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About Us (5 items)
Friday 25 April 2014 / admin author list
Dunkirk Community Advisors
on 02 Feb 2022 by admin author list
The Dunkirk Community Advisors are a body who advises The Portland Foundation’s Board of Trustees on distributions from the Dunkirk Community Funds, which are designated for the betterment of Dunkirk and the surrounding area. The Dunkirk Community Advisors are: Jesse Bivens Christy Curts Jill Ford Judy Geesaman Don Hall Wil Masters Katherine Nelson Dan Watson Jim Weiseman   dunkirkcommunity@portlandfoundation.org     [read more]
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Browse Funds Alphabetically # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z # Back To Top 50TH Anniversary Administrative Fund1776 Endowment Fund for Emergency Services A Back To Top Albert & Donna Abromson Scholarship James & Marian Abromson Memorial Trust James & Marian Abromson Endowment for the Arts Abromson – [read more]
Staff
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The Portland Foundation Staff Douglas L. Inman Executive Director Email Contact Form Jessica Cook Program Officer Email Contact Form Kristi Sheffer Office Coordinator Email Contact Form [read more]
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Portland Foundation Board of Trustees Jeremy Gulley- President Kaleb Hemmelgarn- Vice President Krista Muhlenkamp- Secretary/Treasurer Josh Atkinson Adam Homan Chuck Huffman Audrey Muhlenkamp Angela Paxson Mark Valentine   [read more]
History
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History of the Portland Foundation A community foundation builds and maintains an endowment, the earnings of which are used for philanthropic purposes within that community. Individuals, families, businesses, private foundations, and not-for-profit organizations may all donate to community foundations. At a time when the responsibility for solving local problems and enhancing the quality of life for local citizens is clearly shifting [read more]

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2026 Winter Grant Application- Due no later than 12:00pm on 1/5/26
2026 Teacher Creativity Mini Grant Application- Due no later than 12:00pm on 1/5/26
Pennville Endowment Fund Grant Application-Due no later than 12:00pm on 1/5/26
2026 Dr. Donald Johnson Grant Application-Due no later than 12:00 pm on 1/5/26
2026 Portland Foundation Scholarship Application- Due no Later than 12:00pm on 2/20/26
Lance Corporal Andrew F. Whitacre Memorial Scholarship (for students enlisting in the Military)- Due no later than 12:00 pm on 2/20/26
Jay-Sea Scholarship- Due no later than 12:00pm on 2/20/26
Dunkirk Community Funds: Marilee & Gayle Gaunt Scholarship- Due by12:00pm February 20, 2026
Dunkirk Community Funds: Ella & Irene Cunningham Scholarship- Due by12:00pm February 20, 2026
Dunkirk Community Funds: Dr. H. L. Shroyer Christian Love Scholarship- Due by12:00pm February 20, 2026

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2024 Annual Report
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