant support is through the submission of a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) through…

  • OVCF’S GIVING TUESDAY CAMPAIGN EXTENDED UNTIL 12-31-2022

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    Tuesday Nov. 29, 2022 is Giving Tuesday, a local and national day dedicated to giving, kindness, and charitable donations of time and financial support. Olympic View Community Foundation and the dedicated Clallam County nonprofit sector work together year round to meet the needs of the Olympic Peninsula and improve the quality of life in this beautiful…

  • Pet Emergency Group (PEG) for the Olympic Peninsula

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    OVCF is the Fiscal Sponsor for the Pet Emergency Group (PEG) for the Olympic Peninsula. We are a group of passionate pet owners living on the Olympic Peninsula who originally connected on Nextdoor (a neighborhood on-line program).  The interest and concern about the lack of after-hours emergency pet care became apparent. We formed an operations…

  • Olympic View Community Foundation gives $18,000 for scholarship awards

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    The Olympic View Community Foundation of Sequim is proud to announce funding of the following 2022 scholarship awards: Sequim Prairie Nights Scholarships: These vocational scholarships are funded by sponsors and registrations for the annual collectors car show held every August in downtown Sequim. There are three $1,000 awards to Sequim High School seniors this year:…

  • $1,500 grant to Sequim Farmers & Artisan Market

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    The Olympic View Community Foundation was pleased to award a $1,500 grant to the Sequim Farmers and Artisan Market in the summer of 2021. The funds were used for a much needed storage trailer (with vinyl wrap) which is used each Saturday at the market in Sequim.  Pictured are staff and board members of OVCF…

  • 2021 Scholarships Awarded

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    OVCF was proud to award the following scholarships to local graduating seniors in 2021: Michael Sindars Memorial Scholarship: – $10,000 awarded to PAHS senior Blake Parker, to study welding at Peninsula College Mary Whitmore Scholarship Fund: – $3,000 to Crescent senior Chloe Mandeville, to study elementary education at Peninsula College – $3,000 to PAHS senior…

  • Dec. 1st – Clallam Gives / Giving Tuesday

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    Local nonprofits join forces to launch ClallamGives on GivingTuesday to kick off the holiday season November 24, 2020 – Clallam County, Washington   This December 1st, dozens of Clallam County charitable organizations will fund raise and garner support for their programs and services on the third annual “Clallam Gives” on Giving Tuesday.  Celebrated nationally each…

  • COMMUNITY ORGANIC GARDENS OF SEQUIM (COGS)

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    COMMUNITY ORGANIC GARDENS OF SEQUIM  (COGS) COGS operates under the Fiscal Sponsorship of Olympic View Community Foundation (OVCF), a tax exempt, nonprofit organization under IRS code 501(c)(3). Thus, cash contributions to COGS are tax deductible. The COGS program aligns with the mission of Olympic View Community Foundation, to improve the quality of life in Clallam…

  • Friends of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)

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    Friends of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Friends of C.A.S.A. is a volunteer fundraising and support group that provides assistance for foster youth in the Clallam County C.A.S.A. program (Court Appointed Special Advocates). Funds are used for items and programs such as basic necessities, shoes and clothing, sports fees and uniforms, music and art classes,…

  • Community Grants for Collaboration Awarded by Olympic View Community Foundation

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    Media Release:  March 13, 2019 Community grants for Collaboration awarded by Olympic View Community Foundation At the March 7th Leadership Conference in Port Angeles “Collaborating for Community Change”, the Olympic View Community Foundation recently awarded $3,000 in grants to six Olympic Peninsula organizations for excellence in collaborative efforts which have included stakeholders from the public,…