5/18/2022 7:00:00 AM | Newsroom

Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation Awards Community Grants to 71 Nonprofits

First round 2022 grants support community-based nonprofits across five states

In its first of three community grant funding rounds in 2022, the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization of Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ), awarded 71 community grants to local nonprofits across its five-state footprint totaling $392,000.

Umpqua’s community grants support nonprofit organizations across Ore., Wash., Idaho, Calif. and Nev. and are part of the Bank’s overall foundation and corporate giving program that has invested $13.2 million since the Foundation was formed in 2014.

“Nonprofits are evolving their essential services to strengthen communities during challenging times, and we’re honored to partner with and invest in their critical programs,” shared Randy Choy, vice president of community giving and managing director of the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation. “We’re grateful for these nonprofits’ role in expanding access to economic opportunity for all our community members.”

These nonprofits, selected from among hundreds of applicants, in the first of three grant cycles in 2022, demonstrated a steadfast commitment to serving low-to-moderate-income populations in at least one of eight categories: family engagement and resiliency; financial competency; housing stability and home ownership; college, career or technical readiness; entrepreneurship and business expansion; vibrant and equitable neighborhoods; technical and digital connectivity; and small business support and financial guidance.

The next deadline for community grant applications is 5 p.m. PT on Fri., June 3, 2022. Learn more at www.UmpquaBank.com/Community.

The following recipients received grants between $5,000-10,000:

OREGON

Organization

County

Adelante Mujeres

Washington

Boys & Girls Club of the Umpqua Valley

Douglas

Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend, Inc.

Deschutes

Central Latino Americano

Lane

Community Lending Works

Lane

Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.

Lane

Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council, Inc.

Union

Free Geek

Multnomah

Impact NW

Multnomah

Junior Achievement of Oregon and SW Washington

Multnomah

Northwest Housing Alternatives, Inc.

Clackamas

Ophelia's Place

Linn

Oregon Community Solutions

Lincoln

Providence Community Health Foundation

Jackson

Rural Development Initiatives, Inc.

Polk

Schoolhouse Supplies

Multnomah

SE Works

Multnomah

SMART Reading

Baker

The Children’s Book Bank

Multnomah

The Contingent

Multnomah

YWCA of Greater Portland

Washington

WASHINGTON

Organization

County

ADA Developers Academy

King

Boys and Girls Club of the Olympic Peninsula

Clallam

Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County

Snohomish

Ellensburg Downtown Association

Kittitas

Family Promise of Skagit Valley

Skagit

Girl Scouts of Western Washington

King

Global Neighborhood

Spokane

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. (Lewis/Clarkston)

Asotin

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. (Tacoma/Pierce)

Pierce

Interfaith Hospitality Network (Family Promise of Spokane)

Spokane

Junior Achievement of Washington

Franklin

Ke Kukui Foundation

Clark

Kitsap Regional Library Foundation

Kitsap

Mary’s Place Seattle

King

Overlake Service League (Bellevue LifeSpring)

King

Pizza Klatch

Thurston

Summer Search

King

The Trail Youth

King

Vamos Outdoors Project

Whatcom

YouthCare

King

CALIFORNIA

Organization

County

Best Buddies International, Inc.

Sacramento

Boys and Girls Clubs of the North Valley

Butte

Center for Human Services

Stanislaus

College Track

Sacramento

Community Action Partnership of Orange County

Orange

Diablo Valley College Foundation

Contra Costa

Financial Beginnings California

Marin

FOTC (Friends of the Children) Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Freemont Adult and Continuing Education (FACE)

Alameda

Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Santa Clara

Junior Achievement of Southern California

Orange

Lime Foundation

Sonoma

North Marin Community Services

Marin

Opportunity Junction, Inc.

Contra Costa

Orange County Community Housing Corp

Orange

Project Hope Alliance

Orange

San Diego Center for Children

San Diego

Shelter Providers of Orange County, Inc. (HomeAid)

Orange

StandUp For Kids

Orange

Thomas House Temporary Shelter

Orange

Together We Rise Corporation

Los Angeles

Yuba Sutter Economic Development Corporation

Sutter

YWCA Berkeley/Oakland

Alameda

Zero8Hundred, Inc.

San Diego

IDAHO

Organization

County

Backyard Harvest Inc.

Latah

The Jesse Tree of Idaho

Ada

NEVADA

Organization

County

Nevada HAND, Inc.

Clark

Arts For All Nevada

Washoe

Junior Achievement of Northern Nevada

Washoe

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada

Washoe