The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, a Vancouver-based nonprofit foundation established in 1975 by the estate of the late Melvin “Jack” Murdock, awarded $610,000 in grants to nonprofits in ClarkCounty. This was part of $110 million given in 2021 to organizations across the Pacific Northwest who are seeking to serve the common good.
Global Sojourns Giving Circle received $145,000 toward hiring a new executive director, which will allow the nonprofit to expand its efforts in giving grants to community-based organizations that mentor youth in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and South Africa. Priscilla Plummer, founder of the organization, lives primarily in Cape Town, South Africa, where she sees the fruit of the organization’s labor in witnessing kids know their lives matter.
Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School in Battle Ground will realize an eight-year-long dream with the construction of a new state-of-the-art music facility, partly funded by a $400,000 grant from the Murdock Trust. Musical education at the school took place in empty classrooms and the gym before, but a new department will give them the space and acoustics they need for an improved music education experience.
Shared Hope International, which
aims to end sex-trafficking worldwide, will participate for a third year in the
Murdock Trust’s Vision and Call internship program thanks to a $64, 856 grant
from the Murdock Trust. Established in 2006, Vision and Call helps young adults
learn about vocation through internships at nonprofit organizations. According
to a Shared Hope International spokesperson, the Murdock Trust does a great job
developing leaders, and Vision and Call interns often land leadership positions
in the nonprofit sector following their internship.
