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BCF: Year at a Glance
July 1 marks the beginning of a new fiscal year for the Bartlesville Community Foundation. While the last four months have presented a few challenges for us all, the Foundation is delighted to share that FY 2019-2020 enabled BCF to reach new milestones. During the...
BCF Announces New $10,000 Scholarship
It is with great pleasure that the Bartlesville Community Foundation will offer a new scholarship opportunity for students in the 2021 scholarship cycle. The Glenn and Anne Dodwell Memorial Scholarship has been created to honor the legacy of Dr. Glenn W. Dodwell and...
BCF Office Closed to the Public
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Our office is now closed to the public until further notice. Keeping our staff and community safe is of utmost importance to us and this is the best way we can do our part to practice social distancing. Although we are...
Lyon Family to be Recognized as Heritage Family
Emile Hubert Lyon was born on March 26, 1906 in Elmo, TX, forty miles east of Dallas. After graduating high school, he attended Texas A&M College where he played on the football team. When he was a freshman, his teammates called him “Ted” after Chicago White Sox...
Vaclaw Family to be Honored as Legacy Family – May 16, 2020
Bartlesville has been home to the Vaclaw family for 100 years. Walenty "Joseph" Waclaw arrived as a Polish immigrant in 1920. His original name was Vaclaw, but he changed the spelling because a "W" sounds like a "V" in the Polish dialect. Joseph and his wife, Bernice,...
Dunlap Family to be Honored as Legacy Family – May 16, 2020
The Dunlap family has been in Bartlesville since 1937. Originally from Hardy, Arkansas, Ray and Lucile Dunlap and their young son, Ken, moved to Bartlesville when Ray had an opportunity to work for his uncle who was a home builder in town. Ray went on to found Dunlap...
BCF to Honor Dunlap, Vaclaw and Lyon Families
The Bartlesville Community Foundation will honor three local families during its thirtieth annual Legacy Hall of Fame gala in May. The BCF will recognize the Dunlap and Vaclaw families for their respective contributions in making Bartlesville a stronger, more vibrant...
BCF: Donor Advised Funds
Happy New Year from the Bartlesville Community Foundation! We are looking forward to our twenty-first year of helping people realize their charitable goals. One of the most popular ways to do that is through a donor-advised fund. During the last decade, donor-advised...
Spring 2020 Grants and Scholarships
The Bartlesville Community Foundation welcomes 2020 by launching its spring scholarship and grant cycles. Scholarships are available for high school seniors of Bartlesville and many surrounding communities. Applications are now open and due no later than March 13th at...
Letter from the Board Chair
Dear Friends: The Bartlesville Community Foundation believes in the Power of Together. It is a simple vision that enables us to accomplish far more for the betterment of Bartlesville than any individual could alone. The BCF exists to assist people of all means to...