Cook Inlet Housing beats its $100,000 Challenge
We Did It!
Thanks to more than 100 businesses, organizations and individuals, Cook Inlet Housing (CIHA) met – then exceeded - the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation (WFHF) Focus Community $100,000 Challenge grant initiative.
In September, Wells Fargo Bank, Alaska announced Anchorage was one of six cities to be selected as a 2005 WFHF Focus Community. CIHA was subsequently selected by the local Wells Fargo Community Development office as the non-profit entity to receive up to $100,000 from the WFHF – if CIHA could raise $100,000 in matching funds before November 13.
In just over six weeks, CIHA staff and a long list of supporters came together to meet the goal bringing in more than $250,000 including the housing foundation monies. CIHA is using the $100,000 WFHF grant money for down payment assistance to help 18 families purchase single family homes being built in Mountain View in conjunction with CIHA's neighborhood revitalization efforts.
The matching funds will be used to support an affordable housing design competition - with the winning design to be constructed in Mountain View in summer 2006 - as well as continued neighborhood revitalization efforts.
CIHA would like to thank the following donors who, through this effort and so many others, make affordable housing a reality for our clients:
$10,000 +
Anchorage Home Builders Care Endowment, Inc., John Hagmeier Homes LLC, Neeser Construction, Southcentral Foundation, Spenard Builders Supply.
$5,000-$9,999
Alaska Interstate Construction, Alaska Mental Health Trust, AMERIND, CIRI, Cook Inlet Housing Authority staff, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Dar-Con Corporation, P O’B Montgomery & Company, The Peterson Group, Related Capital.
$2,500-$4,999
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., Peak Oil Field Services, Proskauer Rose LLP, Rain Proof Roofing, Wells Fargo local team members.
$1,000-$2,499
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, Barr Publications, BGES, Brown Jug, Calista Corporation, CITC Shared Services, Excel Construction, Koonce Pfeffer Bettis Architects, Marsh Insurance, Northwest Landscaping Inc., Pacific Northwest Title, Re/Max Properties Inc., Rim Architects
$500-$999
A-1 Fence, LLC, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services, Bowman Mechanical, Brown’s Electrical Supply, Bruce Hilton, Capital Office Systems, Cuttin’ Up, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Dowl Engineers, Gallery Homes Real Estate, Gere Donovan Creative, Kainer Electric, Reznick Group, P.C., Judy Kemplen, Birch, Horton, Bittner and Cherot, Ronne Theilen.
Under $500
Black-Smith Bethard & Carlson, LLC, Richard Strutz, Steve Shell of Prudential Vista Real Estate, Carole Marvel of Re/Max Properties, William D Bobrick & Associates, Chad Criqui, Patricia Benz, Judith Crotty, Penny Carty, Kathleen Tobin Erb, Larry Cleland, Jaclyn Sallee, Motznik Computer Services, Mark D Allred, Darin Floyd, Peggy Brockman, Jason Norris, Hal Ingalls, Kellers Custom Photolab, Angels Inc., Miyoko Braniff, Brandon Allen, Kris Anderson, Steve Hutchings.