WFFA Investment Fund – The mission of the WFFA Investment Fund is to create financial stability and sustainability for the educational mission of the Washington Farm Forestry Association.
Gifts will be used for:
- Newsletters
- Magazines
- Educational events, such as Field Days
- Website
- Community outreach
Your support can be in the form of:
- Gifts of cash – may be mailed to the WFFA Investment Fund, PO Box 1010, Chehalis, WA 98532
- Gifts of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds
- Bequest in a will
- Life insurance benefits
- Gifts of timberland – may be managed by the Family Forest Legacy LLC for long-term financial benefit to heirs or beneficiaries
To have someone contact you to discuss the donation of a non-cash gift, please give your name and contact information to WFFA at info@wafarmforestry.com, 360-388-7074, or PO Box 1010, Chehalis, WA 98532. There is also a brochure available for download that explains further details.
Steven D. Stinson Leadership in Natural Resources Scholarship – A specific subset of the WFFA Investment Fund is the Steven D. Stinson Leadership in Natural Resources Scholarship. To honor Steve, WFFA has established a scholarship fund in his name, initiated by the donation of $20,000 from Port Blakely. Additional generous contributions have grown the Fund to over $220,000. The goal is to continue to increase the scholarship fund to ensure a perpetual source of support is available for students majoring in natural resource studies.
The 2026 Steven D. Stinson Leadership in Natural Resources Scholarship – WFFA is proud to announce the upcoming 2026 offering of the Steven D. Stinson Leadership in Natural Resources Scholarship. This is the eleventh annual scholarship offering, made available to WFFA members, families and affiliates. The scholarship is a maximum of $10,000 split between college students majoring in natural resources and Ag-Forestry Leadership Program applicants. Please click on the 2026 Scholarship Announcement for details. The due date for scholarship applicants is March 15, 2026, and the scholarship awardee(s) will be notified by April 15.
The 2025 Steven D. Stinson Leadership in Natural Resources Scholarships were awarded to Isaiah Porter-Mills, Kevin DeGraw, Isabel Riley, Nathanael (Nate) Scheuber, and Kaden Giles. Our Scholarship Committee contacted each awardee with the news of their scholarship. Please click here to view the scholarship award page. The awardees were also honored at our 2025 Annual Meeting. Each awardee of the Steven D. Stinson Scholarship was asked to create a short video to acknowledge their appreciation for having received the scholarship this year. Please click on their names below to view their acceptance videos that were played at our 2025 Annual Meeting.
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- Isaiah Porter-Mills, to support his studies at the University of Idaho where he is double majoring in Forestry and Fire Ecology and Management and minoring in Business;
- Kevin DeGraw, to support his pursuit of a Bachelor of Forest Resource Management degree at Grays Harbor College;
- Isabel Riley, to support her studies at the University of Idaho where she will be majoring in Forestry and minoring in Natural Resource Management;
- Nathanael (Nate) Scheuber, to support his pursuit of a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington;
- Kaden Giles, to continue his education at the University of Idaho where he will be majoring in Fire Ecology and Management and minoring in Forestry.
Donations to the scholarship fund are always welcome. Please visit the Family Forest Foundation website to make your online contribution or make your check payable to Family Forest Foundation with a note that it is for the Stinson Scholarship Fund, and mail to FFF, PO Box 1364, Chehalis, WA 98532.