News and Publications

Press Releases
Annual Reports
Foundation Focus Archives
News and Publications
Requests for Proposals
Events
Fund Brochures

Press Releases (PDF)

2010 Youth Scholarships and Awards
July 5, 2010 / view slide show below of 2010 Cole Students of the Year

 

2010 Competitive Grant Awards
June 15, 2010 / to view a list of our competitive grantees click here

Grant to Help Local Farmers Extend Growing Season Using Hoop Technology May 4, 2010 / for more information listen to KGMI News Radio Podcast

Wood Family Scholarship Fund
December 15, 2009

Students Initiate Whatcom Middle School Fund Following Fire
November 9, 2009

Whatcom Community Foundation Partners with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Help Whatcom County Families Get More Support in Difficult Economic Times
October 29, 2009

MBI Health Innovation Fund Provides Second Grant Round for Local Health Care Innovations
August 28, 2009

Community Foundation Grants $179,000 to Support Local Healthcare Innovations
July 8, 2009

Funding Opportunity to Boost Local Health Care Innovations
MAY 22, 2009

Whatcom Community Foundation Announces New Fund to Benefit Whatcom Farm Incubator Project
APRIL 22, 2009

Los Niños Fund to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Families With Children
APRIL 14, 2009

Mount Baker Imaging Health Innovation Fund
DECEMBER 15, 2008

Northwest Radiologists’ Fund Makes Grant to Whatcom Hospice Capital Campaign
NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Whatcom Community Foundation Receives Grant from Seattle Foundation
NOVEMBER 18, 2008

IRA Charitable Rollover Restored
NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Whatcom County honored with Outstanding Philanthropy Awards
OCTOBER 8, 2008

David Morse Family Donates $100,000 to Campaign for the Arts
JULY 30, 2008

WECU Donates $50,000 to the Campaign for the Arts
JULY 15, 2008

2008 Youth Scholarships and Awards
JUNE 27, 2008

People’s Bank and LeCocq Family Donate $100,000 to Campaign for the Arts
JUNE 23, 2008

Large Anonymous Donation Received
JUNE 08, 2008, 2008

2008 Competitive Grant Awards
MAY 14, 2008

New CEO for Whatcom Community Foundation
FEB 4, 2008

WCF Receives $1 Million Grant
JAN 25, 2008

Contribute to the Campaign for the Arts
JAN 01, 2008

WCF Announces Change in Competitive Grant Round Process
NOV 20, 2007

Congratulations to the Grantees funded by our 2007 Competitive Grant Round
JAN 25, 2007

News and Publications

Whatcom County's Nonprofit Economy: Public Charity Finances & Individual Giving Report from Cornerstone Strategies
Full Report (PDF)
Summary (PDF)

Click here to read "An Assessment of Capacity Building in Washington State" Prepared by – The Giving Practice, a consultancy of Philanthropy Northwest

Whatcom Community Foundation Brochure (PDF)

Whatcom Community Foundation Video click here

Fund Brochures

Bellingham Dollars for Scholars Fund (PDF)

Whatcom Farm Incubator Fund (PDF)

The Los Niños Fund (PDF)

Mr. Wood & Family Scholarship Fund (PDF)

New Ferndale Library Project (PDF)

Alex Pempe Youth Runners' Fund (PDF)

Annual Reports

2007-08 Annual Report
2006-07 Annual Report
2005-06 Annual Report
2004-05 Annual Report
2003-04 Annual Report
2002-03 Annual Report

Foundation Focus Archives

January/February/March 2010 Foundation Focus
November/December 2009 Foundation Focus
September/October 2009 Focus
July/August 2009 Foundation Focus
March/June 2009 Foundation Focus
January/February 2009 Foundation Focus
November/December 2008 Foundation Focus
September/October 2008 Foundation Focus
July/August 2008 Foundation Focus
May/June 2008 Foundation Focus
March/April 2008 Foundation Focus

Events (PDF)