Deadline: 5-Feb-25
Sherwood Trust seeks to invest competitive grants in qualified nonprofit and community initiatives that support the vision and values and are an organization’s most pressing priority.
Vision and Values
- Sherwood Trust’s Vision: Everyone in the Walla Walla Valley has a sense of belonging and contributes to a thriving region. Sherwood Trust serves as a catalyst for building capacity, creating a cohesive, vibrant community.
- Sherwood Trust’s Core Values:
- Collaboration – support for collaboration between organizations on a common project that address a community need
- Empathy – support for initiatives that promote mutual understanding, learning and respectful community engagement
- Equity – support for initiatives that promote and strengthen inclusive, representative engagement in the region, particularly those that address inequities for underserved populations
- Excellence – support for nonprofits with a track record of sound operational management and development of internal capacities that enhance an organization’s resiliency
- Integrity – support for operations that demonstrate transparency and unity in the fulfillment of their mission
- Sustainability – support for strong, resilient organizations with a track record of good governance and accomplishment
Grant Categories
- These generally fall within three major categories:
- Capacity grants for nonprofit organizations can include expanding service or operations, or funding for specific innovations or projects that support resiliency and strengthen an organization’s ability to fulfill its ongoing mission
- Community grants for qualifying neighborhood and community-based projects that generally include a public agency
- Capital grants for improvements to facilities or physical property
Eligibility Requirements
- Benefit registered tax-exempt organizations or initiatives fiscally sponsored by taxexempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a public agency.
- Be submitted by or with an organization serving Walla Walla and Columbia counties in Washington and Milton-Freewater, Oregon.
- Charitable activities should be consistent with Sherwood Trust’s vision and values.
- Organizations or collaborative projects by more than one organization that receive grant funding should allow two intervening years from receipt of funds before applying for another Core Grant. If an organization or collaborative project received funding in 2024, for example, that organization or collaborative project would again be eligible to apply in 2027.
For more information, visit Sherwood Trust.