Communities where the Foundation gives
Roll your cursor over the geographic areas highlighted on the maps below. You will see our anticipated annual number of grants and annual giving in the communities where we work.
Please use this information to understand our giving priority for your community.
Washington

The Foundation's primary giving area is Pierce County. The Foundation will also consider grant requests from communities in southwest Washington; the Olympic Peninsula (Thurston, Mason, Jefferson, and Clallam counties); and Kitsap County.
Olympic Peninsula
2-5 grants/$60,000 to $80,000 total givingSouthwest Wash.
5-8 grants/$100,000 to $130,000 totalPierce County
25-30 grants/$1.1 million to $1.4 million total giving
Kitsap County
0-2 grants/$0 to $40,000 total giving
Oregon

The Foundation's primary giving area is Medford/Jackson County. The Foundation also makes a few grants in Grants Pass/Josephine County.
Josephine County
0-2 grants/$0 to $25,000 total givingJackson County
6-8 grants/$175,000 to $200,000 total giving
California

The Foundation's giving includes the counties highlighted. The Foundation looks specifically at communities where Mr. Cheney's lumber company operated.
Northern California
2-5 grants/$70,000 to $80,000 total giving