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Donors trust us to monitor current and emerging community needs, and to identify local organizations capable of meeting these needs. The Foundation in turn invests and administers these unrestricted gifts, ultimately making grants to local agencies.
Donors recognize that community needs change over time and grants from their endowment funds will be made for years to come by foundation board members who are knowledgeable about current issues.
Back to top2011 Fall Grants Awarded by The Community Foundation
Following the Fall 2011 Grant Cycle, The Foundation awarded $146,325.00 in grants to 38 area nonprofits as shown below.
American Red Cross Mt. Rainier Chapter
To support The Family Relief Fund aiding victims of fire and natural disasters--$5,000.
Anna’s Bay Center for Music
Support for children’s in-school music program at 8 schools in 4 districts between January and April, 2012--$2,500.
Behavioral Health Resources
To support the Gift of Compassion Fund for BHR’s neediest clients--$5,000.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington
To provide operating support for BBBS’ school-based mentorship programs serving disadvantaged youth--$8,000.
Coastal Harvest
To provide resources necessary to operate and maintain the food bank distribution system--$5,000.
Child Care Action Council
To support low-income children at risk of academic failure, ages 3-5, who are cared for in an early learning setting—$2,000.
Community Youth Services
To support the violence intervention and prevention program serving Thurston County youth--$5,000.
Crisis Clinic of Thurston/Mason Counties
Support for general operating expenses--$500.
Fire Mountain Arts Council
To renovate the Tiller Arts Center’s restrooms containing damaged fixtures and plumbing, lacking ADA accessibility and not sufficiently equipped to serve large groups--$4,500.
Garden Raised Bounty/GRuB
To support the pilot program serving low-income youth struggling to find success in school--$12,000.
Girl Scouts of Western Washington
To support Thurston County girls who require financial assistance to participate in Girl Scout programs--$5,000.
Growing Places Farm and Energy Park
To purchase additional hoop houses for the farm--$2,000.
Hooved Animal Rescue
To provide a safety net for abused horses and other hooved animals impounded by Thurston County law enforcement--$2,500.
Left Foot Organics
To provide training for people with intellectual disabilities and at-risk youth--$3,000.
Morningside
To purchase a commercial lawnmower for the training and diversion program--$4,000.
Northwest Kidney Centers
To support a pilot a new program that will provide respite from care giving for peritoneal dialysis helpers--$7,500.
Olympia Symphony Orchestra
Operating support to sustain the orchestra and its programs--$5,000.
Parish Hall Ministries
To support the Parish’s Community Meals Program and Cold-Weather Shelter--$7,500.
SafePlace
Support for the Residential Services Program for clients staying at the emergency shelter--$15,000.
To provide basic needs for children residing in the emergency shelter--$4,725.
Shriners’ Children’s Hospital
To support the “Transitions Program” which focuses on identifying community resources available to young adults with disabilities--$10,000.
South of the Sound Farm Land Trust Fund
To assist in permanently preserving working farms that will produce healthy local food for future generations--$3,000.
South Sound Estuary Association
To provide development training for 7-9 board members and two staff persons--$1,600.
The Mocking Bird Society
To support at-risk youth in foster care--$2,500.
Olympia Free Medical Clinic
To provide operating support for the clinic--$7,000.
TOGETHER!
To provide operating support for you’re the youth programs--$7,500.
To support the “Voices of Youth” high school leadership program--$4,000.
Turning Point Domestic Violence Services
To support the emergency shelter program and to expand services for domestic violence victims--$5,000.
Back to top2011 Spring Grants Awarded by The Community Foundation
Seventeen community nonprofits in Thurston, Mason and Lewis counties received grants during The Community Foundation's spring grant cycle. $32,000 went to the following nonprofit projects and programs:
A Gift for Special Children
Provide financial and referral assistance to parents with children with developmental disabilities in Mason County ($1,000).
Ballet Northwest
Program will introduce 4th & 5th graders to live ballet. Many of these students are from rural, low-income areas and/or at-risk homes and would otherwise not have this opportunity ($2,000).
Boys and Girls Clubs of Thurston County
Funds to allow 75 youth to attend one week of summer camp on full scholarship ($2,000).
CHOICE Regional Health Network
Provide access to medications for low-income residents of Thurston & Mason counties ($2,000).
Community Youth Services
Operational funds for Rosie's Place, serving homeless, runaway, abused, neglected and abandoned youth in need of safety, shelter, food, clothing, hygiene supplies and counseling ($2,500).
Concern for Animals
Subsidize veterinary costs for low-income pet owners in Thurston, Mason & Lewis counties ($2,500).
Family Education & Support Services
Support for educational programs serving kinship caregivers and the children transitioning into their care ($2,000).
Lewis County Eye of Early Learning Coalition
Create an annual calendar of Lewis County Eye on Early Learning Coalition activities that prepare the youngest children to succeed in school ($1,000).
Mason County Literacy
Funds basic academic and communications skills education for immigrants, high school dropouts and others who need these skills ($3,000).
My Family, Inc.
To fund a new energy-efficient freezer for a group home serving developmentally disabled residents allowing them to save energy costs ($500).
Olympia Tumwater Foundation
Funds will address and repair environmental degradation around the east trail waterfall feature in Tumwater Falls Park ($2,500).
Out of the Woods Emergency Shelter
Provide emergency shelter to homeless families with young children in Thurston County ($5,000).
Puget Sound Senior Games
Provide the senior community with the opportunity to compete in a wide variety of annual sporting events ($1,000).
Rochester Organization of Families
To purchase and install a new phone system to better serve the nonprofit and its clients ($2,000).
South Sound Estuary Association
Will train 75 volunteers for the Beach Naturalists Program to provide first hand educational experiences on Thurston County park beaches during the summer months ($1,000).
Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia
Funds to present the “Community Messiah Sing-Along” at no charge to participants ($500).
YWCA of Olympia
Support for Technically Speaking Summer Camp which serves 60 girls from varying socio-economic backgrounds ($1,500).
Back to top2011 Spring Grants Awarded by The Lassen Foundation Fund
Twenty-one community nonprofits received grants during The Lassen Foundation's spring grant cycle. $93,820 went to the following nonprofit projects and programs:
Ballet Northwest
Program will introduce 4th & 5th graders to live ballet. Many of these students are from rural, low-income areas and/or at-risk homes and would otherwise not have this opportunity ($2,500).
Boys and Girls Clubs of Thurston County
To provide education and career development focused on the academic success of Club members ($2,500).
Catholic Community Services Thurston County Family Center
Funds will provide nutritious meals in a warm, safe environment for hundreds of homeless people in Thurston County ($7,500).
CHOICE Regional Health Network
To continue staffing the Thurston County Safety Net Council and Bridge to Primary Care Programs ($6,820).
Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County
Funds to complete a three-part organizational development plan including succession, fundraising and transition planning ($5,000).
Family Education & Support Services
Serve high-risk families with pregnant/post partum women with children from newborn to three years of age ($5,000).
Harlequin Productions
Support for performances at Harlequin Productions ($2,500).
Intercommunity Mercy Housing
To provide quality out-of-school programming to children of low-income and homeless families ($5,000).
Left Foot Organics
Job training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, at-risk high school students and court-ordered diversion for Thurston County youth ($2,500).
Madison Elementary PTO
To create an outdoor classroom for Madison Elementary, Avanti High School and Eastside neighborhood in Olympia ($2,000).
Mason County Literacy
To offer free literacy services to underserved people in Thurston County ($3,000).
Olympia Tumwater Foundation
Rebuild the retaining wall, stabilize the river bank and reopen closed areas at the Tumwater Falls Park ($5,000).
Olympia Union Gospel Mission
Operating funds for No-fee Health Resource Center ($10,000).
Providence St. Peter Hospital Foundation
Funds support the Providence St. Peter Sexual Assault Clinic's capabilities in training adults in the prevention of child sexual abuse ($3,000).
Rochester Organization of Families
Provide essential services including food bank, after school programs, family support and emergency services to the Rochester community ($6,000).
Salvation Army Olympia Corps
To fund the Emergency Shelter and its components that have proven successful in moving clients from homelessness to self-sufficiency ($10,000).
Senior Services for South Sound
Funds directly benefit vulnerable elders, the majority of which are 75 years and are frail and at-risk in Thurston County ($5,000).
South Sound Estuary Association
To train 75 volunteers for the Beach Naturalists Program to provide Educational experiences for visitors to Thurston County beaches ($2,500).
Student Orchestra of Greater Olympia
Purchase laptop, HD video cameras and software for use by SOGO staff in teaching ($500).
Thurston County Asset Building Coalition
Support program for people who have no bank account or who use predatory banking services ($3,500).
YWCA of Olympia
Funds will support a part-time coordinator position to organize volunteers and donation drives for The Other Bank ($4,000).
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