Celebrate CBF

 
 

Welcome to Celebrate CBF, where you can stay updated on all of the latest foundation news and events. Our most recent posts are below and you can view our older posts by selecting a year from the drop-down menu. Join us on this inspiring journey of positive change.

 

Donor Spotlight: Jonathan Sherman

The Jonathan Sherman Memorial Music Fund was established in memory of Jonathan Sherman, an Ephrata High School graduate who passed away suddenly…
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2025 Scholarship Recipients

It's time to celebrate! This spring we distributed $240,000 in scholarships. Please take a moment to peruse our list of recipients. We wish…
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Donor Spotlight: Roxa Peters

To know Roxa was to love Roxa… I had the privilege of getting to know Roxa Peters Kreimeyer when I started working for CBF. I stopped by Cambridge Assisting Living in…
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Adopt a Highway

Teamwork is dreamwork! This week we spent time cleaning up litter along the highway. A big thank you to members of the Ephrata Rotary Club for volunteering their time…
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Donor Spotlight: JB Fowler & Wilnoree Holt

When JB Fowler and Wilnoree Holt met in the fourth grade in Ash Flat, Arkansas, no one would have imagined their love story would span the next 77 years…
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Crossroads Supply List

Crossroads Resource Center in Ephrata could really use your help to replenish their dwindling shelves. The following is a list of items that they need…
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2024 CBF Annual Report

Take a look at our 2024 Annual Report! As you peruse this annual report, you’ll see that our work touches lives, makes an impact and creates pathways for…
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Donor Spotlight: Herb Fackenthall

When Herb Fackenthall established his first charitable fund with the Columbia Basin Foundation in the late 90s, he was making a philanthropic decision that will…
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CBF is Seeking 2025 Partnerships

Do you value the work that CBF is accomplishing? Please consider partnering with us this year to enrich people and programs in our…
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