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Suncadia Fund For Community Enhancement

Mission 

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The mission of the Fund is to provide a source of funding and organization for activities and investments that will create and enhance a dynamic and vital community experience. The Fund will have the ability to participate in a broad range of activities intended to improve the social, cultural, economic, and environmental conditions of Suncadia and its immediate environs, including the Town of Roslyn, the City of Cle Elum, and the City of South Cle Elum.

SFCE Grant Application

SFCE Event Sponsorship Application
 Current Board Members
Tucker Stevens – President; Jim Becker – 1st Vice President; Liz Thomas – 2nd Vice President; Jamee Smith – Secretary; Annalisa Johnson – Treasurer; Edward Simpkins – Ex Officio

 

 

2024 Grants Awarded = $178,646.45

  • Hope Source Upper County Food Bank $11,000.00
  • Easton School District = $5,000.00 Drone maker class
  • Community Builders = $15,000.00 Facilitated teen support groups
  • ARRF = $6,000.00 Pet food for families in need via HopeSource food bank
  • Kaleidoscope Community Services = $5,000.00 Trailer for onsite home repairs for homebound seniors
  • Cle Elum/Roslyn School District- Outdoor Club = $4,000.00
  • Upper Kittitas Senior Center = $8,000.00 H VAC replacement
  • Cle Elum Roslyn School District = $5,000.00 Middle School maker space
  • Washington Outdoor School = $15,000.00 WA state certification staff training
  • UKC Community Recreation Center Alliance = $10,000.00 Plans for future rec center
  • Upper Kittitas County Youth Activities Program = $6,000.00 Summer field trip program
  • Community Builders – The Shop = $15,000.00 Teen Center general support
  • The Boys and Girls Club of Columbia Basin = $15,000.00 Summer camp general support
  • Cle Elum Roslyn School District – Elementary School Water Safety Program = $4,845.00 Free swim lessons for all 2nd graders at the Suncadia pool
  • Rotary Club of Upper Kittitas County = $2,600.00 Materials for eagle scout project for new police station sign
  • Upper Kittitas County Senior Center – Replacement of a failed Freezer Door = $7,319.45
  • Cle Elum Roslyn School District – Stryder Bike Safety Program = $2,700.00
  • Cle Elum Eagles Auxiliary – Holiday Gift Baskets = $3,500.00
  • Mountain to Sound Greenway – Coal Mine Trail Signs = $10,000.00
  • Cle Elum Downtown Association – Executive Director Bootcamp = $7,500.00
  • C6 Innovations – Fire Safety/Forest Health = $10,000.00
  • Kittitas County Recovery Community Organization – Upper County Staff and Office = $10,000.00

2024 Event Sponsorships = $18,000.00

  • Pioneer Day Queen Committee – $1,000.00
  • Kittitas County Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament $1,500.00
  • Towns to Teanaway Trails building event= $1,000.00
  • Community Health Clinic Open Door Health Clinic Gala= $500.00
  • Easton Memorial Day Parade & Celebration = $500.00
  • Roslyn Sunday Farmers Market = $2,000.00
  • Upper Kittitas County Senior Center various events = $3,000.00
  • Kittitas County Recovery Community Organization = $1,000.00
  • Cle Elum Pioneer Day Parade = $3,500.00
  • Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust annual Gala= $2,500.00
  • Cle Elum Downtown Association – Boo Elum = $1,500.00

2023 Grant Awards = $327,610

  • Cle Elum Rotary Skatepark  = $75,000
  • Washington Outdoor School K-5 After School Program =  $15,500
  • Community Builders Upper Kittitas County Teen Center =  $25,000
  • Cle Elum-Roslyn School District “Above & Beyond” program =  $ 5,000
  • Hope Source food bank bulk food purchases =  $ 6,000
  • Upper Kittitas County “Dollars for Scholars” fund =  $ 1,000
  • Walter Strom Middle School student snowshoe program =  $ 5,585
  • Upper Kittitas County Rotary Club student scholarship fund =  $10,000
  • Cle Elum-Roslyn School District Gymnasium Sound System =  $34,500
  • Cle Elum-Roslyn School District water safety classes =  $ 5,745
  • Community Builders High School Youth Mental Health Svcs. =  $15,000
  • Cle Elum Pioneer Days Queen Coronation Event =  $ 2,500
  • Teanaway Community Forest Trail Expansion =  $15,000
  • Community Builders UKC Youth Summer Program =  $ 6,000
  • VFW Post 1373 Laurel Hill Memorial Park Irrigation =  $13,815
  • Roslyn Farmers Market 2023 matching funding =  $ 4,000
  • UKC Rotary Foundation local teacher scholarships =  $12,500
  • Cle Elum Centennial Center Bingo Equipment =  $ 8,000
  • Easton Memorial Day Celebration Event =  $ 1,000
  • Chamber of Commerce Pioneer Days Event =  $ 3,000
  • Roslyn Downtown Assn. “Creator’s Law” Sculpture =  $40,000
  • Kittitas County Pride silent auction fundraiser =  $ 2,000
  • Friends in Svc. to Humanity (FISH) kitchen equipment =  $  8,465
  • Roslyn Historical Library window replacement project =  $10,000
  • Eagle Auxiliary # 649 Holiday Food & Gift Baskets = $ 3,000

2022 Grant Awards = $519,688

  • Kittitas County Ski & Snowboard Club Lift Tickets Grant = $ 5,096
  • Community Builders Youth Center Operating Expense Grant = $50,000
  • Hospice Friends Specialty Wheelchair Grant = $ 6,000
  • Kittitas County Fire District 1 Water Tender Matching Grant = $10,000
  • Washington Outdoor School After School Program Grant = $ 4,500
  • Swauk-Teanaway Grange Hall Rehabilitation Grant = $17,696
  • Rotary Club Upper Kittitas Foundation Scholarship Grant = $25,000
  • Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge # 56 Cemetery Improvement = $17,710
  • Pioneer Days Queen Coronation Committee Grant = $ 700
  • Roslyn Fire Dept./Upper County Fuels Reduction Chipper = $75,610
  • Upper Kittitas County Youth Baseball Assn. Field Fence Grant = $ 6,691
  • Friends of the Roslyn Library Relocation Project Grant = $ 6,000
  • Easton School District Wireless Hotspot Grant = $6,000
  • Roslyn School District Musical Instruments = $ 5,000
  • UKC Community Builders Youth Activities Program = $ 5,000
  • Cle Elum Schools Dads of Great Students = $ 3,000
  • UKC Community Builders Youth Mental Heath Program = $15,000
  • Hope Source Pantry Food & Equipment = $20,100
  • Kittitas Conservation Trust Community Forest Phase 1 = $50,000
  • Friends in Service to Humanity Cargo Van = $30,000
  • Cle Elum Eagles Scholarship Event (Douglas Munro) = $1,000
  • Kittitas County Friends of Animals Spay/Neuter Program = $7,000
  • Kittitas Conservation Trust Community Forest Phase 1 = $100,000
  • Kittitas County Health Network Program Services = $8,085
  • Hospice Friends Office Equipment & Furniture = $2,000
  • Cle Elum – Roslyn School District recognition program Grant = $ 1,000
  • Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce Pioneer Days Grant = $ 5,000
  • Cle Elum Eagles Auxiliary Holiday Gift & Food Baskets = $2,000
  • Kittitas County Search & Rescue Training = $15,000
  • Roslyn Historical Museum Exterior Repairs = $19,500

2021 Grant Awards = $301,218

  • Upper Kittitas County homeless outreach office van motor vehicle = $20,000
  • Upper Kittitas County Rotary COAL 2021 Weekend Nutrition program = $3,500
  • Roslyn Cemetery Beneficial Association Washington State History online learning = $7,550
  • SCC Trails Renovation Phase 2 Projects (Nelson Farm and adjacent areas) = $35,000
  • Community Builders Teen Clubhouse project = $40,000
  • Rotary Club of Upper Kittitas County Cle Elum 2021 City Park playground project = $50,000
  • 2021 Cle Elum Downtown Public Market funding = $8,000
  • Roslyn / Suncadia Summer 2021 Market Program at Nelson Farm= $15,000
  • Friends In Service to Humanity Kitchen Flash Freezer Grant=$8,400
  • Economic Development Group of Kittitas County Business Development Center = $10,000
  • Eagles Ladies Auxiliary #649 Heat Pump project partial funding = $7,500
  • Mountains to Sound Greenaway Trust Trails Easement Agreements = $20,000
  • Upper Kittitas County Youth Baseball Softball Association Cle Elum Fields Improvement=$7,454
  • Boy Scout Troop 488 Fireman’s Park Fence Project = $5,000
  • Roslyn Historical Cemetery – Cle Elum Heritage Club Cemetery Restoration Project = $10,000
  • Roslyn Fire Department / Cle Elum River Watershed Priority Landscape Fuels Reduction Project = $20,775
  • Roslyn Library outdoor seating bench projects = $3,679
  • Cle Elum City Park Mural Project = $5,000
  • Court Advocates for Children (CASA) = $9,860
  • Cle Elum Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Holiday Gift & Food Baskets = $2,000
  • Cle Elum Downtown Association Holiday Market = $4,500
  • UKC Community Builders Mental Health Counseling = $5,000
  • Kittitas Stewardship Fund (Natural Resources) = $3,000

2020 Projects Funded = $272,711

  • Thorpe School District “Farm to School” robotics project = $7,000.00
  • Community trail upgrades, enhanced signage and improvements $50,000
  • “Learn from the Masters Music Outreach” = $2,000
  • Kittitas County Conservation District – Cle Elum strategic fire break pilot project = $10,000
  • Community Builders – summer youth program = $3,500
  • Art-to-GO program = $2,388
  • Hope Source food pantry – Cle Elum = $5,000
  • Community Outreach and Life Skills Center (COAL) Lunch Program – Ronald, WA = $3,500
  • Cle Elum River Watershed Priority Landscape fuels reduction program = $12,500
  • Kittitas County Parks and Recreation District # 1 Loop Trail project = $12,000
  • Cle Elum Downtown Association Covid-19 business recovery grant = $10,000
  • Suncadia October Pumpkin Patch Series = $23,000
  • Thorpe Mill Historical Preservation Society = $5,000
  • Cle Elum Kiwanis Park Structure = $7,500
  • Community Holiday Lighting Event = $20,000
  • Suncadia Winterfest Funding = $45,000
  • Cle Elum Eagles Holiday Food Basket Project = $3,000
  • Historic Thorpe Mill ADA deck project = $4,923
  • Easton School District Student Internet Hotspots = $5,000
  • HopeSource Emergency Food Pantry Bulk Food Program = $5,000
  • Hope Source Food Pantry Bulk Food Bank staffing and equipment project = $16,400
  • Kittitas Conservation Trust Upper Yakima River Floodplains Land Acquisition Restoration Project = $20,000

2019 Projects Funded

  • Suncadia Kite festival = $5,000
  • Roslyn-Ronald-Cle Elum historical cemetery kiosk = $20,000
  • Roslyn Fire Department primary response aid vehicle = $25,000
  • Eagles Ladies Auxiliary #649 kitchen equipment upgrade = $20,000
  • Cle Elum–Roslyn High School “Future Business Leaders of America” = $890
  • Harvest Festival “Touch a Truck” program netted $3,000 for Fire District 6
  • Suncadia Community Council Holiday Lighting Upgrades = $20,208 00
  • Kittitas Conservation Trust “Thrash the Trash” event = $2,421
  • Suncadia Events = $93,000
  • Cle Elum – Roslyn Schools Music Department = $5,000
  • Roslyn Farmers Market improvements = $5,297
  • Pioneer Days Queen Coronation event = $800
  • Community Builders after school programs = $30,000 over 3 yrs.
  • City of Cle Elum Hanson Park improvement (match) = $6,800
  • Son’s & Daughters of Italy Historic Cemetery monument (match) = $5,000
  • Easton School District classroom emergency kits = $1,800Kittitas County Youth Services Youth Mentoring Program = $30,000 over 3 yrs.
  • Cle Elum Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Crafts Club holiday gift food baskets = $1,000
  • Kittitas County Economic Development “Business Incubator” office = $10,00Kittitas County Fire Dist. 1 – Elk Heights station construction (match) = $15,000
  • Sparrow Clubs USA, Cle Elum Elementary and Middle School “Adopt a Sparrow” – needy child support = $5,000

2018 Projects Funded
  • Annual Easter Egg Hunt- $5,000.00.
  • Harvestfest – $62,000
  • Kite Festival – $5,000
  • 4th of July Events $2,500 Fireworks $2,500
  • 2018 Holiday Lighting. Electrification & Holiday Tree in Dawson Park – $10,000.
  • ArtsCouncil Funding – $85,000
  • Expansion of Hiking and Nordic Trail signage – $44,000
  • Kittitas County Conservation District – Small Landowner Firewise & Fuels Reduction Educational Video Proposal $10,500.00
  • Upper Kittitas County Senior Center – Purchase of 2 computers $2872.32
  • Upper Kittitas County Senior Center – To construct and equip two showers (one in Women’s room and 1 in Men’s room). $4,283.20
  • Youth Services of Kittitas County, Inc. – Hiring a Youth outreach and recruiting specialist to focus on the Upper Kittitas County -$3,000
  • Roslyn Outdoor School – Support three key aspects of our program: Student Safety and Preparedness in a Changing Environment, Tools, Resources and Transportation to Enhance Outdoor Exploration and Student Management and Access. – $5,475.00
  • Mountains to Sound Greenway- To purchase enough equipment to outfit a 30-person volunteer group or trail crew for a variety of maintenance tasks. – $3,900.00
  • Friends of the Roslyn Library – For Book Mobile, Educational Film Night, Computer Lab Equipment – $5154.18
  • Walter Strom Middle School – Fund a full time robotics class $7,918.08
  • Hanson Ponds – To contribute to the reestablishment of the Hanson Ponds trail. The Board will provide a letter of commitment for $10,000 in order to assist with obtaining and RCO grant.
  • DawsonPark Disc golf expansion – Funds to finish the project – $5,000.00.
  • Boo Elum Halloween in Cle Elum
  • Hanson Ponds Trailhead Improvement = $10,000

2017 Projects Funded
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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