November 2026: Recent Developments at the Derr Foundation.

November, 2026

Dear Donor: 

I want to advise you of recent developments here at the Derr Foundation.

I’ll start with 2026 programs. This year our program for kids with special needs served 175 young people and their families, including $10,000 for medical assistance,  and our scholarship program provided an additional year of support to 75 dedicated students. Also, the Foundation provided $20,000 toward a potable water system to an isolated community of 822 in the region our scholarship and special needs students reside.

Most notably, the Derr Board initiated a plan in 2026 to assure our programs will continue for the foreseeable future. We’re building a reserve we’re confident can grow to seven figures. We’ve added three millennials to our Board and are vetting three more, one of whom is a resident of the area in Guatemala our programs serve. And we are developing a position for a young Spanish speaker who will visit our programs in Guatemala periodically, investigate program improvements and new initiatives, and improve our communications with you and new donors. We expect to approve during the first quarter of 2027 a timetable for completing these changes.

We’ve now been working to enhance educational opportunities in Quiche Guatemala for more than twenty years. During that time we’ve helped hundreds of young people  secure a brighter future, including special needs young people who are otherwise completely ignored in their world.

None of this could have happened without your faithful support. We hope you will continue to value this effort and to help us stretch the reserve we’re building far into the future.

The address for donations:

Derr Foundation Attn: Bruce Martin 400 Burrows Road Kalamazoo MI 49006

Go to the webpage 

https://derr.foundation/ Hit the SUPPORT button