Ben B. Cheney Foundation Grants

Fact (page-stated): The Ben B. Cheney Foundation makes grants to nonprofits in communities where Cheney Lumber mills operated (e.g., Pierce County, WA, and parts of Oregon and California). Fact: two grant levels -- a small-grants program for grants of $15,000 or less, and larger grants (typically $20,000-$40,000) reviewed at full board meetings; the process begins with a Letter of Inquiry submitted through the online grant portal. Fact: prior grantees are asked to wait two years before a new Letter of Inquiry. Inference: rolling intake (no single deadline stated). FLAG: exact award depends on geography and project; the Foundation is rarely a top-level donor to a capital campaign.