NORTH BEND – The Coquille Indian Tribe set a record this year, distributing $815,000 in grants to dozens of community organizations. The Coquille Tribal Community Fund awarded its 2023 grants to 121 organizations in Coos, Curry, Douglas Jackson and Lane counties. The $815,000 total nearly triples last year’s $280,000. The fund has distributed about $8.1 million since 2001. “It was humbling to see the list of grant recipients for our Community Fund grants this year,” Tribal Chairman Brenda Meade said. “The incredible amount of work happening by our non-profit organizations reminds us how lucky we are to live here in Southern Oregon. On behalf of the Coquille Tribe, we feel honored to be able to support their hard work.” This year’s largest grant, $32,689, goes to the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team, a police alliance that combats illegal drug activities in Coos, Curry and western Douglas counties. The smallest grants are $1,000 and were awarded to Charleston Fishing Families, Coquille Christian Community Church and Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival Association. Other notable awards went to North Bend High School, Coos County Friends of Public Health, Coquille School District and the Coos County Sheriff’s Office. The tribal fund accepts grant applications in the fall of each year. Learn more at www.coquilletribe.org, or call fund administrator Julia Willis at 541-756-0904, ext. 1254. The Coquille Indian Tribe established its Community Fund to share the proceeds of The Mill Casino-Hotel with organizations that benefit southwestern Oregon. The fund seeks to strengthen the community by improving opportunities and lives throughout the region. Grants are awarded in seven areas of focus: education, public safety, arts and culture, environment, historic preservation, health, and problem gaming. Here’s a list of 2023 grants: ADAPT, $4,800; Agness Illahe Rural Fire Protection District, $19,338; ALS Oregon and SW Washington Chapter, $5,000; Animal Shelter Partners, $10,000; Applegate Partnership, Inc., $4,339; Bandon Community Youth Center, $10,000; Bandon Historical Society Museum, $2,400; Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon, $7,280; Boys & Girls Club of Western Lane County, $5,250; Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley, $5,250; Brookings Area Arts American Music Festival, $2,500; Brookings Community Resource Response, $5,000; Brookings Harbor Community Food Bank, $10,000; Camp Millennium, $6,000; Catholic Community Services of Lane County, $5,000; Center for Community Counseling, $3,000; Central Coos Fire & Rescue, $10,000; Charleston Fishing Families, $1,000; Charleston Rural Fire Protection District, $5,000; Chetco Activity Center, $8,000; Child Center, $5,000; Christians As Family Advocates (CAFA), $2,000; City of North Bend, $9,812; City of Powers Police Department, $10,000; Common Good, $5,000; Community Presbyterian Church, $5,000; Community Supported Shelters, $6,300; Coos Art Museum, $5,000; Coos Bay Area Habitat For Humanity, $5,000; Coos County Fair & Rodeo, $15,000; Coos County Friends of Public Health, $10,000; Coos County Master Gardener Association, $1,150; Coos County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue, $5,170; Coos County Sheriff’s Office, $20,000; Coquille Christian Community Church, $1,000; Coquille Indian Tribe hunter education, $27,217; Coquille Indian Tribe-Fencing, $7,165; Coquille Public Library, $5,000; Coquille School District, $19,500; Crater Lake Academy, $3,500; Creswell Clubhouse, $6,000; Creswell Heritage Foundation, $2,000; Dogs for Better Lives, $7,500; Dolphin Players, Inc., $2,500; Douglas Community Library Association, $7,000; Douglas Public Health Network, $20,000; Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association, $1,250; Elakha Alliance, $4,500; Evergreen Quest, $6,800; Family Center/Douglas County Relief Nursery, $10,000; First Presbyterian Church, Food Cupboard, $7,500; Florence Food Share, $5,910; Frank C High Medal of Honor Post 3440, $4,360; Friendly Kitchen/Meals on Wheels Roseburg, $8,000; Friends of Lakeside Public Library, $2,000; Gold Beach Community Center, $5,000; Habitat for Humanity/Rogue Valley, $5,000; Harmony United Methodist Church, $5,000; Healthy Moves, $1,500; HIV Alliance, $5,500; Jacksonville Community Center, $5,000; Knights of Columbus Council 1261, $4,000; La Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Inc, $25,000; Lighthouse School, $5,000; Little Theatre on the Bay, $5,000; Living Opportunities, $4,000; Looking Glass Youth and Family Services, $5,000; Mapleton Food Share, $5,000; Music Education & Performing Artists Assn., $5,000; Myrtle Point Senior Citizens Center Inc, $10,000; North Bend High School, $10,000; North Bend School District, $3,500; North Bend Senior Center, $4,000; North Medford High School Color Guard, $2,500; Oakland School District No. 1, $10,000; Onward Roseburg, $15,000; Ophelia’s Place, $2,500; Oregon Coast Military Museum, $5,000; Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival, $1,000; Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts, $3,000; Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation, $4,000; Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, $7,600; Parenting Now, $5,000; Pelican Bay Arts Association, $5,000; Pelican Harbor Food Bank, $17,790; Peter Britt Gardens Music & Arts Festival, $5,000; Port of Coquille River, $15,000; Power On With Limb Loss, $3,000; Project Youth Plus, $5,000; Reedsport Church of God, Project Blessing, $5,000; Reedsport Volunteer Fire Department, $5,000; Relief Nursery Inc., $5,000; Rogue Valley Family YMCA, $8,000; Rose Circle Mentoring Network, $8,000; Shakespeare in the Park, $3,000; ShelterCare, $4,100; Siuslaw Watershed Council, $2,492; South Coast Clambake Jazz Festival, $3,500; South Coast Hospice & Palliative Care, $3,738; South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team, $32,689; South Coast Youth Football, $5,000; South Lane Family Nursery, $5,000; South Lane Mental Health, $8,000; South West Oregon Public Safety Assn., $8,000; Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, $5,000; Southern Oregon Navigator, $15,000; SquareOne Villages, $5,000; St Martin’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry, $5,000; St Timothy’s Episcopal Church, $4,500; St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, $1,500; St. Vincent de Paul Myrtle Creek, $7,500; St. Vincent de Paul, $5,000; Triangle Food Box, $4,000; United Way of Jackson County, $5,000; Veterans Legacy, $5,000; Waterfall Community Health Center, $5,000; Wellsprings Friends School, $4,000; Western Oregon University Foundation, $5,800; Wild Rivers Land Trust, $5,000; Womenspace Inc. dba Hope & Safety Alliance, $5,000.
