GRANTMAKING IS HOW WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The competitive grant review process seeks to identify projects and programs with the greatest potential to create an environment where everyone who lives here thrives.
Review our grant offerings listed below to determine the best fit for your project. We strongly recommend reviewing our grant guidelines before starting your application. Community groups may find a nonprofit charitable organization, public institution or tribe to serve as a fiscal sponsor in seeking grant funding. Please call us for more information about how that might work.
If you have questions email Missy Belles, Gifts & Grants Administrator, at mbelles@whatcomcf.org
The Project Neighborly grant is for people who have great ideas about how we can all become better neighbors. It fuels efforts to increase kindness and connections and build trust among people in Whatcom County. This grant opportunity is currently closed.
The Youth Philanthropy Project introduces high school students to community involvement and philanthropy. Students learn about local needs and distribute grants of up to $5,000 to benefit the environment. The Youth Philanthropy Fund for the Environment grant applications for 2022 are due by February 14th at 4pm. Grants will be announced in April.
Applications for high school students wanting to become part of the committee are open now through January 20, 2022. Students can apply here.
Support for new and creative projects that offer the greatest opportunity for positive and significant change. We are primarily interested in working with applicants who want to: cultivate neighborliness; support diversity, equity and inclusion; lift community voice; leverage resources; catalyze change; build capacity. Grant amounts typically range from $1,000-$10,000. This grant opportunity is currently closed.
Grant funding for outdoor youth activities and equipment (related to hunting, fishing and habitat) as funding becomes available. Grant amounts vary, but typically range from $1,000-$10,000. This grant opportunity is currently closed.
Grant Guidelines
We invest in relevant and timely activities that use a cooperative approach to community building. Successful proposals will describe not only what you propose to do, but also how it involves others in the community who need to be a part of truly successful problem-solving and long-term planning for our community’s future. We place the highest priority on ideas that fuel inspiring, actionable, relevant projects which:
Ineligible applicants and activities include:
Grant Reports
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