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JAMF Accepting Small Grant Applications and Large Grant LOIs April 4- May 5, 2025

Coos Bay – March 1, 2025 — The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation (JAMF) opens its application portal for the 2025 Grant Cycle on April 4, 2025. Oregon nonprofits are invited to review JAMF’s updated funding guidelines and grant cycle timeline at www.jamoganfoundation.org before applying. Project beneficiaries must be in Coastal Douglas, Coos, or Curry Counties, and projects must fall under one or more of JAMF’s seven priority areas: Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Community Health, Convening & Gathering Places, Economic Development, Environment & Natural Resources, and Poverty Alleviation. To apply for a grant, please submit requests via the online application portal found on the JAMF website. For the 2025 Grant Cycle, JAMF is offering two (2) grant programs: a Small Grant program (request of $25,000 or less) and a Large Grant program (request of more than $25,000). The Large Grant program has a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) stage after which qualified applicants will be invited to fill out the Grant Application form. The Small Grant program omits the LOI stage

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Judith Ann Mogan Foundation Announces 2024 Grant Awards for Local Projects

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation (JAMF) recently completed its grant cycle for 2024. The grant cycle opened in March with small grants awarded in July and large grants at the end of October. The Foundation offered two (2) grant programs for the first time in 2024; Small Grants for requests up to $25,000 and Large Grants for projects with funding needs of over $25,000. JAMF  received 62 grant submissions for a total of $6,147,705. Of those submissions, 44 projects were awarded $1,454,130 from 41 different organizations in Coos, Curry and Coastal Douglas counties. A matching grant was also offered to Lower Umpqua Hospital if $150,000 was raised by June 2025. Grant awards that range from $3,500 to $433,000 include mostly one-time grants and two (2) multi-year grants.A breakdown of grants per priority area shows that projects benefiting Community Health and Children & Youth received the most grants. Something noteworthy in 2024 is the number of projects approved in Curry County. Seventeen (17) different projects were funded for a total of $210,500.

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Judith Ann Mogan Foundation Welcomes Payton Smith as Newest Board Member

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation (JAMF) is happy to announce the addition of Payton Smith as the newest member of the JAMF board.  “On behalf of the Judith Ann Mogan Foundation,” board president Joe McKeown shared, “I am delighted to welcome Payton Smith to the board of directors of the Foundation.  With her education, deep ties to the community, and her business experience, Payton will be an important and valuable addition to the board.

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JAMF´s 2023 Awards

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation (JAMF) thanks everyone who submitted a Letter of Interest (LOI) and / or a Grant Application (GA) for the 2023

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Latest News

JAMF Accepting Small Grant Applications and Large Grant LOIs April 4- May 5, 2025

Coos Bay – March 1, 2025 — The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation (JAMF) opens its application portal for the 2025 Grant Cycle on April 4, 2025. Oregon nonprofits are invited to review JAMF’s updated funding guidelines and grant cycle timeline at www.jamoganfoundation.org before applying. Project beneficiaries must be in Coastal Douglas, Coos, or Curry Counties, and projects must fall under one or more of JAMF’s seven priority areas: Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Community Health, Convening & Gathering Places, Economic Development, Environment & Natural Resources, and Poverty Alleviation. To apply for a grant, please submit requests via the online application portal found on the JAMF website. For the 2025 Grant Cycle, JAMF is offering two (2) grant programs: a Small Grant program (request of $25,000 or less) and a Large Grant program (request of more than $25,000). The Large Grant program has a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) stage after which qualified applicants will be invited to fill out the Grant Application form. The Small Grant program omits the LOI stage

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Happy Retirement, Susan!

It is with heavy heart that we had to say goodbye-adios-sayonara-paalam to our dear Susan Ceniza at the end of the 2024. Retirement is calling

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Judith Ann Mogan Foundation Welcomes Payton Smith as Newest Board Member

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation (JAMF) is happy to announce the addition of Payton Smith as the newest member of the JAMF board.  “On behalf of the Judith Ann Mogan Foundation,” board president Joe McKeown shared, “I am delighted to welcome Payton Smith to the board of directors of the Foundation.  With her education, deep ties to the community, and her business experience, Payton will be an important and valuable addition to the board.

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JAMF´s 2023 Awards

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation (JAMF) thanks everyone who submitted a Letter of Interest (LOI) and / or a Grant Application (GA) for the 2023

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Community Health
Projects that advance community health initiatives, attract medical professionals, promote healthy lifestyles, increase medical services on the South Coast, conduct medical related research, and encourage citizens to obtain their best health regardless of socioeconomic status.
Economic Development
Projects that encourage business diversification and sustainability opportunities, improve and enhance local business operations, and support programs including quality senior and child care that will allow families to participate in the workforce.
Children & Youth
Programs organized for both in- and out-of-school youth such as: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education; early learning classes, quality childcare, sports programs, and overall literacy improvement.
Poverty Alleviation
Programs that provide assistance with basic needs like housing, food, healthcare, transportation, etc. Proposals addressing root causes and systemic changes to improve poverty alleviation in our community.
Environment & Natural Resources
Projects that support proper management and sustainability of our environment and natural resources. JAMF is especially interested in programs that promote forestry and wood products industries and provide community awareness & education.
Convening & Gathering Places
Projects that strengthen various venues and opportunities for the community to socialize, such as: park development or maintenance, recreational facilities, and museum or education facilities such as libraries.
Arts & Culture

Activities that support the arts and culture of a community. Possible projects could include community and school-based music/arts programs, cultural exchange experiences, and visiting artist’s sponsorship.

Business & Economic Development
Support for Convening and Gathering Places
Arts and Culture Advancement
Promote Healthy and Productive Environment
Community Health
Children & Youth
Poverty Alleviation
Economic Development
Convening & Gathering Places
Arts & Culture
Environmentl & Natural Resources
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Continuing the
Al Peirce Legacy

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation was organized as a Private Foundation in 2020. While it is a new non-profit organization, its roots in the Southern Oregon Coast goes back a long way.

It all started as early as the 1930s when Al Peirce owned a business that supplied piling materials for the construction of the McCollough Bridge on Highway 101 as you enter North Bend, OR. A few decades later, what started as a piling business expanded into a fully integrated timber company and the business was renamed to Al Peirce Lumber Company. The Company owned thousands of acres of timberlands which supplied raw materials to its mills. The logs from the timberlands were transported by the company’s own trucking business to the mills where they were then converted to lumber. At the height of Al Peirce Lumber Co.’s business, the company owned its own ship that carried lumber all the way to the company’s distribution center in Long Beach, CA. Several mills that were owned by the company dotted the frontage of the bay along Highway 101. As a vertically integrated company, Al Peirce Lumber Company was a major employer in the community.

Continuing the Al Peirce Legacy.

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation was organized as a Private Foundation in 2020. While it is a new non-profit organization, its roots in the Southern Oregon Coast goes back a long way.

It all started as early as the 1930s when Al Peirce owned a business that supplied piling materials for the construction of the McCollough Bridge on Highway 101 as you enter North Bend, OR. A few decades later, what started as a piling business expanded into a fully integrated timber company and the business was renamed to Al Peirce Lumber Company. The Company owned thousands of acres of timberlands which supplied raw materials to its mills. The logs from the timberlands were transported by the company’s own trucking business to the mills where they were then converted to lumber. At the height of Al Peirce Lumber Co.’s business, the company owned its own ship that carried lumber all the way to the company’s distribution center in Long Beach, CA. Several mills that were owned by the company dotted the frontage of the bay along Highway 101. As a vertically integrated company, Al Peirce Lumber Company was a major employer in the community.