Thursday, March 28, 2024

Community Foundation Awards in Grants to NCW Nonprofits

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The Community Foundation of NCW has awarded $412,000 through the Regional Impact Grant (RIG) program to 52 nonprofits across North Central Washington.

The RIG provides annual core operating support to eligible nonprofits in Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan counties serving their community in a variety of ways – through access to the arts and cultural experiences, protecting the environment, building and maintaining recreation areas, improving health services, and programs that support our youth and seniors.  “The RIG is the largest grant opportunity for nonprofits in our region” said Beth Stipe, the foundation’s executive director. “Over the years, we have continued to shape the grant program to best serve the needs of our region and this round of grants really showcases the breadth of nonprofit work that our communities depend upon.”Often in philanthropy, the larger and more established organizations have a competitive edge in the grant process, but the Community Foundation strives to support a variety of nonprofits including smaller, volunteer-run organizations. This year the size of the grant award was based on the size of the organization which allowed the Trustees to focus on providing a balanced number of grant awards across budget sizes. “We don’t expect organizations to have professional grant writers on staff, so our Board is committed to connecting with every applicant through a site visit with a team at the Foundation to learn more about their work” said Claire Oatey, director of community grants, “We find this helps level the playing field and it’s such a rewarding experience to connect with these groups who are so passionate about making their community a better place for all.”The funding for the grants comes from unrestricted dollars gifted to the foundation and a portion of the fund management fees. “These grants wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of people in our community who have left legacies to ensure the community they loved continues to be cared for and protected for future generations,” said Stipe.

Attached are a few of the upper valley 2022 Regional Impact Grant Awards

Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition: $6,000.00

Grunewald Guild: $10,000.00

Icicle Creek Center for the Arts: $10,000.00

Lake Chelan Arts Council: $6,000.00

Leavenworth Community United Methodist Church

(Backpack Food Program): $6,000.00

Leavenworth Summer Theater: $6,000.00

Mountain Sprouts Children’s Community: $10,000.00

NCW Arts Alliance: $6,000.00

NCW Community Toy Drive: $6,000.00

Small Miracles: $6,000.00

Stage Kids WA: $10,000.00

Together for Youth: $10,000.00

TREAD (Trails Recreation Education Advocacy Development): $10,000.00


 

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