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Healthy Children's Fund - Technical Assistance Initiative

Chuckanut Health Foundation

Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Purpose: Support current and potential child care providers and operators in Whatcom County to access Healthy Children's Fund resources and build their capacity to apply for and secure public funding.

Primary Goal: Enhance child and family well-being through diverse, accessible child care and early learning services.

Core Principle: Child care and early learning services should be diverse and tailored to meet the specific needs of children and families.

Target Providers:

Large and small centers
Licensed family homes
BIPOC-owned or rural programs
Service providers and child care operators across Whatcom County
Those currently lacking grant-writing resources

Services Provided:

Training and technical assistance
Consultation on project development
Grant writing assistance
Budgeting support
Technical assistance with county contracting
Project feasibility assessment
Grant application review and editing
Post-award management coaching
Contract negotiation and compliance support

Approach: Strengths-based support that honors and builds on providers' existing capabilities.

Geographic Scope: Whatcom County, Washington

Partners: Chuckanut Health Foundation and Whatcom Child Care Coalition

Contact Information:

Email: Meredith@WhatcomChildCareCoalition.org (Whatcom Child Care Coalition Lead)
Email: info@chuckanuthealthfoundation.org
Phone: 360-671-3349
Address: 1500 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225

What Chuckanut Health Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 20
Total given: $390K
Median grant: $15K
Range: $5,100–$65K

By dollars: Washington 100%. Top recipient cities: Bellingham, WA; Ferndale, WA.
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