Learn more about this yearly reminder to create or update your will and how you can give back to your loved ones & your community through your will.
Read the full story >This year, 73 local students were awarded $200,500 in Community Foundation scholarships. Join us in celebrating this year's scholars!
Read the full story >Join us for a fireside chat with Mónica Guzmán on May 22 at the Washington Center.
Read the full story >We invite you to join us in expressing our thanks to three departing board members and extending a warm welcome to five new members!
Read the full story >Embrace community generosity this fall & get ready to participate as 'together, we give' back to locally rooted nonprofit projects and missions during Give Local 2023.
Read the full story >We are thrilled to announce 123 new Community Grants awards, and we invite you to join us in celebrating local causes!
Read the full story >Leave 10 South Sound is a regional movement encouraging individuals, regardless of personal wealth, to consider leaving 10% of their estate to charity.
Read the full story >Are you interested in becoming a Give Local 2023 Sponsor? Make your sponsorship gift today, and get ready to celebrate in community from November 6-17.
Read the full story >The Foundation is seeking proposals from investment management firms to provide professional investment management services. Submissions are due Sep. 8.
Read the full story >$12,000 awarded to local nonprofits to support the understanding and practice of healthy living. Join us in celebrating this year's grantees!
Read the full story >This year, the Community Foundation was pleased to award $199,250 in scholarships to 68 local students from our region. Please join us in celebrating this year's scholars!
Read the full story >We are delighted to announce that 2023 nominations are now open for the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound's Board of Directors. Nominate yourself or someone else by Friday, September 1.
Read the full story >April is a time of excitement as the cherry blossoms, daffodils, and various community gatherings and celebrations spring up. April is also National Volunteer Month, a celebration of volunteers’ impact across our communities, and a yearly reminder to get involved.
Read the full story >As we continue to drive change throughout our region, we are heartened by the strength and dedication of our community. Thank you to all who joined in on this year's fun!
Read the full story >Please join us in extending a warm welcome to four new Community Foundation Board members and in recognizing our departing members with gratitude for their service.
Read the full story >We are thrilled to support 84 nonprofits through this annual grant program! Learn more and join us in celebrating the excellent work of this year's recipients.
Read the full story >Resilience Fund Grant disbursements are now complete! Read about how, coming together, our communities responded to the challenges caused and amplified by COVID-19.
Read the full story >The Hispanic Roundtable is excited to celebrate the Latinx Youth Summit in person with high school students, parents, and educators across Thurston, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Grays Harbor Counties.
Read the full story >Dr. Thelma Jackson presents a first-ever look at the history of Black life in Thurston County.
Read the full story >Embrace community generosity as a Give Local donor & get ready to participate in the gift of giving this fall! There are many ways for your to get involved starting now.
Read the full story >In the spring of 2022, the Community Foundation awarded $178,250 in scholarships to 53 students across Thurston, Mason, and Lewis counties.
Read the full story >Norma Schuiteman, who served as President and CEO of the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound from 2004 to 2019, passed away March 28, 2022 at age 75 after a battle with cancer.
Read the full story >This year, the organization established the Chief Justice Gerry Alexander Endowment to help them continue to fulfill their mission.
Read the full story >Embracing a holistic approach to governance & grantmaking by and for our communities.
Read the full story >In 2021, we were honored to support 76 grants for a total of $341,515. Thank you, everyone, for working together to keep our communities strong!
Read the full story >Read how Indigenous Performance Productions supports native artists and brings rich new stories to Olympia.
Read the full story >Resilience Fund grants are open for 2022! Read about where this grant program came from, what it's teaching us so far, and who was funded in 2021.
Read the full story >The Community Foundation is thrilled to welcome five new members to our Board of Directors in 2022. Learn who's joining our team!
Read the full story >This innovative program will be the first of its kind in Thurston County and is scheduled to begin housing students soon.
Read the full story >Introducing a collaborative regional initiative that educates, inspires, and encourages individuals to leave at least 10 percent of their estate to charity.
Read the full story >"What began as a 2 million dollar estate gift in 1973 has grown to 7.3 million+ in gifts for our community."
Read the full story >Melissa Rosscup shares some ideas to help maximize giving and community connections through Give Local.
Read the full story >Read how Great Bend Center for Music fulfills their mission: music that builds community.
Read the full story >This spring, the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound awarded $164,250, funding 54 scholarships for local students.
Read the full story >Before COVID-19, hot shower and coffee helped connect people to medical care.
Read the full story >Erin Adams Chase seeds endowment for Quixote Communities.
Read the full story >learn more about the 2021 Coldwell Banker Scholarship Essay Contest.
Read the full story >Thank you to all who helped make Give Local 2020 a success; despite the challenges of 2020, our communities raised a total of $523,691!
Read the full story >A local effort to transform history into an ongoing dialogue on racial justice, engaging the next generation, and inspiring change.
Read the full story >Janet McLane established a donor advised fund to honor her father’s passion for environmental stewardship and habitat protection.
Read the full story >Congratulations to the 82 graduates of the Mason County Rural Community Leadership Program!
Read the full story >Sending our Regional Robotics Team to the First World Robotics Championship.
Read the full story >Read how Thurston County Food Bank is finding new ways to reach the people who can't reach them.
Read the full story >Envisioning strong and healthy communities through our toughest season together.
Read the full story >We are proud to have awarded 97 grants for a total of $399,300 through our 2020 Community Grants Program. Learn more about our impact here.
Read the full story >Senior Services for South Sound played a crucial role in keeping local seniors safe &connected.
Read the full story >"There were times when we wondered whether we should fold or quit. We had a hard time getting people to understand the purpose of the foundation."
Read the full story >"This is my community, and I prefer my contributions to be local."
Read the full story >Today, the Learning Seed has awarded nearly half a million dollars in scholarships to 103 students.
Read the full story >The Southwest Washington Food Hub is one beautiful example of how creativity, collaboration, and hard work have made a difference.
Read the full story >Chet Rhodes Family Chehalis Area Fund and the Don Rhodes Family Fund
Read the full story >Learn more about the changes we are making to our grants this year.
Read the full story >This Spring, the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound awarded $183,750 in scholarships to 55 amazing students.
Read the full story >Acknowledging our trauma, anger, and frustration as a community and taking a stand together through philanthropy.
Read the full story >Marsha and Merritt Long, the force behind a scholarship advancing education for students of color and students who’ve faced significant challenges.
Read the full story >CFSPS and United Way of Thurston County have partnered to help those disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Read the full story >We are so humbled by this community's generosity. Together we raised $293,662 for local nonprofits through Give Local 2019.
Read the full story >Please join us in welcoming Mindie Reule as our new leader of the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound.
Read the full story >We invite you to honor Norma's service and strengthen the future of the Community Foundation by making a gift today.
Read the full story >Community Foundation announces $5.6 Million Gift from Hal Marcus Estate.
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