The Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement concentrates on place-based investments in Roslyn, Cle Elum and greater Kittitas County, prioritizing community infrastructure, outdoor conservation, youth programming, and local cultural institutions. The foundation makes a mix of one large strategic grant to its community council alongside many smaller, project-specific awards supporting fire and rescue equipment, parks/trails, after-school and arts programs, and historic preservation. Recipients are predominantly local nonprofits, civic associations, schools and service clubs, indicating a strong focus on building civic capacity and quality-of-life amenities in the Suncadia/Upper Kittitas area.
A single place-based project defines the foundation’s recent giving: Suncadia Community Council received $1,218,375 in 2024 and another $281,625 in 2025 for the Suncadia Nelson Farm Project. That scale sits alongside a steady stream of smaller awards tied to the same Upper Kittitas County landscape, including community forest work, trail access, youth programming, emergency equipment, and local cultural preservation. Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement supports Roslyn, Cle Elum, and nearby communities through grants to civic groups, schools, conservation nonprofits, volunteer emergency responders, and arts and history organizations. Its recent awards show a strong emphasis on place-based infrastructure and community amenities: land and farm projects, outdoor education, downtown placemaking, and facility repairs. The foundation also funds youth-serving programs such as teen clubhouse activities, after-school support, and school projects, as well as equipment for fire, rescue, and public service organizations. The pattern is local and concentrated. Many of the grants go to organizations rooted in the same towns the foundation serves, which suggests a funder focused on the civic life and built environment of the Suncadia and greater Kittitas County area rather than broad issue advocacy or dispersed national grantmaking.
Community infrastructure is a clear priority. The foundation gave $1,218,375 in 2024 and $281,625 in 2025 to Suncadia Community Council for the Suncadia Nelson Farm Project, indicating a large commitment to neighborhood development and land-related work. Outdoor conservation and education appear throughout the grants. Kittitas Conservation Trust received $150,000 for Community Forest, and Washington Outdoor School received $15,500 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2025 for its K-5 outdoor program. Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance also received $15,000 for the Teanaway Community Forest Trail. Youth programming is another recurring thread. Community Builders received $90,443 in 2023, $28,500 in 2024, and $30,000 in 2025 for the Teen Clubhouse, mental health counseling project, after school programs, and field trips. The Boys and Girls Club of the Columbia Basin also received $15,000 for an after school program.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
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One dominant, large multi-year strategic commitment to Suncadia Community Council plus numerous small-to-midsize, project-specific grants across many local organizations; grants are geographically concentrated, often repeat recipients, and skew toward capital needs and program start-up/support rather than large national grants.
Notable grantees: Suncadia Community Council, Kittitas Conservation Trust, Community Builders, Roslyn Fire Department, Arts Council of Suncadia
The typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $8,021, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The distribution shows a mix of one very large place-based award and many smaller project grants clustered around community facilities, programming, and equipment. Recipients also appear across multiple years, which suggests ongoing support rather than one-time interest: Suncadia Community Council, Community Builders, Rotary Club of Upper Kc, Roslyn Downtown Association, Cle Elum-Roslyn School District, and Washington Outdoor School each received repeat funding in the recent grants list. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly concentrated in Washington, with 98% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The clearest clusters are in Roslyn and Cle Elum, but awards also reach Ronald, Ellensburg, Thorp, North Bend, Seattle, and Moses Lake. Examples from the recent grants list show the local pattern: Roslyn Fire Department in Roslyn, Cle Elum-Roslyn School District in Ronald, Hope Source in Cle Elum, and Kittitas County Fire District #1 Volunteer Association in Thorp. All listed recipient grants are in the U.S.
The foundation funds local nonprofits, civic associations, schools, service clubs, conservation groups, arts organizations, museums, and volunteer emergency responders. Recent recipients include community councils, school districts, outdoor education groups, downtown associations, and fire and rescue organizations in Upper Kittitas County.
The grant-size distribution centers on small-to-midsize awards: p25 is $8,021, median grant size is $15,000, and p75 is $25,000. The recent list also includes one much larger multi-year community project grant that sits well above that range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Suncadia Community Council, Community Builders, Rotary Club of Upper Kc, Roslyn Downtown Association, Cle Elum-Roslyn School District, and Washington Outdoor School. That pattern points to recurring support for ongoing local projects.
Giving is heavily concentrated in Washington: 98% of grants go to recipients in WA. The most common recipient cities in the recent grants are Roslyn and Cle Elum, with additional grants to Ronald, Ellensburg, Thorp, North Bend, Seattle, and Moses Lake.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNCADIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL | ROSLYN, WA | $281,625 | 2025 | SUNCADIA NELSON FARM PROJECT |
| COMMUNITY BUILDERS | CLE ELUM, WA | $30,000 | 2025 | TEEN CLUBHOUSE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROJECT, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS |
| ROSLYN DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION | ROSLYN, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | CREATOR'S LAW SCULPTURE |
| UKC SENIOR CENTER | CLE ELUM, WA | $17,047 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| CLE ELUM-ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT | RONALD, WA | $16,545 | 2025 | ABOVE AND BEYOND PROJECT |
| WASHINGTON OUTDOOR SCHOOL | ROSLYN, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | K-5 OUTDOOR PROGRAM |
| THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN | MOSES LAKE, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| MOUNTAINS TO SOUND GREENWAY TRUST | SEATTLE, WA | $13,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| CLE ELUM DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION | CLE ELUM, WA | $12,995 | 2025 | CLE ELUM PIONEER DAY PARADE |
| KITTITAS COUNTY RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION | ELLENSBURG, WA | $11,000 | 2025 | RECOVERY PROGRAM |
| HOPE SOURCE | CLE ELUM, WA | $11,000 | 2025 | FOOD PANTRY |
| UKC CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY CENTER | CLE ELUM, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | CENTENNIAL CENTER BING EQUIPMENT |
| C6 INNOVATIONS | WINTRHOP, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | DOMERIE CREEK PROJECT |
| ARRF ANIMAL RESCUE | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $6,000 | 2025 | PET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROGRAM | CLE ELUM, WA | $6,000 | 2025 | OUTFIELD FENCE |
| KALEIDOSCOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES | SOUTH CLE ELUM, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| EASTON SCHOOL DISTRICT | EASTON, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| SUNCADIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL | ROSLYN, WA | $1,218,375 | 2024 | SUNCADIA NELSON FARM PROJECT |
| ROTARY CLUB OF UPPER KC | CLE ELUM, WA | $97,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM |
| ROSLYN DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION | ROSLYN, WA | $40,000 | 2024 | CREATOR'S LAW SCULPTURE |
| CLE ELUM-ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT | RONALD, WA | $39,500 | 2024 | ABOVE AND BEYOND PROJECT |
| COMMUNITY BUILDERS | CLE ELUM, WA | $28,500 | 2024 | TEEN CLUBHOUSE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROJECT, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS |
| UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY YOUTH BASEBALLSOFTBALL ASSOC | CLE ELUM, WA | $25,000 | 2024 | OUTFIELD FENCE |
| WASHINGTON OUTDOOR SCHOOL | ROSLYN, WA | $15,500 | 2024 | K-5 OUTDOOR PROGRAM |
| EVERGREEN MOUNTAIN BIKE ALLIANCE | NORTH BEND, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | TEANAWAY COMMUNITY FOREST TRAIL |
| VFWP1373 - VFW POST 1373 | CLE ELUM, WA | $13,815 | 2024 | LAUREL HILL MEMORIAL PARK |
| ELLENSBURG COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC | ELLENSBURG, WA | $12,300 | 2024 | OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT AT CLE ELUM CLINIC |
| FRIENDS OF ROSLYN LIBRARY | ROSLYN, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | MOVING OF LIBRARY |
| UKC CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY CENTER | CLE ELUM, WA | $8,000 | 2024 | CENTENNIAL CENTER BING EQUIPMENT |
| EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR CLE ELUM-ROSLYN | CLE ELUM, WA | $5,585 | 2024 | SNOWSHOES FOR WALTER STROM MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| KITTITAS CONSERVATION TRUST | ROSLYN, WA | $150,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY FOREST |
| COMMUNITY BUILDERS | CLE ELUM, WA | $90,443 | 2023 | TEEN CLUBHOUSE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROJECT, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS |
| ROSLYN FIRE DEPARTMENT | ROSLYN, WA | $75,610 | 2023 | FUNDING OF CHIPPER & DUMP BED BOX |
| ARTS COUNCIL OF SUNCADIA | ROSLYN, WA | $75,000 | 2023 | TO HELP PROVIDE ARTS TO THE SUNCADIA PROPERTY OWNERS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. |
| FRIENDS IN SERVICE TO HUMANITY | ELLENSBURG, WA | $30,000 | 2023 | FORD TRANSIT CARGO VAN |
| ROTARY CLUB OF UPPER KC | CLE ELUM, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM |
| HOPE SOURCE | CLE ELUM, WA | $20,100 | 2023 | FOOD PANTRY |
| KITTITAS COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #1 VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION | THORP, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | TACTICAL WATER TENDER-SUNLIGHT WATERS AND APPARATUS GRANT |
| ROSLYN HISTORICAL MUSEUM SOCIETY | ROSLYN, WA | $19,500 | 2023 | MUSEUM SIDING REPLACEMENT & SIGNAGE |
| CROATIAN FRATERNAL UNION LODGE #56 | CLE ELUM, WA | $17,710 | 2023 | IMPROVEMENTS TO DR. STARKOVICH 2 & 3 HISTORICAL CEMETERIES |
| WASHINGTON STATE GRANGE | CLE ELUM, WA | $17,696 | 2023 | GRANGE HALL REHAB PROJECT |
| KITTITAS COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE | ELLENSBURG, WA | $15,000 | 2023 | KCSR ROPE TRAINING |
| KITTITAS COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK | ELLENSBURG, WA | $8,085 | 2023 | OUTREACH COMMUNICATION |
| REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED LLC | CLE ELUM, WA | $7,819 | 2023 | DOG WASH STATION |
| KITTITAS COUNTY FRIENDS OF ANIMALS | ELLENSBURG, WA | $7,000 | 2023 | PET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY YOUTH BASEBALLSOFTBALL ASSOC | CLE ELUM, WA | $6,691 | 2023 | OUTFIELD FENCE |
| HOSPICE FRIENDS | ELLENSBURG, WA | $6,000 | 2023 | ALS-WHEELCHAIRS |
| FRIENDS OF ROSLYN LIBRARY | ROSLYN, WA | $6,000 | 2023 | MOVING OF LIBRARY |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR EASTON SCHOOLS | EASTON, WA | $6,000 | 2023 | INTERNET HOTSPOT |
| KITTITAS COUNTY SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB | CLE ELUM, WA | $5,096 | 2023 | SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB |
SUNCADIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL
$281,625SUNCADIA NELSON FARM PROJECT
COMMUNITY BUILDERS
$30,000TEEN CLUBHOUSE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROJECT, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS
ROSLYN DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
$20,000CREATOR'S LAW SCULPTURE
UKC SENIOR CENTER
$17,047COMMUNITY SERVICES
CLE ELUM-ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT
$16,545ABOVE AND BEYOND PROJECT
WASHINGTON OUTDOOR SCHOOL
$15,000K-5 OUTDOOR PROGRAM
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
CLE ELUM DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
$12,995CLE ELUM PIONEER DAY PARADE
KITTITAS COUNTY RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
$11,000RECOVERY PROGRAM
HOPE SOURCE
$11,000FOOD PANTRY
UKC CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,000CENTENNIAL CENTER BING EQUIPMENT
C6 INNOVATIONS
$10,000DOMERIE CREEK PROJECT
ARRF ANIMAL RESCUE
$6,000PET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROGRAM
$6,000OUTFIELD FENCE
KALEIDOSCOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES
$5,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
EASTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
$5,000SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUNCADIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL
$1,218,375SUNCADIA NELSON FARM PROJECT
ROTARY CLUB OF UPPER KC
$97,500COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM
ROSLYN DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
$40,000CREATOR'S LAW SCULPTURE
CLE ELUM-ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT
$39,500ABOVE AND BEYOND PROJECT
COMMUNITY BUILDERS
$28,500TEEN CLUBHOUSE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROJECT, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS
UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY YOUTH BASEBALLSOFTBALL ASSOC
$25,000OUTFIELD FENCE
WASHINGTON OUTDOOR SCHOOL
$15,500K-5 OUTDOOR PROGRAM
EVERGREEN MOUNTAIN BIKE ALLIANCE
$15,000TEANAWAY COMMUNITY FOREST TRAIL
VFWP1373 - VFW POST 1373
$13,815LAUREL HILL MEMORIAL PARK
ELLENSBURG COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC
$12,300OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT AT CLE ELUM CLINIC
FRIENDS OF ROSLYN LIBRARY
$10,000MOVING OF LIBRARY
UKC CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY CENTER
$8,000CENTENNIAL CENTER BING EQUIPMENT
EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR CLE ELUM-ROSLYN
$5,585SNOWSHOES FOR WALTER STROM MIDDLE SCHOOL
KITTITAS CONSERVATION TRUST
$150,000COMMUNITY FOREST
COMMUNITY BUILDERS
$90,443TEEN CLUBHOUSE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROJECT, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS
ROSLYN FIRE DEPARTMENT
$75,610FUNDING OF CHIPPER & DUMP BED BOX
ARTS COUNCIL OF SUNCADIA
$75,000TO HELP PROVIDE ARTS TO THE SUNCADIA PROPERTY OWNERS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
FRIENDS IN SERVICE TO HUMANITY
$30,000FORD TRANSIT CARGO VAN
ROTARY CLUB OF UPPER KC
$25,000COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM
HOPE SOURCE
$20,100FOOD PANTRY
KITTITAS COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #1 VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION
$20,000TACTICAL WATER TENDER-SUNLIGHT WATERS AND APPARATUS GRANT
ROSLYN HISTORICAL MUSEUM SOCIETY
$19,500MUSEUM SIDING REPLACEMENT & SIGNAGE
CROATIAN FRATERNAL UNION LODGE #56
$17,710IMPROVEMENTS TO DR. STARKOVICH 2 & 3 HISTORICAL CEMETERIES
WASHINGTON STATE GRANGE
$17,696GRANGE HALL REHAB PROJECT
KITTITAS COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE
$15,000KCSR ROPE TRAINING
KITTITAS COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK
$8,085OUTREACH COMMUNICATION
REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED LLC
$7,819DOG WASH STATION
KITTITAS COUNTY FRIENDS OF ANIMALS
$7,000PET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY YOUTH BASEBALLSOFTBALL ASSOC
$6,691OUTFIELD FENCE
HOSPICE FRIENDS
$6,000ALS-WHEELCHAIRS
FRIENDS OF ROSLYN LIBRARY
$6,000MOVING OF LIBRARY
THE FOUNDATION FOR EASTON SCHOOLS
$6,000INTERNET HOTSPOT
KITTITAS COUNTY SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB
$5,096SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB