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Keeping Hopes and Dreams Alive

Join our colorful community of over 3,000 individuals with sight loss and blindness 

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Season Pass

Introducing the Hull Foundation Season Pass Program! Choose from Bronze, Silver, Gold, and VIP Platinum options to enjoy year-round access to our adventures and learning experiences. Each pass offers unique benefits and savings, making it an ideal gift for loved ones or a perfect way to enhance your own journey with our community. Secure your pass today to start exploring!

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Programs

We offer comprehensive support for those living with sight loss through personalized phone consultations, online daily living workshops via Zoom, and in-person programs. Our services include vision assessments, practical guidance on assistive technologies, mobility training, and daily living skills.

Throughout the year, we host 3-7 day adventure retreats featuring activities like white water rafting, hiking, kayaking, museum tours, snowshoeing, and yacht rides. We also offer specialized three-day Living with Sight Loss seminars, where guests and their support partners can learn essential skills in a relaxing environment. Topics range from guide dog and white cane usage to kitchen adaptations, safety tips, and technology solutions, all designed to enhance independence and confidence in daily life.

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Facilities

Our facility features a welcoming lodge equipped with a stone fireplace, grand piano, and accessible computer room, alongside a 24-room dormitory with an indoor hot tub and full kitchen amenities. Guests can enjoy our indoor heated pool with ADA lift, scenic hiking trails. For group gatherings, our covered picnic shelter accommodates up to 120 people and includes kitchen facilities. Wi-Fi is available throughout the property.

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Season Pass

Introducing the Hull Foundation Season Pass Program! Choose from Bronze, Silver, Gold, and VIP Platinum options to enjoy year-round access to our adventures and learning experiences. Each pass offers unique benefits and savings, making it an ideal gift for loved ones or a perfect way to enhance your own journey with our community. Secure your pass today to start exploring!

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Programs

We offer comprehensive support for those living with sight loss through personalized phone consultations, online daily living workshops via Zoom, and in-person programs. Our services include vision assessments, practical guidance on assistive technologies, mobility training, and daily living skills.

Throughout the year, we host 3-7 day adventure retreats featuring activities like white water rafting, hiking, kayaking, museum tours, snowshoeing, and yacht rides. We also offer specialized three-day Living with Sight Loss seminars, where guests and their support partners can learn essential skills in a relaxing environment. Topics range from guide dog and white cane usage to kitchen adaptations, safety tips, and technology solutions, all designed to enhance independence and confidence in daily life.

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Facilities

Our facility features a welcoming lodge equipped with a stone fireplace, grand piano, and accessible computer room, alongside a 24-room dormitory with an indoor hot tub and full kitchen amenities. Guests can enjoy our indoor heated pool with ADA lift, catch-and-release trout pond, and scenic hiking trails. For group gatherings, our covered picnic shelter accommodates up to 120 people and includes kitchen facilities. Wi-Fi is available throughout the property.

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Impact & Accountability

2024 Impact

2,266 engaged through 305 interactive Zoom sessions!

250+ people served in person through hands-on events and personalized support!

 

Annual Report

A look at the programs, events, and partnerships that made this year unforgettable!

Annual Report

Tax Return

View our latest tax return to see how we responsibly manage funds to support our mission.

Tax Return

Partners & Sponsors

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Laura E.

My first trip to the Hull Foundation changed my life. Nobody here is judging or feeling sorry for you. It's a happy place. It's peaceful. It's freeing.

Linda H.

The Hull Foundation is the most fantastic place, not only for the environment but for all the help you get. Mobility, cooking, crafting, technology, they teach it all!

Mike T.

It's a great place to meet others who have vision loss and interact with staff who are all so caring and understanding. It's like a big extended family.

Marja B.

More than a learning center, it's a community. I've learned skills and done things I never thought I could do, and I've made lifelong friends along the way.

Staff

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Monica Butler

Executive Director

As the overseer of Hull Foundation and Learning Center, Monica is dedicated to bridging the gap between our Board of Directors and the daily operations. Her focus on outreach enables her to share the fantastic work our Foundation is doing in our community. 

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Creanna Gallegos

Operations Manager

Creanna assists in managing everyday operations. Her focus is on supporting our staff with their various projects while ensuring that our accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll are handled with care. 

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Tawni Copher

Rental Director

Tawni manages contracts for facility rentals.  She also spends much of her day in communications essential for fundraising, membership and volunteer initiatives and is hands on, helping during events, and keeping our facilities running!

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Gayla Ross

Event Coordinator

Gayla is the point of contact for our wonderful event guests. She handles registrations, scheduling program staff and assists the program director in planning and ensuring that we secure exciting activities.  

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About
Hull Foundation

Our story began in the early 1960s when philanthropist Oral Hull discovered a significant gap in services for adults living with sight loss through a conversation with her blind lawyer. This revelation inspired her to take action, and she sold her beautiful 23-acre property to the foundation for just $1, establishing what would become the Hull Foundation and Learning Center for the Blind.

Since 1962, the Hull Foundation has been dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals who are blind or have sight loss. We provide social opportunities, educational resources, and adventure retreats that enable participants to experience activities they never thought possible - from white river rafting and kayaking to rock climbing and skiing.

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