A New Year: time to review, respond and change our minds.
Like many small family foundations our financial holdings have plugged
along with the NASDAQ. Some years were better than others, so we scaled
up or we scaled down. When faced with 2008's significant drop we
initially chose to freeze granting, which was the obvious fiscally
responsible option. We had done that once before. Maybe it's because
we are a little older, or a little wiser, or five women, or that we
have come to know the people and programs and see how our modest grants
have made some real differences - we changed our mind.
We may now qualify as a "mini-foundation" or more fitting for January -
a slimmer and trimmer foundation! We are hopeful that as the national
economy continues to become a world economy that prosperity will return
to the proper pockets. In the meantime, we'll keep a light on.

Our Mission:
To celebrate the life of Theodore (Ted) Harpley by fostering grassroots organizations in the arts and sciences, as well as human, animal and environmental welfare in the communities where his surviving family reside.
"It's just like a magic penny,
Hold it tight and you won't have any.
Lend it spend it and you'll have so many,
They'll roll all over the floor, for
Love is something if you give it away,
You end up having more."
- from folk song "Magic Penny" by Malvina Reynolds,
often sung and strummed by Betsy Harpley for church, family and friends.
This version courtesy of Danya River.
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