The Women’s Fund announces ballot results

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Submitted by the Women’s Fund Planning Committee

The Women’s Fund is a pooled donor-advised fund held at the San Juan Island Community Foundation. Together, we are able to award grants to local nonprofit organizations. In October, two proposals were made available for a vote by the full Women’s Fund membership. We voted with a resounding Yes (96.36 percent ) to award $3,000 to the Mullis Community Center’s Unpaid Caregiver Support program to support individuals who care for a family member or friend 24/7, due to a health condition, disability or age-related issues. The other proposal was turned down by the members, who voted via SurveyMonkey. To date, in 2016, we have donated $14,000 to various grant projects in our community.

For more information on grant applications or to join the Women’s Fund, call 378-1001 or visit us at www.sjiwomensfund.org