The San Juan Island Community Foundation (SJICF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Victoria Compton as Chief Development Officer, effective August 2026. This is a strategic hire made possible by a generous grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The capacity-building grant supports SJICF’s vision to significantly expand the foundation’s community impact by growing philanthropy,…
San Juan Island Community Foundation Board Chair Emeritus Charles Anderson is the 2022 recipient of the national Distinguished Service Award for his many decades of community and philanthropic work to improve the quality of life on San Juan Island.
When 30 nonprofit organizations on San Juan Island asked for the community’s help last month, islanders responded in a big way. Nearly 500 people came together to donate over $180,000 in just four days in support of critical local projects as part of the San Juan Island Community Foundation’s 2022 County Fair Giving Campaign.
For the first time in three years, San Juan Islanders will get together in person next week for four days of community celebration, education, and entertainment at the San Juan County Fair. To help translate that community spirit into action in the weeks and months that follow, the San Juan Island Community Foundation is preparing…
It was a busy spring of grant making at the San Juan Island Community Foundation. In response to the devastating April 7 fire in downtown Friday Harbor, the Community Foundation and its donors awarded an emergency grant to the Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center. These funds provided temporary rental and mortgage assistance for business…
The San Juan Island Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Philip Johnson has joined the Board of Directors. Phil first discovered San Juan Island over 20 years ago and soon became a resident along with his spouse, Peg Gerlock. During his 40-year career as a market research professional, he was an owner and the…
Thanks to the sustained generosity of island donors, the San Juan Island Community Foundation has awarded 38 students more than $169,000 in scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year. The recipients include 15 graduating high school seniors – 11 from Friday Harbor High School and four from Spring Street International School – along with 23 students…
The San Juan Island Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. John Moalli, Michael Soltman and Duncan Wilson have joined the Board of Directors.
The San Juan Island Community Foundation is thrilled to announce an incredible $118,720 was donated during our annual County Fair Matching Grant campaign. 643 donations were made by generous community donors during the “virtual” fair days through SJICF’s online giving catalog.
Each year, the San Juan Island Community Foundation hosts an exciting matching grant program in their booth at the San Juan County Fair. This tradition gives local nonprofits heightened visibility in the community and a chance to raise funds for current projects. More than $65k was awarded to 9 nonprofits following the 2019 county fair!