
Cortes Island Foundation makes up shortfall for 2026 Grants in Aid
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Cortes Community Foundation has once again shown how invaluable resource it is to the community. Regional Director Mark Vonesch has a budget of about $25,000 a year for Grants-in-Aid. When the time to disburse the funds arrives, he normally receives requests for far more money than is available. This year was no exception; however, thanks to the Cortes Island Community Foundation, nearly all these requests will be met. As Director Vonesch explained at the January 28 Board Meeting: "Similar to previous years, we received a lot more applications than we had…
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