- 2000
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- 2010
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- 2014
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- 2020
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2000
Ken Leghorn, Reed Stoops(pictured), and Eric Kueffner(pictured) establish the Juneau Community Foundation.
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2005
With tax exempt status approved and $500,000 in assets, The Board of Directors meets for the first time. The Foundation begins to take wing as an all-volunteer organization.
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2008
The Foundation opens with Ken Leghorn as Executive Director.
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2010
Sioux Douglas becomes Board President. Over its first 10 years, the foundation provides $400,000 in grants from 32 funds and now holds $1,500,000 in assets.
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2011
Grants since inception exceed $500,000. Amy Skilbred is hired as Executive Director.
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2013
The Foundation continues to grow and provide support for community projects including The Empty Chair, Caouette Cabin, Front Street Clinic, Juneau Alaska Music Matters (JAMM), Legacy Planning, B.A.M. Afterschool Program, Polaris House, and Discovery Southeast.
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2014
An extremely generous gift from a long-time Juneau family cements the Foundation’s ability to support the community in perpetuity.
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2015
The Foundation’s partnerships with many nonprofits are solidified through the collaborative Juneau Hope Endowment grant process. Our Professional Advisory Committee and Community Champions expand community participation in grant making.
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2016
CBJ folds its social service grant funding into the Hope Endowment process, building our partnership with local government. We collaborate with the Juneau School District to provide universal elementary school breakfasts, and with the Juneau Police Department on crisis intervention training for officers and staff.
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2017
Ken Leghorn honored with the Founders Award. Ken speaks powerfully about the transformational effects of philanthropy on a community, saying that generosity is not tied to a dollar amount but it’s about reaching higher than you have in the past. Other awardees include Clark Gruening in 2015 and John Gaguine (pictured) in 2020.
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2018
With three experienced staff, working board, and a sterling volunteer Investment Committee, The Foundation increases their visibility of Community Impact Funds by supporting projects and building endowments for Youth & Education, Parks, Trails & Recreation, Health & Social Services, and Arts & Culture to meet diverse community needs.
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2019
Youth Equity Project, Hilda Dam Cabin, Treadwell Ditch Trail Project, Concert Organ, Arts Vibrancy Endowment, Gustavus Community Fund, Marie Drake Planetarium.
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2020
By the end of 2020, the Foundation has, since it’s founding, granted $21,000,000 to nonprofits; managed $75,000,000 in invested assets; received donations from over 2000 Juneauites; overseen 72 separate funds supporting Juneau and other Southeast Alaska communities; continued to grow Community Impact Funds; and in 2020 alone, raised $300,000in Covid-19 response funds.
