Launch of the Building Better Communities Campaign: 200 Seattle-area Windermere volunteers came together with local non-profits and the High Point community to build a park and play structure that now services 500 children.

In October, Windermere Tacoma Professional Partners office meets goal to raise $50,000 to benefit Multicare Treehouse in Tacoma, WA.

On October 5, Windermere Redding, CA office holds first annual Foundation Fundraiser, raising $20,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Wings of Angels.

420 For the past 25 years, the Windermere Foundation has donated a portion of the proceeds from every home purchased or sold towards supporting low-income and

homeless families in our communities.

What started in 1989 as a grassroots foundation serving families in need in Washington State has grown to encompass

ten states and has raised over $26 million for non-profit organizations that provide shelter, clothing, children’s programs,

emergency assistance, and other services to those who need our help the most. We are excited to celebrate 25 years

of giving back to our communities.

For more information, please visit www.windermere.com/foundation

ORGANIZATIONS SERVED

IN 2013

Provides tuition for one student to attend three days of 4th grade camp

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS

1988

Foundation Milestones

Preparations were being made to launch the Windermere Foundation, which was to be an expansion on Windermere Real Estate’s giving back to the community philosophy, and a natural extension of the company’s annual Community Service Day event.

1989

First Project: The Windermere House. $50k Foundation donation, plus nearly $45k raised at retirement party fundraiser for Seattle Seahawk Steve Largent. Provided transitional housing for four homeless families, for a ten-month stay.

1992 Windermere Foundation Representatives selected in every Windermere office.Individual offices decide where their Foundation donations will be distributed within their communities. Focus of the Foundation extended to include support for low-income families.

1993 Windermere office in Lynnwood, WA establishes partnership with YMCA Camping Services.

1996 Windermere offices in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho launch their annual Boots and Socks event.

1999

The first year that individual agent donation amounts exceed the donations received through home sale transactions.

Windermere Stellar Group (formerly Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group) offices hold their first annual Comedy Showcase fundraiser, with Steve Allen performing in 1999 and 2000.

Windermere Spokane offices hold their first annual Shoes and Socks event, providing shoes and socks every fall to low-income and homeless families.

Windermere offices in Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland and Redmond organize and raise $160,000 at their Creating Abundance auction fundraiser.

2000

First regional program: The Windermere Foundation and the YMCA partner to create Windermere Kids, a tuition assistance and volunteer program that provides low-income children with quality childcare and after-school enrichment programs. Thirteen YMCA sites were selected from Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. More than $250,000 is dedicated to the first year of this program.

2006

First Windermere Foundation video contest launched. Twenty-four Windermere offices submitted videos showcasing the work they do to serve their communities. The five winning offices were each awarded $2,000 in the form of a donation to the Foundation charity of their choice.

2010

Windermere offices in Portland, OR come together to donate $250,000 to the Bridge Meadows Project.

2011

2012

2013

Windermere Foundation’s 25-Year Anniversary.

Windermere Foundation Charity Challenge: A three-week social media event where the public voted for selected non-profits in regions throughout the Western U.S. The five organizations with the most votes were each awarded $25,000 for a total donation of $125,000 from the Windermere Foundation.

Windermere Foundation receives Basic Needs Corporate Champion Award for contributions to the region at the 2014 Puget Sound Business Journal Corporate Citizenship Awards Luncheon.

Windermere’s 30th annual Community Service Day.

2014

Windermere South King County group offices raise over $41,000 at their Oktoberfest fundraiser to benefit organizations serving low-income and homeless familes in South King County, WA.

Windermere Vancouver-Mill Plain and Vancouver-Officers Row offices raise nearly $113,000 at their art and wine auction fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Justice Center.

Windermere offices in Snohomish County donate $200,000 to Housing Hope.

$1,176,003

SCHOLARSHIPS

YOUTH & CHILD PROGRAMS

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

SHELTER

EDUCATION

UTILITIES

$132.31

HOME FURNISHINGS

$400 ENTIRE HOUSE furnished through a furniture bank

Keeps the lights on for a family of four living in King Countyfor one month

Windermere Anthem Hills and Windermere Prestige Properties offices in Nevada donate $25,000 to HopeLink.

FOOD

$5.27Provides a backpack filled with food for a weekend for a middle school student

Windermere offices in Greater Seattle donate $140,000 to local non-profit organizations.

Windermere offices on the Big Island in Hawaii donate $20,000 to Hawaii Island Humane Society to support their Humane Education programs that serve low-income youth. Funds also support the construction of a permanent education center.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

$28 Provides a backpack filled with school supplies

windermere.com/foundation

FUNDS PROVIDED IN 2013

1984 Windermere launches company-wide Community Service Day.

Official launch of the Windermere Foundation in Washington State—with a focus on helping homeless families. A portion of every Windermere home sale is donated to the Foundation.

1994 Windermere Foundation reaches ONE MILLION dollars raised since its launch.

Windermere Ballard office reaches $300,000 in donations raised over the past ten years.

2003 Windermere Foundation reaches 10 MILLION dollars raised.

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Windermere Foundation reaches 5 MILLION dollars raised.

Windermere Foundation raises over ONE MILLION dollars for the first time in a single year.

Windermere Foundation reaches 16 MILLION dollars raised.

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The Don Deasy Memorial Golf Tournament established. Proceeds from the event benefit the Don Deasy Memorial Leadership 1000 Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to a Quincy High School graduate who plans to attend the University of Washington.

Windermere offices in South King County, WA area work together to create annual Roundtable event, to assess needs in their community and more efficiently distribute Foundation funds.

2007

Windermere Spokane-North office owners and agents donate $100,000 to build a new YMCA and Windermere Teen Center in Spokane, WA.

2008 Windermere Foundation reaches 20 MILLION dollars raised.

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Windermere Foundation reaches 25 MILLION dollars raised.

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2015 The Windermere Foundation’s goal is to raise 30 MILLION dollars by the end of 2015.$

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(public school assistance, job training, counseling)