Blue Mountain Action Council a nonprofit community action partnership

2017

We Appreciate Our Donors!

Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2017 (April 1, 2016—March 31, 2017)

Total Expenditures: $6,154,053

We are very grateful to everyone who has given to BMAC to help make a difference in people’s lives:

Abbey Farms | Affinity at WW | Albertsons | American Association of University Women | Claudia Angus | Anonymous | Assumption Church | BAHAI Fund of WW | Skip Baker

Banner Bank | Mark Beckler | Troy Bell | Gary Bensen | Beth Israel Synagogue | Dan Biagi | Sandra & Earl Blackaby | John Bleth | BLT Transport | Blue Mt. Community Church

Blue Mt. Humane Society | Nathan & Elizabeth Boland | Bolthouse Farms | Heidi Brigham | Marc & Karri Bruce | Karin Bucholz | Katy Burgess | Margaret Bussard

Jon & Mary Campbell | Margaret Campbell | Robert Campisi | Mark Beck & Ana Maria Capestany | Betsy & Russell Carroll | Laurie Carter | Castoldi Farms | Delbert Chapman

Christ Lutheran Church | Leona M. Clarno | Edward & Laurie Cochran | Alan & Sherilee Coffey | Coffey Communications | College Place High School | Columbia REA | Con-Agra

Liz Conover | Joseph Corvino | Cott Beverages | Joyce Cox | Theodore Cox | Randy Crawford | Crown Paper | Cheris Current | Brooks & Janet Davis | Lisa & Dean Davis

Dan DeFoor | Diamondback Farms | Dixie Store | Andrew Dixon | Andrea Dobson | Heidi Dobson | Bob Doepker | Dollar Tree | Trevor Dorland | Downtown Farmers Market

Lonnie Draeger | Craig & Joisan Elia | Carol Ernst | Ralph Eronemo | Farmers Co-Op | Feast of Carols | First Stop Mart | Flautau Farm | Howard Folkman

Robert & Maryjo Fontenot | Fraternal Order of Eagles | Friends of Children of WW | Frito Lay | Frog Hollow Farm | Darcie Furlan | Garfield County Food Bank

Garrison Middle School | General Hospital | Jacqueline & Edward George | Gesa Credit Union | Susan Gillespie | John & Janice Gisler | Golden Age Food Share

Nathan & Nancy Graham | Michael S. Gregory | Grocery Outlet | Erik & Nicole Gryler | Renee Hadley | Haggen Stores | Andrew Hamada | Hayshaker Farm

Evan & Rebecca Heisman | Dorothy Henry | Italian Heritage Association | John Iverson & Sarah Hurlburt | J&J Snack Foods | George Jameson | Marcus & Abby Juhasz

Jerold Kaman | Jane Kaminsky | Julie Kaufman | Timothy Kaufman-Osborn | Frederick & Sara Kearsley | Michael Kelcy | Keys Family Fruit Farm | Roger & Karen Kinder

Ed Klein | Tim Klipfel | Knights of Columbus | Bruce & Betty Krause | Lamb Weston | Noah Leavitt & Helen Kim | Kathy Lindgren | Bud Locati | Michael & Patricia Lockart

Love Abounds | Macy's | Magic Raven Studio | Marcus Whitman Hotel | Martinez Garden | Martin's Jewelers | Katie & Roberto Masferrer | Erin Mason

Casey & Victoria McClellan | McCurley's of WW | Michael McDevitt | McDonald Zaring Insurance | Richard & Roberta McFadden | Miles Away Farm

Marguerite & Humberto Miranda | Molina Healthcare | Susan Monahan & Mark Brucks | Moonlight Melons | Herbert & Patricia Mortz | John & Shirley Muirhead

Dennis Murphy | Amy & Andy Myers | National Association of Letter Carriers | Nelson Irrigation Corporation | Patricia & David Niemi | Nocking Point Wines

Northside SDA Church | Northwest Grain Growers | Northwest Harvest | Mary Norville | Nothing's Simple Farm | Joyce & James Oakely | Steve Olson | Dave Opbroek

Rodney J. Opsal & Jane Synder | Mary Patton | Kay Peck | Jennifer Peha | Charlotte Petersen | Vincent & Loretta Peterson | Wayne Peterson | Anita Pipes | Prescott Lions Club

Prospect Point PTA | Providence Sisters | Alicia Quackenbush | R&R Produce | Redemmer Lutheran Church | Thomas & Judy Reed | John M. Reese | Relay for Life WW | Resers

Retired Public Employees | Herb Reyburn | Rising Sun Clubhouse | Rogers Adventist School | Rotary First Harvest | Rotary Foundation of WW | Antonio Ruiz | Safeway

Sageland Farms | Derek Sarley & Erin Pahlke | Roy & Lianne Schellenburg | Gary Schnabel | Duane Scott | Carolyn Seachris | Second Harvest | Ginger Segel & Robert Kubiniec

David & Bonnie Shannon | Clough Shelton | Kenneth Shelton | Singer's Chevron Food Mart | Roxie Ann Sisemore | Michele Slack | Joshua Slepin & Lisa Uddin

Don Snow & Dorothy O'Brien | Sodexo WW University | Carrie & Brian Spradlin | Spring Creek Berry Farm | St. Francis Catholic Church | St. Patrick Catholic Church

Doug Steele | Leslie Stockton | Stone's Throw Farm | Sullivan Vitamins & Irish Shop | Super 1 Foods | James & Susan Swayne | Swire Coca-Cola | H. Lynn Tegland

Rebecca & Stanely Thayne | The Ark Dayschool | The Susan F. Baker Trust | Ellen & Charles Thiel | Krysten Thompson | Lindsey Thompson | Touchet School District

Tyson Foods | Charles S. Uhling | VA Medical Center | Davita Vance | Rick Vieth | Vista Dental | Craig & Ursula Volwiler | Walkers Furniture | WW Aglow Community Lighthouse

WW Association of Realtors | WW Choral Society | WW County Bar Association | WW Cruisers Car Club | WW Foundry | WW River Packing & Storage | WW School District

WW Sweets | WW Travel Club | WW University | WW Valley Wine Alliance | Wa-Hi | Wal-Mart | Washington State Penitentiary | Welcome Table Farms | Marcia Wendler

Randy Wentworth | Pete & Kendra Wenzel | Richard & Deborah Wernette | Whitman College | Gary & Nancy Wiley | Julia Woods | F.T. Wright | Nanqi You | Brent Zaro

Zerba Farms

Community Funders: Clara & Art Bald Trust | Blue Mountain Community Foundation | Mary Garner Esary Trust | Sherwood Trust | Stubblefield Trust | United Way of WW

We have made every attempt to include all of our supporters in this list, and the volunteer list inside this report. We regret any errors or omissions, and we welcome you to contact us if you notice anything amiss.

To learn more about how you can contribute, visit www.bmacww.org/how-to-help

Compassion

Respect Professional Integrity

Empowerment

Honesty

Communication

Acceptance

Dignity Effective

Empathy Committed Trust

Patience

Total Revenues: $6,700,929

2% Individuals

18% Foundations

3% Corporations

65% Government

8% Fee & Service Income

3% Other Income

-9% Transfers to Reserves

10% In-kind

8% Home Repair

9% Energy Assistance

7% BMAC Properties

16% Nutrition

10% Education & Job Training

32% Housing

14% Other

4% Management & General

Thank you to everyone who gives time to support BMAC and those in need in our community.

Ted Aichele | John Allen | Carolina Alvarado | Linda Andrews | Omar Aquino | Perry & David Armstrong | Cyndi Asmus | Lorena Ault | Erick Avelino | Esperanza Avelino Maria Barnett | Rhoda Baun | Sandra Beltran | Vanessa Beltran | Abra Bennett | Sarah Blacher | Kelly Black | Samuel Black | Nora Bleth | Mirna Bobadilla | Jackie Bonilla Sherrill Boon-Campos | Rose Bower | Doug Bradwin | Jean Bray | Chelanne Brown | Grace Bryant | Ashley Bueno | Faith Campbell | Annay Cárdenas | Riley & Terry Carlsen Janelle Carman | Karen Clausen-Brown | Alexander Coak | Barbara Coddington | Clark Colahan | Ron Coleman | Crystal Contreras | James Crislip | Paul Crowther Tiffiny Cruz | Megan Deffert | Raiv Delertt | Agueda Diaz | Andrea Diaz | Kristen DuBruille | Irma Duran | Linda Eki | Janet Elkins | Michael Ensor | Rene Erm | Carol Ernst Lupe España | Aracely Facio | Travis Fergusen | Jamie Finch | Julia Fisher | Tiffany Flis | Reyna Flores | Sandy Flores | Elizabeth Forgione | Friends of the Farm Labor Camp Elysa Garcia | Isabel Gaytan | Juan Gaytan | Eric Gisler | Jack Gisler | Jerardo Gomez | Tyler Graber | Mark Grandstaff | Thomas Haffner | Kimmie Hamann | Susan Hardin Skip Harrold | John Hartzell | Judy Haste | Jared Hawkins | Mike Hays | Rebecca Heisman | Eloisa Hernandez | Magdalena Hernandez | Maria Hernandez Miguel Hernandez | Wendy Hernandez | Marilee Hodgen | Meagan Hollister | Roy Hukill | Sheree Hunter | Isabel Hurtado | Emily Huso | Kelley James | Rogelio Jara Ginger Johnson | Lisa Johnson | Mary Lou Johnson | John Julian | Charleen Kaaen | Allison Kelly | Patrick Kenney | Roger Kincaid | Starr Knutson | Gyle Korhonen LDS Missionaries | Lourdes Lejia | Tam Lennox | Jaime Lewellyn | J & Judy Lightle | Zoe Lindsay | Kathy Lopez | Ludy Lopez | Marcy Lopez | Martin Lopez | Montana Lopez Macy’s Employees | Gabriela Maldonado | Maria Marin | Veronica Marin | Pedro Martinez | Hannah McCarthy | Halley McCormick | Vanessa McMorrow Valjeanne Meadows | Gary Meddaugh | Alexis Mendoza | Francisco Mendoza | Nicolas Mendoza | Patricia Messenger | Bridie Monahan Hood | Pat Mortz | Estela Muro Miguel Muro | Nerdin Family | Bernard Newman | Janelle Norcott | Norman Osterman | Angel Padilla | Robert Page | Nathan Paine | Kelley Parks | Aimee Parmley Concepcion Patino | Gary Ponti | Elizabeth Powell | James Powell | Kimberly Powell | Kathryn Purvis | Chalese Rabidue | Kay Raddatz | Andrew Reckers | Robert Reg Jean Reister | Lupe Reyes | Bradley Rice | Craig Richards | Patricia Rima | Dan Roach | Leslie Rodriguez | Irving Rosenberg | Alicia Ruiz | Ana Sanchez Macaria Sandoval | Mark Sansom | Mark & Jackie Schamus | Marian Schmidt | Abby Seethoff | Leticia Segovia | Maribel Segovia | Amy Selby Al Shord | Nancy Stajduhar | Shilo Stolz | Zhanna Stone | Jason Strong | David Surratt | Austin Taylor | Kelly Taylor | Arturo Tello | Blanca Tello | Miguel Tello Zach Thompson | Thrivent & Lutheran Churches | Emeline Trejo | Irene Vasquez | Nel Waldron | Walla Walla Noon Rotary | Washington Federal Bill & Sherri Watson | Sam Watson | Carol Wayt | Bev Weisbrodt | Traci Wells | Vicky Whinnery | Whitman College Student Engagement Center | Whitman Glean Team Marvin Wood | Lisa Woodbury | WWPS Employee Union | WWPS Intervention Specialists | Mary Lou Yocum | Art Youngblood | Katie Youngblood Brenda Zarazúa | Zaugg Family | Daniel Zhang | Connie Zigler

Program Outcomes In the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year, BMAC helped 5,209 individuals in 2,620 families meet their vital needs and work toward self–

sufficiency. Each person that comes through our doors has an unique story, but they often share a common experience. The 0

challenges they face every day make it seemingly impossible to escape the cycle of poverty unaided. 93% of our clients have at

least one income source; 62% earn that income from employment. And yet, even for clients with multiple jobs, making ends

meet is not always achievable. 69% of BMAC’s clients make less than federal poverty level, and another 15% are just over the

poverty line. 26% of clients served are homeless when they first come to seek help. Each program has its own set of eligibility

requirements, goals, and opportunities. For more details regarding the scope of each program, visit www.bmacww.org. 1

Housing

Our Mission: To cultivate innovative services, in partnership with our community, to empower

low-income people to meet their vital needs and achieve self-sufficiency.

Our Vision: Healthy, thriving communities.

In a society where words and

language are increasingly used to

obscure or mask intent, it is

important to be clear when citing our

values. BMAC staff created a precise

list of these during an all-staff

retreat, which appears as the word

cluster on the front cover. These

values, plus a half century of experience and achievement,

have made BMAC the “go-to” agency for community

volunteers and donors. This year’s Annual Celebration will

honor their remarkable efforts and generosity.

There exists in our community a culture of giving. Whether it

is helping with a neighborhood clean-up, delivering food

boxes to seniors, providing tutoring for adults, donating

much needed appliances to the homeless, or making a direct

financial gift to a specific program, all ensure the

continuation of BMAC’s work in our community.

The photo above is of our youngest donor, Ari Kim-Leavitt,

donating his birthday money to the agency. His willingness to

share exemplifies how giving and empathy starts at an early

age; Ari belongs to a new generation of advocates for people in

need. I am encouraged.

This report contains BMAC’s volunteers and donors, plus a

financial pie chart. We’ve also tabulated an impressive set of

numbers served—over 5,000 individuals, with an additional

20,000 referrals and inquiries. The specific programs providing

services show impressive outcomes, but the context of what we

do can only be supplied by the narrative—the stories behind the

numbers. Please visit our Facebook page to learn more about

the people and BMAC: www.facebook.com/bmacww.

Thank you all for a wonderful year!

Kathy Covey, CEO

BMAC Board of Directors:

Target Sector: Steve Dickerson, Treasurer | Meagan Anderson-Pira, Secretary | Dave Beebe | Olga Sanchez | Sergio Hernandez

Private Sector: Keith Farrington, PhD, Vice-Chair | Cheris Current, PhD | Tracy Parmer | Trevor Dorland | Peter Swant

Public Sector: Jim Barrow, Chair | Justin E. Dixon | Rep. Maureen Walsh | Loren Peterson | Norm Passmore

We Appreciate Our Volunteers!

Employment & Education

Energy Assistance

Food

Legal Aid & Ombuds

Commitment To Community

HOUSING:

▪ 30 homes were WEATHERIZED, creating reductions in

energy bills and protection from the elements.

▪ 702 individuals at risk for homelessness obtained SAFE

AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ▪ 253 VETERAN FAMILIES were served through SSVF.

▪ 1 home underwent MINOR HOME REPAIRS and 2 homes

had HEALTHY HOMES renovations.

FOOD:

▪ 928,245 POUNDS OF FOOD were supplied to local food

pantries for distribution to people in need. 21,089 HOUSEHOLDS accessed this food through the network . of local food pantries supplied by BMAC.

EMPLOYMENT and EDUCATION:

▪ 101 individuals OBTAINED A JOB, 10 completed an

AMERICORPS SERVICE term, 4 received a GED or high

school diploma, and 11 obtained a SECONDARY

DEGREE through occupational skills training. ▪ 76 individuals attended FINANCIAL SKILLS workshops

provided by volunteer bankers.

▪ 59 adults with educational barriers gained literacy skills

with the help of 49 volunteer tutors.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE and OMBUDS:

▪ 287 individuals obtained LEGAL ASSISTANCE with civil

legal cases. Of these, 118 individuals were

paired with a lawyer for PRO BONO COUNSEL. ▪ 405 residents of Long Term Care Facilities received

ADVOCACY SERVICES to ensure their rights were 0

respected. 11 VOLUNTEER OMBUDS donated 1,312 hours

to visiting facilities and resolving cases.

ENERGY ASSISTANCE:

▪ 4,619 households received ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY:

▪ Neighborhood Outreach Organizers worked to build capacity and social capital in the Blue Ridge, Edith & Carrie, and Washington Park neighborhoods.

A Message From Our CEO:

“Generosity is the most natural outward

expression of an inner attitude of compassion

and loving kindness.” — Dalai Lama XIV