Whatcom Community Foundation in Bellingham
Did You Know?
State Street was originally named Elk Street until 1926, when local merchants petitioned for a new, more modern name to reflect the street’s transformation from a muddy coal-town road into one of downtown Bellingham’s main commercial corridors.
Some of Bellingham’s oldest surviving buildings date to the mid-1800s. For instance, the Old Territorial Courthouse (located on E. Street) was completed in 1863 and was the first brick building in what was then Washington Territory.
The city we know today as Bellingham was originally four separate towns — Whatcom, Sehome, Bellingham, and Fairhaven. They were consolidated in 1903.
The former Georgia-Pacific mill site on Bellingham Bay is being developed into a 237-acre mixed-use neighborhood — one of the largest waterfront projects on the West Coast. Learn more the Whatcom Community Foundation’s role here: millworksproject.org/Â
Little Squalicum Pier stretches 1,248 feet into Bellingham Bay, making it the longest public pedestrian pier in Washington — and reportedly the longest public pier on the West Coast between White Rock, B.C., and Pacifica, California.
30 YEARS
of community building
in Whatcom County
scholarships provided to Whatcom County highschoolers.
$86M:
invested in Whatcom County since 1996.
local organizations supported to help fulfill their missions.
10K+:
grants and loans made to support mission driven work.
Project Neighborly grants made to connect neighbors and build community.
$8.5M:
impact investment loans made in Whatcom County since 2015.
30 YEARS
of community building
in Whatcom County
scholarships provided to Whatcom County highschoolers.
$86M:
invested in Whatcom County since 1996.
local organizations supported to help fulfill their missions.
10K+:
grants and loans made to support mission driven work.
Project Neighborly grants made to connect neighbors and build community.
$8.5M:
impact investment loans made in Whatcom County since 2015.
