The Wildhorse Foundation has announced their grant awards for the third quarter of 2016. A total of $210,896.91 was awarded to 30 recipients, bringing the total for 2016 to nearly 634,000.
The foundation is a community benefit fund established by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) to support organizations in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.
More than 1,700 local and regional nonprofits have benefited from the $9.9 million given by the foundation since its inception in 2001.
The maximum grant given by the Wildhorse Foundation is $20,000. Two organizations were given $20,000 in the third quarter giving cycle. The Helix School was granted $20,000 toward resurfacing their track area. The current dirt track will receive a facelift and be upgraded to a rubberized track. The other $20,000 grant was awarded to Windy River Elementary School in Boardman. The funding will be used to purchase new equipment and instruments as well as repair instruments for their Beginning Band Program. This is the first grant that Windy River has received from the Wildhorse Foundation.
The Wildhorse Foundation Board consider grants that cover the areas of public health, public safety, education, the arts, historic preservation, gambling addiction services, salmon restoration, environmental protection, and cultural activities.
