Grants to fund local needs & opportunities.
We build community capacity and support individual and community well-being in Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties. Our grant making programs are made possible by generous donors who have contributed unrestricted and broadly defined area-of-interest gifts, which allow us to respond to the community’s changing goals and challenges over time.
Our Grants Program
We make grants for nonprofit organizations that contribute to the social, health, and environmental well-being of our communities including arts and culture, environment, health and wellness, education, economic opportunity, basic needs and human services, and community and civic engagement.
$4.3M
In Grants & Scholarship Awarded in 2024
Grant Programs
Youth Mental Health
Designed to build local capacity and foster stronger connections among youth-serving organizations, through a year-long learning cohort, equipping participants with strategies to better support young people in our community.
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Community Grants
Our signature grants program provides funding for nonprofits in Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties that contribute to the social, health, and environmental well-being of our communities through two-year grant cycles.
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Project Connect
A brand new pilot program designed to support emerging nonprofit projects that foster connections among diverse individuals, encourage civic engagement, and enhance overall belonging and community.