Wildhorse Foundation Awards Grants to 38 Recipients

The Wildhorse Foundation, a community fund established by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), announced their grant awards for the first quarter of 2023.
 
The Wildhorse Foundation received 69 applications in the first quarter of 2023 with total requests nearing $1 million. 38 organizations were awarded grants ranging from $1000 to $16,000 for projects in the areas of Public Health, Public Safety, Arts, Education, Salmon Restoration, Historic Preservation, Environmental Protection, and Cultural Activities. Total funding awarded was $387,841.60
 
In 2022, the Wildhorse Foundation awarded $1,383,347 in grant funding to eligible government, Tribal and charitable organizations.
 
Below is the list of organizations and the grant amount awarded to each for the first quarter of 2023.

​Organization Name
City
State
Project Title
Amount

Alpenfest
Enterprise
OR
Alpenfest 2023
$9,600.00

Blue Mountain Community Foundation
Walla Walla
WA
Walla Walla Public Schools Field Trips
$8,000.00

Blue Mountains Conservancy
La Grande
OR
Wild School Education Classes and Habitat Enhancement
$5,940.80

Boardman Fire Rescue District
Boardman
OR
Airway Management Project
$14,324.00

Cardinals Nest
Waitsburg
WA
What's Fishy About Your Local Environment?
$1,742.40

Children of the Setting Sun Productions
Bellingham
WA
When Salmon Come Home
$16,000.00

City of Union Fire and EMS
Union
OR
Mobile Radio Updating
$16,000.00

Color Our Community on Awareness
Walla Walla
WA
Juneteenth Jubilee 2023
$1,000.00

Columbia County Sheriff's Office
Dayton
WA
Emergency Response for Patrol
$16,000.00

Confluence Project
Vancouver
WA
“Voices of the River” Traveling Exhibit/Museum Project
$8,000.00

Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts
Pendleton
OR
Traditional Arts Workshop Funding
$8,000.00

CTUIR Department of Education
Pendleton
OR
Feathers for Our Future
$8,800.00

CTUIR Department of Public Safety
Pendleton
OR
Prevent Homeless Pets
$8,000.00

Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council, Inc. (DBA Art Center East)
La Grande
OR
Gallery Program
$8,432.00

Friends of Joseph Fire Fighters
Joseph
OR
SCUBA Rescue Equipment
$16,000.00

Friends of The Historic Union Community Hall
Union
OR
Historic Stained-Glass Window Repair
$10,000.00

Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation
LaGrande
OR
Grande Ronde Hospital Campus Expansion Project
$16,000.00

Grande Ronde Model Watershed Foundation
La Grande
OR
Restoration Monitoring and Evaluation of Fish Use and Movement in the Upper Grande Ronde River and Meadow Creek Watersheds
$15,704.00

Happy Canyon Foundation, Inc.
Pendleton
OR
Happy Canyon Metal Scenery Wings Repaint Project
$16,000.00

Hurricane Creek GraNGE #608
Joseph
OR
sewer replacement and upgrade
$12,000.00

Imbler School District
Imbler
OR
Imbler High School Track and Field Program/Imbler High School Football Program
$7,450.00

Kennewick Grid Kids
Kennewick
WA
Kennewick Grid Kids 2023 Cheer/flag/ tackle football season
$12,000.00

Little League Baseball Inc. - Triangle Little League
Adams
OR
Outdoor lighting and fencing
$11,094.40

Meadowood Springs Speech & Hearing Camp
Pendleton
OR
2023 Meadowood Speech Therapy Camp
$7,600.00

Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program
Seattle
WA
Story Leaders
$4,000.00

Pioneer Relief Nursery
Pendleton
OR
Pioneer Relief Nursery Expansion
$16,000.00

Powder Basin Watershed Council
Baker City
OR
Powder Basin Watershed Council Macroinvertebrate Surveys
$4,293.60

Salvation Army Pendleton Corps
Pendleton
OR
Community Hunger, Thirst and Utility Support
$16,000.00

Special Olympics Oregon Union County
Elgin
OR
Special Olympics Union County Uniform Replacement Project
$4,500.00

Stepping Stones Alliance
Hermiston
OR
Transportation
$16,000.00

Two Rivers CDC
NORTH BEND
WA
Veteran Stress Reduction
$5,000.00

Umatilla County Cemetery Maintenance District 2
Weston
OR
Security gate and cameras
$4,000.00

Umatilla County Soil and Water Conservation District
Pendleton
OR
Umatilla County Bank Restoration and River Resiliency Guidebook
$16,000.00

Umatilla Tribal Fire Department
Pendleton
OR
Fire & EMS Training Equipment
$16,000.00

Union County Emergency Services
La Grande
OR
Union County Swiftwater Rescue Capability Enhancement
$9,206.40

Walla Walla Symphony
Walla Walla
WA
Rock Camp 2023
$2,000.00

Walla Walla Valley Bands
College Place
WA
Walla Walla Valley Band Sound and Video Equipment Purchase
$5,154.00

Willow Creek Park District
Heppner
OR
Willow Creek Water Park Rehabilitation
$16,000.00

In addition to the Wildhorse Foundation, there are five other Tribal community funds and foundations in Oregon. Collectively, these organizations gave out nearly $11 million in grant funding in 2022. The other Tribal philanthropic organizations are Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, 3 Rivers Community Foundation, Coquille Tribal Community Fund, and Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation.