Nominations for the 5th Annual Philanthropic Achievement Awards are now open!
2023 nominations are currently open and close on May 31. Questions? Contact our office at 541-753-1603 or info@bcfgives.org.
Awards will be given out in the following categories:
- Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser
- Outstanding Emerging Philanthropist
- Outstanding Fundraising Professional
- Outstanding Innovative Project or Program
- Outstanding Volunteer Group
- Outstanding Philanthropic Business
- Board of Directors’ Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Achievement
Categories and recipients
4th Annual Philanthropic Achievement Awards
Thank you to everyone who joined the Benton Community Foundation to honor our 2022 Philanthropic Achievement Awards recipients! We’re extremely grateful to the recipients, nominators, sponsors, friends and family who helped us celebrate the spirit of giving back. Thank you!
If you missed the 2022 event, you can still catch the broadcast on YouTube.
The Gazette-Times’s coverage of the awards event is available here.
About the awards
The Benton Community Foundation’s Philanthropic Achievement Awards brings together nonprofit leaders, business leaders, and community members to recognize outstanding achievements in philanthropy in Benton County.
The event showcases the hard work of our talented, generous community, and celebrates the people and organizations that volunteer, donate, and inspire others to create a bright future for families and children.
Working with local artists
In 2019, BCF began partnering with The Arts Center to create the physical awards presented to recipients of the Philanthropic Achievement Awards. Each year, The Arts Center distributes a call to artists soliciting submissions of a three-dimensional sculpture representing the spirit of philanthropy, and a winning design is chosen by BCF.
“I chose a theme of a sheltering tree,” said Dr. Jerri Bartholomew, the artist who created the 2021 award. “I did that because trees mean different things to different people but I think to everyone they’re a sheltering image. We think of root systems. We think of our ancestors. We think of building community.”
National Philanthropy Day
November 15th was first recognized as National Philanthropy Day by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. Since then, charitable organizations across the United States and throughout the world have designated November 15th as a day to honor their neighbors’ investment of time, talent, and financial resources.
The Benton Community Foundation is excited to bring this celebration to Benton County. We know donors and volunteers don’t give back in order to be recognized, but we think it’s important to highlight the outstanding contributions being made every day to our communities. We are grateful for our generous neighbors, and we look forward to honoring what you do.
2022 Event Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Annual Art Award
presented by The Jordan Family Fund
Mission Sponsors
Community Sponsors
Ilene Kleinsorge
Tammy Bray