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• About:  PGE Foundation ...
The PGE Foundation is charged with a singular mission: To improve the quality of life for Oregonians. To achieve this wide-ranging objective, we award grants to organizations that support what we consider pillars of a vibrant society — education, arts and culture, and healthy families. These focus areas provide us generous latitude in our ability to reach out to individuals and communities that may be otherwise overlooked. We are fortunate to work with a permanent endowment that will help us add to the lives of Oregonians for years to come.

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• Contact:  PGE Foundation ...
Website: www.pgefoundation.org/

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• Community 101 ...
A New Approach to Philanthropy ...
Drawing together normally disparate sectors — business, schools and charitable organizations — in a collaborative effort to effect change throughout their communities, Community 101 takes a long view of charitable giving. In addition to awarding monies — each class of students grant up to $5,000 — the program requires students to get involved. This hands-on approach emphasizes life skills that ultimately transfer to successful jobs and careers. Active in more than 50 schools throughout Oregon in 2008-09, Community 101 is used to teach civic engagement, global literacy, critical thinking, public speaking, technology use and community contribution. encouraging students to become change agents within their communities.

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• PGE Foundation:
The PGE Foundation, the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric, was established in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a permanent endowment. The Foundation's giving is separate from the corporate giving of PGE. Since its inception, the Foundation has distributed $11.5 million to help improve the quality of life for all Oregonians by supporting statewide programs and services that encourage healthy families, provide educational opportunities, and encourage the arts and cultural diversity. Gwyneth Gamble Booth is Chair and Carole Morse is President.

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