Puyallup Tribe donates nearly $500,000 to 34 local organizations
PUYALLUP RESERVATION, Tacoma, Wash.— The Puyallup Tribe has awarded 34 local organizations a combined $481,195.67 through the Tribe’s Charity Trust Board.
The donations are for the second quarter of 2022. They are funded from Emerald Queen Casino revenue as part of an agreement with the state of Washington that includes additional contributions for smoking cessation and problem gambling programs, and for impact costs paid to local governments for such things as fire and police services.
The Puyallup Tribe has donated over $17 million to hundreds of local organizations through its Charity Trust Board over the past 10 years. The Puyallup Tribal Council has donated millions more out of its own budget to help community organizations ranging from Rotary Club to Communities for a Healthy Bay.
“We are pleased to award these dollars to help regional organizations strengthen our shared community,” the Puyallup Tribal Council said. “Congratulations to the winners, and carry on your great work! Your success is our success.”
Casino operations are also the single biggest revenue source for the Puyallup Tribe’s government. They pay for comprehensive services to the Tribe’s Membership, including children’s services, housing, educational support, emergency assistance and funeral services. In the past two years, the Tribe has embarked on an ambitious economic diversification program that will not only strengthen its economic base to bring security for future generations but bring more jobs to the region.
“We are pleased to award these dollars to help regional organizations strengthen our shared community. Congratulations to the winners, and carry on your great work! Your success is our success.”
The Puyallup Tribal Council
The Charitable Trust Board has awarded donations to the following organizations:
Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound – $25,000
Brigadoon Service Dogs – $10,000
Cascade Christian Schools – $20,000
Celebrate Harvest – $23,000
Children’s Therapy Center – $6,000
CJK Community Homes – $40,000
Coast Guard Family & Friends Holiday Stockings – $12,000
Coast Salish Wool Weaving Center – $5,000
Community Lunch on Capitol Hill – $8,000
Degrees of Change – $5,000
Elma School District – $30,000
Environmental Science Center – $2,000
Facing Homelessness – $20,000
Foundation for Private Enterprise Education/Business Week $5,000
Fusion – $10,000
Give Something Back – $2,795.67
Harvest Against Hunger – $10,000
Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children – $10,000
The Making a Difference Foundation- $50,000
Mountain View Elementary – $1,200
Northwest African American Museum – $10,000
Northwest Harvest – $10,000
Northwest Junior Rodeo Association – $2,500
Nourish Pierce County – $50,000
Parkway Community Services – $20,000
Pierce County Santa Cops – $9,200
Puyallup Valley St. Francis House – $7,500
Sound Works Job Center – $5,000
Spirit of the Game Lacrosse – $5,000
Tacoma Youth Symphony Association – $10,000
Truly Motivated Transitional Living – $15,000
Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation – $5,000
Vine Maple Place – $35,000
Washington State Business & Professional Women’s Foundation – $2,000
Each quarter, organizations are encouraged to apply for the donation with preference given to projects that demonstrate benefits or services to Natives as part of their service population.
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