2022 Annual Report
Mission Statement: We, the Washington State Department of Transportation Memorial Foundation, are entrusted to preserve the memory of Washington State Department of Transportation fallen workers and to provide assistance to active and retired Washington State Department of Transportation employees and their families in times of need.
Since 2010, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Memorial Foundation has provided approximately $420,000.00 in financial
assistance to WSDOT employees and their families. While much of the assistance
provided by the Foundation is confidential in nature, the Foundation can disclose
its involvement in the following activities:
Provided financial aid to 235 individuals and families, including the families
of fallen workers, employees struck by vehicles, employees with medical-related issues, families in crisis, employees with house fires, and those with
end-of-life matters.
Like many organizations, the pandemic continues to have a severe impact on the
Foundation activities such as fund-raising, membership and merchandise sales. In
May, the Foundation hosted its first ever online auction. Planning was begun for
another online auction in 2023 and expanding membership to include associate
members from the private sector. In addition, custom logo wear sales were a
Foundation focus in 2022.
Current Foundation members continue to be encouraged to recruit new members
among their coworkers. Membership has begun to move toward pre-pandemic
levels due to recruiting efforts at various in-person events.
The Annual Memorial Foundation Meeting was held on December 7, 2022.
The Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization 501 (c) (3) supported entirely by voluntary donations – no state or federal funds are used.
The Foundation is registered with the Internal Revenue Service, Secretary of State and Combined Fund Drive (#1480378).
Doug Vaughn, President
WSDOT Memorial Foundation
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