KCF Grant Recipients

With the support of our advised fund donors and a number of other donor/investors, to date KCF distributions exceed $500,000! Nonprofit organizations apply for funding during a competitive Request For Proposal (RFP) process usually starting each January.

Volunteers from throughout Kitsap County, serve on the Grant Review Committee. We want to thank committee members, KCF fund donors and our hundreds of contributors for providing the necessary funds to improve the quality of life in Kitsap County.

Grant Selection Criteria

Kitsap Community Foundation supports charitable organizations that benefit Kitsap County. Such evidence may include tax returns, corporate charter and by-laws, financial statements, an IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter, and other evidence of accomplishments. For more information, please visit Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

Grant Distributions 2007-2008 

• Big City Mountaineers - Drury Construction Company Endowment Fund
• Bremerton High School - Bremerton Basketball Boosters Fund
• Bremerton Symphony Association - Bremerton Symphony Endowment Fund
• Camp Nor'wester - G. Elizabeth and Don M. Drury Charitable Fund
• CHAMPS - Harry Densmore Fund
• Clear Creek Task Force - Glenn K. and June L. Jarstad Family Endowment Fund
• Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County - Dispute Resolution Center Endowment Fund
• Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County - G. Elizabeth and Don M. Drury Charitable Fund
• Evergreen Freedom Foundation - The Clarke Family Endowment Fund
• Girl Scouts of Western Washington - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• God's Kitchen - Edgren Hecker & Lemmon Insurance Endowment Funds and Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• Great Peninsula Conservancy - GPC Stewardship, Defense, and Monitoring Fund
• Great Peninsula Conservancy - Glenn K. and June L. Jarstad Family Endowment Fund
• Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers - Tom and Marcia Kilbane
• Joy of Freedom - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• Kingston Cooperative Preschool - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• Kitsap Applied Technologies - G. Elizabeth and Don M. Drury Charitable Fund, The Brian Montgomery Fund, and Kitsap Community Foundation Community Endowment Fund
• Kitsap Children's Music Theatre - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• Kitsap Community Foundation - KCF Operations Fund
• Kitsap Community Foundation - The Poggi Family Endowment Fund
• Kitsap County Parks & Recreation - Howe Farm - Howe Farm Fund
• Kitsap Poggie Club - Glenn K. and June L. Jarstad Family Endowment Fund
• Kitsap Historical Society - The Kitsap County Historical Society Fund
• William K. Kohrs Memorial Library - Ann and Ted Striebel Endowment Fund
• Leadership Kitsap - The Leadership Kitsap Presidents' Endowment Fund
• Literacy Council of Kitsap County - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• Northwest Harvest - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• Olympic College Foundation - Drury Construction Company Endowment Fund
• Pacific Northwest Horticultural Conservancy - Friends of PNHC Fund
• Port Orchard Rotary Foundation - Phil Grey - PO Rotary Memorial Endowment Fund
• Port Orchard Rotary Foundation - Jim Hall Memorial Endowment Fund
• Poulsbo Marine Science Center - The Fred "Bunker" Hill Memorial Fund
• RMH Services - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• St. Vincent de Paul - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• Salvation Army - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• Security Financial Services - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• ShareNet Food Bank - Anne Y. Petter Family Donor Advised Fund
• Sound Works Job Center - G. Elizabeth and Don M. Drury Charitable Fund
• South Kitsap Helpline - Anonymous, G. Elizabeth and Don M. Drury Charitable Fund, and Kitsap Community Foundation Community Fund
• Teen Talking Circles - Kitsap Youth Mentoring Fund
• Washington Community Alliance for Self Help (CASH) - The Poggi Family Endowment Fund
• YWCA - Montgomery Endowment Fund

Grant Distributions 2006-2007 

• Sound Publishing - Newspapers in Education
• Bremerton High School - Bremerton Basketball Boosters Fund
• Bainbridge Performing Arts - Drury Construction Company, Inc. Endowment Fund
• Great Peninsula Conservancy - GPC Stewardship, Defense, and Monitoring Fund
• St Vincent de Paul - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• Salvation Army - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• Northwest Harvest - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• YWCA Alive Shelter - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County - Montgomery Endowment Fund
• CHAMPS - Harry Densmore Fund
• William K. Kohrs Memorial Library - Ann and Ted Striebel Endowment Fund
• Bremerton Symphony Association - Bremerton Symphony Association Endowment Fund
• Evergreen Freedom Foundation - The Clarke Family Endowment Fund
• Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County - DRC Endowment Fund
• Kitsap Humane Society - Drury Construction Company, Inc. Endowment Fund
• Kitsap County Historical Society - Kitsap County Historical Society Endowment Fund
• Kitsap Mental Health Services - Brenda Prowse Endowment Fund
• Port Orchard Rotary Foundation - Jim Hall Memorial Endowment Fund
• Port Orchard Rotary Foundation - Phil Grey Memorial Endowment Fund
• [Bremerton] Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound - The Fred "Bunker" Hill Fund
• Joy of Freedom - A. Y. Petter Family Advised Fund
• Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help - The Poggi Family Endowment Fund
• City of Bremerton, Jarstad Park - Glenn K & June L Jarstad Family Advised Endowment
• Manette Community Church - Glenn K & June L Jarstad Family Advised Endowment
• Great Peninsula Conservancy - Glenn K & June L Jarstad Family Advised Endowment
• Catholic Community Services, Benedict House - KCF Endowment Fund
• Bainbridge Youth Services - Kitsap SUN Chemical Dependency Intervention/Prevention Fund
• KCR, The Parenting Place - Kitsap SUN Chemical Dependency Intervention/Prevention Fund
• MADD, Kitsap County - Kitsap SUN Chemical Dependency Intervention/Prevention Fund
• Leanne Riddle (Seattle Pacific University) - Charles and Dorothy Martell Family Advised [Music] Scholarship
• Erica Leigh Cooper (Cornish College of the Arts) - Charles and Dorothy Martell Family Advised [Music] Scholarship
• Jonathan T. Berry (Western Washington University) - Marie A. Barker Teaching Scholarship
• Paul S. Stock (Whitworth University) - Fred & Marvel Hill Scholarship

Grant Distributions 2005-2006

• Art Institute of Seattle (scholarship), $750
• Bainbridge Youth Services, $2,500
• Bremerton Symphony Association, $502.33
• Camp Nor’wester, $5,000
• Central Kitsap Educational Association – C.K. Reads Program, $275
• Central Kitsap Food Bank, $1,000
• Chums of Barker Creek, $220
• Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County, $490.07
• Girl Scouts – Totem Council, $2,500
• God’s Kitchen, $2,500
• Great Peninsula Conservancy, $1,500
• Habitat for Humanity Kitsap, $5,000
• Holly Ridge Center, $538.70
• Joy of Freedom, $2,500
• Junior Achievement of Washington, $2,500
• KCF Operating Fund, $750.00
• KidsPort Children’s Museum, $1,000
• Kitsap Children’s Musical Theater, $5,000
• Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority – B.A.S.I.C Program, $2,500
• Kitsap Historical Society, $582.16
• Kitsap Poggie Club, $220
• Kitsap Community Resources – Moms Off Meth, $1,989.32
• Literacy Council of Kitsap County, $3,000
• Newspapers in Education Program-Federal Way Mirror, $2,717.60
• North Kitsap Little League, $2,500
• Northwest Harvest, $455.54
• Olympic Park Institute, $2,500
• Peninsula Bible Fellowship Church, $2,000
• Port Orchard Rotary Foundation, $12,000
• St. Vincent de Paul, $455.54
• Salvation Army, $455.53
• Seabeck Christian Conference Center, $5,000
• South Kitsap Helpline, $1,500
• StandUp For Kids, $538.70
• Washington CASH, $2,500
• West Sound Wildlife Shelter, $500
• Wheaton College (scholarship), $750
• William Kohrs Memorial Library, $600
• YWCA of Kitsap County (ALIVE Program), $455.53

Grant Distributions 2004-2005

• American Red Cross, $250
• Bremerton Symphony Association, $1,250
• Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County, $486.48
• God’s Kitchen, $1,100
• Great Peninsula Conservancy, $1,000
• Curley Creek Project, Great Peninsula Conservancy, $1000
• Habitat for Humanity, $2,000
• Helpline House, $250
• Joy of Freedom, $800
• Junior Achievement of Washington, $2,000
• Kitsap Children’s Musical Theatre, $2,000
• Kitsap County Historical Society, $1,962
• Kitsap County HIV/AIDS Foundation, $1,115.33
• Literacy Council of Kitsap County, $2,000
• Martha and Mary Lutheran Services, $2,000
• Newspapers in Education Program-Federal Way Mirror, $3,420.20
• Metropolis, the Gallery, $250
• North Kitsap School District Canine Assisted Therapy Program, $450
• OUTKITSAP, $250
• Peninsula Services, $570
• Pregnancy Resource Center, $2,000
• Project Linus, Kitsap County, $1,093
• RMH Services, $2,000
• Security Financial Services, $250
• South Kitsap Helpline, $500
• The Masters College (scholarship), $750
• Washington CASH, $2,000
• YWCA of Kitsap County, $2,000