Wildhorse Foundation Awards $236,923 in Quarter Three Grant Funding

UNION & WALLOWA COUNTIES – (Information from the Wildhorse Foundation) The Wildhorse Foundation recently announced its awarding of $263,923 in grant funding to various organizations across Oregon, including several from Union and Wallowa Counties. In its release, the foundation stated:

“The Wildhorse Foundation, a community fund established by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), announced their grant awards for the third quarter of 2023.

This quarter, 16 organizations received grants ranging from $3750 to $20,000 for projects in the areas of Public Health, Public Safety, Arts, Education, and Cultural Activities.

“Despite seeing a drastic reduction in the number of applications we’ve been receiving, we’ll still manage to award over $1 million again this year,” said Mary Liberty-Traughber, Foundation Administrator.

Since 2019, the Wildhorse Foundation has seen grant applications drop to less than half but 2023 grants already total over $980,000 for the first three quarters.

“We’d really like to see a larger number of applications each quarter. We’d also like to see applicants who’ve never applied before,” said Liberty-Traughber.

Established in 2001, the Wildhorse Foundation has, in total, awarded over $18 million in grant funding to eligible government, Tribal and non-profit organizations.”

The local groups awarded grant funding, including the project being supported and the funding amount, are as follows:

• Chief Joseph Days Rodeo
  • Gem Theatre Occupancy
  • $8,660.
• North Powder Rural Fire Protection District
  • Equipment for Response to Remote Locations
  • $19,813.
• Union County Fair Association
  • Furniture for Community Building
  • $20,000.
• Wallowa School District
  • Restoration Following Historic Hailstorm
  • $20,000.

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