Tribe surpasses $20 million in charitable donations to help communities thrive
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri-
bution Fund has distributed $475,876.10
to 44 organizations as it continues its
quarterly donations to nonprofit groups.
Due to the current conditions of the coro-
navirus pandemic, the reception originally
scheduled for Aug. 5 was canceled.
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 $16.1 million since its
inception in 2001.
Overall, the Tribe has honored its
tradition of sharing within the community
by distributing more than $20.5 million
through the charitable fund and other
Tribal resources. Chinook Winds has
donated more than $6.5 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 Dec. 1, 2022. 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.
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Distribution of $475,876.10
The Arts – $24,625
Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Youth Program –
youth summer camp kits; Toledo,
OR; $8,625
East Creek Art LLC – teaching artist fees,
supplies, materials, food and drink for
Community Family Saturday events to
promote more access to arts education
for families and youth in Willamina
and Yamhill County; Willamina, OR;
$3,000
Lane Arts Council – artist fees, transla-
tion services and supplies for Fiesta
Cultural programming that connects
Latino/a/x/e artists with the broader
community in Lane County; Eugene,
OR; $3,500
Miracle Theatre Group – bringing Teatro
Milagro’s bilingual arts curriculum
and play that touch on environmental
themes to Astoria schools; Portland,
OR; $3,000
Oregon Coast Children’s Theatre – sup-
plies and materials for community
outreach events and workshops, plus
art supplies for the Arts in Education
program; Toledo, OR; $5,000
Yaquina River Museum of Art – advertis-
ing for Toledo Labor Day Art Walk;
Toledo, OR; $1,500
Cultural Activities – $1,000
Columbia River Native American Circle
– materials and supplies for Native
craftmaking, and food and supplies to
support annual pow-wow for Ameri-
can Indian inmates at Columbia
River Correctional Institution and
South Fork Forest Camp; Portland,
OR; $500
Lakota Oyate Ki, Native American Cul-
ture Club – food and other costs of
Big Yard Pow-Wow; Salem, OR; $500
Education – $303,011.10
Clemens Primary School – National Geo-
graphic 2023 Almanac for each stu-
dent in kindergarten and first grade;
Philomath, OR; $1,612.10
Northwest Indian College Foundation
– scholarships; Bellingham, WA;
$2,000
Siletz Valley Friends of the Library –
updated story time materials; Siletz,
OR; $1,399
Siletz Valley School – hiring 3 teachers,
school-based mental health services,
middle school/high school technol-
ogy teacher, maintenance staff, sports
coaches, summer school, and building
and operational costs; Siletz, OR;
$292,000`
Tillamook School District – welding sup-
plies for expanded welding program
at Tillamook High School; Tillamook,
OR; $6,000
Lincoln County Jail seeks volunteers
The Lincoln County Jail in Newport, Ore., is seeking additional cultural
practitioners to provide services to American Indians who are incarcerated. They
are seeking both female and male practitioners to provide online, one-on-one
and group guidance (once it is safe to hold in-person meetings).
If you have questions, please contact Lisa Norton at lisan@ctsi.nsn.us. If
you want to volunteer, contact Dennis Buckmaster (dbuckmaster@co.lincoln.
or.us) to start the process. This process does include a background check, but
all situations will be considered individually.
Health – $66,950
Alsea Valley Gleaners – food to distribute
to at least 40 low-income households
within a 30-mile radius of Alsea;
Alsea, OR; $2,000
Community Outreach Inc. – food for com-
munity food pantry serving Corvallis-
area low-income individuals and
families; Corvallis, OR; $2,000
Corvallis Daytime Drop-In Center – food,
water and medical/dental co-pays for
people living in poverty; Corvallis,
OR; $3,300
HIV Alliance – incentive gift cards for cli-
ents who utilize free and confidential
hepatitis C, syphilis and HIV testing
services in Marion County; Eugene,
OR; $3,750
Innovative Concepts for Families of Lin-
coln County – Medical Teams Inter-
national dental van fees for uninsured
Lincoln County residents; Newport
OR; $7,500
Lane County Diaper Bank – diapers and
wipes for low-income and in-need
families in Lane County; Springfield,
OR; $4,000
Lincoln County Joint Transportation –
125 booklets of 40 bus tickets each
to issue to low-income and disadvan-
taged residents of Lincoln County
to help them get to medical appoint-
ments; Lincoln City, OR; $5,000
Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care – staff
and volunteer appreciation event and
subsequent appreciation items; Cor-
vallis, OR; $4,500
North Lincoln Hospital Foundation –
plants and trail gravel for Healing
Grounds areas around Samaritan
NLH to provide outdoor respite,
physical activity and relaxation areas
for patients, caregivers and health care
workers; Lincoln City, OR; $5,000
Panther Creek Senior and Community Cen-
ter – construct storage room to accom-
modate refrigerators, freezers, shelving
and cupboards; Otis, OR; $6,900
Regis St. Mary Catholic School – auto-
mated external defibrillators and
supplies; Stayton, OR; $5,000
RSVP of Linn, Benton and Lincoln Coun-
ties – durable medical equipment for
low-income seniors and persons with
disabilities; Albany, OR; $2,000
Salem Pastoral Counseling Center – 143
hours of free mental health counsel-
ing services for low-income individu-
als and families; Salem, OR; $10,000
The Corvallis Clinic Foundation – 120
gas and grocery gift cards for low-
income cancer patients in Benton,
Linn and Lincoln counties; Corvallis,
OR; $6,000
Housing – $17,000
SquareOne Villages – construction
materials to build one wood-framed
homeless sleeping unit at Opportunity
Village Rosa in Eugene; Eugene, OR;
$7,000
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane
County, Inc. – HVAC system for front
entry area of the First Place Family
Center, where families make their
first point of contact, wait for intake,
meet with case workers and have back-
ground checks processed; Eugene,
OR; $10,000
Other – $10,344
Albany American Legion Post 10 – grill/
smoker to cook special meals for
veterans; Albany, OR; $1,000
Alsea Community Effort – printing and
postage covering 50% of cost to
publish and distribute 6 issues of
bi-monthly community newspaper,
the Alsea Valley Voice; Alsea, OR;
$1,394
Alsea Wolverines Booster Club – install
lighting on school sports field so U.S.
flag can remain up during the evening
after sunset, and install electrical for
remote equipment that raises and
lowers flag to be suspended from gym
ceiling; Alsea, OR; $1,500
Lincoln City Senior Center – food and
supplies for pre-Thanksgiving lun-
cheon for seniors; Lincoln City, OR;
$600
Scio Community Improvement Orga-
nization – utility watering cart to
water hanging flower baskets on the
downtown main street in Scio; Scio,
OR; $4,850
VFW Post 2848 Kilchis Tillamook Bay
– food, tables and chairs for Veterans
Day event at Tillamook Air Museum;
Bay City, OR; $1,000
Prevention – $8,114
Southern Linn County Youth Services
Team – help 15 families with school-
age children meet their basic needs in
order to remove barriers that prevent
students from attending school both
physically and mentally; Albany, OR;
$6,114
The Salvation Army of Lincoln County –
food to support mobile pantry’s once
weekly distribution in North Lincoln
County; Newport, OR; $2,000
Public Safety – $44,832
City of Bay City – 7 complete fire-
fighter turnouts for BC Volunteer Fire
Department; Bay City, OR; $9,402
East Lincoln County Emergency Respond-
ers – course instructors and medical
supplies for emergency medical
responder course open to volunteers
of any Lincoln County fire district;
Toledo, OR; $5,000
Pacific Shores HOA – train 8 residents in
first aid/CPR as part of emergency
preparedness plan; South Beach,
OR; $500
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma – install
light poles and lights for Pawnee Play-
ground for security purposes; Pawnee,
OK; $10,000
Southwestern Polk County Rural Fire
Protection District – forcible entry
door prop for firefighter forced entry
training; Dallas, OR; $8,695
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District
– 2 battery-powered positive pressure
ventilation fans to provide improved
visibility for search and rescue of
victims; Sweet Home, OR; $4,490
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office – 5
portable automated external defibril-
lators (AEDs) for patrol vehicles;
Tillamook, OR; $6,745
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