Brunhilde Wislicenus Grant Request

The Tacoma Branch of the Mountaineers' strategic vision is to become the center for outdoors and conservation activities in the South Puget Sound.  As a key component of that goal the Tacoma Managing Committee is developing a grant request for the Mountaineers Foundation Brunhilde Wislicenus Fund to develop the Tacoma Program Center by renovating the existing Tacoma Clubhouse.

Brunhilde Wislicenus, a long time Tacoma Branch member, donated her entire estate in 2007 to the Mountaineers Foundation.  It was her wish that the money benefit the Tacoma Branch and Pierce County. We believe a Mountaineers Program Center in Tacoma serving the South Puget Sound region will build a lasting legacy for Bruni's generous gift and honor her wishes to benefit the Tacoma Branch and Pierce County. 

Several things need to happen to successfully build the new Program Center.  

1) The Mountaineers needs to become a 501 (c3) organization so that charitable funds can be used for a capital project.  The Mountaineers have submitted their c3 application and should receive a ruling in three to nine months.

2) The Mountaineers Fundraising Committee and The Mountaineers Board need to accept the Tacoma Program Center application as the most appropriate and best use of the Bruni Fund.

3) The Mountaineers Foundation similarly needs to agree that the Tacoma Program Center is the best use of the Bruni Fund. We will submit our initial proposal to the Foundation on August 22.

You can help.  In the comments section below you can post why you think the Tacoma Program Center will support the strategic plan for the Mountaineers and The grant guidelines for the Mountaineers Foundation.  We will share the comments with the Mountaineers Board and the Foundation Board.


Thanks,


Darin Brekke
Tacoma Branch Chair