Jo-Ann Armstrong:
As a family, we wanted to share our good fortune with organizations
that we can become an important part of and that focus on
providing opportunities through investment rather than "charity."
In this spirit, our Foundation looks to make a significant difference
in "grass roots" organizations that do not receive funding from the
usual sources, such as the Government or United Way, or who do
not have professional fund raising capabilities.
We look for organizations that have a purity and nobility of purpose
and need our help to make the progress. There are many
organizations in our communities selflessly working their hearts
out to help others. Yet they do not have the organizational
sophistication, or the means, to run effective fund raising
programs. We are dedicated to helping these types of
organizations.
Jo-Ann Armstrong, May 2005.
Silver, Whitefish,
Montana, 2003.