A Call to Action

The Skagit Community Foundation is extending a call to action to address both the current COVID-19 emergency and future disasters impacting Skagit County. With a seed donation from the Foundation’s Board of Directors, the Skagit Valley Disaster Relief Fund has been created. This flexible funding source will provide critical assistance for 501(c)(3) nonprofits and other charitable organizations operating in Skagit County. Short-term urgent funding needs, created by an unforeseen event that has or will significantly interrupt essential services, now have a vehicle designed to keep our community functioning. We are calling on everyone to come together and build this safety-net, because much of the time, after the fact is too late.

To support a fund listed above, you can gift cash (preferably in check form) to P.O. Box 1763, Mount Vernon, WA 98273; credit or debit card donation’s via the Contribute Now button below (indicate The Skagit Valley Disaster Relief Fund in the donation process), appreciated assets (stocks, bonds, real estate). If you are 70 ½, own an IRA, and you are required to take a “Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) you can roll over or transfer up to $100,000 of your RMD or QCD (Qualified Charitable Distribution) to The Skagit Community Foundation. Contact us directly to help facilitate your giving or with any questions. All charitable donations are deductible to the standards set in current U.S. tax law.

The Skagit Community Foundation, Connecting People Who Care to Causes That Matter Since 1994