Basic Social Needs
A healthy community provides a network of services to meet basic social needs. We need to catch people before they fall through the cracks and provide them with tools to strengthen their lives and economic resilience. Failing to meet basic needs not only jeopardizes an individual’s quality of life, but also creates more costly and complex problems for our community over time.
The consequences of not providing for basic needs accumulate quickly. Hungry children are absent from school more often than other children, impacting their educational progress. Uninsured individuals and families put off needed healthcare, let prescriptions go unfilled and the results are costly emergencies. A lack of access to affordable housing pushes working people out of the community.
San Juan Island should be a healthy place for everyone. Philanthropy can bridge funding gaps, leverage public dollars and support promising approaches to reach people on the edge and give them the tools to help them lift themselves out of poverty.
Basic Social Needs
1. Credit Card or PayPal
Click the 'Donate' button. PayPal will deduct a 2.2% credit card service fee and 30¢ per transaction. The Foundation will deduct a 1.5% administration fee. Please know that you may deduct your entire gift as a charitable expense.
2. Mailed Check or Transfer of Other Assets
Download the Notice of Contribution form, complete and send to the Foundation. A 1.5% administration fee will be deducted except when the donation is made to one's own fund.
3. Fundholder Grant Recommendation (click to expand the form)
If you have a donor advised fund with the Foundation, use the form below to recommend a grant electronically from your fundholder account. The Foundation will call to verify before taking action, usually within 72 hours.