In late-2025, Trinity Academy was invited to submit information about the school and the planned future campus to the JTMF Foundation. Through multiple rounds of conversation and submissions, foundation staff and leadership learned more about our community. Last month, Trinity leaders were notified that the foundation’s trustees approved a $250,000 grant toward our new school home. This was Trinity’s first-ever grant from JTMF Foundation.
Many people contributed to the grant process and proposal, which was led by Major Gift officer & Campaign Strategist Robby Larson. “Receiving a grant of this size from a local foundation is an incredible endorsement of Trinity Academy and our planned growth,” said Larson. “We are so very grateful to the team at JTMF and the remarkable investment that they have made to help us expand our mission to more students and families.”
Upon receipt of the JTMF Foundation award, the $250,000 grant was doubled by an ongoing $5 million match provided by a Trinity supporter. The matched JTMF Foundation grant brings the total of campaign gifts and commitments to just over $18 million. Including this grant, roughly $1.5 million remains to be matched.
To learn more about this project or to make a gift or commitment to Building Bold Futures: The Campaign for Trinity Academy, please visit the Ways to Give page or contact Robby Larson, major gift officer & campaign strategist, at (503) 567-9559 ext. 152 or robby.larson@trinityacademyportland.org.
About JTMF Foundation
The JTMF Foundation was founded in 2021 by John and Tami Marick after the sale of their business, Consumer Cellular, amplifying the family and company’s history of giving back. The JTMF Foundation partners with amazing organizations who are meaningfully impacting the lives of individuals today, while also supporting innovative groups working to solve long-term challenges. We focus our efforts in the Pacific NW with the intent our local efforts will have broader implications.