The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Sportsmen’s Fund raises money so children from low-income households and active military families can attend summer camp at little or no cost to their families.
Since 1947, the Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 44,007 children to go to camp. We’re one of the oldest 501(c )(3) charities in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and one of the most efficient, with 97 cents from every dollar going to send kids to camp.
We send local kids to weeklong YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout overnight camps, as well as overnight camping at Camp Tatiyee for school-age children with special needs. Our goal is to raise $225,000 to send more than 500 kids to camp. So far, we’ve received 424 donations totaling 70,761.69, or about a third of our goal.
Nearly all of these donations were in response to the envelope placed in Star last month. More donations will be published in the coming week.
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Your contribution to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Sportsmen’s Fund Send a Kid to Camp Fund qualifies for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ tax credit for donations to qualifying charitable organizations. Our code is 20450. We do not share our donors’ names.
Joint filers can donate up to $841 until April 15 for 2023 taxes and any time this year up to $938 for 2024 taxes. Single filers can donate up to $421 for 2023 taxes or $470 for 2024 taxes.
Donations are welcome throughout the year. Recent donations include:
Ross Iwamoto and Marianne Vivitito, $75.
William Acuna, $100.
John N. Aronson, $50.
Paul and Joan Athey, $40.
Stephen and Patricia Bielke, $100.
Mary Black, $100.
M.G. Brettholle, in memory of Bill Maynard, who loved the outdoors, $150.
Shannon Bronson, $438.63.
Shannon Butler, $104.42.
Mark Cavins, $100.
James Chiesa, $100.
Carol T. des Cognets, $500.
George and Margie Cunningham, $250.
C.J. Danek, $50.
Glenna Day, $25.
Kathleen Dehn, in honor of Gilbert Acosta, $100.
Sarah M. and James Dick, $50.
Arthur Dixon, $200.
Jane J. Doherty, $35.
The Salpointe Class of 1967 Lunch Bunchers, $130.
Sandy Elers, $200.
Aaron Essif, $156.48
Katharine A. Ferguson, $50.
Jeanne and Richard Fernandez, $200.
Jo Fetter, $100.
Patrick A. Fiorito, $500.
Jack French $100.
Michelle and Ralph H. Hartley, in memory of Bea and Ralph Hartley Sr., $100.
Lemar Hauff, $200.
Leslie Hawkins, $100.
James Hemphill, $416.76,
Sue Hill, in memory of Garrett and my family, $100.
Gretchen Hull, $100.
Dale Hutchings, $25.
Warren and Nancy Icke, $100.
Dolores Jacobs, $50.
Martin Kahn, $104.42
Jeremy Kahn, $180.
Phil King, $200.
George Campbell and Debbie Kornmiller, $500.
Marlene Kotchou, $10.
Merry Lewis, $100.
Rob Lewis, $100.
Jeff and Heather Lewis, $841.
Phil and Carol Lyons, $1,000.
Rowanne L. Madson, $50.
Joan and Pete Marum, $100.
Frank Mascia, $104.42.
Cecelia Matson, $208.54.
MC Companies Sharing the Good Life Foundation grant, nominated by Amanda Tronsdal, $500.
Christina McComb-Berger, $150.
John McPherson, $100.
Jeffrey L. Mervin, $200.
David Michael, $120.
Judy Moll, $50.
Elizabeth Moorman, $200.
Jill Munoz, $100.
Georgianna Murphy, in loving memory of Terrence M. Murphy, LTC, USAF, Ret., $400.
Nancy Murphy, $25.
Cheryl and Jack Neal, $1,000.
Louis and Nora Nelson, $50.
R. Michael Niemann, $300.
Jerry Peden, $50.
Judy Pickrell, $100.
Jackie Pilkington, $40.
Albert D. and Rosalind Pivnick, $10.
Nancy Pope, $100.
Judy Rader, $841.
Octavio and Ramona Ramirez, $100.
Rene R. and Alice F. Redondo, $100.
Daniel and Elsa Reyes, $75.
Devin Russel, $104.42.
Saralee and Dennis Schneck, $25.
Dr. Ravi and Dianne Sethi, $100.
Francis E. Shore, $100.
Virginia K. Smith, $10.
John Stephens, $841.
Kathryn Stevenson, $100.
Bert Steves, $10,000.
Barbara Straub, $100.
Bette H. Taylor, $100.
Stephen Turner, $100.
Frances N. Valdez, $50.
Frank and Angie Valenzula, $100.
Andrew Vasquez, $20.
Linda Statton and A. Wesley Ward Jr., $100.
Stephen Windsor, $50.
Katherine Wootton, $25.
Flora Yee, $104.42.
Nine anonymous donations totaling $1,118.42.
