Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation

The 2025 itemized grant information lists 17 grants totaling $287,948. Grants ranged from $5,212 to $106,200, with a median grant of $10,025. The largest listed awards were $106,200 to Stanwood Camano School District for education enhancement and school supplies; $37,764 to an individual recipient Food Bank Services for government-shutdown gap funding, its Meals ’til Monday program, and operations; $16,354 to Community Resource Center of Stanwood-Camano for basic needs and resource navigation, and music grants; and $14,203 to Safe Harbor Free Clinic for patient medications, medical supplies, and visit support.

Other listed grants included $12,926 to Puget Sound Public Farms for Ovenell Park Public Farm; $11,800 to The Caring Place – Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church for back-to-school support and the New Mother’s Wellness Project; $11,079 to YMCA for expanding adaptive sports; and $10,557 to Freedom Park Association for its accessibility project.

SCAF’s website describes two application-based programs. The Community Grant Chest considers requests up to $2,500 for eligible nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Its listed 2026 application period opened January 1, applications were due January 31, and notifications were scheduled for March 15; these dates have passed. The website says there will be no Community Grant Chest cycle in 2027.

The Floyd & Delores Jones Endowed Fund program considers requests up to $10,000. Its listed 2026 cycle opened May 15, applications were due June 15, and notifications were scheduled for July or August; these dates have passed. Both programs require projects to directly benefit the Stanwood-Camano community and meet other program criteria. The Community Grant Chest requires projects to be realistic and attainable and managed by experienced staff or volunteers. Jones Fund requests must also have experienced project staff or volunteers and a track record of strong operational management. For both programs, operating-fund grants are limited to 501(c)(3) nonprofits physically located in the Stanwood-Camano area, generally new or start-up organizations. Funds may not be used for lobbying, political purposes, or regranting to individuals; the Jones Fund also specifies that funds must be used for charitable purposes.

The Community Grant Chest application asks for organizational, project, demographic, geographic, staffing, and budget information. SCAF requires a final report within one month of project completion for Community Grant Chest awards; the filing states that organizations receiving grant funds must provide an Impact Report within one year of receiving funds or when the funds have been spent, whichever is sooner.