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. Children and youth development and environment and natural resources accounted for 55 percent of those projects. The remaining 45 percent was divided among community health, economic development, convening and gathering spaces and poverty alleviation.
Created in 2020 through the generosity of Judith Ann Mogan and the Al Peirce Co., LLC, the Judith Ann Mogan Foundation is a private foundation based in Coos Bay, Oregon. Since its first year of grant funding in 2021, the foundation has awarded more than $5.8 million in grants to 156 different projects, benefiting Coastal Douglas, Coos, and Curry Counties. The foundation continues the generous legacy of Al and Hilda Peirce, with a mission to “develop successful citizens and vital communities” on the southern Oregon coast.
For more information, press only:
Marjorie Crook, Executive Director
541.267.4113
mcrook@jamoganfoundation.org / office@jamoganfoundation.org
