Jackson, Morgan, & Hunt contribute to Seward’s library/museum project

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By Nancy Erickson

Jim Jackson presents donation check to Mary Tougas, December 2009

The Seward Community Library Museum Project closed out its growing list of corporate donors in 2009 with a generous donation from Seattle-based accounting firm Jackson, Morgan & Hunt, PLLC.

According to a recent SCLM newsletter, cost of the new co-located facility is estimated to be $10 million, which covers expenses ranging from planning to furniture and fixtures. Funding for the project is anticipated to include up to $5 million public funding through the City of Seward, Alaska, up to $3 million in state grants, $3 million in foundation funding and public/private grants, and $1 million capital campaign gifts.

Although Jackson, Morgan & Hunt have roots in Seattle dating back more than 25 years, the independently-owned business entity is no stranger to Alaska.

Participants in the commercial fishing industry in Seward, Homer and Kodiak have come to rely on the expertise of the firm’s three principals: Jim Jackson, Chuck Morgan and Scott Hunt.

It was through the longtime business and personal relationship with Tom Tougas of Four Seasons Marine in Seward that the three certified public accountants became aware of the library/museum project and chose to support it with their $2,000 donation.

Jackson, Morgan & Hunt specialize in providing confidential accounting, tax and financial planning services to owners of closely held businesses and their families in the Puget Sound area, Portland, and Alaska. The firm also assists clients with accumulating assets and planning for business succession, retirement, estate disposition and elder care.

For more information, go to the Jackson, Morgan & Hunt Web site: www.jmhseattle.com.

Information on the progress of the Seward Community Library Museum Project and how to donate can be obtained at www.SomethingForUs.org.
Nancy Erickson is a freelance writer living in Seward, Alaska

Photo: Jim Jackson presents donation check to Mary Tougas, Co-Vice Chair of the Seward Community Library Museum Building Committee (SCLMBC).  SCLMBC meets monthly second Thursday in the basement of the Seward Community Library, open to the public and volunteers needed.

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