Soroptimist International of Gresham

“Cash contribution: 13,500”

“Expenses admin and supplies 403 insurance 130 district expenses 5,154 sunshine expenses 244 member expenses 4,403 grant fund 4,039 fees and taxes 85 lunch costs 4,566 president fund exp 252 program expenses 581 misc grant exp 1,329 total 21,186”

“Unrealized loss on investments -2,955”

“The mission of soroptimist international of gresham foundation is to improve the community and the world by bettering the lives of women and girls through service.”

“We have established an endowment fund with mt hood community college to provide tuition for needy students. The income from the endowment funds scholarships for women. We give numerous educational grants for women and high school girls in the area. We also organize and sponsor the teddy bear parade each year, which is a major community event. We give monetary grants to local domestic violence organizations annually. In 2013-14, we launched, funded, and organized a local free the girls bra collection, supporting an anti-trafficking program which provides aid for women in developing nations.”