Pendleton, OR (August 25, 2023) – The Wildhorse Foundation, a community fund established by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), announced its grant awards for the second quarter of 2023.
The Wildhorse Foundation received 45 applications in the second quarter of 2023 with requests totaling over $825,000. 25 organizations were awarded grants ranging from $3475 to $30,000 for projects in the categories of Public Health, Public Safety, Arts, Education, Historic Preservation, and Cultural Activities. The total funding awarded was $346,205.00.
In 2022, the Wildhorse Foundation awarded $1,383,347 in grant funding to eligible government, Tribal, and charitable organizations. From 2001 to 2022, nearly $16 million in funding was awarded. All funding benefits the people and communities within the Wildhorse Foundation giving area, reflecting the CTUIR homelands.
Below is the list of organizations and the grant amount awarded to each for the second quarter of 2023.
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Organization Name
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City
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State
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Project Name
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Amount
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Heppner High School
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Heppner
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OR
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Heppner High School Baseball Field Renovation
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$30,000
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Weston Area Development Association
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Weston
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OR
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Historic Long Branch Cafe and Saloon and Old Post Office Revitalization Project
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$30,000
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YWCA Walla Walla
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Walla Walla
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WA
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Columbia County Childcare Startup
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$30,000
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Umatilla County Fire District #1
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Hermiston
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OR
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EMS Equipment – Cardiac Monitor
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$29,256
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City of Weston Parks & Recreation Commission
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Weston
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OR
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Park Upgrades
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$20,000
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Indian Law Resource Center
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Helena
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MT
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Safe Women, Strong Nations
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$20,000
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The Kwek Society
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Annandale
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VA
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Period Support for Indigenous Students and Communities
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$20,000
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CAPECO – Community Action Program
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Pendleton
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OR
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Umatilla Morrow Community Resource Network (UMCRN)
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$18,000
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Pilot Rock Parks & Recreation District
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Pilot Rock
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OR
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Reroof Community Center Building
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$15,000
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College Place Police Department
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College Place
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WA
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Thermal Drone
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$14,999
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Grace Clinic
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Kennewick
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WA
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Hypertension Management Program – An initiative to help low-income uninsured and under-served adults gain control of high blood pressure and avoid health risks associated with uncontrolled hypertension
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$13,500
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Northwest Forest Conservancy
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La Grande
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OR
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Emergency Repair to Failing Historic Brickwork at Hot Lake Lodge
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$11,000
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Chess for Success
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Portland
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OR
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Chess for Success After School Programming in Umatilla County
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$10,000
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City of Stanfield
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Stanfield
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OR
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Thomas J McCann Veteran’s Memorial Park
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$10,000
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City of Walla Walla – Parks & Recreation Dept
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Walla Walla
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WA
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Park Security Cameras
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$10,000
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Hermiston Historical and Cultural Society
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Hermiston
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OR
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Hermiston Museum and Cultural Center – Planning and Development Phase
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$10,000
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United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties
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Kennewick
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WA
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Benton County
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$10,000
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Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
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|
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OLSHF School Vision Screening Program
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$7,900
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Stanfield Elementary School – Stanfield
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Stanfield
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OR
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Renaissance Accelerated Reader (AR) Reading Supplemental Program
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$7,575
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Humanities Washington
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Seattle
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WA
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Speakers Bureau Free Cultural Presentations
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$6,500
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Bikes for Tikes
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Richland
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WA
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Bikes for Tikes Bike Build
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$5,000
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Enterprise Elementary School
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Enterprise
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OR
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Positive Playground/Sensory Project
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$5,000
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FACT Oregon
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Portland
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OR
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Regional and Virtual Learning Summits to Equip Families and Youth Experiencing Disability and the Professionals Who Serve Them
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$5,000
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ALS Association of OR & SW Washington
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Portland
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OR
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Northeast Oregon ALS Support Program
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$4,000
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The Rude Mechanicals
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Richland
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WA
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Free Shakespeare in the Park
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$3,475
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In addition to the Wildhorse Foundation, there are five other Tribal community funds and foundations in Oregon. Collectively, these organizations gave out nearly $11 million in grant funding in 2022. The other Tribal philanthropic organizations are Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, 3 Rivers Community Foundation, Coquille Tribal Community Fund, and Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation.
Tribal grantmakers in Washington include the Kalispel Charitable Fund, Suquamish Foundation, Cowlitz Tribal Foundation, Tulalip Cares, Muckleshoot Charity Fund, and Port Gamble S’Klallam Foundation, to name a few.