2021 End Of Year Report
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FOUNDERS’ MESSAGE 06.
OUR MISSION
SUPPORTING THOSE WHO INSPIRE CHANGE.
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BY THE NUMBERS 10.
OUR GRANTEES 12.
GRANTEE HIGHLIGHTS 28.
OUR DIRECTORS 30.
CONTACT
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDERS As we face the many challenges of today we strive to live with optimism, courage, and hope. The resiliency of humans and the resiliency of the planet give Harbourton Foundation the energy and focus to continue our search for solutions to the pressing issues we face today. It is difficult to believe we are nearing the end of our second year navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of prolonged periods of social distancing, physical and social isolation, ongoing uncertainty, stress and loss, have all taken an enormous toll on youth. Due to the current youth mental health crisis we have further focused Harbourton’s Holistic Youth Development work to prioritize funding for the social and emotional wellbeing of young people. In 2021 we organized a listening and learning webinar on mindfulness for youth, which brought together fellow funders, non-profits, and practitioners in a virtual space to learn about promising programs and practices that are benefiting youth in our country. We hope to provide more opportunities to learn and collaborate with experts in the field of mental health and well-being in 2022. We continue to fund climate change solutions through policy and research grants, and through our support of stellar nonprofits working to end food waste. From tragic forest fires to other extreme weather events the signs and impacts of the escalating climate crisis are clear and we remain committed to funding organizations in this sector. With empathy, awareness, innovation, patience, and collaboration the Foundation strives to fulfill its vision of a better life for all. We continue to look for inspiring leaders whose innovative ideas help us understand and address the needs in our communities and areas of focused impact. As always, we are so grateful for our inspiring grantees and partners and their resilience through these challenging times. Your strength and insight continue to move us towards a more hopeful and resilient future.
“Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient.” – Catherine DeVrye, The Gift of Nature
Warm regards, Amy and Jay Regan, Founders
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OUR MISSION At Harbourton Foundation, we champion transformative solutions that foster human dignity and environmental well-being. Our values center on hope—hope and optimism give life to our decision-making, actions, and long-term goals. We have a deep consideration and care for all people and we take great care in listening to, understanding, collaborating with, and supporting our grantees. We believe in justice and know that equitable opportunities are the first step in moving toward better communities and a better world. We embrace challenges and have the courage to take on daunting tasks. We have a responsibility to the planet and approach environmental and social change with the health of the world in mind.
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BY THE NUMBERS In 2021, Harbourton Foundation made 53 grants totaling $2,617,364 across the following categories: 15%
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Focused Impact 19% Climate Change Solutions 23% Holistic Youth Development 2% Emergency Relief & Recovery (Domestic)
2021 Harbourton Grantmaking by Portfolio
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2% Emergency Relief & Recovery (International) Community 23%
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17% Oregon 6% Colorado 16% California/Central America
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2% 2%
Longstanding 15% Long-term Partners
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OUR GRANTEES FOCUSED IMPACT
LONG TERM PARTNERS
COMMUNITY GRANTEES
Climate Change Solutions
Centurion
California/Central America/Africa
Oregon
Colorado
Farmlink Project
Homefront
Caras Alegras
Central City Concern
BRAVO!
Food Recovery Network
Isles
Club Dust
Clay Street Table
Roundup River Ranch
ReFED, Inc.
Operation Smile
Grace of Calvary Ministries (process)
EcoTrust
The Hope Center
Friendly House
Walking Mountains
Woodwell Climate Research Center
Keala Foundation Outside the Bowl
Holistic Youth Development
Pioneers
Dartmount College
Respero Ministries
Guardian Scholars
Semilla Nueva
Mindful Life Project
The Very Last
Mindful Philantrhropy
Growing Gardens Hacienda_Mercado Empresarios Kids Heal Oregon Agricultural Trust Oregon Environmental Council Oregon Food Bank
National Cathedral School
Rogue Farms
Nichols School
Spoon Sustainable Northwest
Emergency Relief & Recovery
The Manav Foundation
Global Giving / California Dixie Fire Relief (Domestic)
Urban Gleaners Village Gardens
IRCO / Afghan refugees (Domestic)
Zenger Farm
Oregon Community Foundation / Wildfires (Domestic) Mercy Corps (International) World Central Kitchen (International)
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2021 GRANTEE HIGHLIGHTS
Focused Impact Grantee Highlights Woodwell Climate Research Center The Hope Center IRCO (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization)
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GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT
CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS
Woodwell Climate Research Center Woodwell Climate Research Center works with underresourced communities around the country to ensure those disproportionately impacted by climate change have access to the cutting-edge science needed for adaptation and resilience. Working in partnership with city officials and local advocates, Woodwell Climate provides free, tailored assessments of flood, heat, and other climate risks. This year, their pilot project with three municipalities expanded to encompass an additional ten communities.
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GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT
HOLISTIC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
The Hope Center Harbourton Foundation’s partnership with the Hope Center of the Eagle River Valley supports 13 mental health clinicians who provide therapeutic support to students in 15 schools, including an expansion of services this fall for elementary students. During the first semester of the 21/22 school year, 538 students (K-12) connected with Hope Center school-based clinicians for ongoing individual or group therapy sessions. The school-based clinicians documented over 5,300 interactions that include individual therapy sessions, family and group sessions, initial assessments, crisis assessments and case management. The school team is responding to intense behavioral health issues with elementary aged students who are suffering from high levels of family stress; the school team has completed suicide risk assessments for elementary aged children as young as 6 years old.
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GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT EMERGENCY RELIEF & RECOVERY
IRCO (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization) The Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) has 45+ years of experience empowering immigrants and refugees newly arrived in the U.S. This year they responded to increasing community need for equitable access to housing, early learning, community education and access to vaccination options in response to the pandemic, and digital learning for young people in the new virtual world. They have also initiated a new resettlement program for Afghan arrivals, started the Welcome Center in rural Ontario/ Oregon, and broadened the reach of their legal services to address the additional challenges of new arrivals. IRCO’s expanded programming has increased their capacity to build new beginnings for all immigrants and refugees calling Oregon their home.
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2021 GRANTEE HIGHLIGHTS
Community Grantee Highlights Outside the Bowl Central City Concern Walking Mountains
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GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT CENTRAL AMERICA
Outside the Bowl Outside the Bowl is dedicated to alleviating hunger and malnourishment in children. They pack and ship over 150,000 VitaKidz nutritious meals every day to areas in need. This year, after the earthquake in Haiti, Outside the Bowl provided over 87,000 hot meals to those in need. In South Africa, they distributed 38,000 meals by private airplane while roads were blocked by riots. They opened a long-awaited Super Kitchen in Juarez Mexico and also completed the first production run of Wow Bar!, a new tool in fighting hunger that is ready-to-eat and easy to distribute. Outside the Bowl continues to establish Instant Meal Distribution Centers, which will lead to more ministry partnerships to help provide meals in remote areas of Guatamala, the Domican Republic, and Haiti.
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GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT
OREGON
Central City Concern In June, Central City Concern opened Cedar Commons, their first housing development offering clinical services and supports for people facing unique and complex mental health needs. The voices of clients experiencing homelessness informed the service delivery model at Cedar Commons, which features supportive on-site staff, opportunities for community-building and even communal gardening boxes.
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GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT
COLORADO
Walking Mountains Walking Mountains Science Center staff and board have been focused on equity efforts within the community. This past year the board of directors made the decision to eliminate fees for the Field Science Programs in public schools. This has been an important step in Walking Moutnains’ efforts to make natural science and sustainability education accessible to all members of the community. Additionally, Walking Mountains continues to lead a collaborative effort working to break down barriers for underrepresented groups in accessing the outdoors. Currently, they are partnering with 20 organizations to provide shared outdoor experiences for people of all ages, abilities and cultures free of charge.
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OUR DIRECTORS
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AMY & JAY REGAN
BRAD LAWLISS
JASON REGAN
CARRIE LAWLISS
BETTY REGAN
PATRICK REGAN
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CONTACT Harbourton Foundation pursues a grantee-centric approach to grantmaking. We identify potential grantees in a variety of ways, calling on the experience of our Board of Directors and consulting our partners to identify innovators and organizations that support our areas of Focused Impact. To learn more, we invite you to visit our website www.harbourton.org or contact us at info@harbourton.org
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“Real change occurs from the bottom up; it occurs person to person, and it almost always occurs in small groups and locales and then bubbles up and aggregates to larger vectors of change.” – Paul Hawken
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