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Cow Creek/Seven Feathers Foundation And
The Cow Creek Band Of The Umpqua Tribe Of Indians
Announce Grant Recipients
The Cow Creek/Seven Feathers Foundation and the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians distributed $418,691 in their autumn cycle of philanthropic giving. Thirty-two charitable organizations were on hand to meet the members of the Foundation Board of Directors and receive grants awarded them from the Foundation at a ceremony held at the Seven Feathers Hotel and Resort Conference Center on November 29.
This marked the fourth round of grants awarded by the Foundation. Like many Native American cultures, the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians has a long time-honored tradition of giving to their communities. To expand on their annual college scholarship gifts to local area high schools and their charitable contributions given throughout the year to numerous community organizations, the Cow Creek/Seven Feathers Foundation was created in October of 1997 by the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians to formalize another component in their tradition of giving. Funding for the Foundation is made available from the Seven Feathers Hotel and Resort, located in southern Douglas County, with proceeds set aside annually to benefit local communities in Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Deschutes, Lane and Coos Counties.
The mission of the Foundation is to offer assistance in education, strengthening the home and family, youth programs, and in general add to the quality of life for people residing in the seven county funding area. The majority of the programs funded to date have been those benefiting youth and families, and providing youth education. Projects funded ranged from youth clubs providing assistance with homework after school, youth mentor programs, alternative education for youth at risk of school drop-out, counseling and parenting education for low income families, job training for young mothers, domestic violence prevention, books and materials for small rural libraries, programs providing prevention in health and safety, youth theater, community service art project for rural teens, literacy and historical education and child care.
The recipients of this round of Foundation funding are:
GRANTS BETWEEN $10,000 AND $20,000:
- Siskiyou Community Health Center,
- Communiversity,
- Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation (SOAR),
- Umpqua Community Development Corporation,
- Lower Umpqua Victim's Services,
- Josephine County Library Foundation,
- South Umpqua Historical Society,
- Glide Booster Club,
- Safe Haven Maternity Home,
- Center for Community Counseling,
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Josephine County,
- Riddle High School Band,
- Phoenix School,
- Camas Valley School District,
- McKenzie Willamette Hospital.
GRANTS BETWEEN $3,000 AND $10,000:
- Butte Falls School District,
- Oregon Stewardship,
- Riddle Elementary School,
- Illinois Valley High School,
- Coalition for Kids,
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Deschutes County,
- Big Brother Big Sister Program of Deschutes County,
- Community Youth Connection Alliance,
- Lane Arts Council,
- Riverbend Live!,
- Southwestern Oregon Community Action,
- NonProfit Legal Services,
- City of Oakland,
- South Central Oregon Domestic Violence Coalition,
- Telequa Community Center,
- Canyonville Branch Library, and the
- Eagle Point Historical Museum.
Non-profit organizations interested in applying for a grant should contact the Foundation by writing to Cow Creek/Seven Feathers Foundation, 2371 NE Stephens Street, Suite 100, Roseburg, Oregon 97470 or call 541-957-8945 and request an application form. Grant application deadlines for the Foundation are March 1 and September 1.
Grantwriting and Technical Assistance Resources for Non-Profits
For more information, phone (541) 957-8945 or write
Carma Mornarich, Director, Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation
2371 NE Stephens Street, Suite 100, Roseburg, Oregon 97470