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Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Awards $423,727 in Twentieth Round of Giving
Canyonville, Oregon......The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awarded $432,727 to 47 organizations from seven Southern Oregon counties at a grant awards ceremony at Seven Feathers Convention Center on Tuesday, January 8.
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians has a long tradition of giving back to communities where they live and work. In 1997, the Cow Creek Tribe formalized this tradition of philanthropy by establishing the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation.
According to Foundation Executive Director, Carma Mornarich, “During this round of giving, the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Board focused on hunger in our communities. It’s very difficult to succeed if folks don’t have enough to eat.”
The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation’s mission is to offer assistance in youth education, to strengthen youth and family, to provide positive youth development, and to add to the quality of life for people in Douglas, Coos, Deschutes, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Lane Counties. Since its beginning ten years ago, the Foundation has awarded $8,371,317 in grants to non-profit organizations. Awards are made semi-annually.
Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation funding decisions are separate from the philanthropic decisions made by the Cow Creek Tribal Board.
Douglas County
The Battered Persons’ Advocacy, (BPA) has been awarded $15,000 to support the purchase of a 2004 or newer minivan/station wagon to transport clients as well as to support rural activities.
CASA of Douglas County, Inc., has been awarded $10,000 to support an increase in time of their supervisor position so services may be provided to 68 more children. The grant will also be used to support operating costs of the CASA program.
Cobb Street Children’s Learning Center has been awarded $10,000 to subsidize the cost of child care for low income families
District 6 Manpower Program dba Umpqua Training and Employment, Inc. will receive $5,000 to support the offering of incentives to students who are working toward their GED.
Fifteen thousand dollars has been awarded to Douglas Resident Training Facilities, Inc., to remodel two bathrooms to conform to requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists – Glide Helping Hands has been awarded $1,600 to support purchase of food from UCAN Food Bank to serve the rural communities of Dixonville, Glide, Idleyld Park, and Diamond Lake.
Glide Community Club will receive $10,000 to support the replacement of flooring in their main meeting room as well as in the men and women’s bathrooms.
Lower Umpqua Community Center, Inc. has been awarded $10,000 to replace their commercial dishwasher in Reedsport.
South Douglas Food Bank has been awarded $15,000 to buy food as well as to assist with utility costs.
St. Joseph’s Community Kitchen will receive $7,500 to subsidize costs of their operations.
Sutherlin/Oakland Food Pantry has been awarded $4,000 to buy bread from a local store at a special price.
Umpqua Community Action Network Family Connections will receive $15,000 to support the training of childcare providers. The grant award will be used for scholarships, promotional flyers, and assessment tool booklets.
Umpqua Community Health Center, Inc., has been awarded $10,000 for general operating support.
Winston Area Community Partnership, the Buss Rondeau Award recipient, will receive $10,000 to provide for the construction of a Skate and Bike Park in Civic Wayside Park.
Coos County
Oregon Coast Community Action – CASA has been awarded $10,000 to support supervision of fifteen additional CASA volunteers who will serve 20-30 children.
Pacific Fisheries Enhancement Corp, Charleston Food Bank has been awarded $8,778 to support the operation of their food bank. The grant will also allow the organization to make repairs to their facility.
Powers School District #31 will receive $13,000 to provide flooring materials and adequate drainage for their play shed.
Deschutes County
The Assistance League of Bend will receive $5,000 to support Operation School Bell with purchase of clothing, hygiene and school supplies for low income children.
The Center Foundation has been awarded $2,500 to provide the ImPACT program to nine area high schools. The ImPACT program serves to protect high school athletes engaged in contact sports from brain injury.
Family Access Network will receive $10,000 to support the establishment of a Development Specialist position.
Growing Tree Children’s Center has been awarded $10,000 for the purchase and installation of a safe playground surface.
Jackson County
Central Point Parks & Recreation Foundation has been awarded $10,000 to provide scholarships for low income children to access the Discovery After-School Club and KidVenture Pre-School.
Community Health Center, Inc., will receive $10,000 to support the expansion of the Center’s oral health program for the Butte Falls and Prospect School Districts.
Kids Unlimited of Southern Oregon has been granted $5,000 to purchase Essential Skills Software to support children who attend their after school program.
Living Opportunities, Inc., has been awarded $5,000 to offset the general operating costs of Studio Sfumato, an art studio and social enterprise for artists with disabilities.
Providence Community Health Foundation – Kids Health Connection will receive $15,000 to provide for 347 health care visits to elementary school children by a nurse practitioner/registered nurse.
Roots and Wings Child Development will receive $5,000 for tuition for ten at risk children to attend preschool.
Sams Valley Elementary School has been granted $11,324 to purchase and install equipment for their playground.
Southern Oregon Film Society, dba Ashland Independent Film Festival will receive $3,300 to support the Launch Regional Student Film Competition.
Southern Oregon Historical Society, Inc., will receive $10,000 to provide history education for 1800 K-6th grade students in Jackson County.
Trinity Respite Center has been awarded $10,500 to provide tuition assistance for respite care to seniors suffering from dementia.
Josephine County
Inn Between, Inc., has been awarded $15,000 to extend their outreach to homeless youth.
Ft. Vannoy Elementary School will receive $11,900 to assist with the purchase of a play structure for their playground
Illinois River Valley Arts Council will receive $8,215 to support operating expenses of the Learning Through Art program in Cave Junction.
Oregon Parent Center has been awarded $15,000 for operating costs of their preschool program.
Klamath County
Educational Solutions will receive $2,500 to provide an internal forum via the Internet for high school students so they may learn and discuss the usage of the Klamath River’s resources. The forum’s goal will be the examination of solutions and resolution of conflict.
Lane County
CASA of Lane County will receive $10,000 to support the recruitment, training, and supervision of twenty new CASA volunteers.
Florence Food Share has been granted $5,000 to purchase food for the clients of the Florence Food Bank.
Lane County Birth & Wellness Center, dba Doulas Supporting Teens, has been granted $10,000 to support staff salaries into the 2008 fiscal year.
LEAD – Leadership, Education, Adventure, Direction, the Martha Young Awardrecipient , has been granted $15,000 to support LEADership Groups Program’s staffing needs, supplies, and outdoor adventure trips.
Minutes of Gold, Inc., has been awarded $1,500 to support the cost of fabric, yarns, shipping, and a fax machine that will be used to provide neonatal clothing to stillborns throughout Southern Oregon.
Planned Parenthood Health Services of Southwestern Oregon (PPHSSO) will receive $10,000 to support their At-Risk Youth Education Program.
ShelterCare, Inc., will receive $10,000 to support the expansion of their Homelessness Prevention Program to 120 families each year.
Siuslaw Area Women’s Center, dba Siuslaw Outreach Services has been awarded $14,600 to support their Emergency Aid Program.
Willamette Farm and Food Coalition has been granted $5,000 to support the farm-to-school program.
Multi-County Services
Five thousand dollars has been awarded to OMSI to provide stipends for schools in all seven counties to bring in hands-on science education programs through the OMSI Outreach Traveling Programs.
The Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon has been awarded $2,500 to provide tuition scholarships and music lessons for low-income students.
Grantwriting and Technical Assistance Resources for Non-Profits
For more information, phone (541) 957-8945 or write
Carma Mornarich, Interim Director, Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation
2371 NE Stephens Street, Suite 100, Roseburg, Oregon 97470
