2026 Core Grant: $250,000 for a new learning center

For more than three decades, Blue Mountain Heart to Heart has helped people in Southeast Washington access care, information, and support when they need it most.

2026 Core Grant: $100,000 for after-school programming in Vista Hermosa

In Vista Hermosa, after-school programming is more than a place for students to go when the school day ends. It is a source of stability, learning, connection, and care for children and families.

2026 Core Grant: $50,000 for the Inside/Out Media Lab at Washington State Penitentiary

Stories can change how people see themselves, each other, and what is possible. Unincarcerated Productions creates space for people impacted by incarceration to develop creative skills, tell their own stories, and build connections beyond prison walls.

2026 Core Grant: $75,000 for ADA bathrooms and capital improvements

St. Frances Cabrini Charitable Services helps meet one of the most basic needs in the Walla Walla Valley: making sure people have enough to eat.

Through its food bank and food distribution work, St. Frances Cabrini serves individuals and families who need supplemental groceries and support. The organization’s mission is direct and compassionate: no one in the community should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.

2026 Core Grant: $46,000 for Columbia County Care Connect

In rural communities, the hardest part of getting help is often knowing where to begin.

Southeast Washington Alliance for Health works with health and community partners to fill gaps and improve well-being in Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin Counties. Its work recognizes that health is shaped by many connected needs, including access to services, transportation, food, housing, and trusted local support.

2026 Core Grant: $20,500 for student mental health counseling

Students learn best when they are supported as whole people. That includes academic help, encouragement, safety, and access to mental health support when challenges arise.

In a small district like Prescott, school-based mental health counseling can play an especially important role. Students may not always have easy access to counseling outside of school, and families can face barriers related to distance, availability, cost, or scheduling.

2026 Core Grant: $120,000 over three years for a Walla Walla patient assistance fund

Access to health care is not only about whether services exist. It is also about whether people can afford them, reach them, and feel supported when they need care.

Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho provides affordable reproductive and sexual health care across the region, including services that many patients rely on for preventive care, testing, birth control, education, and support.

2026 Core Grant: $75,000 for Breadbasket capital improvements

Food pantries are often among the most practical forms of care in a community. When families face a hard month, a job loss, rising grocery costs, or an unexpected crisis, access to food can bring immediate relief.

The Breadbasket has served Milton-Freewater for decades, providing emergency food assistance to local households. Its work is steady, necessary, and deeply rooted in the community.

2026 Core Grant: $10,000 for strategic planning

A downtown is more than a business district. It is one of the places where a community sees itself.

Milton-Freewater Downtown Association works to support that shared center of community life. Its work connects local businesses, property owners, public partners, and residents around a common goal: helping downtown Milton-Freewater become more active, attractive, and resilient.

2026 Core Grant: $75,000 for Yantis Park tennis court renovation

Public parks are one of the simplest ways a community takes care of itself. They give families a place to gather, children a place to play, and neighbors a shared space that belongs to everyone.

In Milton-Freewater, Yantis Park has long been one of those places. With tennis courts, walking paths, playground equipment, picnic areas, restrooms, shelters, and open space, the park serves people across ages and interests. A grant to renovate the tennis courts will help strengthen that role and make the park more useful for years to come.

2026 Core Grant: $60,000 for Promotora de Salud programming

Walla Walla’s wine industry is built by many hands. VITAL Wines exists to make sure the people doing that essential work are recognized, valued, and connected to the health resources they deserve.