Coastal Community Bank Employee Giving Fund – Fall Cycle – 2018
The Coastal Community Bank Employee Giving Fund began in 2002 and is comprised of individual contributions from bank employees and directors. The fund enables them to pool their donations for the greatest impact. Employees have a direct say in the grants that are made from the fund by serving on a rotating grant advisory committee. The committee reviews requests in two application cycles per year in the spring and fall.
Grant Criteria
Eligible organizations: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations with programs and/or services in Snohomish County or Whidbey Island and in communities served by Coastal Community Bank. Organizations are limited to one application per organization and typically not funded more than one time per year. Grant awards typically range from $1,500-$3,000. Capital expenses and camp scholarships are not considered for funding. Grant decisions are made by a rotating committee of bank employees each representing all areas within the bank.
Applications should fit one of the criteria below.
- Basic Needs (food, clothing, shelter and safety)
- Families
- Children
- Seniors
- Human Services
- Dental
- Wellness (mental health services)
- Prevention programs and services for pre-teens and teens
Deadline: October 31st, 2018
Notification: Agencies will be notified within 60 days of the committee decision.
Follow up: Grant Evaluation and Report to be completed online within one year of grant award.
Apply here
For questions regarding grants or the online grant process, contact Elizabeth@cf-sc.org
For more grant opportunities at the Community Foundation click here.
Coastal Community Bank Employee Giving Fund – Grants Awarded – Spring 2018
Organization Name | Project Name | Amount Awarded |
Arlington Kids’ Kloset | Clothing and Hygiene Items for Low Income Youth | $ 2,000 |
Assistance League® of Everett | Operation School Bell | $ 1,500 |
Bridge Receiving Center | Bridge Receiving Center Counseling for Foster Children | $ 2,500 |
Camano Senior Services Association | Volunteer Driver Medical Program Computer | $ 850 |
Free Range Health | Purchase needles for low-cost acupuncture treatments for seniors | $ 1,500 |
Housing Hope | Teen and Young Adult Life Skill Development | $ 2,000 |
Interfaith Association of Northwest Washington | The Family Shelter (Shelter Case Management) | $ 1,500 |
Marysville Community Food Bank | Food For Thought Backpack Program | $ 2,000 |
North Counties’ Family Services | Youth Workforce Development Program | $ 3,000 |
Providence Hospice & Home Care Foundation | Carousel Program: Supporting children with life threatening illnesses and their families | $ 2,000 |
Rotary First Harvest | Harvest Against Hunger at Good Cheer Food Bank | $ 2,000 |
Stanwood Camano Food Bank Services | Nutrition for Low-income Seniors | $ 1,200 |
Stanwood Community and Senior Center | Life Enhancement Assistance Program (LEAP) | $ 2,000 |
Stillaguamish Senior Center | Aging Mastery Program | $ 1,500 |
Coastal Community Bank Employee Giving Fund – Grants Awarded – Fall 2017
Organization | Project | Amount Awarded |
Packs for Kids – Washington | Packs for Kids – Washington | $ 1,000 |
Secret Harbor | Skilled Mental Health Services | $ 1,222 |
Kloz 4 Kids | Kloz 4 Kids | $ 1,500 |
The Mockingbird Society | The Everett Chapter of the Mockingbird Youth Network | $ 1,500 |
Marysville Community Food Bank | Milk Money & Shuttle Service | $ 1,500 |
Monroe Gospel Womens’s Mission | Meeting Women’s Basic Needs – Support for Homeless Seniors | $ 1,500 |
Island Senior Resources | Feeding Homebound Senior through Meals on Wheels | $ 1,500 |
Whidbey Island Nourishes | Meal Programs | $ 1,500 |
Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center | Operations – Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center | $ 2,000 |
Everett Family Support Center: a Program of Lutheran Community Services NW | Emergency Assistance Fund for Homeless Families | $2,000 |
Homage Senior Services | Meals on Wheels | $2,000 |
Friends of Youth | New Ground Everett Transitional Living Program for Young Adult Singles | $ 2,500 |
Hand in Hand | Safe Place | $ 2,500 |