Who’s supporting Hilltop?
The Land Trust needs to raise the last 10% of our $3.6 fund raising goal. This same funding goal now includes 5 additional acres totaling 36 permanently conserved acres connecting the Grand Forest East and West.
Please note the following:
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Every member of the 2011 Bainbridge Island Land Trust Board of Directors comitted $140,000 in support of this project.
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Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park and Recreation District committed $500,000 to the purchase of Hilltop (8.16 acres were tranferred to BI Parks in January 2012) and has received a state grant for an additional $211,000.
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Hilltop has received a $250,000 grant from the C. Keith Birkenfeld Memorial Trust, administered by The Seattle Foundation.
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An anonymous benefactor has promised $550,000 over the first two years.
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Over 500+ entities (households, agencies, foundations & organizations) have donated, and the number continues to grow!
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Many state and local elected officials support this project.
Bainbridge Island and Kitsap media are supporting the project:
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