Grays Harbor Community Foundation Awards $552,772 In Grants

The organizations that were funded through the 2022 First Cycle Community Building Grants program include.

The Grays Harbor Community Foundation invested $552,772 into our community through our 2022 1st Cycle Community Building Grants program. Several organizations were awarded funding during what proved to be our largest grant cycle, both in requests and in funds awarded, since the Foundation was formed in 1994.

Projects were awarded from the following funds held at the Grays Harbor Community Foundation; The Weatherwax Family Fund, Early Learning Fund, Building Community Philanthropy Fund, Warren Family Fund and the Marian J. Weatherwax Fund. The Foundation also worked in partnership with The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound to award an additional $80,000 to South Beach area nonprofit organizations thanks to the Neddie Farrington fund.

The organizations that were funded through the 2022 First Cycle Community Building Grants program include:

7th Street Theatre – Capacity Building
Beyond Survival – Crisis Line Support
Catholic Community Services – Feed the Hungry Program
Chaplains on the Harbor- Cold Weather Shelter
Chehalis Historical Museum – Exterior Doors
City of Aberdeen – Sam Benn Park Playground
Coastal Harvest – Refrigerator Replacement
Downtown Aberdeen Association – Downtown Lighting Receptacles
Friends of Highland Park-Cosmopolis– Highland Park Revitalization
Grizzly Booster Club – Hoquiam High School Baseball Scoreboard
Habitat for Humanity – Tiny Houses
Harbor Art Guild – Elton Bennett Exhibit
Lake Quinault Museum – Roof Replacement
Lake Quinault School District – Cafeteria Tables
Mayday Foundation – Family Support Fund
McCleary VFW – Roof Replacement
McDermoth School – Playground Equipment
Montesano School District – Transitional Kindergarten Playground Equipment
Oakville School District – Program Upgrades and Capital Repairs
Ocosta Recreation Association- Recreation Center Upgrades
Olympic Stadium - Restoration Upgrades
Pacific Education Institute – District Garden and Workshops
Pediatric Interim Care – Infant WIthdrawal Program
Sharon Grange 800 – Capital Improvements
South Sound Parent to Parent – Transition for Early Learners
Westport South Beach Historical Society- Grays Harbor Lighthouse Column Rehab
WHOLE Harbor – Cultivating Roots Garden Program