10/31/2024 7:00:00 AM | Newsroom

Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation Awards Community Grants to 78 Nonprofits across the Western U.S.

The Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization of Umpqua Bank, today announced it has awarded 78 grants to local nonprofits across the bank’s footprint totaling $456,000. These latest contributions mark the second of three grant cycles slated for the foundation’s 2024 Community Grants Program.

“Empowering the outstanding work of nonprofit partners has always been an essential part of Umpqua Bank’s commitment to our local communities,” said Randy Choy, Vice President of Philanthropy Programs and Managing Director of the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation. “We are especially grateful for the work of the nonprofit partners represented in this round of grant recipients. The depth and variety of their programs address some of the most pressing needs in our communities and will help provide financial stability and economic opportunity to those who need it the most.”

Since its formation in 2014, the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation has invested nearly $19 million across the bank’s footprint. Recipients receiving grants this cycle were selected for demonstrating a shared commitment to strengthening under-resourced communities across Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

“Our Community Grants program is one important way we drive lasting impact in our communities,” said David Moore Devine, Chief Marketing Officer of Umpqua Bank. “As the bank continues to grow, we are excited to expand our program to communities across the West and partner with exceptional nonprofits that provide meaningful opportunities for under-resourced individuals, families and small businesses to thrive.”

The following recipients received grants between $5,000 - $10,000:  

OREGON

  • All Hands Raised
  • Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties, Inc.
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Umpqua Valley
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Rogue Valley
  • Caldera
  • College Dreams (Project Youth+)
  • Community Action Organization
  • Community Connection of Northeast Oregon
  • Cultivate Initiatives
  • Foundry Collective
  • Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington
  • HOLLA
  • Hollywood Senior Center
  • Hood River Senior Citizens, Inc.
  • Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation, Inc.
  • Incight Company
  • IRCO
  • Neskowin Coast Foundation
  • North Pole Studio
  • Oregon Agricultural Trust, Inc.
  • Oregon Food Bank, Inc.
  • Oregon Humane Society
  • Oregon Native American Chamber
  • Portland Workforce Alliance
  • Providence Community Health Foundation
  • School Foundation, Inc.
  • Store to Door
  • VertueLab
  • Wonderfolk

WASHINGTON

  • African Community Housing & Development
  • Boys and Girls Club of King County
  • Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
  • College Possible―Washington
  • Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. (Bellingham)
  • Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. (Kittitas County)
  • Hopesparks
  • Innovative Services, Inc.
  • Kitsap Home Builders Foundation
  • Museum of Glass
  • North Thurston Education Foundation
  • Power House Theater Walla Walla
  • Second Harvest Inland Northwest
  • SNAP Financial Access
  • South Sound Outreach Services
  • Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Tacoma Arts Live
  • Tacoma Housing Development Group (Tacoma Housing Authority)
  • Team Read
  • Vancouver School District No. 37 Foundation
  • Vanessa Behan
  • Wellspring Family Services
  • Wishing Star Foundation
  • Youth Eastside Services

CALIFORNIA

  • Barrio Logan College Institute
  • Butte County Local Food Network
  • CASA El Dorado
  • Cope Family Center
  • Creser Capital Fund
  • Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
  • GRID Alternatives
  • Hack the Hood, Inc.
  • Nehemiah Community Foundation, Inc.
  • North Marin Community Services
  • Nuestra Alianza De Willits
  • Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
  • San Diego Center for Children
  • St. Vincent De Paul Society Roseville Area Conference, Inc.
  • Yolo Crisis Nursery, Inc.

IDAHO

  • Plummer-Worley Joint District
  • United Way of Treasure Valley, Inc.
  • Willow Center, Inc.
  • Wyakin Warrior Foundation

ARIZONA

  • Friends of the Children – Phoenix
  • Tempe Community Action Agency, Inc.

NEVADA

  • Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc.
  • The Envirolution, Inc.

UTAH

  • Continue Mission
  • Safe Harbor Crisis Center