The Community Foundation of NCW has awarded $543,000 to 63 nonprofits through its Regional Impact Grant (RIG) program.
The RIG is a competitive annual grant that supports core operations for eligible nonprofits in Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan counties who are serving their community in a variety of ways –access to arts and cultural experiences, protecting the environment, building and maintaining recreation areas, improving health services, and supporting our youth and senior populations. The grant awards range from $6,000 to $14,000 based on the organization’s budget size.
“The Regional Impact Grant is our largest funding opportunity for nonprofits in our region” said Beth Stipe, the Foundation’s Executive Director. “We’ve reshaped it over the years to better fit the needs of our nonprofits and ensure funding is balanced across organization size and geographic location enabling our communities to benefit from the critical services and quality of life enhancements they provide.”
The RIG funding comes from unrestricted dollars gifted to the foundation. “These grants wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of people in our region who contributed unrestricted resources to ensure the community they love continues to be cared for and protected for future generations,” said Stipe.
In addition, $37,000 of the grant awards came from our Partners in Giving fund comprised of annual gifts from the community. “Our Partners in Giving helps us leverage so many opportunities such as additional grant funding, increased scholarship awards, and activities that further philanthropy in our region. We’re so grateful for those that support us with these vital unrestricted gifts each year.”
Regional Impact Grant Awards 2023
| ORGANIZATION | AWARD |
| Alatheia Riding Center | $10,000 |
| Apple Hill Art Camps | $3,000 |
| Beauty of Bronze | $6,000 |
| Blue Sky Minds | $6,000 |
| CAFE: The Community for the Advancement of Family Education | $14,000 |
| Cascade Community Markets | $6,000 |
| Cascade Medical Foundation | $6,000 |
| Cascadia Conservation District | $14,000 |
| Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village | $6,000 |
| Chelan County Mountain Rescue Association | $6,000 |
| Chelan Douglas County Volunteer Attorney Services | $10,000 |
| Chelan Valley Community Nurse | $6,000 |
| Chelan Valley Hope | $10,000 |
| Chelan Valley Housing Trust | $6,000 |
| Chelan-Douglas Land Trust | $14,000 |
| Children’s Home Society of Washington | $14,000 |
| Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center Foundation | $6,000 |
| Community Cultural Center of Tonasket | $6,000 |
| Conservation Northwest | $10,000 |
| Dangerous Women (Theater Group) | $6,000 |
| East Wenatchee Police Department K9 Program | $8,000 |
| Economic Alliance | $10,000 |
| Entiat Valley Community Services Food Bank | $6,000 |
| Foundation for Youth Resiliency and Engagement (FYRE) | $14,000 |
| Friends of Ukraine Refugees | $6,000 |
| Greater Leavenworth Museum | $6,000 |
| Hand in Hand Immigration Services | $10,000 |
| Historic Downtown Chelan Association | $10,000 |
| Indigenous Roots and Reparation Foundation | $6,000 |
| Lake Chelan Rotary Community International Fund | $6,000 |
| Lilac Services for the Blind | $6,000 |
| Manson Grange #796 | $6,000 |
| Mountain Meadows Senior Living | $14,000 |
| NCW Equity Alliance | $6,000 |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | $14,000 |
| Northwest Outward Bound School | $6,000 |
| Numerica Performing Arts Center | $14,000 |
| Okandogs | $10,000 |
| Okanogan County Child Development Association | $14,000 |
| Okanogan Regional Humane | $6,000 |
| Omak Food Bank | $6,000 |
| Only7Seconds | $10,000 |
| Pateros Brewster Community Resource Center | $6,000 |
| Pateros Treehouse Early Education Organization | $10,000 |
| Plain Valley Ski Trails | $10,000 |
| Special Olympics Washington | $6,000 |
| Sustainable NCW | $5,000 |
| The Knights Community Hospital Equipment Lend Program (KC HELP) | $6,000 |
| The Northwest Organization for Animal Help (The NOAH Center) | $10,000 |
| Thrive Chelan Valley | $10,000 |
| Tierra Village | $10,000 |
| Upper Valley Connection | $6,000 |
| Upper Valley MEND | $14,000 |
| Velocity Swimming | $8,000 |
| Waste Loop | $6,000 |
| Wenatchee Downtown Association | $10,000 |
| Wenatchee Jazz Workshop (Fiscal Sponsor: Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center) | $2,000 |
| Wenatchee Outdoors | $6,000 |
| Wenatchee River Institute | $10,000 |
| Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center | $7,000 |
| Wenatchee Valley Humane Society | $14,000 |
| Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center | $14,000 |
| Wenatchee Valley YMCA | $14,000 |
| TOTAL | $543,000 |
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