| HUMAN SERVICES | ||
| Access Inc., Medford Toward the purchase of a refrigerated trailer to store perishable foods for persons in need. |
$16,000 | |
| Addictions Recovery Center, Medford To purchase computer equipment for the secondphase of a technology upgrade. |
$10,000 | |
| Ashland Community Hospital Fnd, Ashland Financial assistance to provide respite care for persons with dementia. |
$10,000 | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley In support of a health, nutrition, and physical fitness program. |
$17,500 | |
| CARE, Seattle, WA A Helen Bundy Carpenter Memorial grant to promote self-help projects in developing nations. |
$3,000 | |
| CASA of Jackson County, Medford For additional staffing to increase the number of CASA volunteers. |
$15,000 | |
| Catholic Charities, Portland To provide outreach support services to Latino students and their families to decrease the dropout rate. |
$12,000 | |
| Common Ground Community Mediation Ct., Grants Pass Towards a part-time Co-Director to assist with expanding mediation programs and services. |
$7,500 | |
| Community Health Center, Medford For a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to integrate behavioral health services into primary care services. |
$25,000 | |
| Greenleaf Industries, Grants Pass To construct three large cold frames and expand the nursery facility to support employment of developmentally disabled persons. |
$10,000 | |
| Hearts & Hope Musical Ministries, Ashland To support musical therapy sessions in local retirement centers, assisted living facilities, and elder group homes. |
$4,000 | |
| HOPE Equestrian Center, Eagle Point To provide scholarships for children with disabilities to participate in a therapeutic riding program. |
$5,000 | |
| Illinois Valley Family Coalition, Cave Junction To provide human services to low-income rural residents in the Illinois Valley. |
$7,000 | |
| Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance, Cave Junction Toward renovation of a facility providing services to abused women and children. |
$20,000 | |
| Jackson County Child Abuse Task Force, Medford To provide mentoring programs for abused children. |
$10,000 | |
| Jackson County Community Services Consortium, Medford Suppport for the Second Chance Renters Rehabilitation Program. |
$4,490 | |
| Jackson County Council Against Domestic/Sexual Violence, Medford To bring a nationally known educator to Jackson County to provide training events on gender violence. |
$5,000 | |
| Jackson County Relief Nursery, Family Nurturing Center, Medford To hire a part-time development coordinator to assist in development and volunteer recruitment activities. |
$15,000 | |
| Josephine County Juvenile Justice Dept., Grants Pass To hire a part-time volunteer coordinator for the CASAProgram in Josephine County. |
$20,000 | |
| Kids Unlimited, Medford Toward the purchase of appliances and utensils to complete renovation of the commercial kitchen. |
$17,000 | |
| La Clinica del Valle, Medford Toward the construction of a new clinic for low-income persons in Central Point. |
$30,000 | |
| Living Opportunities, Medford In support of an art studio and social enterprise for artists with a variety of disabilities. |
$8,000 | |
| Lovejoy Hospice, Grants Pass For costs associated with installing a new computer software system. |
$10,000 | |
| Magdalene Home, Medford In support of a program teaching young pregnant women financial, parenting and living skills. |
$5,000 | |
| OnTrack, Inc., Medford To recruit foster parents to mentor biological parents whose children have been removed from their homes. |
$15,000 | |
| Options for Southern Oregon, Inc., Grants Pass Toward costs related to strategic planning to increase organizational capacity to serve the mentally ill. |
$15,000 | |
| Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Fnd., Portland To provide free preventive health screenings to persons in Jackson & Josephine Counties. |
$5,000 | |
| Phoenix Counseling Center To offer counseling services to familieswith substance abuse problems. |
$7,000 | |
| Providence Community Health Foundation, Medford To provide health care services to children at four Medford elementary schools. |
$15,000 | |
| Rotary First Harvest of Oregon, Medford For costs associated with a food salvage and distribution program in Southern Oregon. |
$3,000 | |
| Southern Oregon Humane Society, Medford In support of a program teaching control and coping skills by pairing at-risk youth with shelter dogs. |
$8,475 | |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society, Medford To provide funds for low income families to prevent their home utilities from being disconnected. |
$11,500 | |
| UCAN, Roseburg Toward the purchase of vehicles to be used by staff to provide services to low-income persons in Josephine County. |
$10,000 | |
| The Union, Grants Pass To purchase furniture and rugs for the facility. |
$5,600 | |
| United Way of Jackson County, Medford To underwrite administrative operations and support community building work. |
$30,000 | |
| Upper Rogue Community Center, Shady Cove Toward the purchase of two passenger vans for the Senior, Disabled and Youth Transportation Program. |
$5,800 | |
| Wintersprings Center for Living With Loss, Medford For consultant costs to assist the organization to become self-sustaining. |
$7,500 | |
| Women’s Crisis Support Team, Grants Pass To expand the Community Educator staff position. |
$13,000 | |
| EDUCATION | ||
| SCHOLARSHIPS The following public high schools received funding for Carpenter Scholarships. The grants are administered by each school under contract with the Foundation |
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| Ashland High School | $19,800 | |
| Butte Falls High School | $13,750 | |
| Central Point High School | $1,100 | |
| Eagle Point High School | $14,630 | |
| North Medford High School | $12,650 | |
| Phoenix High School | $19,800 | |
| Prospect High School | $9,020 | |
| Rogue River High School | $1,100 | |
| South Medford High School | $5,280 | |
| Art of Yoga Project, Jacksonville To provide yoga classes and curriculum to girls residing at the Lithia Springs School. |
$2,000 | |
| Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Portland To purchase bicycles and provide a bicycle education program at Central Point Elementary School. |
$5,000 | |
| Central Point Parks & Recreation Fnd. For scholarships for local youth grades 4-9 to attend a week-long summer camp program, and for a science teacher during camp sessions. |
$8,160 | |
| Eagle Horse Foundation, Talent To provide scholarships for low-income at-risk youth to participate in riding programs. |
$10,000 | |
| Eagle Mill Farming Education Project For the Harvest Meal Program and for membership and outreach activities. |
$9,000 | |
| Jackson County Association for the Education of Young Children, Ashland To provide scholarships and support to childcare providers taking advanced early childhood education classes. |
$12,500 | |
| Jefferson Nature Center, Medford To support and expand natural history programs for schools. |
$9,100 | |
| Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland To create an ecological monitoring station and natural science program and to provide this program in local schools. |
$11,775 | |
| Little Butte School, Eagle Point For a creative writing workshop to help students write lyrics and produce a music cd. |
$2,300 | |
| Lomakatsi Restoration Project, Ashland For a program working with local schools providing hands-on ecological educational experiences. |
$5,000 | |
| Mac Field Boosters, Butte Falls To support Butte Falls High School students to develop a boat rental business at Willow Lake. |
$10,000 | |
| Manhattan Theatre Club, New York In support of an ongoing distance learning theatre program linking Ashland High School students to students in other states and countries. |
$2,500 | |
| North Medford High School Toward the construction of an observatory on the roof of the school’s planetarium. |
$5,000 | |
| Oregon Alliance for Arts Education, Salem Scholarships for local teachers to attend a training workshop to increase their art teaching capabilities. |
$2,000 | |
| Oregon Independent College Foundation, Portland Scholarships for local students to attend private colleges and universities in Oregon. |
$6,500 | |
| OSU Extension Services SO, Central Point Support for an after-school natural science program at various sites in Jackson County. |
$10,000 | |
| Phoenix-Talent School District In support of scholarships to Latino students to attend the Academia Latina pre-college program at SOU. |
$8,500 | |
| Rogue Community College, Medford and Grants Pass For Jackson & Josephine County student scholarships. |
$25,000 | |
| Rogue Valley Foundation, Medford To provide scholarships to local Latino students to attend Oregon colleges and universities. |
$6,000 | |
| Science Works Hands-On Museum, Ashland For costs associated with creating a hands-on exhibit about theatre technology. |
$10,000 | |
| So. OR Child & Family Council, Central Point Salary support for the LISTO Family Literacy Program serving local Latino families. |
$21,000 | |
| Southern Oregon Film Festival | Ashland Independent Film Festival, Ashland To involve local elementary and high school students in creating works for a local film competition. |
$8,500 | |
| Southern Oregon University, Ashland In support of faculty development opportunities which improve teaching. |
$25,000 | |
| TACS, Portland In support of 10 monthly training and two all-day workshops for staff of Southern Oregon nonprofit organizations. |
$10,000 | |
| ARTS | ||
| Arts Council of Southern Oregon, Medford In support of arts programs in local schools and the broader community. |
$15,000 | |
| Britt Festivals, Medford Support for 2008 classical music season. |
$25,000 | |
| Camelot Theatre Company, Talent For consultant costs to conduct a feasibility study for a new theatre facility. |
$6,000 | |
| Dancing People Company, Ashland In support of two-week residence dance programs at Crater, South Medford and Gants Pass high schools. |
$8,000 | |
| Grants Pass Museum of Art To repair and refinish the brick interior and exterior walls of the historic museum facility. |
$10,000 | |
| Miracle Theatre, Portland In support of a bilingual theatre arts program involving students at Crater High School. |
$2,000 | |
| Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts, Medford To provide scholarships to local youth to attend a summer performing arts program. |
$5,000 | |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland In support of special matinee program for students and seniors. |
$25,000 | |
| Phoenix Elementary School For art supplies and guest artists for the school art center |
$3,000 | |
| Rogue Valley Opera, Medford In support of various educational programs and performances. |
$8,000 | |
| Rogue Valley Symphony, Ashland Toward musical programs and concerts for local schools. |
$12,000 | |
| The Siskiyou Institute, Ashland In support of music workshops and concerts. |
$6,000 | |
| Southern Oregon Guild, Kerby Toward a digital camera to photograph art works |
$2,000 | |
| St. Clair Productions, Ashland In support of performers’ costs and educational workshops. |
$2,000 | |
| Young Musicians & Artists, Inc., Portland In support of scholarships for local youth to attend a specialized art camp. |
$1,000 | |
| Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, Medford For general operating and program costs |
$8,000 | |
| PUBLIC INTEREST | ||
| Civil Air Patrol-Medford Squadron Toward repairing the roof at Civil Air Patrol facility. |
$5,000 | |
| Council on Foundations Portion of membership dues that are used for charitable purposes. |
$1,800 | |
| Forestry Action Committee, Cave Junction To hire an outreach coordinator to expand community outreach and education regarding sustainable forestry practices. |
$5,000 | |
| Jackson County Library System, Medford An Alfred S.V. Carpenter Memorial grant to purchase books on selected topics. |
$3,000 | |
| Multicultural Association of SO, Medford In support of community radio station (06-07 grant) |
$3,000 | |
| In support of a part-time volunteer coordinator for the community radio station KSKQ-LP. |
$5,000 | |
| National Center for Conservation Science and Policy, Ashland To monitor the health of the Bear Creek Watershed by studying water bugs and publishing a “report card.” |
$4,000 | |
| NetCorps, Eugene For costs related to providing technology training, needs assessments, and support services to nonprofit organizations in Southern Oregon. |
$10,000 | |
| Oregon Water Trust, Portland For costs associated with a project to establish a “water bank” program to improve stream health. |
$10,000 | |
| Rogue Valley Family YMCA, Medford Toward installing an automatic access door for disabled persons, and converting the swimming pool to a UV treatment system. |
$15,000 | |
| Talent Elementary School For materials and services to expand the school community garden. |
$3,000 | |
| West Medford Community Coalition To produce four quarterly newsletters in West Medford and to continue the Neighborhood Leadership Academy. |
$10,000 | |