Blue Mountain Community Foundation: Homer & Persephone Watts Scholarship Grant
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Eligible organizations
- Graduates of Weston-McEwen High School or those having lived in the Athena, OR school district for at least three years; AND who have at least one year (including the upcoming term) of post high school education who are enrolled in a college or trade school.
Overview
The Blue Mountain Community Foundation's Homer & Persephone Watts Scholarship provides financial assistance to graduates of Weston-McEwen High School or residents of the Athena, OR school district with at least one year of post-high school education. Established in 1968, this scholarship honors Homer I. and Persephone B. Watts, who aimed to support higher education. Recipients are encouraged to contribute to the Trust if financially able in the future, promoting a cycle of generosity within the community.
Since 1984, BMCF has received and grown assets to exceed $115 million in more than 440 charitable funds which benefit the entire community!
Blue Mountain Community Foundation: Homer & Persephone Watts Scholarship
Although these scholarships are made without any requirement, it was Mrs. Watts’ hope that the scholarship recipients might make a donation to the Trust, if, in later life they are financially able to do so.
Eligibility
Graduates of Weston-McEwen High School or those having lived in the Athena, OR school district for at least three years; AND who have at least one year (including the upcoming term) of post high school education who are enrolled in a college or trade school.
What Blue Mountain Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 121
- Total given
- $5.53M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,051–$501K
- By dollars: Washington 96%, Oregon 3%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: Walla Walla, WA; Dayton, WA; College Place, WA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 19% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Christian Aid Center · Walla Walla, WA
Various purposes as approved by bmcf board
$501K
YWCA · Walla Walla, WA
Various purposes as approved by bmcf board
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Blue Mountain Land Trust · Walla Walla, WA
Various purposes as approved by bmcf board
$280K
Providence St Mary Foundation · Walla Walla, WA
Various purposes as approved by bmcf board
$278K
Walla Walla Catholic Schools · Walla Walla, WA
Various purposes as approved by bmcf board
$227K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
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