Tribe continues to share with community groups through charitable fund
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri-
bution Fund distributed $202,557.74 to 48
organizations on May 4 as it continued its
quarterly donations to nonprofit groups.
The Siletz Tribe has made contribu-
tions through employment, monetary
donations and cooperative measures to
the Siletz community, Lincoln County and
the state of Oregon. The seven-member
charitable fund advisory board has dis-
tributed more than $11.6 million since its
inception in 2001.
Overall, the Tribe has honored its
tradition of sharing within the community
by distributing more than $14.9 million
through the charitable fund and other
Tribal resources. Chinook Winds has
donated more than $2.8 million in cash
and fund-raising items since it opened
in 1995. The casino also provides in-
kind donations of convention space for
various fund-raisers as well as technical
support, advertising and manpower for
many events.
The next deadline to submit applica-
tions is Sept. 4, 2018. Eligibility for money
from the charitable fund is limited to two
categories:
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Entities and activities located in the
Siletz Tribe’s 11-county service area
(Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, Lane,
Benton, Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Mult-
nomah, Washington and Clackamas
counties)
Native American entities and activi-
ties located anywhere in the U.S.
Applications and requirements can
be obtained at ctsi.nsn.us/charitable-con-
tribution-fund; by calling 800-922-1399,
ext. 1227, or 541-444-8227; or by mail-
ing Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution
Fund, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-
0549. Applications can be submitted via
e-mail at stccf@live.com.
May 4 – Distribution of
$202,557.74
Arts – $2,000
Yaquina River Museum of Art – advertis-
ing and rack cards to promote annual
Toledo Labor Day Art Walk; Toledo,
OR; $2,000
Cultural Activities – $9,785
Native American Longhouse Eena Haws
(OSU) – salmon for annual salmon
bake for campus community; Corval-
lis, OR; $1,500
Native American Student Union, UO –
reserved parking space fees for guests
of Mother’s Day Pow-Wow; Eugene,
OR; $1,800
Oregon State Correctional Institution
NAPA – support for Native Ameri-
can Peoples Association’s pow-wow;
Salem, OR; $500
Powder River Correctional Facility – food
for Native Circle’s annual pow-wow;
Baker City, OR; $485
The Museum at Warm Springs – Memory
of the Land: Treaty of the Mid-
Columbia River Tribes exhibition and
activities; Warm Springs, OR; $5,000
Warner Creek Correctional Facility – support
Native American Cultural Program’s
annual pow-wow; Lakeview, OR; $500
Education – $68,198.74
Friends of Yachats Library – murals and
computer desks/equipment for chil-
dren and teens areas in new library;
Yachats, OR; $5,000
Neskowin Valley School – four cafeteria
tables; Neskowin, OR; $4,748.74
Oregon Coast Community College –
equipment upgrades of classroom
videoconference and remote-learner
technology; Newport, OR; $11,000
OSU Precollege TAG Program – buses
for Lincoln County students to attend
summer TAG programs; Corvallis,
OR; $1,600
Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Indian
Education Department – buses for
field trips for American Indian/Alaska
Native summer enrichment program;
Salem, OR; $3,100
Siletz Tribal Head Start Parent Committee
– supplies for end-of-year transition
ceremonies and swim lessons for six
Head Start classes; Siletz, OR; $2,750
Siletz Valley School – roof repairs at
east end of elementary building and
replacement of boiler system heating
elements; Siletz, OR; $40,000
Environment & Natural Resource
Preservation – $9,680
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council
– science equipment, seedlings and
port-a-potty rental for field-based
watershed environmental education
for middle school students; Cottage
Grove, OR; $4,880
Elakha Alliance – travel costs and food
service for two-day Sea Otter Status of
Knowledge symposium for scientists
and agency experts; Siletz, OR; $4,800
Health – $41,750
Albany Gleaners – food and other basic
items for community food bank;
Albany, OR; $2,000
Bright Horizons Therapeutic Riding
Center – need-based scholarships for
equine-assisted activities and thera-
pies; Siletz, OR; $2,500
Catholic Community Services – fuel
and insurance costs for food pantry
truck serving Mt. Angel community;
Salem, OR; $2,000
Food Share of Lincoln County – food
inventory for distribution to food
assistance programs throughout Lin-
coln County; Newport, OR; $11,000
Fresh and Local, First! – SNAP match
incentives for produce at local farmers
markets in Benton and Linn counties;
Corvallis, OR; $2,000
Friends of Waldport – help with medical,
prescription and dental costs for chil-
dren and adults when other resources
are not available; Waldport, OR; $5,000
Junction City Local Aid – help with opera-
tions, medical and transportation;
Junction City, OR; $1,500
Lincoln County Joint Transportation Com-
mittee – bus passes to help patients
get to medical/health appointments;
Lincoln City, OR; $5,000
Lincoln County School District – installa-
tion of additional AED stations in six
schools; Toledo, OR; $6,350
Sweet Home Gleaners – food for community
food bank; Sweet Home, OR; $2,000
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation –
dental kits and teaching modules for
baby day dental clinics in Washington
and Yamhill counties; Aloha, OR;
$2,400
Toledo Chamber of Commerce – support
for Toledo Waterfront Market, new site
for local crafters, farmers and vendors
to sell products; Toledo, OR; $5,000
Prevention – $15,650
Historical Preservation – $16,700
Chetco Historical Memorial Committee
– matching funds for rendering and
casting of Lucy Dick sculpture for
Chetco Indian memorial site; Brook-
ings, OR; $14,700
Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation –
help with costs to replace roof of 1935
historic schoolhouse and woodshed;
Corvallis, OR; $2,000
Housing – $20,000
Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center – facility
rent for temporary employment assis-
tance program; Corvallis, OR; $9,600
Lincoln City Warming Shelter – rent and
food for homeless resource center and
severe weather shelter; Lincoln City,
OR; $5,400
SquareOne Villages – transitional housing
support program; Eugene, OR; $5,000
Other – $12,824
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians –
Native Vote T-shirts to support ATNI
Native Vote program; Portland, OR;
$2,100
Coastal Range Food Bank – asphalt paving
of parking lot; Blodgett, OR; $3,000
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Baseball – ticket
sponsor for July 4 tribute to Women of
the Armed Forces – Past and Present;
Keizer, OR; $1,200
Siletz Valley Friends of the Library –
installation of drop-down stair unit
that meets fire and safety codes;
Logsden, OR; $1,524
Altrusa International of Yaquina Bay –
Project School Bell program to supply
emergency clothing, shoes, backpacks
and other items for students in need;
Newport, OR; $4,000
Forest Grove High School, Grad Night Com-
mittee – alcohol- and drug-free gradua-
tion party; Forest Grove, OR; $500
Mill City-Gates Recreation Association
– equipment and materials for youth
sports program; Mill City, OR; $1,750
Peace Village Newport – supplies, pro-
jector and gas vouchers for summer
camp to prevent racism and bullying;
Newport, OR; $1,800
Siletz Valley Early College Academy, Grad
Night Committee – alcohol- and drug-
free graduation party; Siletz, OR; $500
Siletz Youth Football League – insurance,
jerseys, helmet rental and other gear
for youth football program; Siletz,
OR; $5,000
Tillamook High School, Grad Night Com-
mittee – alcohol- and drug-free gradu-
ation party; Tillamook, OR; $500
Waldport High School, Football – uniforms
and equipment; Waldport, OR; $1,600
Public Safety – $5,970
Dexter Rural Fire Protection District – two
thermal-imaging cameras; Dexter,
OR; $2,770
Mary’s Peak Search and Rescue – help
with costs of master trainer/evaluator
for SAR dog training clinics and certi-
fication testing; Corvallis, OR; $1,900
Washington County Explorer Post 877 –
food for SAR recruit training program;
Hillsboro, OR; $1,300
To the editor:
We are absolutely thrilled that we are finally able to install a drop-down stair
unit that meets fire and safety codes in our Siletz Public Library. We are grateful
to the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for this most recent grant.
We consider the continued support from the Tribe as a blessing. The ability to
pay for an annual deep cleaning of the library and to pay for our liability insurance
for our volunteers and fundraising activities means a great deal to us.
Thank you,
Siletz Valley Friends of the Library Board
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