Grant Information
2022 Cottage Grove Community Foundation Grant Awards
Cottage Grove EBID/Bohemia Park – Bohemia Park Multi-Purpose Shelter/Classroom - $1000
ACE Charter School – ACE Charter School Playground Renovation $1000
Lincoln Middle School PE – AB Mats w/Tailbone Protectors- $1000
Lincoln Middle School – Fresh Produce for Food Class - $1000
Bohemia Mining Days – Office Equipment Upgrade - $1000
Friends of the Cottage Grove Library – Pre K Recreation & Literacy - $1000
Bohemia Elementary School – Sensory Garden - $1000
South Lane Mental Health – HVAC Upgrade for COVID Safety - $1000
Cottage Grove Police Department – NARCAN Admin. Support - $1000
Community Sharing – Homeless Supplies Project - $1000
Al Kennedy High School – Replenish Clothing Closet - $1000
Family Relief Nursery – Diapers for Needy Families $1000
Dorena Elementary School – Zero Waste Compost Project - $1000
CASA of Lane County – Lift a Child’s Future - $1000
South Valley Farmers Market – Music at the Market - $1000
Lincoln Middle School – Outdoor Learning & Sensory Garden - $1000
The Cottage Grove Community Foundation Grant Award Recipients for 2021
The Cottage Grove Community Foundation (CGCF) is pleased to announce the following non-profit organizations were selected as solicited and unsolicited grant recipients for a total of $$17,351. The grant recipients are:
- Cottage Theatre, Hear Clearly, $1000. Donor: Cottage Grove Community Foundation
- Community Sharing, Community Sharing Freezer Project, $1000. Donor: Cottage Grove Community Foundation.
- CASA of Lane County, FORTIFY, $1000. Donor: Believe in Angels - $400 / Cottage Grove Community Foundation - $600.
- Family Relief Nursery, Emergency Assistance to Families in Need, $1000. Donor: Veatch Family Fund.
- South Lane Mental Health, Indigent Funding for Mental Health Services, $1000. Donor: Cottage Grove Community Foundation.
- Cottage Grove Prospectors and GoldDiggers, $2000. Donor: Carlton Woodard Advised Fund.
- Ophelia's Place, Lincoln Middle School in Cottage Grove, $1000. Donor: Kris & Paige Woodard Endowment.
- Veteran's Legacy Oregon, Clothe a Vet, $1400. Donor: Kris & Paige Woodard Endowment.
- Northwest Youth Corps, Tuition Assistance, $1200. Donor: Kris & Paige Woodard Endowment.
- YMCA, Tuition Assistance, $1154. Donor: Kris & Paige Woodard Endowment.
- First Presbyterian Church, Earth & Social Justice Fund, $4000. Donor: Women & Children's Fund.
- Another Way Enterprises, Earthjustice, $1597. Donor: Green Earth Subfund.
For additional information, contact the Cottage Grove Community Foundation office at 541-942-0014.
OUR 2020 Grant Recipients!
The Grant Award ceremony has been cancelled due to the Community Center's temporary closure.
The grant recipients and projects are as follows:
- 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.
The Cottage Grove Community Foundation will celebrate with these outstanding non-profit organizations at a Community Grant Awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 17 from noon to 1:00 pm in the Shepherd Room of the Community Center. The public is invited to attend.
Our 2019 Grant Recipients!
The Cottage Grove Community Foundation will celebrate with these outstanding non-profit organizations at a Community Grant Awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 19 from noon to 1:00 pm in the Shepherd Room of the Community Center. The public is invited to attend.
- Ophelia’s Place - Cottage Grove School Partnerships to Empower Youth, $1,000. Donor: Carlton Woodard Advised Fund.
- Parent Partnership, Ltd. – First Steps Child Care Center, $1,000. Donor: Cottage Grove Women & Children’s Fund.
- CASA of Lane County – Rural Outreach Serving the Need, $1,000. Donor: Green Earth Advised Fund.
- Community Sharing – Technology Enhancement Project, $1,000. Donor: Green Earth Advised Fund.
- South Lane Mental Health – Toys for Therapy, $1,000. Donor: Green Earth Advised Fund.
- Womenspace – Direct Client Aid for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in Cottage Grove, $2,000. Donor: Cottage Grove Women and Children’s Fund.
- South Lane School District – Warm Water Pool Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center, $1,000. Donor: Cottage Grove Community Foundation.
- Bohemia Elementary School – Second Snack Program, $1,000. Donor: Cottage Grove Community Foundation.
- DanceAbility International – DanceAbility in Cottage Grove 2019, $1,000. Donor: Green Earth Advised Fund.
- South Valley Athletics – Scholarship Fund, $1,000. Donor: Carlton Woodard Advised Fund.
- Bohemia Mining Days, Inc. – Bohemia Mining Days Festival Trash Cans, $700. Donor: Veatch Fund.
- Family Relief Nursery – Therapeutic Early Childhood Program Classroom, $1,000. Donor: Cottage Grove Women & Children’s Fund.
- NAMI Lane County – Free, Confidential, Peer-Led Mental Health Support Services in Cottage Grove OR, $1,000. Donor: Green Earth Advised Fund.
- City of Cottage Grove – Cottage Grove Armory Historic Exterior Renovation, $1,000. Donor: Cottage Grove Community Foundation.
- Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel – Carousel Scaffolding, $900. Donor: Carlton Woodard Advised Fund.
- Lincoln Middle School Physical Education – TRX Medicine Balls, $1,000. Donors: Believe in Angels Advised Fund ($439) and Cottage Grove Community Foundation ($561).