Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS EDUCATION, RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND INFORMATION RELATED TO THE POTATO INDUSTRY IN WASHINGTON STATE.
SCHOLARSHIPS - THE FOUNDATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 19TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. A TOTAL OF 26 APPLICANTS APPLIED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP AND A TOTAL OF 15 STUDENTS RECEIVED AWARDS. AWARDS RANGED FROM $500 - $1,000 AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED WAS $12,250.
GROWER EDUCATION - THE FOUNDATION OFFERS A HOST OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, PESTICIDE CERTIFICATIONS, FIRST AID TRAININGS, FIELD DAY, LECTURES, AND WORKSHOPS THAT BENEFIT THE 300 PLUS GROWERS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON. FIELD DAY IS A 50 PLUS YEAR EDUCATIONAL TRADITION IN THE POTATO GROWING INDUSTRY OFFERED BY WSU. THIS EVENT FEATURES FIELD TOURS HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS IN POTATO GROWING PRACTICES AND PEST MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS WATER AND NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY TRIALS OF SEVERAL NEW POTATO CULTIVARS (NEW VARIETIES) AND A HOST OF EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS. THE FOUNDATION UNDERWRITES THE COSTS FOR THIS EVENT, WHICH INCLUDE LUNCH AND RENTAL OF NECESSARY OUTDOOR ACCOMMODATIONS. THE FOUNDATION HAS SUPPORTED THIS EVENT SINCE OUR ESTABLISHMENT IN 2000. EACH YEAR THE EVENT BENEFITS BETWEEN 300-400 GROWERS VIA THE SPEAKERS, SEMINARS AND PARTICIPATION IN THE RESEARCH TRIALS. FIRST AID CLASSES WERE PROVIDED AS A SERVICE FOR THOSE GROWERS IN THE POTATO GROWING AREAS OF WASHINGTON/OREGON. BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH CLASSES WERE OFFERED AND A TOTAL OF 108 INDIVIDUALS FROM LOCAL FARMS REGISTERED AND WERE CERTIFIED IN FIRST AID, CPR/AED TRAINING.
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP BANQUET - THE INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP BANQUET WAS HOSTED IN JANUARY OF 2019 AT THE THREE RIVERS CONVENTION CENTER IN KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED TO HONOR A HOST OF GREAT LEADERS IN THE REGION AND AN AWARD CEREMONY CELEBRATED PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS AS WELL AS AN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. ATTENDANCE FOR THIS EVENT WAS 340 PEOPLE IN 2019. PARTICIPANTS ALSO SHOW THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE GENERAL FUND VIA SCHOLARSHIP PLEDGES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kellee Balcom | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $77,884 |
| Kevin Cochrane | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Hatfield | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Waters | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Davina Ward-Pink | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Henninger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dale Lathim | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brandon Brook | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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