The Kinsman Foundation
November, 2007
Changes in our office staffing highlight the arrival of Fall 2007. Our established financial officer has taken semi-retirement, and we have welcomed a new accountant to our daily lives.
Pamela Reynolds began providing accounting services for our founder John Kinsman in the mid-1990’s. Soon she was working for his related entities, including The Kinsman Foundation. As the foundation grew after his death in 2001, she became one of the first two fulltime employees. Now her husband, Chet, has retired from his employment, and Pamela has modified her daily schedule to complement his. She will work primarily from home overseeing the Foundation’s investments and investment managers. She remains our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of our Board of Directors.
Elaine Wood has begun work for the foundation as fulltime accountant. A Corvallis native, Elaine moved to southeast Portland with her parents during her grade school experience. She is a longtime resident of Clackamas County and has worked in public accounting for more than 20 years. We’re pleased she has joined our staff.
Another new enhancement to our workday most of the week is Koda, a Bernese Mountain Puppy. She goes home at night with Grants Associate Sara Bailey. Our resident helper Val T. Dog, who turned 6 in September, is suspicious.
Our Directors met in September to decide our 2007 grants. Between January 2007 and the meeting, they had distributed over $500,000 in small grants. At the annual meeting, grants totaling nearly $1 million were decided. We’re excited to offer grants to both continuing and new grantees. We’ll announce the catalog in January, after grant terms have been negotiated and distributions made.
Continuing thanks to all who help us support our grantees’ work.
THE KINSMAN FOUNDATION
Keith Kinsman, President