Camas-Washougal Community Chest Begins 2025 Fundraising Campaign

Camas, WA — With the goal of raising $126,000 for their 2025 grants, the Camas-Washougal Community Chest has begun their annual fundraising drive. The non-profit group is continuing their partnership with the Camas–Washougal Rotary Foundation and the Camas Lions Foundation to provide additional grant funds. The combined monies are to fund grants to local non-profit organizations that serve Camas and Washougal residents in need; at-risk youth programs, address natural resource conservation, foster education, and enhance diversity, equity and inclusivity.

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest 2024 Grant Highlights:

CWCC, CWRF and CLC joint 2024 campaign raised $134,000 and distributed 34 grants including:

• Inter-Faith Treasure House, a local food bank
• AKIN (formerly Children’s Home Society of WA), family support programs
• Family Promise, help needy families keep their home or find a new one
• Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, habitat improvements
• IMPACT, funding grocery gift cards for distribution to low-income families
• Washougal’s Songcraft Festival, provide funding to participating artists
• Watershed Alliance of SW WA, three Cottonwood beach cleanups funded

2024 FUNDRAISING MAJOR DONORS:

• Georgia Pacific employees
• Georgia Pacific Foundation
• HP employees
• HP Corporation
• Camas & Washougal School District employees
• City of Camas & Washougal employees
• Port of Camas-Washougal employees
• Watercare Industrial Services
• Columbia Rock Products (Sauer Holdings LLC)
• Windermere Foundation,
• Tidland Christian Development Fund
• Hinds Charitable Fund
• Many other individuals and businesses

For more details, visit: camaswashougalcommunitychest.org

APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT FUNDING:

• Must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
• Must provide services in Camas and/or Washougal
• Provide service in one or more of the following areas:
  • education, youth activities
  • aid to people with special needs
  • natural resource conservation
  • health and welfare programs
  • crisis and emergency services
  • diversity, equity and inclusivity
• Fill out the 2025 application form on CWCC’s website after October 15, 2024
• 2025 grant applications due December 15, 2024
• Applicants notified in March 2025 regarding level of grant funding, if any
• Quarterly Grant payments begin in March 2025

Mailing Address

PO Box 960, Camas, WA 98607

[email protected]

CamasWashougalCommunityChest.org

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