Recently, the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, a private
nonprofit foundation in Vancouver, WA, released their Summer 2022 grants
report. They awarded more than $26.7 million to nonprofit organizations in the
Pacific Northwest that strengthen the region’s cultural, social, educational,
and spiritual fabric. The Greater Portland area saw two
nonprofits receive grants.
Girls on the Run Greater Oregon received $188,500 to help
hire new staff for youth outreach. This organization is an athletics nonprofits
that provides programs for girls in elementary and middle school, inspiring
them to engage in physical activity as a way to gain confidence, learn life
skills, and stay active.
Sanctuary Inn, a nonprofit retreat for Christian
missionaries, received $147,000. Guests come to Sanctuary Inn for pastoral
counsel, healing prayer, restorative manual labor, solitude, life coaching,
personal care, and cross-cultural engagement. The grant from the Murdock Trust
will help them expand their services for guests.
The Murdock Trust has awarded more than $1.2 billion to
nonprofits in the region since its founding in 1975.
