The Albert Haller Foundation has distributed $296,000 in grants to more than 60 nonprofits and public school districts in Clallam County.
The grants were announced at an award ceremony at the Clallam County Courthouse on Thursday.
Grant applications funded countywide can be broken down into several categories, said Sheila Everett, administrative assistant for the United Way of Clallam County:
The categories are:
• Educational programs and school district assistance to students — $62,400.
• Basic needs such as food, shelter and utility assistance — $105,050.
• Medical, dental and mental health services — $30,500.
• Programs for families, children and individuals — $71,750.
• Capital projects and renovations for facilities serving low-income citizens — $16,300.
• United Way of Clallam County — $10,000.
The Albert Haller Foundation annually allocates earnings to organizations in Clallam County that serve low-income individuals and families, support education, and to the food banks and Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.
It also grants annual scholarships to Clallam County students.
Haller was born in Clallam County in 1903 and worked in the logging industry during the era of horses and steam donkeys.
He is described as a very competent, careful logger who out-conserved the conservation policies of that era, the United Way said.
Albert and his wife were equally thoughtful about investments, saving, and investing wisely in land, enabling them to leave an ongoing legacy to the people of Clallam County, the United Way said.
