Deschutes County nonprofits receive $135K in Cow Creek foundation grants

(KTVZ) -- Some Central Oregon nonprofits are getting a funding boost from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, which awarded $606,815 today to 87 nonprofits across seven Oregon counties.

Deschutes County organizations received a total of $135,050. Among the local recipients, La Pine Community Health Center received $10,000, Family Access Network Foundation received $7,500 and MountainStar Family Relief Nursery received $7,500.

The other counties awarded include:

• Multi-county organizations: $93,500, including Fly Fishing Veterans ($6,000), Institute for Sustainability Education and Ecology ($5,000) and NeighborWorks Umpqua ($10,000).
• Coos County: $13,000, including Bay Area Hospital Kids HOPE Center ($10,000) and Coos Bay Area Zonta Service Foundation ($3,000).
• Douglas County: $92,610, including Glide Revitalization ($10,000), Elkton Community Education Center ($7,110) and YMCA of Douglas County ($10,000).
• Jackson County: $77,655, including Ronald McDonald House ($7,500), Golden Rule Reentry ($7,500) and Trusted Homes Community Land Trust ($5,000).
• Josephine County: $35,000, including The Motherline ($10,000), Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding Center ($5,000) and Table Rock Foundation ($7,500).
• Klamath County: $32,500, including Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center ($7,500).
• Lane County: $127,500, including A Family for Every Child ($10,000), FOOD For Lane County ($10,000) and Ophelia’s Place ($10,000).

Foundation leaders say the grants are meant to help nonprofits keep up with rising demand for basic services as inflation continues to strain budgets.

“Organizations that were already stretched thin are now being asked to do more with less,” said Carla Keene, chairman of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. “Inflation may be eroding your budgets, but it doesn’t seem to affect the number of people you’re able to reach.”

The foundation says its funding focuses on programs that address food, housing, education, health and wellness, community support and abuse prevention.

The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation says it has awarded more than $27.8 million in grants since it was founded in 1997 and began issuing grants in 1998.

The latest awards were presented at Seven Feathers Casino Resort in Canyonville.