WASHINGTON STATE PATROL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

We, the Washington State Patrol Memorial Foundation, are entrusted to preserve the memory of Washington State Patrol fallen officers and to provide assistance to active and retired Washington State Patrol employees and their families in times of need.

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2023 WSPMF Scholarship Program

The Washington State Patrol Memorial Foundation (WSPMF) Scholarship Program is offering five renewable $1,000 scholarships per year (maximum of four years) to be used for tuition, fees or books.

Who May Apply:

· Any contributing member* of the WSPMF who is on active, retired or disability status with the Washington State Patrol, their spouse or their dependent children.

· Any surviving dependent of a WSP employee who was active, disabled or retired at the time of their death and who was a contributing member of the WSPMF. A surviving dependent is defined as the living spouse who was married to the decedent at the time of his/her death, and the decedent was active, disabled or retired, at the time of his/her death; surviving children is defined as a natural child(ren), stepchild(ren) or adopted child(ren) of decedent as defined above.

Awardees must be pursuing a university/college degree or vocational certification as an enrolled student. A dependent child must be at least a senior in high school to apply. Please see application packet for full details.

Applications will be screened by a non-departmental scholarship committee. They will be evaluated by the following criteria:

70% Financial Need/Essay
30% Answers to the Questionnaire

Deadline: Completed applications must be received by the Memorial Foundation by April 7, 2023, by 5:00 p.m., to be considered. Applications are available at the following locations:

District Secretaries
Tawni Andrews – Academy
Megan King – Memorial Foundation
Website: http://www.wspmf.org/

If you have any questions, please contact Megan King at (360) 597-4411 or wspmemorialfoundation@gmail.com.

* The contributing member deduction was increased to $5/paycheck on January 1, 2022. You may submit an updated deduction form in order to continue to qualify as a contributing member.

Payroll Deductions

The Washington State Patrol Memorial Foundation (WSPMF) was created in 1982. Over the last 40 years, the $2.50/paycheck donation to be a contributing member has never changed. During that time we have provided more than 2 million dollars in financial assistance to Washington State Patrol employees and their families.

On January 1st, 2022, we raised the minimum contribution to $5/paycheck. This increase will help us with continuing our annual scholarship awards, continuing to assist our employees and their families and will allow us to continue to grow. We currently have 878 WSP employees making payroll deductions to support us. 415 of those employees are contributing members, making the minimum contribution.

By being a contributing member, you are able to attend our board meetings, participate in our annual executive board elections and you can reach out to us for assistance in a time of need. You, your spouse and your children are also able to apply for our annual scholarship program. The WSPMF provided 5 new scholarships and 9 renewable scholarships to families of the Washington State Patrol in the last fiscal year. Our scholarship assistance this year totals $18,000.00 and we were able to help 22 individuals with their school expenses.

You can download the deduction form on our website to update your donation. We also have a deduction form for our retirees. www.wspmf.org/donations If you have questions on what you currently donate, please contact me at wspmemorialfoundation@gmail.com. Your completed form can be sent directly to Payroll@wsp.wa.gov or you can return it to me and I will submit it for you.

We appreciate your continued support.

Megan King, Executive Director
WSP Memorial Foundation (WSPMF)

WSP Employee Deduction Form:

WSP Retiree Deduction Form: