Renton Community Foundation Facilitates Grant Process

This week, local students and people in need of a good meal got a little support due to grants made by the . The received $25,000 from the First Financial Northwest Foundation Fund at a time when the food bank is struggling to keep their shelves stocked. A second grant went to the from the Friends of Renton Schools Fund to support their long-term goal of student achievement. 

Both organizations were presented with the grant checks this week.

The Community Foundation is proud to be partners with both the First Financial Northwest Foundation and Friends of Renton Schools in making these grants happen, said Lynn Bohart, FAHP, Executive Director. 

“Budget cuts are putting an enormous strain on programs providing the most basic services,” she said. “Children and families are suffering and our school district is watching the very fabric of the classroom being threatened. This money won’t solve the problem, but it will help.”

The Renton Community Foundation manages more than 40 charitable funds established by individual donors and local nonprofit organizations to benefit a broad array of community needs. The Foundation’s goals are to stimulate charitable giving for educational, artistic, and humanitarian purposes in the greater Renton area and to expand philanthropy as a way to improve the quality of life. For more information about the Renton Community Foundation, call (425) 282-5199.

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