A Ton of Miracles

Michelle Stoddard earned her bachelor's degree from BYU-Idaho in Health Science in 2015. She went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies, graduating from Heritage University in 2018. After graduation she worked as a Family Medicine provider formerly for West Valley and St. Alphonsus, and now as Ortho Trauma team at St. Luke's.

Chris Stoddard earned his bachelor's degree from Oregon State University in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2011. Chris is a Principal Engineer with Micron Technologies.

During their free time, the Stoddard family love to be outside--usually riding their horses or working on their small farm in western Idaho. They have Peacocks, turkeys, ducks, chickens, pigs, goats, dogs, cats, and horses.

 The ATOM Foundation was organized by Chris and Michelle Stoddard as a means of providing relief for people who find themselves in war-torn or critical areas  throughout the world. Lately, focus has been on Eastern Europe and the people of Ukraine. 

 In 2022, when conflict broke out in Eastern Europe, Michelle and Chris, along with several close friends, wanted to help provide assistance to refugees who were fleeing the fighting. 

"We decided we needed to do more, but felt like it wasn't a good idea to keep channeling donations through our personal accounts, so we started the ATOM Foundation as a vehicle for anyone who hear the clarion call to help us as we assist in providing basic creature comforts for these desperate people."

Given the gravity of the situation and the general lack of public resources, ATOM Foundation Co-founder Michelle Stoddard and her friends were  determined to make an effort, focusing on providing medical services to those who needed them.  Our ongoing mission is to continue to help where we can. On average, our efforts, combined with those kind friends, family and partners, have helped more than 2,500 refugees with basic food and medical services.

Our trips to war-torn Eastern Europe have lit a fire in our hearts, seeing the comfort these simple acts of service provided for these people. 

 We are asking for donations to help feed these refugees. We want as much money as possible to make it to these people, so we have been funding the non-profits overhead ourselves (including travel, and administrative costs).