Sherwood Trust awards $881,500 in Core Grants
The eleven grants support local health, hunger relief, and youth.
Sherwood Trust granted $881,500 to eleven area organizations. The competitive process included 40 qualified Core Grant Letters of Interest requesting a total of $3.4 million. Of those, 11 were selected to apply for funding. An additional $100,000 will be disbursed to the Walla Walla Public Library for its remodel that was part of the 2025 award decisions.
Sherwood Trust expects to distribute a total $1.3 million in grants this year, with the largest portion made through this competitive Core Grant process.
CORE GRANTS ARE SHERWOOD TRUST’S ANNUAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM
2026 Core Grants were awarded to the following nonprofit organizations:
$250,000 to Blue Mountain Heart to Heart to support a learning center at the organization’s new Walla Walla facilities.
$75,000 to the City of Milton-Freewater to renovate its tennis courts at Yantis Park.
$100,000 to Mano a Mano to support after-school programming for youth in the Vista Hermosa community.
$10,000 to Milton-Freewater Downtown Association to support strategic planning.
$75,000 to Milton-Freewater Kiwanis Foundation to support capital improvements for Breadbasket food pantry.
$120,000 to Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho to support the patient assistance fund in Walla Walla over three years.
$20,500 to Prescott School District to support mental health counseling for students.
$46,000 to support Southeast Washington Alliance for Health and Columbia County Care Connect program in Columbia County.
$75,000 to St. Frances Cabrini Charitable Services in Walla Walla for construction of ADA bathrooms and capital improvements.
$50,000 to Unincarcerated Productions to support Inside/Out Media Lab at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.
$60,000 to Vital Wines to support its Promotora de Salud programming.
“We are grateful to our founders, Virginia and Donald Sherwood, for providing the means to make a positive impact and the responsibility to do so with thoughtful deliberation.”
Sherwood Trust CEO, Brian Hunt
Grant History
With appreciation for the generosity of Donald and Virginia Sherwood, Sherwood Trust invests over $1 million each year in grants and programs for the Walla Walla Valley.
Since our founding, Sherwood Trust has invested over $41 million for proposals ranging from strategic planning, to new staff positions, to improved nonprofit buildings or community facilities.
