The Cottage Grove Community Foundation (CGCF) announced its Grant Award Recipients for 2020 and that 12 nonprofit organizations were selected as community grant recipients for a total of $11,186 and two unsolicited grants for $4,500.
The Cottage Grove Community Foundation will celebrate with these nonprofit organizations at a Community Grant Awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 17 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Shepherd Room of the Community Center. The public is invited to attend.
The Cottage Grove Community Foundation is a public nonprofit organization to help improve the quality of life for residents of the City of Cottage Grove and surrounding communities. The Foundation is a resource for citizens, private companies, and other foundations to make charitable gifts and bequests that will provide financial support to educational, medical, cultural, social, and civic organizations serving our community.
• Lincoln Middle School Physical Education — Bars & Bumpers, $1,000. Donor: Veatch Endowment Fund.
• Lincoln Middle School — Lincoln Middle School Fresh Produce for Food Class, $1,000. Donor: Green Earth Advised Fund.
• Ophelia’s Place — Lincoln Middle School Partnership to Empower Youth, $1,000. Donor: Carlton Woodard Advised Fund.
• SquareOne Villages — Cottage Villages: Tiny Home affordable housing project in Cottage Grove, $1,000. Donor: Community Foundation Permanent Endowment Fund.
• Bohemia Mining Days, Inc. — Sidewalk Cable Safety Ramps, $526. Donor: Carlton Woodard Advised Fund.
• Singing Creek Education Center — Modern Pioneer Lunch Kits Project, $1,000. Donor: Community Foundation Permanent Endowment Fund.
• Looking Glass Community Services — Cottage Grove Rural Program Building Purchase & Renovation, $1,000. Donors: Community Foundation Permanent Endowment Fund ($500), Harrison/Fuller Advised Expendable Fund ($63), Believe In Angels Advised Subfund ($437).
• Community Sharing — Community Sharing Freezer Project, $1,000. Donor: Carlton Woodard Advised Fund.
• Opal Center for Arts & Education — Creative Chaos Theater Camp, $660. Donor: Green Earth Advised Fund.
• St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County — Finding Paths to Prosperity, $1,000. Donor: Green Earth Advised Fund.
• CASA of Lane County — Rural Outreach Serving the Need, $1,000. Donor: Harrison/Fuller Advised Expendable Fund.
• Family Relief Nursery — Therapeutic Classroom Update, $1,000. Donor: Community Foundation Permanent Endowment Fund.
• Friends of the Cottage Grove Library — Unsolicited grant, $500. Donor: Frank & Pamela Simpson Advised Fund.
• First Presbyterian Church — Earth & Social Justice Fund, $4,000. Donor: Women’s and Children’s Fund.
