The Dalles Civic Auditorium is partnering with the Gorge Community Foundation to form The Dalles Civic Auditorium Endowment Fund. The Civic fund will combine designated donations of all sizes to be professionally invested and managed by GCF, which manages over $5.5 million for a long list of gorge- focused organizations and individuals. Civic board member Beverly Erickson says they hope to launch a donation-match campaign in the near future. Civic Board President Dennis Morgan says the endowment fund is vital to The Civic’s future, noting the progress of theatre renovations and plans to focus on preservation and long-term funding support. The Civic’s former Foundation will be dismantled and its remaining account balance added to The Dalles Civic Auditorium Endowment fund. Donations to The Dalles Civic Auditorium Endowment Fund can be made at www.gorgecf.org and following their donation button prompts.