Recent Grants & Scholarships
Grants, Scholarships and Student Assistance – 2023
$162,000
Barbara’s 2023 Grant Awards
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Animals – our best friends
Companion Animal Medical Project
Bend, OR
$10,000
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Communities – for all of us
Family Building Blocks
Salem, OR
$1,000
Harriet’s Housing
Philomath, OR
$2,000
Helping Hands Thrift Store
Albany, OR
$11,000
Kid’s Kloset
Philomath, OR
$5,000
Neighbor Impact
Bend, OR
$1,000
Salem Free Clinic
Salem, OR
$1,000
South County Resources
Waldport, OR
$1,000
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Jobs – wanting to work
Charleston Fishing Families
Charleston, OR
$2,000
Mid-Valley Literacy Center
Salem, OR
$6,000
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Healthy bodies and minds
Cascade Youth and Family Center
Portland Metro, OR
$6,000
Farmworkers Housing Development Corporation
Woodburn, OR
$10,000
Gladstone Food Pantry
Portland Metro, OR
$8,000
LaPine Community Kitchen
LaPine, OR
$1,000
Salem Harvest
Salem, OR
$1,000
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
Brookings, OR
$8,000
Urban Gleaners
Portland Metro, OR
$6,000
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Home and hearth
The Devereux Center
Coos Bay, OR
$1,000
Foster Club
Seaside, OR
$10,000
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Youth – our future
Camp Silver Falls – YMCA
Silver Falls, OR
$2,000
Cascade Youth Camp – YMCA
$6,000
Coffee Creek WCF Head Start
Wilsonville, OR
$2,000
Foster Club
Seaside, OR
$10,000
Southside Youth Outreach
Corvallis, OR
$1,000
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Veterans – for their service
Bend Heroes Foundation
Bend, OR
$1,000
Barbara’s 2023 Educational Program
![Bekf Scholarships How It Works](https://barbaraknudsonfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bekf_scholarships_how-it-works-768x480.jpg)
Scholarships
Seven Oregon Community Colleges
$35,000
![Bekf Student Emergency](https://barbaraknudsonfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bekf_student-emergency.jpg)
Student Emergency Fund
Seven Oregon Community Colleges
$14,000
Grants, Scholarships and Student Assistance – 2022
$177,000
Barbara’s 2022 Grant Awards
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Animal Welfare
Brightside Animal Shelter
Redmond, OR
$1,000
Portland Animal Welfare (PAW) Team
Portland Metro, OR
$10,000
Three Rivers Humane Society
Madras, OR
$1,000
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Domestic Violence
Henderson House
McMinnville, OR
$18,000
May Day, Inc.
Baker City, OR
$5,000
Safe Space Children’s Advocacy Center of the Gorge
Hood River, OR
$10,000
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Food Insecurity
LaPine Community Kitchen
LaPine, OR
$4,000
Philomath Food Bank
Philomath, OR
$2,000
Potluck in the Park
Portland Metro, OR
$2,000
Saturday Morning Breakfast
McMinnville, OR
$2,000
Yamhill County Gleaners
McMinnville, OR
$6,000
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Homeless and Unhoused
Bethlehem Inn
Bend, OR
$1,000
Eugene Mission
Eugene, OR
$24,000
Harriet’s Housing
Philomath, OR
$2,000
![Bekf Poverty Amelioration](https://barbaraknudsonfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bekf_poverty-amelioration-768x432.jpg)
Poverty Amelioration
Assistance League
Bend, OR
$10,000
Mainspring Community Pantry
Portland Metro, OR
$1,000
Sisters of the Road
Portland Metro, OR
$1,000
Yamhill County Community Action Partnership
McMinnville, OR
$10,000
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Special needs individuals
Camp Yakety Yak
Lake Oswego, OR
$2,000
Quadriplegic Against Dependency
Portland Metro, OR
$10,000
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Teen to Adult Transition
Girls Build
Portland Metro, OR
$4,000
Northwest Youth Corps
Eugene, OR
$4,000
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Veterans
Central Oregon Veterans Ranch
Bend, OR
$10,000
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Women and families
Adelante Mujeres
Forest Grove, OR
$1,000
The Giving Plate
Bend, OR
$1,000
Barbara’s 2022 Educational Program
![Bekf Scholarships How It Works](https://barbaraknudsonfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bekf_scholarships_how-it-works-768x480.jpg)
Scholarships
Seven Oregon Community Colleges
$35,000