About Rural Resources Community Action
To assist people and communities to develop the skills, resources and services necessary to improve their general welfare; through education, resources and support, offering real hope to children, seniors and families and working to create a stronger and more stable community.
Focus Areas
Affordable HousingEmergency & Transitional HousingHomelessness PreventionHomeownership CounselingEnergy Assistance (LIHEAP)Weatherization & Home RepairsSenior NutritionTransportationVictim ServicesEmployment & TrainingEarly Childhood Education
Who They Fund
low-income individuals and families
About Rural Resources Community Action
Rural Resources Community Action’s recent giving shows two clear commitments: vocational education and training, and direct support for food pantries across northeast Washington. The largest grants in the file go to the State of Washington Employment Services Division in Olympia and Blue Mountain Action Council Agency in Walla Walla, both for vocational education and training. That workforce line of funding appears alongside a broad set of community food grants, including support for Loon Lake Food Pantry and People’s Pantry of Ferry County Republic. The pattern fits the organization’s stated purpose of helping people and communities develop the skills, resources, and services needed to improve general welfare. Recent awards also reach local institutions such as Volunteer Food & Resource Center Colville Food Pantry, Newport Food Pantry, Kettle Falls Community Chest, and Cusick Food Pantry. Taken together, the grants point to a funder that supports basic needs and employment-related services for low-income individuals, unemployed or underemployed jobseekers, adult learners seeking vocational training, and local communities served by food assistance programs.
What Rural Resources Community Action Funds
Workforce development is the largest visible program area in the recent grants. Rural Resources Community Action gave $719,948 to the State of Washington Employment Services Division in 2024 and $530,474 in 2025, both to support vocational education and training. Blue Mountain Action Council Agency also received major vocational education and training support, including $546,772 in 2024 and $269,249 in 2025. The second major area is food access. Grants of $92,797 to Loon Lake Food Pantry and $84,106 to People’s Pantry of Ferry County Republic were both intended to address food insecurity and support communities. Smaller grants to Newport Food Pantry, Kettle Falls Community Chest, and Cusick Food Pantry show the same pattern across multiple local recipients. The focus areas listed for the foundation also include affordable housing, energy assistance, weatherization and home repairs, senior nutrition, transportation, victim services, employment and training, and early childhood education.
How Rural Resources Community Action Gives
The typical grant size sits at $15,988 at the 25th percentile, $29,528 at the median, and $53,620 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both large workforce awards and many smaller community food grants, suggesting a mix of capacity-level support and direct service funding. Recipients reappear across years: the State of Washington Employment Services Division, Blue Mountain Action Council Agency, People’s Pantry of Ferry County Republic, Volunteer Food & Resource Center Colville Food Pantry, Newport Food Pantry, Kettle Falls Community Chest, Cusick Food Pantry, and Ione Emergency Food Pantry all received multiple grants. Rural Resources Community Action is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and the grants shown are all programmatic awards rather than program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.3M
Total Assets
$12.6M
Total Revenue
$28.6M
Total Expenses
$29M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $16K and $54K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$54K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BRYAN RAINES
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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