
The Centralia Community Foundation (CCF) strives to create a vibrant Centralia community, funding one project at a time. CCF brings people together to support our students, schools, and neighborhoods by investing in local projects that strengthen relationships, spark learning, and help Centralia feel like a place where everyone belongs.
A $92,000 program-support grant to Historic Fox Theatre Restorations stands out in Centralia Community Foundation’s recent giving. That gift shows how the foundation pairs place-based community investment with projects that shape local identity, while also backing education, career pathways, and emergency response. Its public charity structure and $104,000 in annual grants place it in a modest-giving profile, but the activity described here reaches across schools, neighborhood projects, and community supports. The foundation’s grantmaking is organized around initiatives rather than a long list of open-ended awards. In schools, it supports district-linked work such as college and career counselors, classroom resources, and student services. In community relief, it has used a designated fund for rapid-response purchases and local aid during COVID-19. It also funds career-readiness efforts that connect residents to training and workforce pathways, along with early learning work for pre-K access and kindergarten readiness. Another recent award, $12,000 to United Way of Lewis County for program support, reflects the foundation’s attention to nearby community organizations serving Centralia and the surrounding area. Across these efforts, the common thread is local investment tied to specific projects, partnerships, and measurable community needs.
Education is a core theme. Through its Schools of Excellence and related education initiatives, Centralia Community Foundation supports K-12 outcomes with teaching quality, curriculum supports, student services, and classroom resources. The foundation has also backed college and career readiness tools such as Naviance, Chromebooks, and counseling support for Centralia students. Workforce development is another clear focus. The Career Pathways Initiative funds career training and partnerships that connect residents to vocational education and job pathways, especially in Centralia and Lewis County. Early learning appears as a separate line of work. The Early Learning Initiative is aimed at expanding pre-K access and kindergarten readiness through partnerships that offer free or sliding-scale early learning for families. Community relief is part of the portfolio as well. The COVID-19 Relief Fund supported rapid-response purchases, including sanitizer for schools and testing technology for a hospital.
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The foundation’s recent giving is highly concentrated at the top end: the 25th percentile is $12,000, the median is $52,000, and the 75th percentile is $92,000. That spread suggests a mix of larger program awards and smaller community-support grants. The patterns here point to project-focused, initiative-based grantmaking rather than a broad open application program. Several active programs are described as partnerships with the Centralia School District, local organizations, or designated relief efforts. Some initiatives accept unsolicited requests, including the Early Learning Initiative and the $5,000 matching donor campaign, while others are not open to unsolicited applications. Recipients shown in the recent grants list are both in Washington, and the foundation’s named programs indicate repeated support for schools, pathways, and local relief rather than one-off thematic giving.
Recent grants land in two Washington cities: Centralia and Chehalis. The largest recent award went to a Centralia recipient, while the other recent grant went to United Way of Lewis County in Chehalis. Program descriptions also point to giving in Centralia and Lewis County more broadly, especially for schools, early learning, career pathways, and community relief. The recipient country distribution shown here is entirely U.S.-based.
Its active programs and focus areas center on K-12 education, career and college readiness, STEM and robotics, workforce development, early learning, community relief, and civic or neighborhood improvement. The foundation also supports school-linked student services, counseling, and classroom resources.
Some programs do, and others do not. The Early Learning Initiative and the $5,000 matching donor campaign are listed as accepting unsolicited requests, while the Schools of Excellence Initiative, Schools of Excellence and Career Pathways Initiatives, Career Pathways Initiative, and COVID-19 Relief Fund are not.
Among the recent grants shown, the 25th percentile is $12,000, the median is $52,000, and the 75th percentile is $92,000. That indicates a range from smaller community awards to substantially larger project grants.
The recipient types listed include K-12 students, early childhood learners and families, college-bound youth and postsecondary students, job-seekers and local workforce, Centralia residents and neighborhood communities, and local schools and community organizations.
The foundation’s active programs are centered on Centralia and Lewis County, with recent grants in Centralia and Chehalis. Its named initiatives repeatedly reference Centralia, the Centralia School District, and Lewis County as the main geography for its work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORIC FOX THEATRE RESTORATIONS | CENTRALIA, WA | $92,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF LEWIS COUNTY | CHEHALIS, WA | $12,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
HISTORIC FOX THEATRE RESTORATIONS
$92,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF LEWIS COUNTY
$12,000PROGRAM SUPPORT