Over $400K granted to Lane County nonprofits

SMART Reading focuses on showing kids that reading matters by encouraging them to find a love for reading that will impact their future education. Above, at right, SMART Reading South Valley Area director Laurie McNichols accepted a $5,000 check from Three Rivers.

Lane County has recently received a helping of grants for some of its nonprofits from Three Rivers Foundation. Awarded by Three Rivers Foundation, across the state over $720,000 was allocated to 95 nonprofits, and over half of that allocated money – $407,464 – went to 53 nonprofits in Lane County.

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