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WALLA WALLA–Sherwood Trust is accepting qualified Impact Grant inquiries. A Letter of Interest must be submitted by September 6, 2023 to be considered for funding. Impact grants up to $15,000 will be awarded in November of this year.
Qualified applicants are nonprofit and government agencies in Walla Walla or Columbia counties in Washington or Milton-Freewater in Oregon that have not received Sherwood Trust funding since 2018.
Sherwood Trust 2023 grant guidelines, available at http://www.sherwoodtrust.org, includes important information about eligibility and evaluation. Interested applicants are encouraged to review grant guidelines and to reach out to Sherwood Trust before submitting the online Letter of Intent for grant consideration.
Sherwood Trust Impact Grants are designed to support collaborative projects or initiatives that advance Sherwood Trust’s mission of everyone in the Walla Walla Valley having a sense of belonging and contributing to a thriving region. Impact Grants are for up to $15,000.
“This year’s Impact Grant program is focused on qualified organizations that have not received funding in the last five years,” said CEO Brian Hunt. “This supports our intention to learn from more organizations here whose work aligns with Sherwood Trust’s mission,” he said.
Letters of Intent will be evaluated by Sherwood Trust and those selected to apply will be notified prior to Oct. 4 application deadline.
Impact grant recipients will be notified in November.
Sherwood Trust is a private, placed-based foundation that supports capacity-building to ensure that everyone in the Walla Walla Valley has a sense of belonging and contributes to a thriving region. Founded in 1991 to continue the legacy of Donald and Virginia Sherwood’s efforts to make the Walla Walla Valley a better place, it has invested more than $36 million to strengthen nonprofits and improve communities here.
For more information, visit http://www.sherwoodtrust.org, or email Brian Hunt at [email protected].
