The Grays Harbor Community Foundation awarded $215,306 in third quarter grant funding.

Organizations funded through the discretionary grants program include: American Cancer Society, increasing colorectal screenings in Grays Harbor; Breast Cancer Alliance Fund, assistance with PUD bills for cancer patients; Child Care Action Council, Raising a Reader; Community Youth Services, Haven House Shelter Services; First Presbyterian Church, Recovery Grays Harbor; Hoquiam Food and Clothing Bank, backpack program; Hoquiam High School, Grizzly Fusion Mentor Program; Lake Quinault School District, fine arts field trips and after-school gardening program; McCleary School District, playground refurbishment; Montesano Community Outreach, summer art camp; Neighborhood Housing Service, Sunrise Court Playground Renewal Project; Nonprofit Leaders Conference of Coastal and SW WA, 2016-2017 Conference; Olympic Area Agency for Aging of Grays Harbor, senior emergency funds; The ARC of Grays Harbor, building remodels; Washington State University Foundation, Grays Harbor College Extension’s Diabetes Prevention Program and Westport South Beach Historical Society, McCausland Hall upgrades

The Capacity Building Initiative awarded $50,000 total to Coastal Harvest, technology upgrades; Dispute Resolution Center of Grays Harbor and Pacific County, implementation of a Spanish Mediation Program; Grays Harbor CASA, IT core upgrade; Grays Harbor College Foundation, donor software; Habitat for Humanity Grays Harbor, technology improvements; North Beach Artists Guild, infrastructure regrowth; The ARC of Grays Harbor, accessible transportation services; Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Foundation, website design and brand relaunch; Westport South Beach Historical Society, collections capacity and modernization training and YMCA of Grays Harbor, Camp Bishop Master Planning.

After-School grants were awarded to McCleary School District, McDermoth Elementary, Montesano Community Outreach and the YMCA’s Harbor After-School Program

“Each quarter we are seeing a significant increase in the number of applications we receive and this quarter was a record breaking quarter for the Foundation,” Program Officer Jessica Hoover said. “With the offering of our new Capacity Building Initiative, it was great to see organizations that have never applied for funding come to us with projects they believe will help improve their day to day operations. There are so many agencies doing good work in our community and we recognized something as simple as updating old technology for these organizations will help them with their donor outreach and long-term sustainability.”

For more information, visit gh-cf.org.